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Opheliac
list of tattoo idea and their meanings. pretty much all but one aren't in stone. ive been thinking for years. and ill be training in becoming a tattoo artist relatively soon.
1: a black undead koi fish a little above my heart. i want it to be crying blood and have the red kanji for love on its forhead, and off to the side (not on the fish) the kanji for perserverance.
the meaning for this comes from my father, he was adopted and his adoptive mother beat the shit out of him and stuffed religion down his throat. then thought "repenting" fixed their relationship. shes a very cruel woman. the koi fish being undead does represent my dad. koi are very durable. the bleeding eyes represent religion and the kanjis are for perservearing past it. and the love on its forhead meaning nobody really saw what was going on with her, but saw a "loving mother" i really love japanese culture too, it fits well.
im really solid on this one.
second is a lady ranicorn, on adventure time, wrapped arounnd my forearm...just at the wrist and ending on top of my hand eating a cupcake.
in the show nobody understands lady ranicorn because she speaks korean, and nobody really understands the amount of work she does, coloring the world. it really just represents me persuing my art career.
third is a realistic banana with wings below my belly button lol
basically because my full name is Ariana, my dad calls me banana or "flying banana" not what it sounds like. lol.
next is a tramp stamp of a cupcake.
every girl gets a tribal heart tramp stamp. why cant i get something equally as stupid? i like cupcakes. they like hearts. end of story.
i like them, but what do YOU thinks? :]
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i love :D them all you are good at tattoo ideas il ask you for
a idea if i want one
my faves the banana -_-
i love :D them all you are good at tattoo ideas il ask you for
a idea if i want one
my faves the banana -_-
Insight on picking a tattoo?(pictures)?
Ashley R
Ok so i've never been against tattoos, but have always said i would never get one unless it truely had meaning to mean... and it be small
Now i've decided i really want one
I know for sure i want here
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d25/aRRashley/ta.jpg
and i want it to be a small symbol
i found a kanji symbol which is said to mean heart,mind,spirit(which if i pick this one i will be sure that it really means that)
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d25/aRRashley/mindheartspirit.jpg
i love how it looks but im just not sure if it be too typical or strange because i have no asian background.
I'm a very down to earth girl, loving, kind, fun, goofy, all for peace...hah umm so i'm really trying to find something that represents me
so any thoughts or recommendations would be greatly appericiated, thanks!
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Getting kanji is dicey territory for a couple of reasons:
1) unless you personally know a native speaker who is fluent in written chinese or japanese, you can never be sure the kanji character is the one you want. not only can you not read it, but you also don't know whether it is simplified or traditional characters, what type of script it is and the consequences these things have on how others will see your tattoo. believe me, my ex-husband is Chinese/Taiwanese and we used to see awful and mistranslated Kanji all the time. It is everywhere!
2) if you have no asian background...well, it is obvious. Why not look into your own cultural background? Getting the italian, or greek or french word for whatever you are looking for would be a welcome change to kanji, and a lovely testament to whatever your background happens to be. You could ed up learning a bit about yourself as well!
My recommendation is to go to some tattoo studios and look through portfolios just to get ideas. Go to a bookstore and geek out on art books, graphic novels, symbology books, whatever inspires you. Brainstorm about people and things and books and poems that mean something to you.
Once you have some ideas, find an artist who is trustworthy, works in a clean environment with an autoclave system, and whose style you like, and schedule a consultation with that artist. Consults are always free. Tell him/her your ideas, show pictures, what ever inspires you, and together you'll be able to design a unique tattoo that will be perfect for you.
Good luck! (and believe me, the extra foot work is worth it =)
Getting kanji is dicey territory for a couple of reasons:
1) unless you personally know a native speaker who is fluent in written chinese or japanese, you can never be sure the kanji character is the one you want. not only can you not read it, but you also don't know whether it is simplified or traditional characters, what type of script it is and the consequences these things have on how others will see your tattoo. believe me, my ex-husband is Chinese/Taiwanese and we used to see awful and mistranslated Kanji all the time. It is everywhere!
2) if you have no asian background...well, it is obvious. Why not look into your own cultural background? Getting the italian, or greek or french word for whatever you are looking for would be a welcome change to kanji, and a lovely testament to whatever your background happens to be. You could ed up learning a bit about yourself as well!
My recommendation is to go to some tattoo studios and look through portfolios just to get ideas. Go to a bookstore and geek out on art books, graphic novels, symbology books, whatever inspires you. Brainstorm about people and things and books and poems that mean something to you.
Once you have some ideas, find an artist who is trustworthy, works in a clean environment with an autoclave system, and whose style you like, and schedule a consultation with that artist. Consults are always free. Tell him/her your ideas, show pictures, what ever inspires you, and together you'll be able to design a unique tattoo that will be perfect for you.
Good luck! (and believe me, the extra foot work is worth it =)
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