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May 31, 2009 12:12

Hi, I've been looking around this comm for awhile and really love everyone's tattoos, and now I finally have a reason to post here ( Read more... )

white ink, advice, the perks of being a wallflower, stephen chbosky, font, wrist

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theatercab May 31 2009, 17:26:17 UTC
I like 1!

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purpledice May 31 2009, 17:36:01 UTC
The other quote ("we accept the love we think we deserve") could possibly be made into a bracelet-type of tattoo--smaller font, circling your wrist. Of course, there's a chance it'd look like scar tissue and you tried to cut off your hand...Just an idea though.

As for front, I like #2. And I'm also a big big fan of Perks. :) Do post pictures when you get it!

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prussianknight May 31 2009, 17:39:49 UTC
Hmm, I hadn't thought of that. I wasn't planning on having a lot of words on me, but that's a really nice idea, so I'll have to think about that too.

Thanks!

Oh, don't worry, if/when I get this done I'll be excitedly sharing pictures here. :)

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andhowever May 31 2009, 17:57:56 UTC
Recommendation 1: "infinite" as a word, particularly in a small enough font to fit on a wrist, might blur. How would you feel about getting an infinity symbol? Small, subtle, likely to age well, and not likely to spur as many questions as a word on a wrist.

Recommendation 2: Depending on your skin tone, white ink might not show up very well. How would you feel about a pastel ink (light blue, light purple)? I've seen some really pretty pieces done in very light colors, and they seem more hardy than straight-up white.

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prussianknight May 31 2009, 18:09:19 UTC
Yeah, I was worried about bleeding, but I don't know how bad tattoos bleed, so I'm not really sure how big I'd have to the word to have it still look nice and readable. I really like the idea of having the word on me, but an infinity symbol might look nice too.

I've heard it shows up best if you're pale, and I'm pretty pale so I wasn't too worried... pastel ink might look nice, I haven't really seen any just pastel tattoos, but I'll definitely look into them. I wanted white so it wouldn't be very noticeable, but if it's not going to show up much at all in general then I'd probably have to go with some sort of pastel. It's hard to know if it would show up well on me without trying it though...

Thank you for the recommendations, I really appreciate it. :)

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lnzucke May 31 2009, 20:19:07 UTC
I like the idea of the infinity symbol! Very creative and it's still the same meaning!

My friend had the "I love you" sign (like an actual hand making the sign) tattooed on her foot. She's pretty pale but the artist suggested adding a pastel to the white to shade so it would stand out. She added a light pink and it shows up better and looks awesome. I thought it would be super pink but it's very light. She said her artist suggested a pale blue, pale purple, or pale pink to keep from fading.

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prussianknight May 31 2009, 20:24:08 UTC
I don't want to bother you, but do you have any pictures of your friend's tattoo? I'm really curious to see how it looks. :)

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aquarienfisch May 31 2009, 18:34:25 UTC
huh no idea why but I really love 3 :)

and chbosky ^

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lnzucke May 31 2009, 20:15:00 UTC
3! I like 3!

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prussianknight May 31 2009, 20:11:45 UTC
Yes, he did. That's sort of I picked typewriter and typewriter-ish fonts. :) [I also just really like how they look. xD]

Thanks!

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