Artists - Suggestions to save my tattoo??

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Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:40 pm

i started years ago on my left arm with a cross with a skull. I then went ahead and got the words "Ides of March" with my sons name and birtdate on my tricep. I Then wanted to bring the tattoo together with a rosary wrapped around it and I was planning to get some shading to bring it all together.

1st of all the cursive writing looks like shit, but I cant do much about that now.

the rosary looks decent but its sloppy, i have lots of emty space.

What I am aiming for at this time..

off the top of the skull flames - I would like smoke that basically looks like smokey skulls coming up to the heavens and the smoke then coming from the bottom of the flames forming an angel dropping down below with shading around the birthdate of my new son on my bicep. And insteam of having actual writing of the birth date - but the shading around the outside of the birthdate so it is just a blank spots that look like the date. If that makes sense.. I can provide examples..

Let me know. Any help would be great. if you want to help me draw it I will send you money via paypal

I will post pictures if i get any interest.


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Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:45 pm

the reason I am reaching out here is because I have went to several shops and they all have their own garbage ideas
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Aivanne
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:48 pm

we need pictures.
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:49 pm

Aivanne wrote:we need pictures.
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EvilJay
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:54 pm

You're going to the wrong shops then. Period. You should be profile shopping until you find a great artist, and they should be able to give you a great idea. If you get a great idea here, and take it to some half assed artist who couldnt come up with anything good on their own in the first place, what would lead you to believe tehy are going to be capable of recreating that image permanantly in your skin?

Also, how much response did you expect to get with no pictures??? Liek we're all psychics.... I think Ms Cleo usually logs on around 4:00.....
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:56 pm

:nopics:
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MissCleo
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:13 pm

Ah, Darlin' I see ya has a total fuckup! Lemme contact da spirit world and see what dey have ta say 'bout dis.
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:15 pm

MissCleo wrote:Ah, Darlin' I see ya has a total fuckup! Lemme contact da spirit world and see what dey have ta say 'bout dis.
for a nominal fee of course :wink:
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:16 pm

MissCleo wrote:Ah, Darlin' I see ya has a total fuckup! Lemme contact da spirit world and see what dey have ta say 'bout dis.
Pretty quick Ms. Cleo.. You must have seen that one coming... <baa dum cha.....> :lol:
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:20 pm

MissCleo wrote:Ah, Darlin' I see ya has a total fuckup! Lemme contact da spirit world and see what dey have ta say 'bout dis.
For only tree nintey five a minute, ms cleo gonna tell ya all about how taa get that fucked up mess on yer arm fixed up...
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:56 pm

Whoever did the Miss Cleo thing- I love you. I really needed that today.
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:03 pm

haha.. my bad about the absence of pics. I didnt realize this forum was so active..
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:04 pm

The long and short of it goes like this. Bad news - Your tattoo's suck(which you already realize). Good news is, theres not much ink there. Alot of bare space. A great artist will completely cover 90% of that crap. Figure its gonna cost you over a grand to do it. You need to find a great artist..
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Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:04 pm

I have seen way worse. waaaaayyyy worse.

if you fill in the blank areas with some really good work, it could end up really nice altogether
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