At 71 years old, I got my first tattoo 168 hours ago. When I teach myself how to do it, I will take a picture with my Chromebook and post it.
I wanted to place it in a spot where I could see it easily and others could as well. It is on my right forearm.
I wanted an image that says, "me." No words. It is a drawing of a wooden Irish cross with a conventional cross embedded in "gold" in the center of it. The image that was copied is shown below. Looks pretty good. In effect, it is my Irish-Catholic birthmark. If I get future tattoos they will be related to my military service and two-wheeled transport, which is something I treasure - at least for now.
In my opinion, a tattoo (as any work of art) should speak for itself - no explanation required or offered. If you get it, fine, if not, that's also fine.
It hurt like hell. I have thin skin, especially as I age, and I am taking a blood thinner. There was a lot of blood during the process, and the tattoo was "weeping" until yesterday (they tell me it's "plasma"). Now, I am "molting" my top layer of skin, and the color is becoming more vivid as the old skin peels off. I'm letting it happen and not peeling it off.
I wanted to place it in a spot where I could see it easily and others could as well. It is on my right forearm.
I wanted an image that says, "me." No words. It is a drawing of a wooden Irish cross with a conventional cross embedded in "gold" in the center of it. The image that was copied is shown below. Looks pretty good. In effect, it is my Irish-Catholic birthmark. If I get future tattoos they will be related to my military service and two-wheeled transport, which is something I treasure - at least for now.
In my opinion, a tattoo (as any work of art) should speak for itself - no explanation required or offered. If you get it, fine, if not, that's also fine.
It hurt like hell. I have thin skin, especially as I age, and I am taking a blood thinner. There was a lot of blood during the process, and the tattoo was "weeping" until yesterday (they tell me it's "plasma"). Now, I am "molting" my top layer of skin, and the color is becoming more vivid as the old skin peels off. I'm letting it happen and not peeling it off.