Poll: Game related tattoo?
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Play station buttons is a neat way to express something you like, drug free just seems like something to get attention and say "hey look at me i'm better than you because i don't do drugs"thedeathscythe said:I do drink coffee...a lot, but I have never drank alcohol. I'm straightedge and it's something that I'm pretty sure I won't go back on (I'm honestly surprised you commented on THAT and not the fact that I have playstation buttons on my knuckles...funny world eh?). I know caffeine is technically a drug but I mean illicit drugs, and even then I don't take any medication unless I have to (yup, suffer through migraines till they're gone..).Levitas1234 said:
It wasn't a necessary tattoo, but then again, what is?
You know, I've always wanted to get a Triforce tattoo, and have always thought old school game tattoos are awesome. But for some reason, the thought of getting a tattoo about a modern game like Assassin's Creed just seems totally cheesy to me. Old games are classics and are something that somewhat revered, but modern games? I dunno. It feels sort of childish, I guess.
People need to stop regurgitating the "ITS GONAN BE PERMENENT BREH, DONT GET THAT" argument, we understand you heard it from someone a decade ago when you were on the fence about getting a tattoo, some guy told you that, it kind of made sense, and now you perpetuate it.
Your information is outdated, 1970 is 40 years ago. You can get tattoo's removed now, with very little scaring for the right price, and you can also get them redone if you know a half decent artist. Therefore getting the HL lambda or the aperture labs logo on your arm can get turned into a bunny or whatever when you decide valve is lame.
Though if you really want to be unique in this day, don't get anything.
Your information is outdated, 1970 is 40 years ago. You can get tattoo's removed now, with very little scaring for the right price, and you can also get them redone if you know a half decent artist. Therefore getting the HL lambda or the aperture labs logo on your arm can get turned into a bunny or whatever when you decide valve is lame.
Though if you really want to be unique in this day, don't get anything.
Oh, I've had people tell me that countless times, trust me, but when a parent gets a tattoo of their child's name, I don't think they mean "hey, look at me Im better than you cause I have a son named Jayson." It's really just one of my convictions and that's why I got it.Levitas1234 said:Play station buttons is a neat way to express something you like, drug free just seems like something to get attention and say "hey look at me i'm better than you because i don't do drugs"thedeathscythe said:I do drink coffee...a lot, but I have never drank alcohol. I'm straightedge and it's something that I'm pretty sure I won't go back on (I'm honestly surprised you commented on THAT and not the fact that I have playstation buttons on my knuckles...funny world eh?). I know caffeine is technically a drug but I mean illicit drugs, and even then I don't take any medication unless I have to (yup, suffer through migraines till they're gone..).Levitas1234 said:
It wasn't a necessary tattoo, but then again, what is?
I'm glad you like the playstation buttons though, and I think (OT) that if the OP wants to get an Assassin's Creed tattoo, he should do it! It's something you like, you've probably been gaming for years and years, you like the game and you like the idea of the tattoo on you, so go for it. (and that goes for everyone, don't let someone posting here let you think you're stupid or that you'll regret it).
A friend of mine at Uni has Squall's gunblade from Final Fantasy VIII down his right arm. He loves FF8 to death though so I doubt he's ever regretted it.
EDIT: Just remembered he also has a Fl'cie brand on his other arm I think from Final Fantasy XIII. Yeah he likes Final Fantasy...
EDIT: Just remembered he also has a Fl'cie brand on his other arm I think from Final Fantasy XIII. Yeah he likes Final Fantasy...
A regular patron of my Gamestop has this. It was the first time that I got a tattoo's reference without immediately thinking it was kind of stupid.Sacman said:
Be carefull with those, one of my friends wanted one liek that, think is was warhammer 40k related, but a militaristic eagle like thing at least.Jark212 said:If you like it enough then do it!!! But think very carefully. I think that the Imperial Aquila would look badass:
Too many of the people he pitched the idea thought that those militaristic eagle like symbols bore too much resemblance to neo-nazism. And whether that is stupid or not, the point is, that some people who sees it will think it's nazi related.
Just keep that in mind.
Some shirtless guy at the mayhem festival had that across his collar bone. I don't think 90% of the people there knew what it was and thought he was badass for having a tattoo like that across his chest. I just laughed to myself and thought how unbadass he was compared to the 3 year old with the blue mohawk on his dad's shoulders.AjimboB said:I've been thinking of getting the Crest of Hyrule tattooed under my collar bone.
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I would probably get these on my back left shoulder:
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For some reason the Kokiri Symbol hates me so it doesnt want to show its face.
