The officially offical tattoo thread!

[jingle.boy]

yeah, looks cool... the snake/scale effects on the left with the cracked/smooth/stone on the right is pretty cool.  At least, that's how it looks to me.

[gmillerdrake]

Second Session.....one more to go.

I did fanboy out and get the DT Majesty Logo. I've always liked it and I figured 30 years listening to a band gives you the right to show the love.

















Like I said, one more session to go. He wants to get some more detail in the filigree....we're going to add a bit more of it to fill some of the open areas and then just overall background work and what not.

[SchecterShredder]

Nice! I also have a majesty symbol,  and Avenged Sevenfold's deathbat. JP and Synyster Gates are my guitar inspirations, so i don't see a problem with paying homage to that. Trying to emulate  JP has made me the player i am today.

[Lonk]

Looks nice!

[King Postwhore]

Looking good Gary!

[jingle.boy]

Awesome sauce. I’ve got the Majesty tat as well, with Rush’s Starman on top of it - Setlist Scotty’s avatar. Going on 10 years ago (since it was a 40th birthday gift to myself).

[Lonk]

Wonder how many people here have the majesty symbol tattooed on them?

I have it as well, but I have it on the Majesty guitar headstock. No JP signature though 

[faizoff]

That looks amazing. The details get better with each session.

[gmillerdrake]

Final session to throw in a kind of border at the half sleeve spot.....I really like the stonework and cracks and what not he's done before in other tats of mine so I had him incorporate it here as well. Still a bit red in the pics as this was right afterwards. I'll throw some healed pics in here in a couple weeks.

[jingle.boy]

That's really sweet, man!

[gmillerdrake]

So I lied.....once the last session healed I didn't like how we'd kind of just ended the tat without wrapping around the backside. It was empty and didn't look right. So I went back and filled in behind the bicep to complete the whole 'wrap'  I've always dug that little emblem/logo on Neal Morse's 'The Great Adventure' cover so I used that as a starting point and just asked him to fill in the spot with some filigree and stonework style stuff in the same vein as the rest of the tat.





So this is kind of a 'front' view of the arm:




A 'back' view:





So I believe I'm done for a bit. Looking at maybe reworking another old tat I have on my chest in the same way he just did this old tat. But like I said, I'm going to chill a couple months I believe.

[Phoenix87x]

So I am thinking about getting a first tattoo and I wanted get some thoughts about location

It will be 3 words, the Polish phrase: żyć dla nich

It will probably be small, but big enough to read. I want it to be in a place where I can see it everyday and be reminded of it, but not obvious in day to day life to other people.  So Like a t shirt and shorts will cover it, but i can see it when taking a shower or whatever.

Sorry if that's complicated. I'm new to the tattoo game.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[SchecterShredder]

Inside of your bicep would probably be the best fit for what you're looking for. It's even slightly concealed with your shirt off and arms at your sides. Chest is another option, but I've always preferred saving large real estate like the chest for bigger tattoos.

[lonestar]

What does the phrase mean?

I agree with inside the bicep... High on the shoulder works too, that's where I put my first one.

[Phoenix87x]

It's funny, you guys basically read my mind. Inside my my right bicep was the very first thing that came to mind when I was thinking about potential places, so that may be the spot.

żyć dla nich is Polish for "live for them"

My entire life all I wanted was to be is a father, but I'm at age 35 now and have failed so far at this goal, so I went into a deep depression feeling like I had nothing to live for, and that is a terrifying place to be. It was under a heavy weed edible dose that that phrase came to me and rescued me from those horrible feelings.

The insight that came was: Just because you don't have children today, doesn't mean you won't have them someday. You die today, and they die with you even though they aren't alive yet. I had never thought about it like that and it was just what I needed and one of the defining moments of my life.

That was 4 months ago and that phrase is what inspires me to keep going. It means everything to me and I just want to keep it close and be a constant reminder not to give up.

[chknptpie]

Looks like I haven't shared this here yet! Its a mash of Zelda and Red Rising references. Its going up to the bra line with a space battle and Coheed Keywork symbol. This is healed up after 4 sessions (1 line, 3 color). Getting more done today!

