Tattoo General

[Anonymous No.10270682]

Looks like it's time for a new tattoo thread, this time let's give our attention to Stick N' Pokes, what do you think about them vs. regular tattoos? Are they rebellious and edgy enough to be effay and fashionable? Share your thoughts.

[Anonymous No.10271429]

Where's the best spot for a guy to get an ouroboros tattoo? Also any other tattoo that can probably accompany this?

[Anonymous No.10271709]

Looking for a tat someone posted here awhile ago that I really liked.

It was a skelly holding a cup, and said "just one more drink" or something near it.

Anyone have it saved? I love that tatt so much.

[Anonymous No.10271720]

>>10271429
Get a mom heart, a barbedwire band, an anchor, and a skull while you're at it. Jesus christ

[Anonymous No.10271792]

>>10271720
Is an ouroboros tattoo really that bad to put it with the list of beyond cliche tattoos? Or are you just shitposting?

[Anonymous No.10271846]

>>10271792
Not him, but yes

[Anonymous No.10271870]

I've been thinking of incorporating part of my family crest into a tattoo

[Anonymous No.10271892]

i love stick n pokes. i'm the kind of asshole that likes the punk cred and i've done several on myself and my friends. i really like doing them- the work isn't easy if you want to do it well but it's a labor i enjoy. i also just really like the satisfaction of having my own artwork put down by my own hands because i'm a bit of a narcissist.

i know they're not super popular, i've gotten more than my fair share of eye rolls and semi-shocked "why!?"s. but i like them enough that it doesn't bother me. but that's just me.

pic related; not mine but essentially the look i'm going after personally, though i'd probably want more than pic related has until i'm satisfied.

[Anonymous No.10271898]

>>10271792
also not him and yes.

[Anonymous No.10271978]

>>10271792
Yes. It's just as common as those.

[Anonymous No.10271985]

>>10271892
I used to date a tumblrgoth chick super into that shit. At least they're making that tattoo removal cream because they look like shit and let everybody know you had bad parents.

[Anonymous No.10272041]

Posted this on the other thread but it was pretty dead already. I'm thinking about getting this on my forearm in black. Also thinking of having the title TTNG instead of it being spelled out fully.

[Anonymous No.10272053]

>>10272041
Never get a band tattoo. Least of all not a bad band.

[Anonymous No.10272054]

was thinking of getting a blind contour face on my ankle, probably stick and poke

>>10272041
this would be a rad tat, ttng is great band.. probably better to get the abbreviation now that they changed their name too.

>>10272053
there's no reason not to get a band tattoo, least of all not a great band

[Anonymous No.10272059]

>>10272054
Tell me that when their next album is especially shit. They are really forgettable emo.

[Anonymous No.10272073]

>>10271892
heres a much better aesthetic inspo 4 u

[Anonymous No.10272074]

>>10272059
they're not really that much of an emo band, more of one of the math rock big giants. they're second album with henry doing vocals only set them on an upward slope.. also if you're classifying it as emo and "forgettable" are you implying emo should be catchy as hell?

this is tattoo'd on my leg

>>>/poppunk/

[Anonymous No.10272075]

>>10272073
>black flag

shit tier

[Anonymous No.10272083]

>>10272074
Math rock is just another word for bad phrasing. No, I just mean the only good musician in the band is the drummer. The singer is shit, the guitarist and bassist are shit. Nothing stands out.

[Anonymous No.10272088]

>>10271709
This one? I have no idea what the text means

[Anonymous No.10272094]

>>10272083
is this bait, what do you even listen to where tim collis's guitar is shit

[Anonymous No.10272103]

>>10272094
This is my current jam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmAzbIYAV94

Math rock guitar is shit because it's just playing quickly without any comprehension of phrasing. It has no proper direction. My favorite guitarist is probably SRV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUiYRxAns5A Fast doesn't mean shit with bad phrasing.

[Anonymous No.10272114]

>>10272088
Pretty much exactly that, without the crow or imp. cheers anon. Close enough.

also, if you were curious, the text means "remember to die"

[Anonymous No.10272118]

>>10272088
literally google it faggot

[Anonymous No.10272119]

>>10272103
i'm a huge fan of stevie ray too, but i don't agree with generalizing all math rock as "playing quickly" and definitely not without phrasing. there's tons of math rock out there, it's sort of a real general term and doesn't hold much to it's true meaning, but there's tons of "math rock" bands with great phrasing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxb38JvXi2M and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhS-t7wQ4QQ
guitar phrasing is a verrryyy broad range, a lot of techniques can make something sound "fresh", but people mostly think of a very classic traditional blues-y feel when they think of guitar phrasing

[Anonymous No.10272122]

>>10272103
As for modern white boy guitar I like this album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzgZaz8KGlM

[Anonymous No.10272130]

>>10272119
Those are much better than all the videos I've seen of this town needs guns.

