Evolution of a Tattoo
I've been talking about the tattoo I want for some time now. I've had my first session and now that things are started, I figured I'd let you guys in on the process. Or, you know, my process. See, this time is unique because I didn't find the picture first and bring it in; I'm having Tom (my tattoo dude, a god among men) draw it up.
I knew I wanted Alice in Wonderland themed and, originally, I was going with Alice falling down the rabbit hole with all the main characters on either side. But that didn't really feel right. So, this last July, I sat down and drew out a sketch. After a few drafts, I had the placement how I liked it.
Yes, I know. It looks like a third grader drew it (no offense to third graders).
So I brought this in to Tom (of All American Tattoo in Spokane, if you were wondering). From there, he sent his apprentice to pick up the comics I like so much (Return to Wonderland) and paged through them, getting a feel for the style. I knew I wanted the Hatter to be like the comic's interpretation but I wanted the Cheshire Cat to be more traditional. And I didn't want it to be so sexy-time-ish.
I also knew that I wanted it to be the kind of thing where, the more you looked at it, the more stuff you saw. And then I let him at it. He put up the idea to make the Caterpillar's face like an actual caterpillar (as opposed to humanoid like Disney has it) and I LOVED that idea. Then he found another Wonderland cover and lifted Alice off it.
(And toned down the sexy-time-ness).
From there, this is what we got (it feels like he pulled it straight out of my imagination):
Obviously the outline is not done (it's missing the Red Queen, White Queen, Queen of Hearts and White Rabbit) but I'm so freaking excited about it. So I'll post updates after each session so you guys can see how it comes along.
Now I'm off to play Mass Effect 2 (which is freaking epic)!
I knew I wanted Alice in Wonderland themed and, originally, I was going with Alice falling down the rabbit hole with all the main characters on either side. But that didn't really feel right. So, this last July, I sat down and drew out a sketch. After a few drafts, I had the placement how I liked it.
Yes, I know. It looks like a third grader drew it (no offense to third graders).
So I brought this in to Tom (of All American Tattoo in Spokane, if you were wondering). From there, he sent his apprentice to pick up the comics I like so much (Return to Wonderland) and paged through them, getting a feel for the style. I knew I wanted the Hatter to be like the comic's interpretation but I wanted the Cheshire Cat to be more traditional. And I didn't want it to be so sexy-time-ish.
I also knew that I wanted it to be the kind of thing where, the more you looked at it, the more stuff you saw. And then I let him at it. He put up the idea to make the Caterpillar's face like an actual caterpillar (as opposed to humanoid like Disney has it) and I LOVED that idea. Then he found another Wonderland cover and lifted Alice off it.
(And toned down the sexy-time-ness).
From there, this is what we got (it feels like he pulled it straight out of my imagination):
Obviously the outline is not done (it's missing the Red Queen, White Queen, Queen of Hearts and White Rabbit) but I'm so freaking excited about it. So I'll post updates after each session so you guys can see how it comes along.
Now I'm off to play Mass Effect 2 (which is freaking epic)!