Planning on getting my first tattoo - thoughts?

[Jimmy-Z]

From my personal experience it matters more who you get it from than what you decide to get.
Do your homework, look at online/fb portfolio's of artists you are considering, try to fault each image you see of theirs, remember this is their showcase work, the stuff they are so proud of they shared it online.

So look at line work, or rather incomplete or wobbly lines, look at colour and shading, where the shading meets the line.

One of the most said and most important thing about tattoo's are : Cheap Tattoo's and Good and Good tattoo's aint cheap.

Also look at scarring after it's healed. I see so many tattoos where the artist has gone too deep & left a visible scarred outline.

I would definitely go to Metal Machine in Cape Town again,.. if I could find a design I like. 12 years later mine still looks good. barely faded

 

[marzbars]

Also look at scarring after it's healed. I see so many tattoos where the artist has gone too deep & left a visible scarred outline.

I would definitely go to Metal Machine in Cape Town again,.. if I could find a design I like. 12 years later mine still looks good. barely faded

Derek Baker is a legend. Prepare to wait a few months and pay through your arse, but well worth it.

 

[AliCatS]

I have the deathly hallows sign on my ankle because I am such a fan.
So no it doesn't have to have an intense meaning.

Just as long as you like it.
And what everybody else is saying about the artists.

 

[Gothan]

I have a crap load and 99% of them have no special meaning what so ever, except that I love old school traditional tattoos. It's about that deep

 

[Drifter]

Thoughts? Dont.

 

[AliCatS]

I have a crap load and 99% of them have no special meaning what so ever, except that I love old school traditional tattoos. It's about that deep

Weird, I also have a theme I follow with my tattoos...

 

[Eedubz]

I have a crap load and 99% of them have no special meaning what so ever, except that I love old school traditional tattoos. It's about that deep

Same here, I'm into the traditional scene and go to a shop that specialises in trad and neo-trad. All my work so far is traditional. Slowly working towards having both arms sleeved, chest, sides, have a huge single back piece planned, and my legs. A full suit basically.

There's a difference between having a/some tattoo(s) and being tattooed

 

[marzbars]

Gareth Lloyd – Cape Electric Tattoo
Great for traditional, very strong bold linework

 

[Cicero]

Who cares if it has meaning, as long as you like it.

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Can't agree more!

 

[Magnum]

Ill leave this here. Little pretty gold fish turns into whales...