tattoo

[baller26]

hi

i want to get a tattoo of a lion or tiger that has its front left paw on my left pec and its front right paw on my left shoulder blade, its rear right paw on the front of my left hip and its rear right paw on the back of my left hip, as though it is climbing up my body.

does anyone know where i can find pictures of this or something similiar that i can edit.i tried looking on the internet but cant find anything.

thanks in advance

[malaise]

You'd be better aksing a respectable tattoo artist and let them know what style you mean (e.g Japanese, traditional, etc), then they'll draw it up for you and alter it per your request.

[caz21]

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http: //www.bbc.co.uk/kent/your_space/tattoo/images/ tiger.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/k ent/your_space/tattoo/index_03.shtml&h=199 &w=175&sz=19&tbnid=r5_rdtBS4Jx3JM: &tbnh=99&tbnw=87&hl=en&start=7 8&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtiger%2Btattoo%26star t%3D60%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tiger+tatt oo&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images

try these there are loads if it doesnt work type tiger tattoo in google images and scroll through the pages also type lion tattoo see what comes up!

[electricblue]

get a decent free-hand tattooist have it drawn out to your design,thats what me and my hubby do they're unique and to your satisfaction,,,and baller,,,that sounds awesome!!!

[Ward-Minter]

You may take umbrage at this reply, and for that I am sorry.

Unless you are a lower-class chav, with a common mockney accent and wear fake sportswear to the local "themed" pub, please do not even consider such an awful thing. There is about as much class in your suggestion as a daytrip to Margate with a girl called Mandy. Quite awful.

Yes it's your choice and that I respect, but surely the main reason of this egoistic vaingloriouness is for others to look at you. What about respect for them?

Further, you are probably young (I assume 26) but remember one day you will be old and the body starts drooping in places. Your "big cat" tattoo will soon erode into what may appear to be a Golden Retriever or worse still a caricature of Boris Johnson.

Please reconsider. I have a small regimental tattoo, very well done by a true pro. I still hate it.

[electricblue]

tattoo???Pro???Drooping???Poor WM!!!

[JustSia]

Dear, W-B,

You may take umbrage at this reply and for that I am not particularly sorry.

You talk about respect yet you tarred all who have tattoos with the same brush, which was an incredibly ignorant thing to say. I am trying to see where would Winston Churchill or King George V stand in the chav culture, they wore tattoos.

Fair enough you don�t like it and think it is stupid, but that is your opinion alone. The history and the culture of tattooing is so colourful and so full of character, that to narrow it all down to �egoistic vaingloriouness� (interesting word btw) is particularly benighted.

What do you care what his body is gonna look like later on in his life, it�s not as if you gonna sleep in the same bed. If he grows to regret it then you can give him lessons on how to cope with that decision. Otherwise it has nothing to do with what you or anyone else thinks. Respect doesn�t apply in this case.

You can�t please everyone. There will always be someone who doesn�t understand you or doesn�t like you or what you do. Life wouldn�t be worth living if we limited ourselves because of those people. Art would not develop. Music genres wouldn�t grow. Architecture would be homogenous. Fashion as such would not exist�

[JustSia]

Baller26, I agree with the others. Get the flash drawn especially for you. One thing I would add is do your research. Tattooing animals is one of the hardest things there is. I know of only few artists in the UK that do lifelike designs. Start buying tattoo mags. See what you like in there. Even if it is on the other side of the country it is well worth the bother, since like W-B mentioned you will grow old with it. I know people who traveled to Germany just to get the design they wanted.

Whatever you do don�t rush it. It might take you a year to find someone who would do the right job, it might take longer. You might even find that after seeing all these designs it is not what you would really like. The main thing is don�t rush.

Do you have any tattoos now? If it is your first, then be careful. You wouldn�t want to start the tattoo and then find that you simply can�t deal with the pain.

In any case all the best.

S.

[Ward-Minter]

Splitting the atom, breaking the sound barrier, walking on the moon, tattooing animals. Indeed one of the hardest things there is??????

And if you really wanted to travel far to get one, you could go all the way to ................Germany. WOW.

Baller DON'T DO IT. I know this wasn't a thread on the pros/cons of having a tattoo but listen to reason.

However, if you fall into the lower echelons of our simple social structure then fine. I assume it's a class thing I will never truly understand.

[loulee89]

W-M dont be so patronising

Seriously .. just be quiet

[malaise]

Ward Minter, why do you insist on posting on EVERY tattoo-related thread?

The guy wants a tattoo. He doesn't want some right-wing narrow minded twit with all the knowledge of having and regretting some stupid army tattoo he got ten years ago harping on at him not to do it. Have you ever decided against an idea you've got your heart set on because someone came along ON THE INTERNET and told you not to? And what about your respect for others? Seems to be sorely lacking.

If you don't like something, don't get involved in it. e.g Stop posting on tattoo related threads: Nobody cares how much you hate tattoos, or what your prehistoric narrow-mindedness has led you to believe.

If he wants a big cat on him, I'm damn well sure he'll go and get one, and love it.

[loulee89]

Well said :o)

[Ward-Minter]

malaise due to a degree of ennui I have checked that there are infact 192 questions regarding tattoos and a combined answer rate of 367. I have posted on just two of them.

Please therefore can you explain why you have rudely stated that I post on EVERY tattoo related thread?

I know peasants exaggerate to a degree to better themselves, but really there is no need for such blatent untruths are there?

Or alternatively just sit back and enjoy the proceeds of your welfare cheques with the sweet taste of cheap plonk in your council flat with probably two illegimate children.

This is not "harping on", this is a gentle reminder that YOU CAN BETTER YOURSELF!

[malaise]

Hee hee, you are a funny little chap. Unfortunately you don't rile me at all, because I work all day with adults with special needs so I'm used to people presenting challenging behaviour.

I am degree eduated, twice. I have no children and work hard for a living. My "ennui" does not induce internet searching in order to win a petty inter-argument. I have better things to do with my life. Clearly better things than yourself!

Toddle off now, dearest, back to your little military dreamland in your council flat, where you fantasise about superiority complexes. I've conducted a lot of research into personality disorders and psychopathy: You should have that looked into. I'm sure it's treatable.

P.S "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" e.g If you don't like tattoos, don't harp on about why others also shoudln't.