New Tat: 2nd sitting

[jerkbox]

cool...that blue looks awesome....very vivid

 

[Bobber]

Bobber it is a butterfly sitting on a trilliam flower. I got it when I turned 25 it was a coming of age thing repersenting what I had become and where I came from. I still love it one of my best friends did a water colour panting for me of my idea then I brought it into the artist and he reworked it for a tat. I am thinking of adding to the sides make it go all across the lower back but I am not real sure what to fill it in with. I had thought of a tribute to my father in there somewhere but not real sure how to work it balance wise etc.

Wow, I don't know what looks better...your back or the tat! I think it would be super sexy if you had it going alll the way across your lower back. You can put a tribute to your dad back there but then i think it would be really weird for your bf/hubby to have to stare at him while doing the deed.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Wow, I don't know what looks better...your back or the tat! I think it would be super sexy if you had it going alll the way across your lower back. You can put a tribute to your dad back there but then i think it would be really weird for your bf/hubby to have to stare at him while doing the deed.

Thanks that pic is a few years old my back has gotten better so have my shoulders and arms. I will post some pics again once I peel a bit more of this fat off.

I am having an issue with where is an good place to put the tat for him I want it to be somewhere that is still mostly covered but also not really a sexual area either. My idea is to have a small heart with the colours of the german flag saying "vater" which is father in german. Maybe on the inside of my ankle. I really love the blues in your tat makes me want to add some blue to mine so vivid and beautiful.

 

[Bobber]

Thanks that pic is a few years old my back has gotten better so have my shoulders and arms. I will post some pics again once I peel a bit more of this fat off.

I am having an issue with where is an good place to put the tat for him I want it to be somewhere that is still mostly covered but also not really a sexual area either. My idea is to have a small heart with the colours of the german flag saying "vater" which is father in german. Maybe on the inside of my ankle. I really love the blues in your tat makes me want to add some blue to mine so vivid and beautiful.

Yes please do post pics! I think you should get an ankle bracelet type deal with the heart as the pendant on your foot. I LOVE those tattoos on women.

 

[heatherrae]

Yonkers weights - Sorry, didn't see your questions, you were blacked out. I am 3.5 hours in and as it is I have another 2-3 hours left depending on what type of koi I get it colored in as. But I want to add something on my trap so probably about 3-4 hours left.

Nathan - Yes they are.

Crazy Russian - Thanks!

The Clockwork - My best friend from college drew the rough sketch. I told him I wanted a koi fish swimming across a lotus flower, he drew it, and my artist redrew it to what she wanted.

Heather - I have never met anyone else that knows the whole story behind the meaning of this tattoo. Very cool! Any suggestion of what to put above the water next to the lotus? I spoke to this one girl who knows a lot about asian culture and she said something about a candle or bamboo.

SuperQT - What do you have?

Taps - Thanks bro. Her name is Rachel Rice from Bethesda Tattoo in MD. I did tons of research as to who I wanted to do it. I even looked at the work of the guys from Miami Ink(make a weekend out of it), but I really like her work way more than any one elses.

Well, bamboo would be a good choice. It symbolizes resilience and honesty. The bamboo bends in the wind, but does not break. It also is often given as a gift for good luck. I think that the artist could easily work that in and it would give a bit of masculinity next to the beauty of the lotus.

I personally like plum blossoms in that they represent new life after a death, figuratively speaking. It is the flower that represents the first blooms after winter. I think that would tie in well with the rest of the symbolism of the tattoo, but you would have to decide if that would make your tattoo look too feminine.


There are plenty of other cool chinese art motifs, such as bats, coins, fu dogs, lions, tigers, dragons, frogs, cats, etc etc etc. However, most of those could not be done so small and still look good. Otherwise, they risk making the tattoo too busy and ruining the aesthetics of it, I think.

I think I like your friend's bamboo idea best.

 

[Razorguns]

superqt i'll be in kw/toronto again in sept. this time i gotta find a gym to workout for 2 weeks.

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[Smurfy]

I like the tattoo it looks really tight dude..

and uh ..nice shoulder/upper back development.

agreed!

 

[redtopp06]

im not a big fan on color like that. but that tats pretty awsome bro. and it looks cool on the shoulder

 

[heatherrae]

agreed!

I'll concur, too!

For me, men's shoulders are the sexiest thing in the world. So, showing a picture of a beautiful shoulder makes me MELT.

 

[bigmann245]

ink IS addictive, isn't it!

yup