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Posts posted by scottyg
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Filler
in Initiation
yeah, you still have room for some more American traditional work, but also, some American traditional cloud backgrounds could work too, once you've filled out some more images
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yeah, I think keeping the connecting material simple is the best way to go. hanya/skull/dagger + chrysanthemum + koi + dragon would just be too much. you want say two/three objects to stand out and the other things to be in the background, plus it has to make sense seasonally and symbolically.
where are you living that there's no Japanese specialists?
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a chrysanthemum would make the most sense between the skull/knife/hanya mask representing transitioning to death
I can't see what the background is behind the dragon, but waves would make sense connecting the whole scene, as dragons are kind of rulers of water in Japanese tattooing thought, and chrysanthemums are often tattooed with water
But as @Hogrider said you're absolutely going to have to find a tattooer who specializes in traditional Japanese as I'm just a collector
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right, but there are other animals besides owls
and the idea would be to keep clean lines like you have, rather than bold American traditional or Japanese koi or something.
again, was just my 2 cents
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no rules in American tattooing... no reason not to have multiple styles, though my personal preference would be to keep images unified by subject and to keep the kinds of lines you have with the triangle and straight lines, so that it doesn't seem totally random. that's my preference tho.
don't owls represent wisdom and insight? and darkness cause they're out at night?
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Looks like a chrysanthemum (kiku) and no, I don't imagine the color should or could be changed.
Best!
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2 minutes ago, gtrjunior said:
How complex will this tattoo be?
60-90 hours seems like an awful long time for s sleeve and chest piece.his style looks amazingly complex.
idk man I'm not into the huge long sessions.... slow and steady over an extended timeframe is my pace, but good luck.
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sorry to hear that. my dermatologist asked to see my backpiece entirely haha
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11 minutes ago, Gingerninja said:
It's not like changing hairdressers. My upper right thigh is my Spider Murphys tribute. I have work from Theo, Paul and Laurent and as soon as Erik is ready, I'll add something from him!
Are hairdressers protective of their turf??? ahahaha
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sure thing
oy, I'm not sure of what to put with the turtle/dragon, yeah, but definitely waves.
cool, I'll check him out!
good luck, and keep us informed!
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11 hours ago, kickflipdad said:
In the early stages of brain storming a Japanese traditional leg sleeve in color. The images/creatures that I wish to including are a Turtle Dragon, Foo-Dog(s), Oni and Hannya mask. I understand some of these may not jive well with each other and obviously would not include all of the above in the same sleeve. I know what they each represent and what they mean to me, but I am looking for some advice/ideas as to some combinations, scenes, or concepts involving atleast a couple of these creatures/images considering any myths, stories or themes, as well as appropriate filler (such as maple leaves with a hannya for example or waves and flowers)
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Hi, welcome.
I can't see those four things working together in one leg sleeve. I would guess (and it's only a guess) that the dragon turtle, because it supports things, would work well for the leg, and then the foo dog could be located higher up, on the leg, or better, on the arm, because it guards temples. I can't see them working with oni or hannya masks: they seem completely unrelated ( not religious symbols). They could work with maple leaves, representing autumn, and impermanence, but even here I'm very very hesitant to recommend maple leaves with immovable/permanent objects and ideas like the two you mention.
But you understand the complexity of all this. Part of the beauty of Japanese tattooing is having one or two ideas per body part. This seems to me to be simply too much. You should spread those ideas out over the whole body. Do you have a backpiece? I ask, because in Japanese tattooing that's the centerpiece, from which these other ideas are secondary.
But I'm by nooooo means an expert!!!!! I'd be very interested to hear others' ideas.
Where are you located/who are you thinking about for the artist?
Cheers!
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I'm doing a Japanese backpiece, and generally speaking, that's a situation of slow and steady wins the race.... which I rather like. It becomes a part of the rhythm of life in a way that's gotta be different than a sprint. Getting tattooed monthly over the span of many years is the true marathon.
just my 2 cents
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do it!!
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I mean, if you share a picture it might help to have the crowd here tell you what they think. Instant regrets can set in, but maybe it's not so bad. And from what I hear lasering can be a very costly, painful, and arduous experience.
Tattoo burning after applying lotion?
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you might also try products without lanolin, which is a wool-derived product found in most moisterizers. I use Cetaphil because it doesn't have lanolin.
but as @Gingerninja said, make sure not to use the like, advanced formula stuff