donbcivil Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 OK, so I'm a huge book geek. My wife is a book geek and works in the library system. Books are one of the things I love most in the world. I have one bookish tattoo, the word "timshel" from East of Eden. But I was thinking today about another idea: having an open book and inside it either the whole world or the universe and a lot of stars (maybe Saturn). Wonder how workable that would be as a tattoo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I have a tattoo that is probably fairly similar to what you're thinking of: This is Seth Wood's interpretation of the Necronomicon and it goes from my shoulder to about an inch or so above my elbow. He initially did it without the illustrations in the book, but when I was at the shop at a later date he saw it and said that it needed that little bit extra so we booked that and he put those in. I wanted the 20-sided die, the other things were his idea and freehanded in. I am especially stoked on the tiny little Baphomet. It could be covered by a quarter, total fine line madness there. Because they're so detailed, I'm not sure how well the book illustrations will age, but they're a little bonus and even when they fade and blur together they aren't going to greatly change the integrity of the tattoo. So yeah, it can be totally workable though I think you'd need to find the right artist to be able to pull it off properly. donbcivil, hogg, MadeIndelible and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleadco Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I have a tattoo that is probably fairly similar to what you're thinking of: This is Seth Wood's interpretation of the Necronomicon and it goes from my shoulder to about an inch or so above my elbow. He initially did it without the illustrations in the book, but when I was at the shop at a later date he saw it and said that it needed that little bit extra so we booked that and he put those in. I wanted the 20-sided die, the other things were his idea and freehanded in. I am especially stoked on the tiny little Baphomet. It could be covered by a quarter, total fine line madness there. Because they're so detailed, I'm not sure how well the book illustrations will age, but they're a little bonus and even when they fade and blur together they aren't going to greatly change the integrity of the tattoo. So yeah, it can be totally workable though I think you'd need to find the right artist to be able to pull it off properly. He rolled a natural 20 when he made that tattoo. hogg, ironchef, Gnawa and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killercook76 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 how about an owl standing on a stack of books?? ironchef and guitguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbcivil Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Wow, that is AWESOME! - - - Updated - - - how about an owl standing on a stack of books?? I like that idea too. hogg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killercook76 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 usually going with a more simple design is better... donbcivil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 maybe instead of an actual book, maybe a book inspired tattoo? I have a flapper/gatsby inspired tattoo, and really have considered getting a frankenstein tattoo. I love books as well. Too bad the game of thrones show came out, i'd totally get a wolf with the words "winter is coming". it's like one of those lines you read and it strikes a deep chord. same with the sentence, "beneath his house in r'yleah, cthulu lies dreaming". Idk who to explain such a visceral reaction to a line in a book gougetheeyes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 ctulhu f'htagn! i have that tattooed on me. books is the shit. donbcivil and Delicious 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbcivil Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 maybe instead of an actual book, maybe a book inspired tattoo? I have a flapper/gatsby inspired tattoo, and really have considered getting a frankenstein tattoo. I love books as well. Too bad the game of thrones show came out, i'd totally get a wolf with the words "winter is coming". it's like one of those lines you read and it strikes a deep chord. same with the sentence, "beneath his house in r'yleah, cthulu lies dreaming". Idk who to explain such a visceral reaction to a line in a book Not sure which book(s), though. Thinking I might someday get the W.A.S.T.E. horn from The Crying of Lot 49. Maybe something by Ray Bradbury. Gully Foyle's tattooed tiger face from The Stars My Destination could be good... blujax01 and gougetheeyes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleadco Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 @ johannes- Something dark with Lovecraft would be fun. Michael Moorcock's Elric blowing the horn at the end of the world would be interesting...until the tattoo aged and it ends up looking like David Bowie playing a saxophone. Cheesy fantasy tattoo, whoo! I feel like Gaiman's stuff would lend itself well to tattooing. The flying ships in stardust (catching lightning), or playing with the pantheon in American gods. You wouldn't have enough room for an accurate Stephen King book. Traditional with moby dick. Darn it! I can't wait to get my next tattoo! donbcivil and gougetheeyes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStu Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Not so much a book as an (yet unfinished) Author tattoo . . . Jeff Ensminger Pleadco, guitguy, Delicious and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blujax01 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 A phoenix rising from a stack of burning books maybe? This vintage poster from Farenheit 451 comes to mind. With all the NSA snooping and the POTUS rewriting history, it's a natural.:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogg Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 There's also the classic scholarly skull design: That one was painted by Chris Hold, but it's after a Bert Grimm design. gougetheeyes, Graeme, cltattooing and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Flores Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 There are like a million versions of this design floating around. Some without the cap maybe a candle behind the book, or oil lamp. UPDATE Funny didn't read through whole thread, just posted this. Great minds think alike i guess. guitguy, exume, gougetheeyes and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanxcore Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 I actually have a somewhat similar idea, but with a different take. It's an unfinished book (little ribbon bookmark in) with a lock on it (representing a song with the line, "there're chapters in this book that I haven't even read yet"), with a sugar skull on top of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I also love reading, and wanted more then a tattoo inspired by a book, which I already have. My idea was from the movie Page Master with Macaulay Culkin and Christopher Lloyd. The 3 books that help him through the movie. They're like personifications of their stories. In the right hands it could look as bad ass / dark / inspiring / happy as you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougetheeyes Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Oh, I can add to this, literary tattoos, woo! From nearly three years ago by the up-and-coming superstar Jon Poverty. Did this wolf head with the words whittled down from an excerpt from The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy. ”He said that the wolf is a being of great order and that it knows what men do not: that there is no order in the world save that which death has put there.” CultExciter, Graeme, HaydenRose and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleadco Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Oh, I can add to this, literary tattoos, woo! From nearly three years ago by the up-and-coming superstar Jon Poverty. Did this wolf head with the words whittled down from an excerpt from The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy. ”He said that the wolf is a being of great order and that it knows what men do not: that there is no order in the world save that which death has put there.” [ATTACH=CONFIG]9225[/ATTACH] Love the eyes! gougetheeyes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 One of my favorite book-related flash designs guitguy, CultExciter and gougetheeyes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltattooing Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 One of my favorite book-related flash designs would I be a total jerk for pointing out the irony in this design? 21stNow, guitguy, gougetheeyes and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnoluck Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 how about an owl standing on a stack of books?? i've got a candle-headed pigeon standing on a book on my shin. it could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 It's actually the irony that is ironic. Chew on that for a sec. - - - Updated - - - would I be a total jerk for pointing out the irony in this design? It's the actually irony that's ironic. Meta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltattooing Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 It's actually the irony that is ironic. Chew on that for a sec.- - - Updated - - - It's the actually irony that's ironic. Meta. I like that. Like a lot. >:] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CultExciter Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 This one was given to me. Delicious, hogg, irezumi and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Every time I see the scholarly skull design I think that I need it, even though I basically have one. I need another. hogg, gougetheeyes and Mark Bee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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