[Anonymous No.10272136]

>>10272122
>>10272130
Some riffs from TTNG definitely have some groove to them, we obviously don't see eye to eye on it, fair enough but a lot like birds is fucking sick yo

[Anonymous No.10272143]

>>10272136
I'm very into rhythm and groove. The syncopation on every video I've seen just wasn't there.

[Anonymous No.10272148]

>>10272143
It was basically just a drum mixed too loud playing well with a cacophony of bright clean guitar and a bad singer.

[Anonymous No.10272162]

>>10272143
are you saying you're just not a fan of syncopation? TTNG and other math rock bands use a variety of rhythms quite often, it's part of the style https://youtu.be/E6t3_XwDvkg?t=70 (1:10)
it seems like you're bringing out these deeper musical terms but you don't really understand completely.. syncopation is used pretty much in all contemporary modern music now.

>>10272148
don't really know how something can be bright and a cacophony? that's like contradicting terms again, like you're making sure you include at least one word from Wordly Wise with each of your posts, i agree their old singer was very mediocre, but with the new vocalist, it's really impeccable.

[Anonymous No.10272170]

>>10272162
Bright means there isn't much bass to it, it's a description of the timbre not the mood.

[Anonymous No.10272175]

>>10272162
He's still not playing very well and it still sounds cacophonous. The first half of the hook sounds like he knows what he's doing then it falls apart.

[Anonymous No.10272177]

>>10272170
>>10272175
this is all subjective, i'm being baited to shit

[Anonymous No.10272181]

>>10272103
>>10272122
>>10272130
>>10272143
>>10272148
>>10272170
>>10272175
I don't think you understand the point of math rock.

[Anonymous No.10272182]

>>10272177
Not really considering all I did back in high school was listen to vai, satriani, johnson, vaughan, etc. It's just not very good as a composition.

[Anonymous No.10272184]

>>10272181
People tell me the same thing about 80s hardcore.

[Anonymous No.10272200]

>>10271892
first time im learning what a stick n poke is, i thought they only did this stuff in prison

[Anonymous No.10272202]

>>10272200
No, people do it on tumblr too.

[Anonymous No.10272206]

>>10272073
she's a big girl.

[Anonymous No.10272209]

>>10272206
manlet detected

[Anonymous No.10272210]

>>10272202
turmblr is a prison of the mind

[Anonymous No.10272218]

>>10272209
not sure if ur meming or not tbh

ill explain the post to you just in case

she has a FOR YOU tattoo on her right leg

its a meme u dip

[Anonymous No.10272221]

>>10271870
get the dude with the tree. fuck the rest of it.

[Anonymous No.10272231]

>>10271892
What's your process? Been thinking about doing a small one myself but I was unsure how to do it for a first timer

[Anonymous No.10272235]

>>10272218
I was talking about how she's clearly like 5'10". I didn't look at the tattoos.

[Anonymous No.10272249]

>>10272235
did u take the epic meme "big guy/girl" as meaning someone is tall

tom hardy is main big guy and hes like 5 feet tall

apply urself tbh

[Anonymous No.10272250]

>>10272249
It's commonly used to describe size, manlet.

[Anonymous No.10272252]

>>10272231
if you google it you come upon multiple lengthy tutorials u lazy bum

google.com

u can do it

>>10272250
its a meme you dip

[Anonymous No.10272265]

>>10272252
No shit, fuckwit. But the maymay is frequently used to describe physical size.

[Anonymous No.10272270]

>>10272265
but it clearly wasnt in that case u dip

[Anonymous No.10272280]

>>10272270
It clearly was if I didn't actually look at all the shitty tattoos, fuckwit.

[Anonymous No.10272291]

>>10271429
Around the dick

[Anonymous No.10272294]

>>10272280
you are literally mentally disabled?

i think you are tbh

original poster says "shes a big girl" in refference to the tattoos

you proceed to call him a manlet because you dont understand the meme and, for some reason, conclude that the poster actually meant that some tumblr girl thats not even standing up or fully in the shot or next to some object that could hint at her height is impressively tall

u should kill yourself.

[Anonymous No.10272297]

>>10272294
She's clearly like 5'10" if you've ever seen a tall girl in your life. I saw her proportions, then saw the le mame and assumed he was joking about her size. Perhaps you just have incredibly bad spacial understanding. I would bet she's about 5'10", 130lbs. Perhaps you would know if you weren't a manlet and had fucked some tall girls.

