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What do you guys have for tattoos??? I'm heading to the coast for Christmas and getting my wife her first and was going to get my tribal arm tattoo done but looks a little out of my price range 5hrs work @ 1000 min seems a bit steep, when I consider my last took 6hrs and only cost me $550here's what I want to get:

:o SICK!

So are you thinking like a quarter sleeve, half sleeve? $1,000 does seem pretty steep. Make sure it's what you REALLY want. That's a lot of money, especially for something irreversible. You should personalize it... make it special to you. I have a friend whose 24 and has full sleeves on both arms, with this awesome ocean/koi fish design. It's a metaphor about something his psych professor talked to him about in college to help him get some personal problems. By all means though, go for it! Just make sure it's what you want.

Cheers,
Seanny

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Originally posted by action jackson Scars are tatoos with better stories! I got alot of stories!...........aj

I have a shirt with that on the back and enough titanium to not pass through airport security too easily.


Back when I was younger...

Yeah I definitely like it and will continue to like it. I've wanted a full on tribal like this for a while. My other one on my back is part tribal as well. I will go for the half sleeve for now and later on I want to expand it onto my chest. I'm gonna talk to the artist later today and see what he can do for part of it now and the rest in the summer without having to spend 6 months having it look dumb. Here's what I have right now except I had it colored in and sometimes wish I had left it this way

AJ, WG, Todd I'm with you guys. I have no ink but lots of markings with stories. When my friends and I get talking about them it always reminds me of Rip Torn and Richard Dryfus in Jaws. Sandy just does this

I've got two tattoos, an Alpha on my left wrist, Omega on my right wrist and also an anchor with 13 stars on my arm.

Just make sure it is something you will like for many many years. I have seen some awesome looking tattoos for sure.

There was a guy that used to work at the local grocery store and he had nearly a full sleeve from when he was in his 20's. He was in his late 70's or early 80's and the tattoos looked really odd and not so good any more.

My feeling is scars are way more cool. Here's my best scar to date.
Who else has some good scars or tattoos to share?

-Scott

Most of what kills a tattoo is UV exposure. I'm pasty white Irish so the Sun and I don't get along anyway:duh: The sleeve on my right arm is almost entirely yellow and looks almost new after 9 years. At one point I had 16 piercings as well (worked in a shop for a while,) but every generation thinks they invent the counter culture. Yes kids, some people your parents age used to look like they did a faceplant in a tackle box too. I think it's funny how angry the young piercing crowd tries to look these days.

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Originally posted by ripsessionkites I think he is getting PL logo somewhere. I offered to pay for it if he got it on the butt cheek or the poop hole.

OW!

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We keep teasing him since we're switching to Libre next season.

At least no one would have to see it! poor artist!:nounless they were veryclose...)

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Originally posted by heliboy50 I think it's funny how angry the young piercing crowd tries to look these days.

Bahahahaha yes! :D I agree with you. I think it looks stupid. Angry angry Slipknot worshippers and mall goths. LOL. I like the snake bites because they look cool. Now, I look around, and every kid has them. Or wants them. It doesn't look so cool anymore. :/

27 yrs retired and proud to say I have none...................however I saw alot of nice work in Okinawa and the Phillipines..............

Yeah!
You might say I,m big on tat's

This is my latest one which I got about three weeks ago (5 hours of pain and 700 later)


And a few others (back piece and left sleeve)

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Originally posted by ripsessionkites TDMC96 is big on tats. I think he is getting PL logo somewhere. I offered to pay for it if he got it on the butt cheek or the poop hole.

I still plan on getting a PL tat but probably on the right shoulder..(attempting to talk Rip into getting one with me but I fear that he is so skinny that the needle might pass right through him....lol

Cheers all!

Wererabbit, dragon sock, crazyalienspacebones. Got some more but these are the biggest.

4 hours at $150 an hour, from a time when i felt less than great about myself

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Originally posted by shaggs2riches Now this has me wondering if anyone has any kitesurfing, buggy, atb etc... tattoos? It would be pretty sweet to have a kiting pic on my calf.

I've been thinking of a cool kiting tattoo myself. What would be cool that you wouldn't have to explain all the time? I thought of the usual buggy/kite silouette but that might look like a bumper sticker. I have a tribal already on my bicep (I forgot what tribe I belong to though, ) and it looked really cool when I was all buff and working out 10 years ago. Now however, as I get mushy and old, its sort of sliding down my arm so I figure in a few more years it'll just fall off my hand like a loose bracelet!

Seriously, though, I'd be proud to get a tat to represent kiting if anyone has a good idea--sort of a brotherhood stamp we can all get .




Hey ---UPDATE-- Got this today on my calf! It's a kanji symbol for wind! Or maybe soy sauce.

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How bout a PKF tattoo Juat kiddin it would be sweet to get a kiting tatty designed

I have full tribal on my right thigh. I am soo glad that I did personalize mine with my daughters names in the design. Like said above make sure you throw your own spin on it, or it will look like the other millions of people who did the same thing

I have heard of artists charging alot extra per hour for someone who says they want some tribal done and have no original idea because the artists do not want to do it. Atleast the good artists that take pride in their work. They want to do more artist original work instead of something that is more common.

I plan to get more work done but I will switching to a more Maroi type style.

