Tattoos

[bassqee]

Doing a photo project featuring tattoos and am looking for peoples views on tattoos and the people that have them. Throw up your opinions

Thanks

Colin

[gorgall2]

Love well done tattoos, I've got loads over the last 30 years and find people are more tolerant of them now(My mum still hates mine).
I do however hate trendy tattoos, like acrooss the small of the back, just above trouser level.

[Justin]

Much the same, love great tatts, hate poor ones. A good tat is a stunning piece of artwork. I've wanted tattoos for as long as I can remember but I never got the designs right (just yet)

In recent years my interest has decreased since they became more 'fashionable'. Everyone seems to have them now and not always for the right reasons. I believe they should be very personal to the owner, meaningful and well thought out. When I finally do get mine done it will be for me, I'm not bothered if others can see them or like them, it's not about showing off.

I guess we (partly) have shows like LA Ink etc. to blame for this. The work they do on these shows is incredible but for me at least it's brought something personal into the mainstream and made them trendy which is a turn off.

[bigj2552]

i got 2 on upper part of my arms - not visable with short sleeved shirt on due to business reasons and 1 on my shoulder that i regret lol...well, i was only 21...
I,m gonna get the one on my shoulder covered with something bigger lol......will fire up a pic later and you will see why.....
imagine me in the nursing home when i,m 80 or something with this on...dont bloody think so LOL :redface:

men with any tattoos fine.....woman with trendy tattoos is also fine - but woman with tattoos down there arms and around here boobs area is a total turn OFF.....and worst still - for BOTH men and woman - is the ones that cant afford to get it done properly...you know - the indian ink job with a hot pin or something....thats just friggin cries out ....JUNKIE !


i was gonna get the words F*** you tattooed on my tagger down below one time......but it was to many letters LOL

[Charlie_]

Much the same, love great tatts, hate poor ones. A good tat is a stunning piece of artwork. I've wanted tattoos for as long as I can remember but I never got the designs right (just yet)

In recent years my interest has decreased since they became more 'fashionable'. Everyone seems to have them now and not always for the right reasons. I believe they should be very personal to the owner, meaningful and well thought out. When I finally do get mine done it will be for me, I'm not bothered if others can see them or like them, it's not about showing off.

I guess we (partly) have shows like LA Ink etc. to blame for this. The work they do on these shows is incredible but for me at least it's brought something personal into the mainstream and made them trendy which is a turn off.

I have 4 in total the last done about 20 odd years ago. Each one was done for a reason, they might not be to some of the standards seen today, but at the time were the best avaliable.

I would have to agree that trends have madfe them less personel these days. I also dont hide mine, they are there they are part of me.

[Justin]

I really do hate dophins, stars, disney and so on. That isn't art and should be left in the kiddies water slide decal mashines

I have a friend who had many tattoos when he was going through, let's just say, difficult times. He has a huge tattoo on his back, I won't describe it as I can think of nothing more offensive but needless to say when we first saw it through his white work shirt it was a shock. He had tattoos removed off his hands, he reckoned it was about x10 more painful than having them put on and x10 more expensive! He had huge blisters for ages after but when it all calmed down he was just left with slight scarring.

Whilst he wasn't really that bothered about the tatts he was finding job interviews etc. difficult as many folk quickly make assumptions about tattoos rightly or wrongly (and these weren't the offensive ones)

[bigj2552]

lol....cant get around to the one on my shoulder for a pics guys.....it was red playboy rabbit - thats now went bloody PINK ffs.....hence why i said about nursing home lol....done it for a bet in my late teens

here is one of the other ones thats not offensive...
My wild days lol.....
the writting on bottom scroll says "MY RUIN" - and at the time it was.....gambling-moet-woman lol...designed by ME....one of a kind !
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they are all starting to fade now and need a fresh touch up....well, it has been about 15yrs for one and 25 for the others

[gorgall2]

I've got 24 some good, some not so good. My only regret is having many small ones to start with instead of saving up for larger ones, that would look less bitty.

[Justin]

Some of the cover up work is also incredible, that's an art in itself!

[bassqee]

great stuff guys

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