[Anonymous No.10272303]

>>10272297
how the fuck does it matter how tall she is u double negro

it aint relevant to the mem

theres no connection

u misunderstood

we can keep on memeing and you can keep on pretend ur a retard all day long i dont have shit to do

meme was in refference to her tattoos not her tallness, and u didnt get that because ur entry level and lack visual comprehension skills

smh

[Anonymous No.10272309]

>>10272303
I get memed constantly by "you're a big guy" if I mention my size in clothes. You would too if you weren't a manlet.

[Anonymous No.10272312]

>>10272309
fam being fat doesnt mean ur not a manlet

[Anonymous No.10272317]

>>10272312
Tell that to my v taper, hombre.

[Anonymous No.10272322]

>>10272317
>im 5'6 and i need to wear large clothes because my body is unproportionally wide

fucking kek

i bet you need to wear cowboy pants too because you "never skip leg day X-D" lmao

[Anonymous No.10272326]

>>10272322
Actually it's because I live in AZ and love country music.

[Anonymous No.10272332]

>>10272326
>that image
im dying

[Anonymous No.10272338]

>>10272332
Good on you.

[Anonymous No.10272340]

>>10272326
nice jeans you faggot

[Anonymous No.10272342]

>>10272340
I know it, my ass looks great in them every time.

[Anonymous No.10272345]

>>10272326
y u post this

[Anonymous No.10272347]

>>10272345
Prove how good my ass looks, obvs.

[Anonymous No.10272361]

>>10272347
you're 5' 6"?

[Anonymous No.10272368]

>>10272361
Even shorter man, you can tell by the proportions. My nipples are at doorknob level and I use the child urinal.

[Anonymous No.10272417]

>>10272368

[Anonymous No.10272667]

[Anonymous No.10274464]

>>10272200
that's why people think its punk

[Anonymous No.10274574]

>>10272231
alright imma break it down for you sorry it's so long

>I got tons of sewing needles, i suggest you buy a pack. you're looking for pointy ones obviously, not too thick. you don't want to use the same needle too many times bc of dullness and hygeine. I bound mine to pencils and it's much more comfortable that way.

>practice drawing the thing you're gonna do several times. if you're still nervous, buy an orange and practice on it. get really good at copying it.

>i use Higgins ~black magic~ and it's worked well for me. but any india ink works. 70% isopropyl alcohol and fire will be your main disinfectants on the needle itself.

>get something to put a little bit of ink in (like a bottlecap) and another thing to put a larger amount of the alcohol for easy access.

>for the actual process, i copy the tat on the skin with a thin marker pen and go for it. i personally make all of my pokes slowly and dip in between each poke so each one gets more ink. blood is normal depending on the spot, but not a lot. if you're bleeding to much you're probably poking too hard. but if the pokes aren't taking ink you gotta go a bit deeper. you get a feel for it after a bit.

>wipe any blood/smeared ink with a rag or something soaked in the alcohol. if you're dirty stick n pokes can get really easily infected and its not pretty.

>put a bandaid on it immediately after, no neosporin, and keep it for a few hours. other than that just be careful when you wash it and don't go swimming for like a week.

and yeah, there you have it. this is what's worked for me, i hope it's a little helpful. i've done eight now and all my friends are pleased not one has had any problems healing. good luck anon.

[Anonymous No.10275083]

>>10272667
that's fucking disgusting

[Anonymous No.10275117]

>>10271892
>>10272073

What ink and how many layers do you do?

Mine fade so quickly and now are almost unnoticeable next to my machined tattoos

[Anonymous No.10275123]

>>10272667

that's pretty metal

good job almost making it look like scarification

[Anonymous No.10275130]

got this one last month

[Anonymous No.10275145]

Considering getting the Felix tattoo'd on me soon. Any suggestions on where it would look good (I already have a tattoo on my right and left forearms, as well as my right bicep)?

[Anonymous No.10275403]

soon to be on my thigh

[Anonymous No.10275508]

>>10272073
It looks like someone doodled on you body instead of a piece of paper. Fucking why?

[Anonymous No.10275542]

[Anonymous No.10275570]

fuck hipsters for ruining tattoos

fuck

[6Boxxytum=>6Boxxytum No.10275576]

>>10272231
use a delicate fabric sewing machine needle. find a pack or something with a size 9

[Anonymous No.10275580]

>>10272218

It says "We don't believe in you."

