Working on designing my first tattoo

I am working on my first piece of art to market to the community. This
is where it is at as of yesterday:
http://flickr.com/photos/olympiada/921080181/?edited=1
I also thought to use it as my first tattoo. Any ideas about this? Size?
Location? I showed an earlier version it to an older friend of mine and
she thought that was a great idea.

Soprano wrote:

> I also thought to use it as my first tattoo. Any ideas about this? Size?
> Location? I showed an earlier version it to an older friend of mine and
> she thought that was a great idea.

That will make a great tat in any spot.

Nina
--
C'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot.
Louis Pasteur
http://www.chaotropic.net

Soprano <olympiada2...@gmail> wrote:

> I am working on my first piece of art to market to the community.

It might be interesting to read your definition of market and
community.

> This is where it is at as of yesterday:
> http://flickr.com/photos/olympiada/921080181/?edited=1

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../RAB/fairy.jpg

Unsolicited, however submitted for your review nonetheless.

> I also thought to use it as my first tattoo.

My first two tattoos were flash, but I can see the appeal of having
your own work tattooed.

> Any ideas about this?

I suppose something I had created would have had more meaning, however
it didn't seem necessary at the time. Ymmv.

> Size?

My third tattoo was going to be around my ankle, but the tattoo artist
recommended bigger and to surround my calf. I'm glad I took his
advice:

http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/calvin.html

> Location?

A friend of mine got a fairy tattoo on her 50th birthday. She has her
fairy on her one shoulder blade. Relatively small at about 2" x 2",
but she didn't want a huge piece. This is a highly personal decision,
obviously, but I'd go with a shoulder blade area or thigh. I would,
however, do many drawings and focus on anatomy, value, composition,
and developing my own style prior to having any tattoo work actually
done. I believe I'd also get the opinion of several friends and not a
few acquaintances prior to putting needle to skin. Again, ymmv.

> I showed an earlier version it to an older friend of mine and
> she thought that was a great idea.

It is a great idea. Fairies seem to be very popular. Was at my first
renaissance faire recently and watched an artist perform as the
Mudfaery.

http://www.mudfaerywood.com/

Beautiful art.

--
Curt

Nina Baltes wrote:
> Soprano wrote:
>
>> I also thought to use it as my first tattoo. Any ideas about this?
>> Size? Location? I showed an earlier version it to an older friend of
>> mine and she thought that was a great idea.
>
> That will make a great tat in any spot.
>
> Nina
http://flickr.com/photos/olympiada/930355693/
I added some color during the meeting. My friend L. said it would look
good on my back, and he said the whole things would work.

Soprano wrote:

> http://flickr.com/photos/olympiada/930355693/
> I added some color during the meeting. My friend L. said it would look
> good on my back, and he said the whole things would work.

Truly a prime example of tat artistry.

Nina
--
C'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot.
Louis Pasteur
http://www.chaotropic.net

On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:02:38 -0700, Soprano <olympiada2007@gmail.com>
wrote:

>I am working on my first piece of art to market to the community.

What community?

>http://flickr.com/photos/olympiada/921080181/?edited=1
>I also thought to use it as my first tattoo. Any ideas about this? Size?
>Location? I showed an earlier version it to an older friend of mine and
>she thought that was a great idea.

I think you should de-emphasize the background, no to little colour,
and brighten the foreground up a lot. The mushroom would look really
good with a white stalk, yellow underside and a bright red cap with
little white flecks on it. You'd have to brighten up the fairy much
the same way. Think boldly!

As for positioning, I think this really calls for the top of the
thigh, that would give you lots of space as well. Get the mushroom in
pretty close to your inner thigh, and as high up on it as possible.
Fungi make great tattoos.

If you want it on your upper body, the chest is the only place for
this. Go for a trompe l'oeil feeling and place it so the fairy is
holding your nipple.

nj"good luck on the tat!"m

--
"I do not rhyme to that dull elf
Who cannot imagine to himself..."

