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essendoubleop · 04-24-2009, 04:20 PM

I'm planning on getting a number of tattoos to round it up to my final 7 suns. I already have one on each ankle and one over my heart, and have been meaning for a long time to get the rest. I have been gathering ideas for the last month or so and am putting the finishing touches on my visions. The problem is, I'm not much of an artist (especially with photoshop or GIMP) and I want my designs to be PERFECT as they will be with me forever.

I was hoping I could post what I have developed so far and have someone here with much more expertise and skill to perfect my designs, taking out the kinks and rounding out the edges (literally and figuratively). I still plan on meeting with my tattoo artist to go over the final designs and make sure what that he is capable of recreating my designs as accurately as possible. I will list the designs in order of preference and percentage "done" thus far.

The first one is an add-on to a pre-existing tattoo on my ankle.

Take the inverse of this spiral above (so the “ball” at the center is solid black and the spiral is flesh toned) and fit it into the tattoo below. The circle is a little smaller than the circle in the upper tattoo so there may be fewer loops of the spiral.

This one is for my chest, right over where the pendent from my necklace rests on my sternum. This one pretty much "done" but I was wanting you thought some concerns I had, such as: allowing enough room in the center so the rays aren't obstructed by the pendant; ensuring the rays don't run into my other tattoo located on my chest; and think about possible sagging or loss of shoulder muscle affecting the pairing of the center of the sun and the pendent on the necklace. This is certainly something I will talk about with my tattoo artist and other people as well.

This next one is for the upper part of my back shoulder. Instead of just two spirals winding around each other to comprise separate rays, try seven different spirals winding outwards. Also, draw the rays, sans “flames.”

This one is for my other shoulder. Only in black and “flesh tone,” no red. Rays should be simplified to just a dominant, black portion (~70%) with a sliver outline of the rest of the area, as shown here by the red section in this tattoo. Seven rays instead of 12, with the one of the rays oriented North pole. Have rays extending down top of upper arm if possible. I was going to fill the center of the sun with some other designs I already have.

So these are the ones I have ready so far. I do have a couple in the early stages but I will wait and how much response these one get and input I receive from others before I post more.

Thanks, in advance, for the input!

04-24-2009, 04:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
essendoubleop Psycho	Help with tattoos I'm planning on getting a number of tattoos to round it up to my final 7 suns. I already have one on each ankle and one over my heart, and have been meaning for a long time to get the rest. I have been gathering ideas for the last month or so and am putting the finishing touches on my visions. The problem is, I'm not much of an artist (especially with photoshop or GIMP) and I want my designs to be PERFECT as they will be with me forever. I was hoping I could post what I have developed so far and have someone here with much more expertise and skill to perfect my designs, taking out the kinks and rounding out the edges (literally and figuratively). I still plan on meeting with my tattoo artist to go over the final designs and make sure what that he is capable of recreating my designs as accurately as possible. I will list the designs in order of preference and percentage "done" thus far. The first one is an add-on to a pre-existing tattoo on my ankle. Take the inverse of this spiral above (so the “ball” at the center is solid black and the spiral is flesh toned) and fit it into the tattoo below. The circle is a little smaller than the circle in the upper tattoo so there may be fewer loops of the spiral. This one is for my chest, right over where the pendent from my necklace rests on my sternum. This one pretty much "done" but I was wanting you thought some concerns I had, such as: allowing enough room in the center so the rays aren't obstructed by the pendant; ensuring the rays don't run into my other tattoo located on my chest; and think about possible sagging or loss of shoulder muscle affecting the pairing of the center of the sun and the pendent on the necklace. This is certainly something I will talk about with my tattoo artist and other people as well. This next one is for the upper part of my back shoulder. Instead of just two spirals winding around each other to comprise separate rays, try seven different spirals winding outwards. Also, draw the rays, sans “flames.” This one is for my other shoulder. Only in black and “flesh tone,” no red. Rays should be simplified to just a dominant, black portion (~70%) with a sliver outline of the rest of the area, as shown here by the red section in this tattoo. Seven rays instead of 12, with the one of the rays oriented North pole. Have rays extending down top of upper arm if possible. I was going to fill the center of the sun with some other designs I already have. So these are the ones I have ready so far. I do have a couple in the early stages but I will wait and how much response these one get and input I receive from others before I post more. Thanks, in advance, for the input! Last edited by essendoubleop; 04-24-2009 at 04:24 PM..