[Anonymous No.10275723]

>>10275508

because it looks gr8

[Anonymous No.10275798]

>>10274574
adding to this - i've done a good amount of stick and pokes myself as well.

tape the needle onto something like a pen or pencil, it's easier to work with and grip instead of a tiny ass needle.

disinfect the needle before poking yourself, ideally with fire and alcohol.

wrap your needle tightly with strong only so a bit of the tip is showing, if you don't you're going to get shitty inconsistent line sizes from poking at different deepnesses of the needle.

that's fucking disgusting if you're using a rag to wipe blood and ink with. use paper towels - one wipe and toss it.

[Anonymous No.10275861]

>>10275130
Fking dope man

[Anonymous No.10276022]

>>10272114
remember to die? did you just typed that and thought, yeah thats what that means

[Anonymous No.10276030]

>>10272075
get outta here.

[Anonymous No.10276170]

>>10275123
that's not me and way to have no taste

[Anonymous No.10276175]

>>10276030
They couldn't play their instruments and had a faux-philosophical stupid political spin. Modern Henry Rollins is a wash up who wishes he was a comedian like Joe Rogan and never had any talent to begin with.

[Anonymous No.10276220]

>>10272073
ewwwwww

[Anonymous No.10276261]

>>10276022
That is what it means

[Anonymous No.10276598]

>i treat my skin like a piece of scrap paper to doodle on
>and i have the gall to actually think it looks 'cool'

lmao inkskins, fucking losers lol

[Anonymous No.10276672]

Where the fuck has this thread gone to? Everybody just shut the fuck up and enjoy the art.

[Anonymous No.10276862]

>>10272054
>anon did you try to tattoo a face on your ankle?
>it's b-bad on purpose!

[Anonymous No.10277100]

>>10276261


It means remember you'll die.

[Anonymous No.10277136]

>>10275130
fucking cute

[Anonymous No.10277140]

>>10275570
it's not even hipsters having them that bothers me the most, it's the fact that literally everyone below 35 now has at least one, pretty much regardless of social status or interests. it's become ordinary as fuck, and pretty much meaningless.

[Anonymous No.10277154]

>>10277140

Why would you have that mindset? Why would it have to be unique or special or just for some?

Tattoos have been becoming mainstream for a long while now. It just depends on what you get tattoed and the meaning you give it.

Just like piercings and lately tunnels, I don't see anything wrong with it. If anything, it eases finding a job and are more socially accepted.

[Anonymous No.10277166]

In almost every ancient culture, tattoos have been used to mark the slave caste. the slaves could customize them as the saw fit, but they were still slaves.

[Anonymous No.10277175]

>>10277140
yeah this

they're basic

[Anonymous No.10277193]

Getting myself this one next month. Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.10277589]

i freaking love Target

[Anonymous No.10277628]

>>10277175
>tfw you realize not having a tattoo is the new tattoo

[None !HATEDjgkJA No.10277643]

>>10277628

nowadays people mostly tattoo themselves with shit tier stuff that could easily be printed on afucking tshirt

>muh pseudoobscure bands
>muh tumblr stick n poke xD

literal retards

[Anonymous No.10278054]

>>10277628
underrated pic

[Anonymous No.10278706]

>>10272073
pizza! weed leaf! alien! triangle! skateboard! bart simpson!

all these fucking stick n poke fucks have the same shit

[Anonymous No.10278823]

>>10277140
Okay but no. Entire cultures have existed where everyone had tattoos over a certain age. this has been going on for thousands of years, anon. the prevalence of something does not necessarily result in a drop in quality or meaning.

[Anonymous No.10278921]

>>10277140

So tattoos aren't cool anymore because they're too mainstream?

You're a pleb

[Anonymous No.10278922]

>>10277154
i think it's natural to want to distinguish yourself from others. to some people that notion of ~unique identity~ (for lack of a better term) is more important that to others, but it's still as human as anything else.

tattoos used to belong to certain subcultures, they used to represent nonconformity and a certain rejection of societal values. i don't know how young you are, or if you remember the time during which tattoos were stigmatized & all the prejudices that were immediately imparted to those who had them, but they were. and all that was a conscious choice to anyone who got a tattoo. so agree / value it or not, they had that particular meaning.

tattoos nowadays come with a fake sense of rebellion. most of those who get it do it, at least in part, for a vague sense of doing something slightly 'wrong' that society somewhat frowns upon. thus why so many 1st tattoos are done right in the transition between adolescence and adulthood, right when parents can't forbid it anymore. so now it's pretty much an act of parental rebellion. i'm not saying this is wrong per se, but it's part of a bigger trend of commercializing everything - in the end it's just another form of widespread conformism.

i'm not saying tattoos are deprived of meaning nowadays, or not worth getting anymore. you can still get them for whichever reason you choose to, and it's still a symbol of ownership over one's own body. but this is just my opinion.

