[Closed] Recommend me a tattoo

Pick something you like, find an awesome artist and discus what you want, wait, wait some more and let them come up with an awesome design. And don't be afraid to travel.

Hmmm.

If you don't know what to get don't get one.
It has to be personal to you. Get a good artist to draw it.
Take it to a good tattoo guy who will change it a bit.
Get the tattoo done. What's the point of getting any old tat that means nothing?
And for the love of god don't get this tribal shit unless you're Samoan.

What about a tattoo of Beaker, from The Muppets?

Well yeh, not to keen on the tribal stuff, what about Chinese letters?

But seriously, I dont have a clue. My mate was on about getting a dotted pattern up her forarm, that sounded pretty cool, anyone gone for anything like that?

What about something bike related?

this takes some beating

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What about something bike related?

Something original like a chain ring scar on your calf or maybe 32:16 on your bicep?

what about Chinese letters?

http://hanzismatter.blogspot.ca/

Edinburgh?

I have a tattoo of some custard on my forearm

Very funny guys, and it's made think a bit more about getting something I actually want, as some of those are shocking!

A friend of mine has a few tattoos, but what he does is decide the design and exactly where he wants it then waits 6months, if anything changes in that time then the 6months starts again. If he still want's it after 6months then he gets it permanently, if you can't wait 6months then it's not worth it!

A tattoo doesn't need a meaning, choose something that looks good, and don't go getting an artist to draw anything, you are going to a tattoo ARTIST, if they're any good of course, just get some reference material together....

This is some of my dotwork

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I reckon this on your chest -
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Then something like this on your face but with KoM crowns rather than stars.
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I'd make sure the crowns are small so there was enough space for them all.

32:16 on your bicep

How about something subtle, like some cock and balls on your cock and balls.

Guy in the local bike shop had 55:11 on his arm - he was a roadie....

Nice dots schrickvr6.

I searched cycling tattoo's on google images and therte's some shockers......

Something veterinary perhaps?

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bob_summers - Member
this takes some beating

That is amazing, I really hope its real.

What about this work of genius:

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I believe this one is the best there is.

Get in quick though, it sells out early.

Still looking for inspiration?

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I quite like something like that, sort of captures how I feel when Im at my best on the road. Dancing up climbs like I have wings.

Hmmm +1

maybe a fishing line with a lot of fishys hooked on it

Something easy to remove?

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Something easy to remove?

To be fair, some kid gave me a henna tattoo at a festival earlier this year, and I forgot I had it. But I saw sad when I looked at my arm a few weeks later and it had gone

I just have ACAB across my knuckles.

I just have ACAB across my knuckles.

Ha, my mate has that across his wrist!

Decide on the style you like - tribal, jap, Chinese, modern etc then research artists. Talk to some of the artists, decide on one.. Trust in the artist and go with the flow. It's an experience that you should thoroughly enjoy (if tattoos are for you).

Try to avoid picking one out of a book or getting one where the artist uses a transfer. You ideally want it sketched onto your skin first so you can see the design and work on it with the artist. Then once your happy, out comes the ink gun and the journey continues.

I've just posted mine on tazzys thread. Ive got pics of this one in various stages - when it was being drawn on, then when it was being inked over the sessions. I've even got a bit of video from each stage.

Remember it doesn't matter what other people like, it's what you like that counts - unless of course you're going to tattoo hitlers left testicle to your chin in which case my advice would be don't do it..

But I saw sad when I looked at my arm a few weeks later and it had gone

You saw sad? That's a bit meta.

"ACAB"? all Cyclists are beautiful? that's a lovely sentiment,sparkly old chap 😀

Just avoid trendy ones. It was tribal pointy things (thanks to dusk till dawn) then the Celtic bands now the Polynesian style seems to be in. Whilst the likes of sonny bill Williams look good, dave from Milton Keynes can't quite carry it off.
Get some mags, look on some sites and find stuff you like.
I'd like something blackwork by Amanda ruby. She's awesome.

[b]? ?[/b] = jackpot. Any good?

Any good? Potentially regret it though.

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It was tribal pointy things (thanks to dusk till dawn) then the Celtic bands

think you'll find Celtic ones and tribal pointy were around long before dusk til dawn and mainly in the alternative subcultures...then townies saw them in popular cinema and copied. now tribal tends to be the preserve of the serial steroid abusers

unless of course you're going to tattoo hitlers left testicle to your chin in which case my advice would be don't do it..

But how would anyone know it was hitlers

pubes would look like a little tache?

DTF - I wouldn't get an album cover tattooed on me personally (if I did it would either be somewhere in time or seventh son maiden covers).
But - back to my earlier point, what if think means nothing.

You can do better if you try 😉

What was your henna tattoo of?

If you like swirly surreal stuff I've seen some great ones in that style

Got it in one Tazz 😀

Any good? Potentially regret it though.

I would say no, but if you wanted something in that style check out Jason Butcher, John Anderton and Jak Connolly.

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I cant remember what my henna tattoo was of actually, obviously not something endearing! Although to be fair, it was drawn by a six year old so it wasa bit messy.

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or 5:10s if you've fat feet.

Personally, i'd go for a tat of a famous tattooed person. Shaun Palmer maybe...

think you'll find Celtic ones and tribal pointy were around long before dusk til dawn and mainly in the alternative subcultures...then townies saw them in popular cinema and copied.

Just don't !

A woman at work had "alpha and omega" tattooed onto her shoulder in Greek. Unfortunately it was spelt wrong. I pointed this out to her and she called me a freak!