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Originally posted by Seanny @edk442 Woah.. :o That's crazy! I like it! So it's like a gunshot turning into flowers?

thanks

the general theme (for ME at least..some people might just see a guy shooting himself) is rebirth, forgetting the negative and focussing on the positive and becoming a better person. even the hard times can have their own silver lining. a chance to start anew like spring after a cold winter

i actually named it "A new Beginning" but at least one person has called it "Fingerbang"

It's what it means to you that counts the most. Things that are personally significant to you cannot possibly be comprehended in the same manner by other people. Well, that and the tattoo also just looks really cool.

Music is really what I am most passionate about, have always been passionate about, and will continue to be passionate about. I like it all. Band shirts for me, every day. Some of the metal shirts I wear earn me funny "WTF is that" looks from other people. Do I care? Not particularly. Of course, I'm not out to offend anyone... my Morbid Angel logo shirt is one of my favorite shirts ever, but I'm sure some of the Christian folk around here won't think it's too cute. Man, did I just hijack this thread or what? Sorry about that.

Cheers,
Seanny

Here is what I ended up getting. Quite different from what it started to be but I really like it, and it was custom designed to be unique. Three and a half hours later I now have a fun two weeks of even more pain as it heals. Enjoy

nabx tatty

this tat is on going over 4 years and will be on going for life

That's a great way to honor the sport dirtslide Once I'm done with this current piece, I'm thinking a picture of a mountainboarder rippin it up with a kite. Think the rider will be a monkey or something just to make it more fun. Not sure but thinking on my thigh would be cool.

something like this is what I'm thinking for my first. Old Man Wind. Just a question of where. The wife already has one but we are talking about a trip to the studio together.

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Originally posted by acampbell Old Man Wind. Just a question of where.

Ummmm. I know where I'd put it!:moon:

Yeah Chris right where all the wind comes from in your town :P

Here's my first post on Power Kite Forum!


my first tattoo ever... it could be few things... freestyle kite... a revolution one or a traction power kite... if you look it up side down it could be a Bat... an at the same time a kind of origami bird!

It's a ritual, a way to mark an important point in my life ... to remember and show ... in the pain of being tattooed i found some serenity... i understand your point «good kite cash»... for me i had to pass this step to go further.

Shaggs - that tat came out amazing! Trying to convince the man to get one similar but he is not sold yet. (Someone at WW please talk some sense into him)

Got my first last night on my lower back JUST RIGHT of the tramp stamp location Hurt more than playing hockey with my broken thumb.

I am so glad I waited two years before going as it took me that long to settle on a design that is truley unique and original. Nice to know no one else has one like it and prob never will. If you look closely, my nickname that my family calls me is within the spiral - not obvious, which is the way i like it.

Here is the drawing I sent the artist and it came out exactly as I had designed. I sure hope its healed for next weekend cuz i gotta get out the harness over this ink!

Thanks for the kind words. Congrats on getting your first. I like the turtle design totally unique. I'm getting touch-ups this summer and hoping to finish the design all the way around my arm. I want to do a red shading too. When this one is finished I will do the same on the other arm, except red with black/gray shading. I got a bit of flak when I posted it on a tattoo forum. Something bout tribal being out of style. But then again I never was one to be up in style with what everyone else was sporting/doing so it didn't bother me.

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Originally posted by borntofli You guys are wasting good kite cash.......... No disrespect intended, just don't get the tat thing........

Like I always say,its one of the few investments you can take to the grave with you :tumble:

Grass-ee-ass! Got to see kens' work and they both have great work! The best advice I ever got was take your idea to an artist and say, "this is what I'm thinking,can you draw something close to it with your interpretation of that?" Then it becomes a collaborative,and it gets the artist from "yeah I can do it" to "yeah I WANT to do it" and the work and price is always better. Plus if they're good,their ideas usually turns out better than what you had in mind.

That's a pretty hardcore display of loyalty right there!!! Looks good man.

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Originally posted by pokitetrash Quote: Originally posted by shaggs2riches Now this has me wondering if anyone has any kitesurfing, buggy, atb etc... tattoos? It would be pretty sweet to have a kiting pic on my calf. I've been thinking of a cool kiting tattoo myself. What would be cool that you wouldn't have to explain all the time? I thought of the usual buggy/kite silouette but that might look like a bumper sticker. I have a tribal already on my bicep (I forgot what tribe I belong to though, ) and it looked really cool when I was all buff and working out 10 years ago. Now however, as I get mushy and old, its sort of sliding down my arm so I figure in a few more years it'll just fall off my hand like a loose bracelet! Seriously, though, I'd be proud to get a tat to represent kiting if anyone has a good idea--sort of a brotherhood stamp we can all get . Hey ---UPDATE-- Got this today on my calf! It's a kanji symbol for wind! Or maybe soy sauce. [img][/img]

Nope that's wind SAFE!

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Originally posted by Kamikuza Nope that's wind SAFE!

Thanks man! I negotiated a bit for a better price on the work. I was hoping the artist didn't turn it backwards or something for revenge and have it mean something like "bites fart bubbles in the tub" or something...

This is my latest piece I got in late February 2011 (Just in time for NABX)

I was thinking of getting this for my next tattoo and when people ask why, I would just stare at them to see how long it takes them to figure out the irony.

[img]My next Tatoo by pokitetrash, on Flickr[/img]

Now that is funny.... tattoo.....

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Originally posted by pokitetrash "bites fart bubbles in the tub" or something...

Hey, you do that too...? :P

:wee: Let your SOULFLY!

You're kidding!