First tattoo... HELP.?

Q. I have a depression problem. I've had it for the longest time; I cut myself, had failed suicide attempts, family problems. I want to get a big tattoo. One that I won't regret, not like a tiny tacky one. I was thinking maybe one on my rib cage of an ugly butterfly turning into a beautiful colorful butterfly. Since a butterfly is the symbol for the self harm awareness. I really want to stop cutting.
Do you think that's a good idea?
Do I need to sketch a picture of my idea to the tattoo artist? I really can not draw too.
Do they charge by the hour or by what the tattoo is?
Should it be on my rib cage or back? (I don't want it to be on my wrist or arm because of job interviews and whatnot.)

A. Here's the thing - you seem to think that if you get a big tattoo that you will stop cutting yourself. This isn't how it works. You are fooling yourself.
Yes, a tattoo can help you remind yourself of something or someone or a goal etc. But once it is done healing, you have to make the effort to be aware of it, because you don't feel anything from it, it just acts like normal skin.
Your imagery isn't very good either - like said above, an ugly butterfly does not turn into a pretty butterfly, .. a caterpillar changes into a butterfly.
And just because a tattoo is big does not mean that it is good, or that a tiny one is tacky.
What makes a tattoo great is that it is well thought out, personal, and individual, beautiful imagery and artwork, and a skilled and talented tattoo artist, and that it is properly cared for while it heals and for the rest of your life.

I think that you are trying to use another form of cutting = tattooing = thousands of tiny punctures in the skin, as a way to continue doing what you say that you wish to stop. I think that you think that if it is big, that all of those little punctures will take away whatever is causing you to cut yourself.
This is a delusion.

If you truly wish to stop doing this, and if you truly wish to get better, then you need to quit giving it lip service and you need to go to a professional in psychiatry and set up appointments and follow the mental health advise that is given.
After you are free of cutting and other self destructive activities, then reward yourself with a beautiful and meaningful tattoo if you still choose to get one.

Here's a mental health hotline:
for suicidal thoughts:
1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
prevention
1-800-273-TALK
self injury numbers:
Self-Injury

Bristol Crisis Service for Women - UK
+ 44 (0) 117 925 1119
Offers a confidential helpline service on selected days and times.
SAFE (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) Alternative Information Line
1-800-DONT-CUT
Free information on self-injury available.
Boys Town National Hotline, 1-800-448-3000

Call someone now. Get a tattoo later.

luck~

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I need ideas to help with my tattoo! PLEASE I cannot figure out the rest?

Q. I really like this tattoo .
http://www.uktattoostudios.co.uk/women/butterfly-shoulder-womens-girls-tattoos-tattoo-designs-pictures-gallery4.jpg
I am getting it on my left shoulder as well. I am going to let my tattoo artist assist with making it different. I might add a little bit of color but I don't want anything to flashy. I am thinking about spacing them out a little more and adding a quote. The quote has to be small so it will fit. So far I am thinking Vivi, Ridi, Ama which is Live Laugh Love in Italian. But I was wondering if anybody has any better ideas that would go with this tattoo. I really want the quote to be in another language
Thanks

A. Well, I think the quote you want sounds pretty great. It would match with the butterflies in that...free-spirit kind of way :) And the Latin just sounds lovely.

I personally can't think of a better quote, but here's a link to a great tattoo & piercing site that might give you some inspiration :)
http://www.bme.com/tattoo/bme-tatt.html

This part of the site is specifically related to butterfly tattoos.
http://www.bme.com/tattoo/butt001.html
Someone in there might have some lettering around theirs!

And, here's a part of the site specifically dealing in lettering tattoos.
http://www.bme.com/tattoo/let001.html
Some quotes in there might be inspirational :)

Best of luck! :)

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tattoo from labios compartidos video?

Q. at 4:30-4:33 can a tattoo artist online please draw me this so i can get it or if you could please help me out x.x
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6wlqqU2_Ms

A. You should not steal a tattoo idea from anyone without permission.
But you can be inspired by one (like this one) to have a design of your own.
All you have to do, is bring a picture or pictures of the type of women and the pose and a description of the wings that you would like etc.
You want an angel, with a specific look. That one appealed to you, but there may be others (possibly from Renaissance paintings) that you could draw ideas from.
Tell your artist about this video (and that the image is at the very end).
Take pictures of faces that you like, body types, poses, facial expressions, wings, clothing, hands etc. Anything that you may want part of this and part of that. Write down everything that you want.
Have your artist draw up a custom piece for your approval.
Here are some angels pictures, that may have some elements that will help you:
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&q=angel+wings&btnG=Search+Images
http://www.msrengarden.org/NewGardenAngel-w.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/sleepysgirl707photos/beautiful_angel.jpg
http://dl2.glitter-graphics.net/pub/231/231762i9jtsvnqdp.jpg
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://z.hubpages.com/u/107312_f520.jpg&imgrefurl=http://hubpages.com/hub/angel-tattoo&h=695&w=520&sz=58&hl=en&start=2&um=1&usg=__EsOiemW50v-4aK43lvSznJZ_BPs=&tbnid=ea_haFURwW8NuM:&tbnh=139&tbnw=104&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dangel%2Btattoo%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
http://www.lkhealing.co.uk/reiki/images/angel_girl.jpg
http://www.uksfbooknews.net/images/pics/anne_sudworth_angel.jpg
good luck

