It sounds like you're sold on the treble clef tattoo idea. I would only urge that you commit when you're sure you want one. It sounds like you do, since you've been thinking about it and you have an idea you're happy with.
Don't worry about whether you'll be happy with it forever-people who think carefully about their tattoos are satisfied with them, even if their tastes change, because it still reflects who they were at the time of getting it. But people who did their tattoos on a whim regret them. So in other words, it's the intention, not the content, that matters. Your intention with the treble clef sounds good as long as you commit to loving it. (Personal example: I have three tattoos and wouldn't mind getting another, but I'm holding off on the design I have in mind until I'm sure that I still like my idea after it's been on the shelf for a few years.)
I would also recommend researching all the tattoo shops in your area. Decide what your budget is and be up front about it. Find an artist whose work you like and talk to them about your idea and budget. Do not shop for the cheapest rate or you'll regret it-you get what you pay for. A good artist will give you something you love for what you can afford, but a bad artist will give you something shitty for the same price.
Lastly, I would talk to the artist you choose about modifying the idea for your personality. A musical symbol is not a unique idea-nothing wrong with it, but other people have the same thing in one form or another. So, making the tattoo design more unique for you will make it more special. Maybe link it to your favorite song, or your last song sung. My favorite tattoo is a wave with some text on my foot-sounds generic, but my reasoning behind each aspect, and the way I worked with the artist to come to the final design, is what makes it special to me.
It sounds like you're sold on the treble clef tattoo idea. I would only urge that you commit when you're sure you want one. It sounds like you do, since you've been thinking about it and you have an idea you're happy with.
Don't worry about whether you'll be happy with it forever-people who think carefully about their tattoos are satisfied with them, even if their tastes change, because it still reflects who they were at the time of getting it. But people who did their tattoos on a whim regret them. So in other words, it's the intention, not the content, that matters. Your intention with the treble clef sounds good as long as you commit to loving it. (Personal example: I have three tattoos and wouldn't mind getting another, but I'm holding off on the design I have in mind until I'm sure that I still like my idea after it's been on the shelf for a few years.)
I would also recommend researching all the tattoo shops in your area. Decide what your budget is and be up front about it. Find an artist whose work you like and talk to them about your idea and budget. Do not shop for the cheapest rate or you'll regret it-you get what you pay for. A good artist will give you something you love for what you can afford, but a bad artist will give you something shitty for the same price.
Lastly, I would talk to the artist you choose about modifying the idea for your personality. A musical symbol is not a unique idea-nothing wrong with it, but other people have the same thing in one form or another. So, making the tattoo design more unique for you will make it more special. Maybe link it to your favorite song, or your last song sung. My favorite tattoo is a wave with some text on my foot-sounds generic, but my reasoning behind each aspect, and the way I worked with the artist to come to the final design, is what makes it special to me.
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