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sufferme: plague doctor. finished. mike moses www.thedrowntown.com (Taken with instagram) Ah, I found the original post. As I said before, this is OUTSTANDING, and I definitely will keep this guy in mind. I’ve been thinking about a plague doctor tattoo for quite some time now, and I basically came when I saw this. Good thing he’s in the city. I’m thoroughly impressed by his work. View Larger

sufferme:

plague doctor. finished. mike moses www.thedrowntown.com (Taken with instagram)

Ah, I found the original post. As I said before, this is OUTSTANDING, and I definitely will keep this guy in mind. I’ve been thinking about a plague doctor tattoo for quite some time now, and I basically came when I saw this. Good thing he’s in the city. I’m thoroughly impressed by his work.

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Just a Fat Tattooer: Some REAL reasons REALITY Tattoo shows have Ruined Tattooing. →

smivee:

First of all, let me start off by saying I am not writing this blog to jump on the bandwagon of every shithead tattooer who posts 100 times on facebook how much they Hate Ami James and blame the tattoo shows for their shop being slow. To be honest the shows have no affect on my shop except maybe a…

I agree with pretty much everything this guy just said. And it absolutely grinds my gears that so many folks out there are convinced that all tattoos should have a “special meaning.” I’ll just stop myself, because it’s nothing I haven’t said before.

# tattoos tattooing smivee LA Ink Miami Ink New Jersey television

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fuckyeahtattoos: This is a vanitas done by Roberto from Art Corpus (Paris). It speaks for itself. Each element of this sleeve is a symbol of the transience of life and the certainty of death. I chose to break the hourglass because once Time is spent, we can’t get it back. I chose to put a thorn crown on the skull because there’s no belief that can prevent us from death. The lilys illustrate the paths of life towards death, and the transience of beauty. Roberto put all of these together in the greatest way. Unbelievable! View Larger

fuckyeahtattoos:

This is a vanitas done by Roberto from Art Corpus (Paris).

It speaks for itself. Each element of this sleeve is a symbol of the transience of life and the certainty of death.

I chose to break the hourglass because once Time is spent, we can’t get it back. I chose to put a thorn crown on the skull because there’s no belief that can prevent us from death. The lilys illustrate the paths of life towards death, and the transience of beauty.

Roberto put all of these together in the greatest way.

Unbelievable!

# tattoos sleeve amazing submission

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brokensatellites: tattoome: Click to enlarge Must. Restrain. Self. No visible tattoos until I’m at least 25. (that’s what I tell myself, anyway.) I have a big, BIG problem with this flowchart. While it provides good tips like don’t get a tattoo if your friends are egging you on or if it’s the name of your SO, it also says that it’s only acceptable to get a tattoo if it’s appropriate to show children, not visible when clothed, and not on the small of your back unless you are a man who wants other men to think you’re easy and you “prefer to ‘catch.’” WTF? This flowchart also says that it’s okay to get a tattoo if it has a special meaning behind it. If it doesn’t, then it says, “Don’t get a tattoo.” Seriously? Give me a fucking break. There’s so much hype out there about tattoos needing to have a meaning. If there’s no meaning behind them, then they somehow lose value; they become less socially acceptable.  People have seen my tattoo (in a visible place! GASP!) and asked what the meaning behind it is, blindly assuming that it MUST have a meaning. Listen, I just like the image. I think it’s awesome. I didn’t get my tattoo because I wanted it to represent my inner struggle with self-harm or because it’s a tribute to my great-grandmother who died in the Holocaust. It’s neither of those things! I got a tattoo because I liked it, period. And I plan on getting many more. (Note: Those were examples, not personal revelations, and I meant no offense to people with tattoos commemorating such examples.) Just like getting a haircut, you don’t need any reason other than “I like it” to get a tattoo. It doesn’t have to be sentimental. It doesn’t have to be appropriate for children. It doesn’t have to be hidden. However, if you WANT to get a tattoo of knitting needles because it reminds you of your grandmother, do it! If you want to get a phrase tattooed on you because it represents a troubling time in your life, do it! If you think a certain image is awesome, and you want it on your body forever, go for it! With regards to tattoos, you can do whatever you want, because it’s YOUR fucking body, and you shouldn’t let a stupid flowchart dictate that. Besides, there are so many more important things to think about when deciding to get a tattoo, such as: Is the artist reputable? Do they use new needles and keep everything squeaky clean? Is this tattoo what you really want? In other words, are you SURE you won’t get tired of it? Are you old enough? Can you afford it? After all, “Good tattoos aren’t cheap and cheap tattoos aren’t good!” </rant> View Larger

brokensatellites:

tattoome:

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Must. Restrain. Self. No visible tattoos until I’m at least 25. (that’s what I tell myself, anyway.)

I have a big, BIG problem with this flowchart.

While it provides good tips like don’t get a tattoo if

  • your friends are egging you on or
  • if it’s the name of your SO,

it also says that it’s only acceptable to get a tattoo if

  • it’s appropriate to show children,
  • not visible when clothed,
  • and not on the small of your back unless you are a man who wants other men to think you’re easy and you “prefer to ‘catch.’”

WTF?

This flowchart also says that it’s okay to get a tattoo if it has a special meaning behind it. If it doesn’t, then it says, “Don’t get a tattoo.”

Seriously? Give me a fucking break. There’s so much hype out there about tattoos needing to have a meaning. If there’s no meaning behind them, then they somehow lose value; they become less socially acceptable. 

People have seen my tattoo (in a visible place! GASP!) and asked what the meaning behind it is, blindly assuming that it MUST have a meaning. Listen, I just like the image. I think it’s awesome. I didn’t get my tattoo because I wanted it to represent my inner struggle with self-harm or because it’s a tribute to my great-grandmother who died in the Holocaust. It’s neither of those things! I got a tattoo because I liked it, period. And I plan on getting many more.

(Note: Those were examples, not personal revelations, and I meant no offense to people with tattoos commemorating such examples.)

Just like getting a haircut, you don’t need any reason other than “I like it” to get a tattoo. It doesn’t have to be sentimental. It doesn’t have to be appropriate for children. It doesn’t have to be hidden. However, if you WANT to get a tattoo of knitting needles because it reminds you of your grandmother, do it! If you want to get a phrase tattooed on you because it represents a troubling time in your life, do it! If you think a certain image is awesome, and you want it on your body forever, go for it! With regards to tattoos, you can do whatever you want, because it’s YOUR fucking body, and you shouldn’t let a stupid flowchart dictate that.

Besides, there are so many more important things to think about when deciding to get a tattoo, such as:

  • Is the artist reputable?
  • Do they use new needles and keep everything squeaky clean?
  • Is this tattoo what you really want? In other words, are you SURE you won’t get tired of it?
  • Are you old enough?
  • Can you afford it? After all, “Good tattoos aren’t cheap and cheap tattoos aren’t good!”

</rant>

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