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is this a good idea? tattoo in aid of conservation?

Q. Bumblebees are in decline, we have either 24 or 25 species left in the UK, as part of a conservation project I am involved in, I thought I could get all 24/5 images of the remaining bumble species, to help raise awareness of the project, and how every body can help conserve our bees.

What do you think?

I'm already tattooed, a lot, so the anti-tattoo brigade can just click the 'back' button and answer some other question

thanks for your opinions

A. That would be an awesome tattoo. I know someone that did it with butterflies all over her body and it turned out incredible. Just make sure to find a really good custom artist who can turn you into a beautiful work of art. If you cannot find one email me, I know one of the top five custom artist in the USA that would die to do this project. She alread did a bee project on a women already.

Good Luck. Very cool tattoo idea!

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hey is it normal for a women to be preggo and not know it and ?

Q. get a tatto? is it safe? what could go wrong

A. Well I wouldn't say its "normal" for a woman to not know shes pregnant and to get a tattoo. If you are pregnant, and know it, a tattoo artist will not tattoo you, the ink can absorb into the blood stream and be dangerous for the baby. If you didn't know your pregnant and got a tattoo during this time, I would call where you got it tattooed at and ask them what you should do, though i would recommend going to the doctor also.

look here:
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/lookinggood/beauty/tattosafetyexpert/

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tattoo design contest!?

Q. i'm turning 18 in just over three weeks, and i want to get a meaningful tattoo as a present.

i support free spirituality, so i had an idea in my head of getting a picture of Jesus and a Wiccan grasping each other's arms (you know, like when you're helping someone stand up, and you grab each other's forearms). i'd like Jesus to be pulling the Wiccan up from somewhere, like he's helping her up as a friend.

can someone draw/sketch me a design and post the URL for it in your answer? it'd be a great help.

thanks!

ps - a few extra details you may want to consider: try a cloak on the Wiccan, and Jesus in his traditional robes. it should have the feel of mutual support and acceptance between religious groups.
ok... first of all, i didn't ask for feedback from the peanut gallery. this question is only open to those who wish to sketch something for me. i just would like a few extra ideas.

secondly, i don't need to wait any longer to think it over. i've had this in my head for about 2 years now.

thirdly, don't question my motives. if i want a tattoo with Jesus and a Wiccan in it, that means i want a tattoo with Jesus and a Wiccan in it. if i want one with pink unicorns and cupcakes, that's my business also.

you people really need to work on your social skills.

kudos to those who gave me image links though!

A. I agree with Jen McB that you should take your idea to your tattoo artist to draw up a custom tattoo for you. Take any pictures that appeal to you and can be used as reference.
http://www.creationism.org/images/DoreBibleIllus/tLuk0436Dore_JesusHealingTheManWithDevil.jpg
http://www.tstl.net/Children/Coloring/Jesus-Healing.gif
http://www.cameoheaven.com/jdavid1.jpg
http://oneyearbibleimages.com/jesus_leper.jpg

I must say though, that I am puzzled as to why you want a 'Wiccan' person. I couldn't even find an image labeled that except this one:
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4c8d6JHvfGsK2XLXqesZbTjVhD7x3QwE1ebLq3o-zDtf6hSP2sdFe-XWEVDK1W4keuxckecg6QtaWzI9l__Qs8PR9rH9Yod6cxql4IMgGrcY9EQkgQEV9N2YKQFlge2wG7_YmwjQCSw8/s660/wicca.jpg
Maybe you should hold on this idea for a year or so, because by then you may have a different idea.
Or you could have the person that he is helping be more 'general' to suggest many different belief systems including Wicca.
I did find this little lady, trying to tap in some magic ritual:
http://www.subtleenergy.co.uk/Woman.jpg
I found these 3 ladies and a very nicely done image too:
http://www.profilefunk.com/pics/self_description/wiccan/ReneeChristineYates_FaeryWicca.jpg
They would make a fine tattoo, and you can have Jesus leaning toward them.
good luck~

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tattoo tipping?