[gmillerdrake]

That is awesome! Very detailed and I dig all the color choices there!

[SchecterShredder]

Yes, very nice!

[Phoenix87x]

Very cool

[Lonk]

Love the details, looks great 

My partner is getting the Keywork as well next month.

[Phoenix87x]

Here's what I would like to do as my first tattoo. Hopefully in the next two weeks





On the arm it looks dull, but I would like it more like the picture, so more like a shiny gold flake kind of deal

[lonestar]

I'm so jealous of people who have that type of skin that ink just pops off of. It looks amazing Tricia

[ReaperKK]

I'm so jealous of people who have that type of skin that ink just pops off of. It looks amazing Tricia

Yea it really does look killer!

Here's what I would like to do as my first tattoo. Hopefully in the next two weeks





On the arm it looks dull, but I would like it more like the picture, so more like a shiny gold flake kind of deal

I like it, especially the gold. Is that going to be the size of the tattoo?

I'm still working on ideas for starting my half-sleeve, hopefully in the next year or so.

[Phoenix87x]

Thanks Reaper.

Yeah, basically the cut out that I have on my wrist is the size I'm going for. I would like it to be subtle, but at all times be visible to me.

It's there's as a reminder to never feel ashamed of who I am anymore. It's like it was right there in front of my face my entire life, but I just couldn't see it. Well, soon I'll a reminder in ink.

[chknptpie]

Thanks everyone! I'm really excited to see the upper half next month.

Phoenix - whats the significance of the symbol if you don't mind me asking?

[Phoenix87x]

Sure, no problem chknptpie.

The gold infinity sign is the symbol for autism, which I was diagnosed with last week at age 35.

Spent my entire life feeling like a weirdo and an outsider. Struggling so hard to fit in. Feeling like there was something wrong with me and not understanding why. Looking back now, all the signs were there. Right in front of my face, but I just didn't realize it.

Now I'm finally able to let go of that guilt and finally learn to love who I am, despite being different. And I can't wait to get that tattoo to honor that.

[jingle.boy]

Awesome!

[chknptpie]

Super awesome!

[gmillerdrake]

I keep looking at that tat Tricia....the detail is really well done. I LOVE that shield! Can't wait to see the campfire and tree line completed!!

Phoenix.....love the idea and the tat itself. I'm sure you've done this....but....make sure to find a really good artist to do that one. It may be small and what some would consider to be 'simple' but due to it's meaning and the symmetry and 'flow' of it you want them to nail it! Looking forward to seeing it!



So....I will reach 15 years of sobriety in June and had planned to get a tattoo to commemorate the occasion. I did so with my ten year mark so I had an appointment to go in and get one set with my guy in August. He books pretty far out and is always full....but....he called me last week (actually on the day of Tricia's first post) and said he had a client push an appointment and wanted to know if I'd like to take it. Even though it's about a month and a half before my 'official' sobriety date....I said sure. So I went in last Saturday and sat for it. All I told him is I wanted the Roman Numerals for '15' (XV).....and that to give it a similar look to what he'd done on my bicep on my other arm. So, here it is (6) days healed.










And this is on my other arm that he did a year or so ago. So, they're kind of related yet different.

[Phoenix87x]

Those look great 

Phoenix.....love the idea and the tat itself. I'm sure you've done this....but....make sure to find a really good artist to do that one. It may be small and what some would consider to be 'simple' but due to it's meaning and the symmetry and 'flow' of it you want them to nail it! Looking forward to seeing it!

Thanks for the guidance. I think I found someone who is up to the task and I scheduled some time with her next Friday the 5th. Going to get the small infinity sign on the wrist and she said she can do the polish phrase on the inner arm during that session too.

[King Postwhore]

Love it Gary.

[chknptpie]

Thanks Gary! Love your new work and congrats

[jingle.boy]

Gary .... put the damned laundry away!!

Also, tats look bitchin.

[Podaar]

Gary .... put the damned laundry away!!

Good call, Chad!

Also, Gary, I (for one) would appreciate a bit of grooming (if not shaving) of your pits prior to the next photo. Eeeeeeew.

[TAC]

Congrats on the milestone Gary.  Looking forward to seeing the 20 year tattoo.