writing for my tattoo

Hermia

thatlemming wrote: »

If you have it in another language, please get it checked by multiple people. Don't want to end up like this

Sheldon: Why do you have the Chinese character for "soup" tattooed on your right buttock?
Penny: It's not "soup," it's "courage."
Sheldon: No it isn't. But I suppose it does take courage to demonstrate that kind of commitment to soup.

I work in a library and we regularly get people coming in to look at the Chinese/Japanese/Hindi etc dictionaries so they can got a translation for a tattoo. They actually sit there and try and translate the English words letter by letter. I have pointed out to people before that these languages don't have the same number of letters as ours and have symbols that represent sounds so you can't translate like that. They rarely listen to me!

I don't really understand why people have Chinese/Japanese/whatever lettering unless they have a connection with or love for that country or it's a quote from someone from that country. I mean, if I saw a Chinese person covered with English lettering who could not understand English and had no interest in England I'd think they were peculiar.

Luella-14_2

mrs_angry wrote: »

i totally agree, i really like the quote, love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. this really means something to me and hits the spot, it sums me up really, i am sending him all my ideas and pictures so he can properly design the finished article so will talk to him about the writing and maybe getting it done in latin and will just see what he says, as he will know better at whether it can be done what it will look like etc.xx

I have no issue with written tattoos and I love that quotation. However, I would advise against having it translated. The play was written in English and it is the English words that mean something to you, having it translated for the sake of it loses the meaning to me.

londonsurrey

One thing I've never understood is why people don't tend to initially try out the intended tattoo in just ink for a while as opposed to getting it etched indelibly straight away.

This way, they get to go home, look at it, try on clothes with it on, maybe decide to move the final version an inch or two this way or that.

newcook

londonsurrey wrote: »

One thing I've never understood is why people don't tend to initially try out the intended tattoo in just ink for a while as opposed to getting it etched indelibly straight away.

This way, they get to go home, look at it, try on clothes with it on, maybe decide to move the final version an inch or two this way or that.

I did this!! I had it done in henna so it lasted for a week or 2 my friends though I was crazy but it made perfect sense to me before getting something done permanently!


I don’t get those who can walk into a tattoo studio, flick through the designs and say ‘yep, I’ll have that one’ :eek: !!

glossgal

I think a Shakespeare quote is really cool and definitely different from the norm. I agree in keeping it in English- symbols and foreign language tats are tacky beyond belief imho. I also think some text that's 'old fashioned' for want of a better word would suit the tatoo because it's quite feminine.

As an Oscar Wilde girl though I'd have to recommend this quote which I think would be quite apt for you:

'To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance'

Whatever you choose, enjoy it!

londonsurrey

newcook wrote: »

I did this!! I had it done in henna so it lasted for a week or 2 my friends though I was crazy but it made perfect sense to me before getting something done permanently!


I don’t get those who can walk into a tattoo studio, flick through the designs and say ‘yep, I’ll have that one’ :eek: !!

Thank you. Did you adjust or move the final version in any way?

mrs_angry

thanks for all the input, i have decided that for now i will just have the tattoo done, i chose my colours today, it will be in red, purple with some gold, and have a few more flowing tail like feathers, i am going to have flowes done to represent my 4 children, and then maybe at a later date when i have researched more maybe get the quote done, either as a seperate tattoo or an add on, depending on which point in my life im at, as at a later time i may not feel it as apt to have the quote (although i do love it)

i am so excited if not a little nervous, think i will take a few painkillers beforehand, my best friend has quite a few tattoos and said its really down to the individual as to whether they can handle the pain, she has seen people screaming in agony and others just reading a book whilst having it done.
will post back when its done, cant wait;)

newcook

londonsurrey wrote: »

Thank you. Did you adjust or move the final version in any way?

only a little bit but that was because my friend who did the henna one did it off centre (its on the back of my neck)

the guy in the tattoo shop drew it on a stencil and put it on my neck then aked me to look in the mirrors before he began to make sure it was in the correct place before he began. he then tattoo'd over the stencil

newcook

mrs_angry wrote: »

thanks for all the input, i have decided that for now i will just have the tattoo done, i chose my colours today, it will be in red, purple with some gold, and have a few more flowing tail like feathers, i am going to have flowes done to represent my 4 children, and then maybe at a later date when i have researched more maybe get the quote done, either as a seperate tattoo or an add on, depending on which point in my life im at, as at a later time i may not feel it as apt to have the quote (although i do love it)

i am so excited if not a little nervous, think i will take a few painkillers beforehand, my best friend has quite a few tattoos and said its really down to the individual as to whether they can handle the pain, she has seen people screaming in agony and others just reading a book whilst having it done.
will post back when its done, cant wait;)

I'd highly recommend getting it done in permanent inks before getting it tattoo'd - while its a beatiful design, you may not like it once its on you or think it doesnt look right where you've had it. permanent ink will come off after a while - a tattoo wont!!


if you do get it done, make sure you follow the aftercare instructions as directed by the artist - and dont use vasaline to keep it moist as the wound cant breath/heal. I used bepanthen and I didnt even scab!

Slinky

newcook wrote: »

I don’t get those who can walk into a tattoo studio, flick through the designs and say ‘yep, I’ll have that one’ :eek: !!

About 12 years ago I worked somewhere where we had a disc of microsoft clipart to use in presentations (before it all became web based). Our script writer asked to borrow the book of illustrations that came with it and chose a squiggle design from the book to copy - so he's walking around with a large ugly piece of microsoft clipart tattoed on his arm!

He said he quite liked the idea of people trying to work out if it had a meaning, for him to be able to say no it's just clipart!