akberman00 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Hello all, I'm a 18 year old male interested in getting a tattoo of a yin-yang on the back of my shoulder blade. The symbol has a lot of meaning to my family, however, I want to somehow make it my own. I have seen some online of a sun with the yin and yang and like that idea. I 100% do not want to use any colors besides black. If you guys have any ideas of what else I could incorporate with the symbol, let me know! Thanks, Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knucklehead211 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 You could have it be a black and white pair of koi. Or any other animal Fala, SeeSea, Beans and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen7 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Panthers bongsau, Fala and Lance 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterJ Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 wait and don't get a yin yang. Dustingormley, Fala and sister123 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmore Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 wait and don't get a yin yang. Was gonna say this as well, but didn't want to come off as a dick(not that misterJ has), plus I'm a relatively new member still, and I know there are many others here who can provide much better advice than I. I will say, Koi fish and dragons are the first thing that came to mind for me. Maybe wind, water, fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finegentleman Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 full sleeve dragon on one arm. and full sleeve tiger on the other. for balance Beans, bongsau, Fala and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongsau Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I deliberately left a 2" x 3" blank in my tattoosuit...for a spider with a yin-yang butt. i fuggin hate spiders, every since that grade 6 science fair where these little bitches traumatized me for life with a taxidermy tarantula. But I digress...I'm sure this concept has been done before and you can copy my sweet idea if you want, but it won't look a fraction as bad ass on your shoulder as it will tucked into the hidden realms of my shaolin suit hehe! My advice...wait...then go the distance with a big ol dragon tattoo. Put the yin-yang in the fireball in the dragon claw...do the dragon big enough such that the claw is the size of a baseball glove and yin yang is the size of a hardball! Fala 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Panthers THIS!!!!!!! - - - Updated - - - full sleeve dragon on one arm. and full sleeve tiger on the other. for balance And THIS too!!!!!!! Or dragon sleeve and ho-o sleeve? I didn't ask for it but Horitomo gave me a a double yin yang - ish pair of Monmon cat tattoos on my feet. Each cat sleeping in the opposite direction of ones other with tattooed snakes doing the flip flop swirl. I just wanted a tattoo from him, it was his design choice. Genius! Which also brings up talking about the idea with an artist. They'll do you right. TrixieFaux and Fala 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatB Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I 100% do not want to use any colors besides black. Welcome! My vote is to keep it simple and get a traditional yin yang. Just find an artist that makes cleans lines. Nothing wrong with a simple tattoo. Fala, TrixieFaux, Graeme and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akberman00 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Anyone else have other ideas? I like the dual arm sleeve idea but dont think im ready for that yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDeepFried Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 +1 on keeping it simple. Putting it on your body is already making it your own. Anything else robs the symbol of its power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieFaux Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My first tattoo (24 yrs ago) was a small yin yang with fish, one black and one red. It's certainly not my best, but no regrets....you gotta start somewhere! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustingormley Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My first tattoo (24 yrs ago) was a small yin yang with fish, one black and one red. It's certainly not my best, but no regrets....you gotta start somewhere! I totally agree with that. My first tattoo was the book cover of the catcher in the rye. It's not my favorite, but the first one opens your eyes to tattoos and what it means to have a tattoo. I think ying yangs are over popularized, but the idea behind them is pretty cool. TrixieFaux 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deniseb27 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I love the idea of black and white koi fish. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulRead Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 you can try tribal tattoo. or lets say some script tattoos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Just a thought...... Consider your age, since your young still, make sure that it is something that will age well with you. A Traditional style......(your choice) but it will still be awesome in 30 years time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slightreturn Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 I'd say give it some time and then decide if that's really what you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_beukeveld Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 (edited) 4 minutes ago, slightreturn said: I'd say give it some time and then decide if that's really what you want This thread is over a year old, as are the other topics you've responded to most recently. No need to ressurect it. The discussion is over. Edited August 28, 2016 by a_beukeveld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slightreturn Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Sorry man, didn't see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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