• Shan
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Topic: Of Needles and Ink (NSF the Squeemish!)

So I have an addiction.  Every time something significant happens in my life I crave, nay require pain.  I cannot exist until I've been properly bloodied and bruised usually at great expense.  This time it set me back around 200 bucks; a steal if you ask me.

Here's the initial line work; incomplete as you can tell.  The artist (Aaron, from the Laughing Buddha Tattoo shop on Broadway in Seattle) was nice enough to cover my nippleage for the picture.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3603/3324417749_0192f4cabf.jpg

This is all the line work done.  All that's left is the shading!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3325254592_46e3f48578.jpg

And complete!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3324426621_dd190412bb.jpg

Note:  There is no "color" to this.  Like all of my other pieces its in black, white and shades.  That lovely shade of pink is a mixture of blood and my now bruised chest.  AWESOME!

Last edited by Shan (Mar 03, 2009 2:28 am)

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Re: Of Needles and Ink (NSF the Squeemish!)

shan wrote:

Note:  There is no "color" to this.  Like all of my other pieces its in black, white and shades.  That lovely shade of pink is a mixture of blood and my now bruised chest.  AWESOME!

That is hardcore.

You have other tattoos? Let us see :3

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Re: Of Needles and Ink (NSF the Squeemish!)

Nice! I like that one a lot better than the barcode. XD Is the placement significant? (Also dude, that is some nice shading. You should post a picture once it's healed.)

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  • Shan
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Re: Of Needles and Ink (NSF the Squeemish!)

lisette wrote:

Nice! I like that one a lot better than the barcode. XD Is the placement significant? (Also dude, that is some nice shading. You should post a picture once it's healed.)

The placement is actually the exact opposite of where it "should" go; as tradition states the Army is always closer to your heart than your own family; but since on your dress uniform your awards are placed there, I opted to save that space for when I get a reasonably large fruit salad

Post follows is my OTHER ink.

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  • Shan
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Re: Of Needles and Ink (NSF the Squeemish!)

Alright, so I just realized I don't have a picture of my right shoulder, but I'm in uniform right now and too lazy to dig out my camera, so...just picture a pair of black dice, and we'll be good.

This was my first seven tattoos; bonus points to anyone who can figure them all out without the help of google.  Pardon the blood, as this picture too was taken shortly after the inking; a whopping six years ago.  I'm not entirely happy with the results, as the artist was...a mistake.  He rushed through them all way too fast but of course I was too naive to realize it at the time.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/3366295954_a44c5805af.jpg

After those seven a few years later I got the aformentioned but unphotographed dice.  Almost exactly a year ago I got the barcode that lisette mentioned.  Yes, its actually scanable; or was when I got it; the ink might have bled enough to make it not work anymore.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3366295800_6a7b18de97.jpg

Now that I'm in Hawai'i I do horribly need to get another one though; to mark yet another change in my life.  Suggestions?

Last edited by Shan (Mar 18, 2009 3:50 pm)

Mai iloko mai
That which is within, matters
Pa`a ka waha
Observe, be silent and learn