Lyndsay

Thank you irezumi! I'm not a fan of banners. And I know what you mean by the silhouette. If I drop the words it just doesn't stand alone by itself at all and looks completely empty. One day I'll figure this out! I definitely want to take the original painting that the cast recording album is drawn from AND take the album to the artist and see what they can do.

^That's beautiful! I figured that the text would be too much. I'm just too in love with words. Thank you for the links. I'm really taken with Aron Dubois' work! I'm definitely working on subtracting text from it and adding more life to the photo so it could stand on its own. Thank you so much for the advice and the links. (:

Thank you to both of you! I definitely left all of my tattoos up to the artist, but I like to try and get the big picture before I go so I can explain it better. I always try and do rough drafts before going so I at least have something to show them! I live in Virginia, semi-close to D.C. My friend has an artist in downtown Fredericksburg that is new that she has been to three times already. From what I've seen of her tattoos (some small, mostly text) the lines have been fantastic and straight and quite beautiful. For my half-sleeve: Now I've never seen this before, so I'm thinking that it actually can't be done. It's an outline of the cast recording album of Sunday In the Park With George. But I want text wrapped around it, if that makes sense? I'm thinking I've never seen a sleeve like this just because font-wise, I know a lot of artists are picky about the size of it, etc. http://i59.tinypic.com/f41eoi.png That's only my second draft, obviously. I just don't want to make a fool out of myself by going there and presenting something similar to this and the artist look at me like I'm crazy. If the text isn't applicable, I am trying to think of other images I could put in, etc. I've even shortened the text in other drafts in case they can't fit that. Maybe even put the image on the outside of my arm and then under my arm I could put the text?

My parents are not okay with it, but the funny thing is, they both have been with me to get four/five of them done (and I only needed my dad once for permission when I was 17). My mom makes me promised to her after each one I get that I won't get anymore, but obviously I adamantly refuse to do that. My mom doesn't understand it at all (and I'm a very hypersensitive/passionate person so I find it extremely difficult to explain how I feel about my passions). My dad kind of understands it (or at least doesn't show his 'disappoint' with me like my mother does). I do what makes me happy, though. They aren't living my life, they aren't providing me with the money for them, and I've never had a bad relationship with them since the beginning. I totally feel the guilt monster every time I bring it up with them that I am getting another one, though! I actually think it's pretty funny. My parents/grandparents/aunts have NO tattoos what-so-ever, and then all of a sudden my cousins and I all have more than three a piece.

Hello everyone! I have four tattoos and looking to start a half-sleeve on my arm soon. I don't know what to say except that I love art (albeit I'm not great at it), I have this weird passion for watching any kind of musical theatre, and I love words (all of my tattoos are quotes except for one). One of the main reasons I joined this forum was to ask advice for the half-sleeve tattoo I'm trying to design. I've been lurking and I'm loving the conversations that are going on in some of these threads!

My tattoos are pretty inconspicuous (one on my left wrist, my lower left side of my back, inside of my right leg above my ankle bone, and one right above my collarbone) so it's usually the second or third glances that I get when I'm actually having a conversation with people. Usually people are more surprised that I have them (I'm extremely shy/dress average and most people in society unfortunately still seem to think that people with tattoos are rebel kids). Basically I only get mean stares when I'm in a bathing suit, and I just laugh it off. I agree with the space thing. I was at a bar once and a man that I have never seen/talked to in my entire life deliberately lifted my shirt up to see my tattoo. Luckily I was with my guy friend who stood up for me, but that was a one time experience in itself.