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 Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:11 pm Post subject: Question for you all |
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| It seems as I lurk around here on my first day that you guys seem to think a good tattoo is photo realistic, extremely intricate, etc. But do you also think that good tattoos can come in many forms? because I am in love with my new tattoo, get lots of compliments, i think its beautiful and well done (looks better on my skin now that its healed for a few days) but, I am afraid to ask you guys your opinions just to be told that what I and a good amount of lay people thought was a great tattoo really wasnt. |
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obviously, you haven't lurked enough,,,,,,,,,,anything done well is appreciated here
if it's not done well, people here will also tell you....
there is no real prejudices here, except against hacks........
sometimes friends will tell you what you want to hear........here, you will get the troof.
plus either way, you'll learn for the next one ... 
post up a pic,
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| Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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So reading/comprehension isn't one of your strong points
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Delicious421
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| Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I only browsed for like 30-45 minutes, saw a few threads where people seemed kind of condescending. If I can figure out how to post a picture I will, I dont have any new pictures, just the ones from the day it was done |
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I think you misunderstand the intentions of people here. I, for example, REALLY dig abstract work that people have done.
That said, if a tattoo is really crappy, we all have a tendency to be pretty straightforward about that. And you'll find that VERY few of us blow our load over text tattoos. |
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Don't be afraid. Search some past threads and see the beating I took when I first got here (and in hindsight I deserved most of it).
To over simplify, the people here are honest and straight forward with their opinions on tattoos. Remember that we all have certain tastes so there will be variations on types of tattoos. It's taken me time but I'm starting to see how linework, shading, etc differentiates a good from a bad tattoo. But as previously stated, text tattoos are generally not well liked. |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I got a Ganesha tattoo. I like it, it looks nice, but dont know how to share a picture? |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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So how would one go about getting a "photo realism" piece of an object that has never existed?
and yes we're all condescending jerks. |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Like you know what I mean, its so realistic is looks like a painting, a photograph, on skin. |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| So what you are trying to say is that you got an animated style pink elephant? Thats cool. |
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lol no, its not like that, at all. I mean, its an elephant, its based off of a painting, but doesnt look like a cartoon nor is it girly and pointless
The lighting sucks ass, I have brighter pictures that actually show the colors, but this is the closest to what the shading looks like on my skin, since the others' shading doesnt look quite right, since the pictures were taken like 5 mins after it was done, this is about an hour or so after
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| Delicious421 wrote: | | lol no, its not like that, at all. I mean, its an elephant, its based off of a painting, but doesnt look like a cartoon nor is it girly and pointless |
I didn't say it was. I think they're cool |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| well thank you, and I finally got a picture up |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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so this was taken as soon as he was finished, he tattooed over stretch marks and they swelled up. But it doesnt look like this on my skin, and the hand is at a weird angle in this one, but the previous picture showed the full hand.
Like I said, the shading is more similar to the first one
I should take a new picture but its kinda flaky |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| That tattoo sucks. It is not photo realistic nor is it extremely intricate. |
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