My tattoo is original. I got a tattoo needle and scribbled! Yay Me.Snake Plissken said:Your statements baffle me. I'm not sure why, but I seem to have struck some sort of nerve. It was not my intention. Now it is.aoxomoxoa said:you do realize this applies to almost everything. i dont know a thing about your tattoo and i can safely say its been done before. im also pretty sure that there's a helluva lot less people sporting assassin's creed tats than (yet again) chinese symbols.Snake Plissken said:
OASN, I didnt mention your 100+ hours of work nor did I at any time imply that it included stuff off my list. if you feel your tattoo will go unappreciated you could simply post a picture instead of regurgitating the same shit as if somebody else brought it up. we got it ~~ 100 hours, ALL custom ~~ can we move on?
This is some ridiculous shit, brother.Snake Plissken said:
You pay the guy to draw a damn goat on your forehead and he'll do it cos he loves him some money and thats how the world works.
Don't get me wrong...you are partially correct in all of your assumptions. You claim to have never seen my tattoos, but can safely assume that they've been done before. It's not true, but you're more than welcome to continuing assuming such things. Have SIMILAR things been done before? Sure...similar. Yet you claim in the same paragraph that you understand it's custom artwork, produced by a single artist and completely unreproducible by another artist, yet you think the artwork on my body has been done prior to me having it? That's not even possible. Your logic doesn't add up.
"Thriving artistic community" is not a bullshit term which means what you think it does. It's not a term at all...it's a phrase. It might have been a little pretentious of me to say, but it is not bullshit. Yes, they draw better than the average person, but artistic ability does not translate to the ability to tattoo. Generally, it takes a couple of years as an apprentice doing really shitty work, both in form and in style.
And yes, chances are if I asked any of my friends to tattoo a goat on my forehead they would do it. It would be a fun experience for them as they would probably never have the chance to do it again. As for your design...well, not so much. Any number of idiots with printers can walk into a shop with the same thing ten times a day because they think it's cool, and chances are they'd all get turned away because it's BORING FOR THE ARTIST. I don't understand why you don't get this. They won't do anything you tell them to, and if they do, they're either apprentices or miserable artists. Congratulations...yours was probably done by one of the two. Any reputable tattoo artist doesn't NEED the 200 dollars or whatever a customer is paying them to do the work. Let me put it this way...
You and I were fighting for the same scheduled spot in the day for a tattoo. I want a goat tattooed on my forehead, and YOU want an unintelligible black mess tattooed in a sensible boring spot like you shoulder blade or calf. The artist will politely apologize to you and send you on your way because there is nothing fun about shitty tattoos for either party. You then offer the artist 50 more dollars in hopes of changing his/her mind. At that point, the artist will then tell you more harshly that your idea is stupid and he would rather do a tattoo that will be fun, creative, and more enjoyed by all.
I know you think this is a ridiculous scenario, but in any shop where reputable artists work, it is COMMON FUCKING PRACTICE. They don't have bosses and they have nobody to answer to. You can't call their manager because you're mad at them and they WILL PURPOSELY try to hurt your feelings and belittle you because you irritate them.
If you'd like to see samples of many of the pieces of work I have done so you can criticize it or whatever it is you plan on doing, feel free. My work is in various places in various portfolios in these three locations.
http://www.myspace.com/mezlove/photos/albums/tattoos/1735551?page=1
http://www.myspace.com/prestonchambers/photos/albums/album/1069063?page=1
http://www.myspace.com/crutchtattoo/photos/albums/tattoos/639734?page=1
Also, if you'd like to continue getting your e-shit ruined, please do it through PM or accept that you might just be wrong on occasion and put me on your ignore list.
If you plan on PMing me, make sure your response is at least 80 percent grammatically correct. I like seeing things like periods and capitalization. I make mistakes too, but when I see a little red line pop up in my text box, I double check it at the very least. Also, please use logic and common sense and perhaps even some personal experience, but don't use ignorant, buzz-word catchphrases like this:
It's not funny, it makes you looked like an idiot, and it doesn't make any sense.aoxomoxoa said:
As for getting a gaming related tattoo, get somethign obscure enough that you wont regret it later, because you can pass it off as a random cool design if you stop liking the game
Sweet Mother of ...thedeathscythe said:
You're my hero for the day, Good Sir. These are some wicked tattoos and I envy you for at least two of them.
And OT: Get whatever tattoo you want. People might say it has to hold deep meaning, something you care about greatly and will care about for the rest of your life. What these folks don't realize, is that this only work in three instances.
Either you change something drastic and important in your life (quit taking drugs, quit murdering infants and burying them in your backyard, etc) and get a symbolic reminder, or you're a military man and show your dedication to the respective platoon/division or it's about your mother.
Anything else will eventually lose it's appeal. So why not go for it.
What you don't get is that MOST people (myself included) don't care about all that. You do care (and justified you are) and that's great but don't spew that same rhetoric just cos you've got a distorted view on life. Most people work for a paycheck, and while it's true there's parlors booked till March, most places will give you EXACTLY what you want.Snake Plissken said:Your statements baffle me. I'm not sure why, but I seem to have struck some sort of nerve. It was not my intention. Now it is.aoxomoxoa said:you do realize this applies to almost everything. i dont know a thing about your tattoo and i can safely say its been done before. im also pretty sure that there's a helluva lot less people sporting assassin's creed tats than (yet again) chinese symbols.Snake Plissken said:
OASN, I didnt mention your 100+ hours of work nor did I at any time imply that it included stuff off my list. if you feel your tattoo will go unappreciated you could simply post a picture instead of regurgitating the same shit as if somebody else brought it up. we got it ~~ 100 hours, ALL custom ~~ can we move on?