Surely just

[b]100mm on a BFe is all you need[/b]

Repeated over and over again

Sorry David you kind of asked for that! 😉

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It was getting on for fifteen years before I actually got my first tattoo, from having decided I wanted one.
I spent ages looking at other people's designs, before finally realising it's a personal thing, and just copying some flash, or whatever some celebrity has had done isn't the way to go. One of mine, around my wrist, is a line of Ogham script, which is early British, which says 'this too shall pass', and another is derived from the Neolithic hill carving, the Uffington White Horse:

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It's a hare, a creature I find fascinating, and slightly mystical, and it's a native animal, probably the pagan source for the Easter Bunny, being the animal avatar of Eostra, the Celtic goddess of spring.
I drew it myself, freehand, looking at a line drawing of the original, and it only needed a tiny adjustment to the head.
Not to everyone's taste, perhaps, but it has meaning to me, and many people have made nice comments about it.
I have an idea for another one, of two ravens in flight, representing Hugin and Munin, Odin One-eye's messengers.
I have a real passion for Corvidea, and their names mean Thought and Memory, which again has a personal meaning for me.
It [i]has[/i] to be something that has meaning and significance for you, otherwise it's really pointless.
In my humble opinion, of course... 😉

Fair play Countzero, interesting stuff.

Count Zero, get a Shand to go with it.

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http://www.shandcycles.com/

CZ sponsored by Bath Ales 🙂

Not tempted to follow Cheryl Cole's example? 😉

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But seriously... Just like yourself, have thought long and hard for a long time about what I would get, but still haven't decided what it would be, hence haven't got anything done!

I did succumb to the piercing itch a couple of years ago though, but at least piercings can be removed if you get bored of them! Watch out though, it's addictive for some reason... 😕

Dd, I was waiting for someone to say that! When I designed it, I hadn't actually seen the Bath Ales logo, they were still very new, and local only to a few pubs in Bath. I was very surprised when I actually saw it. 😀
This is the white horse, you can see where I based my hare on it:
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Bath Ales, close, but no banana:
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Personally, I went for "tribal shit" 🙂

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I knew I wanted a hammerhead and in that kind of style. I met 3 artists who all came up with some initial designs and from that worked closely with my favourite to end up with what you see above.

Definitely go with a unique piece rather than choosing something from a book of stencils in my opinion.

A bloke I work with has just had YNWA across his knuckles (supports Liverpool - work it out). He's having a mid-life crisis!

He has gone down the Koi route for a sleeve he's having. At least he keeps Koi. I suppose!

It has to be something that has meaning and significance for you, otherwise it's really pointless.

Personally, this idea some people have that having a tattoo is somehow tremendously deep, is what makes me cringe a bit . I've got a tattoo, it doesn't mean anything.
Get whatever you want, it really doesn't matter, but if you're having to ask, maybe just get a t-shirt?
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After watching episode 2 of My Tattoo Addiction, under no circumstances go to Woodys and give him free reign!

Seriously though, watch the series, some freaks on there but it'll help you decide whether you really want one 🙂

I'm thinking of getting a tattoo of Cheryl Cole on my arse.

If you are forcing yourself to find an image of something then in a few years you will regret having it done.

I suspect the OP was trolling having read the earlier threads about tattoo's.

discussion thus far seems to have been quite sensible which will no doubt have caused disappointment...

Personally, this idea some people have that having a tattoo is somehow tremendously deep, is what makes me cringe a bit . I've got a tattoo, it doesn't mean anything.

will you still like your tattoo when your 70 and your skin isn't quite as taught as it is now?
am not a hater, just sayin'.........

Woodys tattoos were amazing quality, a true artist.

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Sorry but that's what I see Countzero.

OP, this needs thought. A lot of thought. In answer to your Q:

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Tastes change, a tattoo for the sake of a tattoo is a daft idea and sure to result in regret. Symbolism and meaning in subtle form rather than overt text/imagery has a much longer lifespan. The novelty wears off pretty fast, but the tat doesn't!

I love the piece on my arm, lots of time and thought went into it and it was hand-done by a friend. I have something small on my calf in memory of a friend which is significant to me but feels too prominent now. I wouldn't be without it, but would have had it put elsewhere with hindsight.

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I like Cheryl Cole's arse.

(don't think much of the tat though)

How about something retro?

Dashed lines around your neck with 'cut 'here'??
Spider webs on the outside of your elbows?
Hinges on the inside of your elbows??

'RIP' on your John Thomas (stands for Rise If Possible)??

I had 'Fit for the Quee' on my todger............ didn't think it through properly

OP save yourself a load of time and effort and just have "I will regret this" tattooed somewhere prominent.

Also http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/tattoos-must-reflect-owners-averageness-2013100380051

I've got a couple. A small cheap "tribal" thing on y right shoulder blade, looks a bit like an "M" but it isn't. It means nothing to anybody, but means loads to me, and that's why I got it.
My left shoulder/bicep has one with a bit more thought put into it. Maori-based design, with the same principles of Maori tattoos in that it tells a story. Again, no-one knows what it means it means except my close family, and that again, is why I got it.

No pics of either I'm afraid.

Would happily get more if I felt the urge to, but no need.

For inspiration you could check out the [url= http://www.reddit.com/r/tattoos/ ]reddit tattoo subreddit [/url]

Is it actually possible to tattoo something on your todger? I mean - apart from something very very small ... 🙁

[i]Is it actually possible to tattoo something on your todger?[/i]

I had 12 marks at one inch intervals put on mine.

But I don't use it as a rule.

Thought about getting one to commemorate my one and only 24hr solo. Favourite design so far is sun in blue sky on the outside of my bicep fading to black with moon and stars on the inside. The solo was 2006 so I'm feeling I may have missed the moment.

DrJ - Google puff the magic dragon - warning NSFW.

Now that's commitment 😉