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I have one on my other shoulder of the Chinese symbol for strength. its very generic and common, so I don't really show it off. It doesn't look bad, its just nothing artistic or special. I will fix that one up in a few months and probably write "Family" in Thai lettering across my heart. So yeah, the tattoo bug has bitten, lol.

I like to do the Kanji symbols to look like brush strokes. I can usaully make old ones look brushed on also, just a thought.smile.gif

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I like the look of well done Japanese lettering, I guess you would call it.... but it seems nowadays it's as cliche as barbed wire, tribals, and black panthers :shrug:

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Good placement, now you just need an image on the inside of your forearm and some background and you'll have a half sleeve,hehe.trink40.gif

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there will be red shadows around dragon, and also some skulls between wings. also thinking what to get inside forearm

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Just had my homeboy hook me up with this:

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Going to get it shaded and probably leave it like that, I want to sleeve out my leg and right arm in Japanese-inspired tattoo design... tired of people telling me that it's "bad luck" to have a koi fish swimming downstream, I did my research it can also represent the season of Fall (in which I was born) or the overcoming of struggles in one's life, in fact any tattoo can mean anything to anyone so blah :P

Actually I was hoping to get advice on my next piece(s)... want to do a tiger/dragon motif maybe on on my arm and one on my other leg, but I can't decide on the style of tattoo I want to get...

There is the more stylized artwork like these two:

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Or these guys that are a little more intricate somehow different in a way:

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What do you guys think? Thanks

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Found some different images on DeviantArt, played around in Photoshop for a little while and this is what I came up with (eventually will be full color):

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Writing means "Strength of Spirit"..... from About.com so I hope that's reliable lol!!

Edited by CadillacMatt

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Looks cool. I wanna get another one on my other upper arm or my back but I have no idea what to get. I have a daughter due in week or two so I might get her name, but not sure where or how. I wanna get something artistic and intricate though.

Edit: I'm thinkin about something like a confederate flag blending into an american flag. :puzzled::puzzled:

BanginGMC: I like the 4th pic the best

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I guess i should post a few i have. i got more but there not really worth showing.

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Im just waiting for my son to be born (aug 16) to get another one.

I havent haad a new one since about 5 years ago. ITS TIME!!!

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Sorry for the HUGE pics.

Most done with an E string home-made gun.

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Went ahead and had my homeboy do the tattoo on my arm... cleaned it up a little in photoshop came out great. One of a kind.

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Going to get all the linework done on my arm and then color.

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These are the only two that I have:

1. Sons name on left inner forearm

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2. Dragon on right inner forearm. Needs to be touched up. About 12 years old now

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Whaaaat?

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I must be on the same tattoo cycle as you Chop, cause I got some ink last week too.:woot:

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My most recent one is a grizzly bear on dirt bike with a machine gun in his paw, pointed towards the sky. I'll put a pic up when I get home

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Older one

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got this today (23.02.2011) it did hurt rly bad.. its right under my wrist.

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Pics fail bro.

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Pics fail bro.

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Guess I should post up my latest.

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Is there a meaning behind the totem?

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Is there a meaning behind the totem?

With representations of family, strength, and memorial (death), it all ties into what I am pushing through now.

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