Q. What is the industry standard for tipping a tattoo artist?

A. There isn't one. Tipping everywhere else in the world but America is down to the discretion of the individual to reward poorly paid workers for a service particularly well carried out. In America, however, tipping isn't the choice of the individual as an expression of their gratitude it is expected as a right. I read an article yesterday about a woman in America who had a lip tattoo and wasn't pleased with the results but then went on to say that she paid $80 for it plus the tip! Why would you tip somebody for a job badly done??

A tattooist is not a low-paid person in the service industry. They get paid to do a good job.

In the UK tipping a tattooist isn't common practice and isn't expected. If you're in the States (you don't actually say where you are) pay whatever usual percentage you normally would on anything else.

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First tattoo... HELP.?

Q. I have a depression problem. I've had it for the longest time; I cut myself, had failed suicide attempts, family problems. I want to get a big tattoo. One that I won't regret, not like a tiny tacky one. I was thinking maybe one on my rib cage of an ugly butterfly turning into a beautiful colorful butterfly. Since a butterfly is the symbol for the self harm awareness. I really want to stop cutting.
Do you think that's a good idea?
Do I need to sketch a picture of my idea to the tattoo artist? I really can not draw too.
Do they charge by the hour or by what the tattoo is?
Should it be on my rib cage or back? (I don't want it to be on my wrist or arm because of job interviews and whatnot.)

A. Here's the thing - you seem to think that if you get a big tattoo that you will stop cutting yourself. This isn't how it works. You are fooling yourself.
Yes, a tattoo can help you remind yourself of something or someone or a goal etc. But once it is done healing, you have to make the effort to be aware of it, because you don't feel anything from it, it just acts like normal skin.
Your imagery isn't very good either - like said above, an ugly butterfly does not turn into a pretty butterfly, .. a caterpillar changes into a butterfly.
And just because a tattoo is big does not mean that it is good, or that a tiny one is tacky.
What makes a tattoo great is that it is well thought out, personal, and individual, beautiful imagery and artwork, and a skilled and talented tattoo artist, and that it is properly cared for while it heals and for the rest of your life.

I think that you are trying to use another form of cutting = tattooing = thousands of tiny punctures in the skin, as a way to continue doing what you say that you wish to stop. I think that you think that if it is big, that all of those little punctures will take away whatever is causing you to cut yourself.
This is a delusion.

If you truly wish to stop doing this, and if you truly wish to get better, then you need to quit giving it lip service and you need to go to a professional in psychiatry and set up appointments and follow the mental health advise that is given.
After you are free of cutting and other self destructive activities, then reward yourself with a beautiful and meaningful tattoo if you still choose to get one.

Here's a mental health hotline:
for suicidal thoughts:
1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
prevention
1-800-273-TALK
self injury numbers:
Self-Injury

Bristol Crisis Service for Women - UK
+ 44 (0) 117 925 1119
Offers a confidential helpline service on selected days and times.
SAFE (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) Alternative Information Line
1-800-DONT-CUT
Free information on self-injury available.
Boys Town National Hotline, 1-800-448-3000

Call someone now. Get a tattoo later.

luck~

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tattoo from labios compartidos video?

Q. at 4:30-4:33 can a tattoo artist online please draw me this so i can get it or if you could please help me out x.x
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6wlqqU2_Ms

A. You should not steal a tattoo idea from anyone without permission.
But you can be inspired by one (like this one) to have a design of your own.
All you have to do, is bring a picture or pictures of the type of women and the pose and a description of the wings that you would like etc.
You want an angel, with a specific look. That one appealed to you, but there may be others (possibly from Renaissance paintings) that you could draw ideas from.
Tell your artist about this video (and that the image is at the very end).
Take pictures of faces that you like, body types, poses, facial expressions, wings, clothing, hands etc. Anything that you may want part of this and part of that. Write down everything that you want.
Have your artist draw up a custom piece for your approval.
Here are some angels pictures, that may have some elements that will help you:
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&q=angel+wings&btnG=Search+Images
http://www.msrengarden.org/NewGardenAngel-w.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/sleepysgirl707photos/beautiful_angel.jpg
http://dl2.glitter-graphics.net/pub/231/231762i9jtsvnqdp.jpg
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://z.hubpages.com/u/107312_f520.jpg&imgrefurl=http://hubpages.com/hub/angel-tattoo&h=695&w=520&sz=58&hl=en&start=2&um=1&usg=__EsOiemW50v-4aK43lvSznJZ_BPs=&tbnid=ea_haFURwW8NuM:&tbnh=139&tbnw=104&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dangel%2Btattoo%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
http://www.lkhealing.co.uk/reiki/images/angel_girl.jpg
http://www.uksfbooknews.net/images/pics/anne_sudworth_angel.jpg
good luck

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tattoo tipping?