This is some ridiculous shit, brother.Snake Plissken said:
You pay the guy to draw a damn goat on your forehead and he'll do it cos he loves him some money and thats how the world works.
Don't get me wrong...you are partially correct in all of your assumptions. You claim to have never seen my tattoos, but can safely assume that they've been done before. It's not true, but you're more than welcome to continuing assuming such things. Have SIMILAR things been done before? Sure...similar. Yet you claim in the same paragraph that you understand it's custom artwork, produced by a single artist and completely unreproducible by another artist, yet you think the artwork on my body has been done prior to me having it? That's not even possible. Your logic doesn't add up.
"Thriving artistic community" is not a bullshit term which means what you think it does. It's not a term at all...it's a phrase. It might have been a little pretentious of me to say, but it is not bullshit. Yes, they draw better than the average person, but artistic ability does not translate to the ability to tattoo. Generally, it takes a couple of years as an apprentice doing really shitty work, both in form and in style.
And yes, chances are if I asked any of my friends to tattoo a goat on my forehead they would do it. It would be a fun experience for them as they would probably never have the chance to do it again. As for your design...well, not so much. Any number of idiots with printers can walk into a shop with the same thing ten times a day because they think it's cool, and chances are they'd all get turned away because it's BORING FOR THE ARTIST. I don't understand why you don't get this. They won't do anything you tell them to, and if they do, they're either apprentices or miserable artists. Congratulations...yours was probably done by one of the two. Any reputable tattoo artist doesn't NEED the 200 dollars or whatever a customer is paying them to do the work. Let me put it this way...
You and I were fighting for the same scheduled spot in the day for a tattoo. I want a goat tattooed on my forehead, and YOU want an unintelligible black mess tattooed in a sensible boring spot like you shoulder blade or calf. The artist will politely apologize to you and send you on your way because there is nothing fun about shitty tattoos for either party. You then offer the artist 50 more dollars in hopes of changing his/her mind. At that point, the artist will then tell you more harshly that your idea is stupid and he would rather do a tattoo that will be fun, creative, and more enjoyed by all.
I know you think this is a ridiculous scenario, but in any shop where reputable artists work, it is COMMON FUCKING PRACTICE. They don't have bosses and they have nobody to answer to. You can't call their manager because you're mad at them and they WILL PURPOSELY try to hurt your feelings and belittle you because you irritate them.
If you'd like to see samples of many of the pieces of work I have done so you can criticize it or whatever it is you plan on doing, feel free. My work is in various places in various portfolios in these three locations.
http://www.myspace.com/mezlove/photos/albums/tattoos/1735551?page=1
http://www.myspace.com/prestonchambers/photos/albums/album/1069063?page=1
http://www.myspace.com/crutchtattoo/photos/albums/tattoos/639734?page=1
Also, if you'd like to continue getting your e-shit ruined, please do it through PM or accept that you might just be wrong on occasion and put me on your ignore list.
If you plan on PMing me, make sure your response is at least 80 percent grammatically correct. I like seeing things like periods and capitalization. I make mistakes too, but when I see a little red line pop up in my text box, I double check it at the very least. Also, please use logic and common sense and perhaps even some personal experience, but don't use ignorant, buzz-word catchphrases like this:
It's not funny, it makes you looked like an idiot, and it doesn't make any sense.aoxomoxoa said:
I've gotten ink done in Portugal, the UK and Norway in what you'd call a reputable joint and nobody has turned me down once, provided I had to wait a month for a spot if needed, no matter what the tattoo was. I also had friends come back from places like Eastern Europe or even Morocco or Algeria with amazing looking ink and later found out those places were really well known in the "community" (Unlike yourself I don't care and won't get into it).
I've taken the time to browse your myspace tattoos and while they look great, most of em have all been done before (Seriously, Billy Idol?) and most of em can be done at your better than average parlor pretty much everywhere so if I were you I wouldn't blow too much smoke up my ass just yet.
Ahaha, you envy equal to or greater than two of them, why thank you! =]Anah said:
Another point I may add to getting whatever you want, is get what you want, but you may like it more if it's original. It could mean ANYTHING big or small to you but if you see your tattoo on like 10 different people, it'd feel like seeing someone wearing the same shirt as you. Your friends compliment your shirt and then you hope they don't see that guy wearing it...
Imagine the whole of that across the back, awesome! And the half life one crossed my mind, but I wasnt so sure about it.TheYellowCellPhone said:A Trifoce from The Legend of Zelda:
Or a lamba from Half-Life:
