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HardHitter · Tattoo lover Joined: 19 Sep 2008 Posts: 3

I don't know how I got into tattoos but ever since I was young (15 or so) I've wanted to get a tattoo. On my senior trip in high school I finally had a design and ended up getting it done.

I was born in the year of the tiger so I ended up getting the face of a tiger with some design around it and two Chinese characters that describe what the tiger represents in our culture (strength and courage) This is from the middle of my lower neck to about 1/4 down my back.

A year or so after that I ended up getting two more Chinese characters on the side of my ribs. One meaning dedication/determination and the other meaning true/genuine.

I am now having another craving for some more ink but I do not know what I want/where to have it. I was thinking of either adding to my sides more, adding to my back, or doing something somewhere else such as down my shoulder blades.

All my tattoos have meaning to me and my life. I already have a design for my next tattoo (my dads actual dog tags on me) but I am not getting that until it's that certain time in my life which hopefully won't be anytime soon.

I want to get the quote "For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is." but I don't want to just have writing on me.

SERIOUS ideas are welcomed.

Here are pictures of my current tattoos and possibly ideas with the quote. I don't know, to me it seems out of place.

mommabird · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:32 pm Post subject:

I personally like the two lower placements (the upper ones are too much under your arm and won't really be readable unless your arms are raised.

Nnice! Tattoos are nice, too, ha! (Chic & Maj, you will want to check these photos out - um...to give your opinions, of course!)
Wink

blamski · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:27 am Post subject:

i agree with momma. the lower positions with the text look better than the higher ones.

momma, are you thinking of inviting hardhitter to the party by any chance? Laughing

mommabird · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:30 pm Post subject:

[quote="blamski"]momma, are you thinking of inviting hardhitter to the party by any chance? Laughing

[/quote]

Hum, I certainly wouldn't mind if you insist Wink

oh_bugger · Tattoo addict Joined: 13 Sep 2006 Posts: 518

Cool placements but i think lower, on a completly unrelated note you have far to many grooming products in your shower, now man up throw the lot away and buy a bar of carbolic soap.

Then put some meat on your bones, young lad like you needs feeding up i suggest beer and pies.

the artist · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:06 am Post subject:

nice photo man.
all the girls will look for you Laughing

The placement i would say would be the lower ones.
How did you do that magic mirror places of those tattoo places.
I say they are not real tattoos?
Are ye looking for the Hunk of the year if there is a calender competion on here lol.
Anyway good luck on chosing the right placement hardhitter! Smile

The Artist.

HardHitter · Tattoo lover Joined: 19 Sep 2008 Posts: 3

Always down for a party! Beer will help me get some meat on my bones according to bugger Smile

Haha you guys gave me a good laugh.

I live with 4 other housemates so that is not all mine. All I have is shampoo and body wash. I could condense that down and buy the new all in one shampoo AND body wash.

I'm still debating on where to get them/need to go into my artist and get their opinions/designs too. The tattoos are photoshopped, the only real tattoos are my back and the characters on my ribs.

Ding Fan Yun · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:01 am Post subject:

Wow! I'm a Chinese it feels good to see 奉 and 真 on your body and they are both great to be inked as tattoos.
I believe it would be nice to have "For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is" translated into Chinese and have it inked.
Or, some classic Chinese phrases or quotes that have the similiar meaning would also be favorable for you
What do you say?