Q. What is the industry standard for tipping a tattoo artist?

A. There isn't one. Tipping everywhere else in the world but America is down to the discretion of the individual to reward poorly paid workers for a service particularly well carried out. In America, however, tipping isn't the choice of the individual as an expression of their gratitude it is expected as a right. I read an article yesterday about a woman in America who had a lip tattoo and wasn't pleased with the results but then went on to say that she paid $80 for it plus the tip! Why would you tip somebody for a job badly done??

A tattooist is not a low-paid person in the service industry. They get paid to do a good job.

In the UK tipping a tattooist isn't common practice and isn't expected. If you're in the States (you don't actually say where you are) pay whatever usual percentage you normally would on anything else.

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tattoo tipping?

Q. What is the industry standard for tipping a tattoo artist?

A. There isn't one. Tipping everywhere else in the world but America is down to the discretion of the individual to reward poorly paid workers for a service particularly well carried out. In America, however, tipping isn't the choice of the individual as an expression of their gratitude it is expected as a right. I read an article yesterday about a woman in America who had a lip tattoo and wasn't pleased with the results but then went on to say that she paid $80 for it plus the tip! Why would you tip somebody for a job badly done??

A tattooist is not a low-paid person in the service industry. They get paid to do a good job.

In the UK tipping a tattooist isn't common practice and isn't expected. If you're in the States (you don't actually say where you are) pay whatever usual percentage you normally would on anything else.

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First tattoo... HELP.?

Q. I have a depression problem. I've had it for the longest time; I cut myself, had failed suicide attempts, family problems. I want to get a big tattoo. One that I won't regret, not like a tiny tacky one. I was thinking maybe one on my rib cage of an ugly butterfly turning into a beautiful colorful butterfly. Since a butterfly is the symbol for the self harm awareness. I really want to stop cutting.
Do you think that's a good idea?
Do I need to sketch a picture of my idea to the tattoo artist? I really can not draw too.
Do they charge by the hour or by what the tattoo is?
Should it be on my rib cage or back? (I don't want it to be on my wrist or arm because of job interviews and whatnot.)

A. Here's the thing - you seem to think that if you get a big tattoo that you will stop cutting yourself. This isn't how it works. You are fooling yourself.
Yes, a tattoo can help you remind yourself of something or someone or a goal etc. But once it is done healing, you have to make the effort to be aware of it, because you don't feel anything from it, it just acts like normal skin.
Your imagery isn't very good either - like said above, an ugly butterfly does not turn into a pretty butterfly, .. a caterpillar changes into a butterfly.
And just because a tattoo is big does not mean that it is good, or that a tiny one is tacky.
What makes a tattoo great is that it is well thought out, personal, and individual, beautiful imagery and artwork, and a skilled and talented tattoo artist, and that it is properly cared for while it heals and for the rest of your life.

I think that you are trying to use another form of cutting = tattooing = thousands of tiny punctures in the skin, as a way to continue doing what you say that you wish to stop. I think that you think that if it is big, that all of those little punctures will take away whatever is causing you to cut yourself.
This is a delusion.

If you truly wish to stop doing this, and if you truly wish to get better, then you need to quit giving it lip service and you need to go to a professional in psychiatry and set up appointments and follow the mental health advise that is given.
After you are free of cutting and other self destructive activities, then reward yourself with a beautiful and meaningful tattoo if you still choose to get one.

Here's a mental health hotline:
for suicidal thoughts:
1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
prevention
1-800-273-TALK
self injury numbers:
Self-Injury

Bristol Crisis Service for Women - UK
+ 44 (0) 117 925 1119
Offers a confidential helpline service on selected days and times.
SAFE (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) Alternative Information Line
1-800-DONT-CUT
Free information on self-injury available.
Boys Town National Hotline, 1-800-448-3000

Call someone now. Get a tattoo later.

luck~

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any women want a broken man to give a new lease of life to?

Q. maybe worth a go, maybe not.
30yrs old 4 kids dont live with me
own house
tattoo artist
guitarist and musician
lonley
south wales uk
yes sad too i know so keep the sarcasm to yourselves please
steve
fuck off keith read the full thing before you comment ha

A. Have fun with life and make lotsa monay

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Guys: What do you think of a girl with a tattoo like this?

Q. Will a hot girl still be hot with a huge tattoo?

http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/pub/21publish/f/fashion/Cheryl-Cole-tattoo.jpg

A. I think it's pretty cool what tattoo artists can create but I don't like tattoos, I can handle a small tattoo on a woman but not a big one.

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