Tattoo art?

[Big Mikey]

Two things I noticed in your post.....1) you say you "think" you know what you want and 2) you can't decide where to put it. As an owner of many tattoos, IMHO, you need to definitely know what you want. As for placement, if this is your first ink, the chest will be VERY painful. The leg is not too bad. To aid in your choice, are you getting the tattoo for yourself or to show your heritage and love of country? This may sound funny but I have suggested this to a number of people and they all swear it helped them.... get naked and stand in front of a mirror. Imagine the tattoo in place and see how you feel.

This is a piece I had done on Dec. 8. I hope it inspires you.

[McMurdo]

As for placement, if this is your first ink, the chest will be VERY painful

I would have to agree with you on that, BM I have 2 tattoos on my chest, one on each side, the only one that hurt worse is the one on my ribs, and it was done in one 5 and a half hour sitting.

The design sounds good, and you wont find it in any flash book, so my advice is to go into a tattoo in your area that has a good reputation, ask people you know and trust where they got their tattoos. Once you have found a reputiblie shop go in with your ideas and see what they come up with, also it sounds like it might be a large piece given that you would want some detail to the tattoo, always remember tattoo ink spreads slightly over time and if the piece you are doing is too small to begin with, over time it might not look the way that you envisioned it.

So talk to the tattoo artist of your choice and see if they can help you out with your decition about placement, all of my tattoos can be covered up easily if I want them to be, that is the way I want it you might want something different but it might be something for you to think about.


Good luck with your ink.