>>10278823
see above.

[Anonymous No.10278931]

>>10278921

so does that (hugely simplified) statement offend you because it clashes with your idealized notion that tattoos are still unique and rebellious? cute.

[Anonymous No.10278940]

>>10278931

I don't think tattoos are unique and rebellious, but you apparently wish they still were since you're upset that "everyone" has one these days

[Anonymous No.10278946]

I was thinking about a laurel ring around my kneecap with some slogan over it. I made a sketch.

I was thinking way more just the outlines of the branches and the leafs, but my paint.net skills are limited. what do you think?
somewhat similar to >>10271892

[Anonymous No.10278953]

>>10278940
i'm not upset. tattoos have different meanings to everyone, read what i wrote here >>10278922. the one that mattered the most to me is gone, simple as.

[Patrick Bateman !!eZg4ZGkAk6j No.10278964]

>>10278946
People will think it's an upside-down Fred Perry logo forever.

Or just a douchey attempt at invoking classical design, which is what it is.

[Anonymous No.10278975]

>>10278964
I just used the bold laurel to transport the idea. I was thinking about more 'uneven' and 'trashy' design so to say. With just the outlines.
I dont think anyone would be reminded of Fred Perry, but maybe I was unclear.

[Anonymous No.10279462]

>>10271870
>>10272221

this

[Anonymous No.10279859]

>>10276862
>no my gf did it

[Anonymous No.10279907]

>>10271870
i was going to get one done but my family crest is hedgehogs

[Anonymous No.10279910]

>>10278946
>>10278975
Bump before I go to sleep.
Gn8

[Anonymous No.10279919]

>>10275130
>"mom"

still cool doe

[Anonymous No.10279949]

>>10279919
>"wow"

it is cool

[Anonymous No.10280409]

>>10279949
nah nigga it says mom, you did it upside down

[Anonymous No.10280474]

Tattoos are still effay if you're not one of those plebs who put 'tattoos' in your IG bio.

I don't think anyone nowadays gets a tattoo with the idea that at they're rebelling against society in any way. People just like the aesthetic or the art, and that's fine. If you want something done, go for it. Don't let some bitter cucks on /fa/ turn you away from it.

[Anonymous No.10280542]

i don't get tattoos, why not just wear a graphic tee bruh?

[Anonymous No.10280649]

>>10271870

protip: that's not your "family crest"

typing you name into google doesn't give you your family crest; neither does signing up for some website

you actually have to go to the government of your heritage (or whatever heritage you claim you are, you mutt) and go through a bunch of legal shit and pay money to find out your actual "family crest"

[Anonymous No.10282166]

>>10280474
>I don't think anyone nowadays gets a tattoo with the idea that at they're rebelling against society in any way.
if you truly believe this, you're very naïve.

>People just like the aesthetic or the art, and that's fine.
anyone who wants a tattoo should get one for whichever reason they choose to. personally i don't see the point of permanently tattooing something on my body purely for the aesthetic value if it's devoid of meaning, but that's just me.

>If you want something done, go for it. Don't let some bitter cucks on /fa/ turn you away from it.
if someone's differing opinion on an anonymous internet board is capable of swaying those who want to get a tattoo, maybe they should question themselves about the validity & strength of their reasons for wanting one in the first place.

[Anonymous No.10282255]

>>10282166
>If you believe this, you're very naive
I mean, I'm sure manyyy people do, don't get me wrong. But on the other hand, there is a large number of people that do with a less edgy reason in mind.

>anyone who wants a tattoo should get one for whichever reason they choose to. personally i don't see the point of permanently tattooing something on my body purely for the aesthetic value if it's devoid of meaning, but that's just me.
I have several, some have significance to me, some are just dumb. I never had the mindset they made me seem more hardcore or whatever than anyone else, yaknow? To each their own broe.

>if someone's differing opinion on an anonymous internet board is capable of swaying those who want to get a tattoo, maybe they should question themselves about the validity & strength of their reasons for wanting one in the first place.

Agreed.

[Anonymous No.10282347]

>>10282255
agree with you on all counts. (and sorry if i came off as a condescending little bitch with the naïve remark, i'm in a shitty mood today.)

[Anonymous No.10282627]

>>10280649
all that effort

[Anonymous No.10282737]

bump tbh

[Anonymous No.10282769]

>>10278946
>legs by Fred Perry

[Anonymous No.10282821]

>>10276175
Fuck off

[Anonymous No.10282932]

>>10282347
No sweat dude. Hope your day improves.