Curt wrote:
> Soprano <olympiada2...@gmail> wrote:
>
>> I am working on my first piece of art to market to the community.
>
> It might be interesting to read your definition of market and
> community.
>
>> This is where it is at as of yesterday:
>> http://flickr.com/photos/olympiada/921080181/?edited=1
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../RAB/fairy.jpg
>
> Unsolicited, however submitted for your review nonetheless.
>
Wow thank you!!!
>> I also thought to use it as my first tattoo.
>
> My first two tattoos were flash, but I can see the appeal of having
> your own work tattooed.
>
>> Any ideas about this?
>
> I suppose something I had created would have had more meaning, however
> it didn't seem necessary at the time. Ymmv.
>
>> Size?
>
> My third tattoo was going to be around my ankle, but the tattoo artist
> recommended bigger and to surround my calf. I'm glad I took his
> advice:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/curt_james/calvin.html
>
>> Location?
>
> A friend of mine got a fairy tattoo on her 50th birthday. She has her
> fairy on her one shoulder blade. Relatively small at about 2" x 2",
> but she didn't want a huge piece. This is a highly personal decision,
> obviously, but I'd go with a shoulder blade area or thigh. I would,
> however, do many drawings and focus on anatomy, value, composition,
> and developing my own style prior to having any tattoo work actually
> done. I believe I'd also get the opinion of several friends and not a
> few acquaintances prior to putting needle to skin. Again, ymmv.
>
Right. And I did show it to a few friends.
>> I showed an earlier version it to an older friend of mine and
>> she thought that was a great idea.
>
> It is a great idea. Fairies seem to be very popular. Was at my first
> renaissance faire recently and watched an artist perform as the
> Mudfaery.
>
> http://www.mudfaerywood.com/
>
> Beautiful art.
>
> --
> Curt
>

N Jill Marsh wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:02:38 -0700, Soprano <olympiada2007@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I am working on my first piece of art to market to the community.
>
> What community?
>
>> http://flickr.com/photos/olympiada/921080181/?edited=1
>> I also thought to use it as my first tattoo. Any ideas about this? Size?
>> Location? I showed an earlier version it to an older friend of mine and
>> she thought that was a great idea.
>
> I think you should de-emphasize the background, no to little colour,
> and brighten the foreground up a lot. The mushroom would look really
> good with a white stalk, yellow underside and a bright red cap with
> little white flecks on it. You'd have to brighten up the fairy much
> the same way. Think boldly!
>
> As for positioning, I think this really calls for the top of the
> thigh, that would give you lots of space as well. Get the mushroom in
> pretty close to your inner thigh, and as high up on it as possible.
> Fungi make great tattoos.
>
> If you want it on your upper body, the chest is the only place for
> this. Go for a trompe l'oeil feeling and place it so the fairy is
> holding your nipple.
>
> nj"good luck on the tat!"m
>
Wow thanks for the ideas!!! The community I am marketing it to? That's
my supervisor's job. Catalogs and shows and open houses. If the fairy is
holding my nipple, where does the mushroom go? I am not so sure I want a
mushroom on my inner thigh. I have a negative association with that.

Curt wrote:
> Soprano <olympiada2...@gmail> wrote:
>
>> I am working on my first piece of art to market to the community.
>
> It might be interesting to read your definition of market and
> community.
>
>> This is where it is at as of yesterday:
>> http://flickr.com/photos/olympiada/921080181/?edited=1
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../RAB/fairy.jpg
>
> Unsolicited, however submitted for your review nonetheless.
>

Update
http://flickr.com/photos/olympiada/930355693/

On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:31:13 -0700, Soprano <olympiada2007@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Wow thanks for the ideas!!! The community I am marketing it to? That's
>my supervisor's job. Catalogs and shows and open houses.

Sorry, can you bet more specific? What kind of catalogues and shows
and open houses? Why is your supervisor taking charge of the
marketing of your artwork? Are you a professional drawer?

>If the fairy is
>holding my nipple, where does the mushroom go?

Over your heart.

> I am not so sure I want a
>mushroom on my inner thigh. I have a negative association with that.

What, you were scared by a fungus when you were hitting puberty?

Trust me, that's exactly where it belongs.

nj"j is for jill, n is for nina"m

--
"I do not rhyme to that dull elf
Who cannot imagine to himself..."

N Jill Marsh wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:31:13 -0700, Soprano <olympiada2007@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Wow thanks for the ideas!!! The community I am marketing it to? That's
>> my supervisor's job. Catalogs and shows and open houses.
>
> Sorry, can you bet more specific? What kind of catalogues and shows
> and open houses? Why is your supervisor taking charge of the
> marketing of your artwork? Are you a professional drawer?
>
>> If the fairy is
>> holding my nipple, where does the mushroom go?
>
> Over your heart.
>
>> I am not so sure I want a
>> mushroom on my inner thigh. I have a negative association with that.
>
> What, you were scared by a fungus when you were hitting puberty?
>
> Trust me, that's exactly where it belongs.
>
> nj"j is for jill, n is for nina"m
>
Yes, I am now a professional artist and I am working on my first piece
to market to the community. My supervisor takes care of the marketing
end. I associate fungus with yeast infections, sorry or bacterial
infections and don't want that anywhere near my vagina. I was a safe sex
educator in college and that is what my mind associates to based on my
training. I am also celibate. I belong to the Eastern Orthodox religion
and I don't want to put a suggestive tattoo on my inner thigh.

On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:09:55 -0700, Soprano <olympiada2007@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Yes, I am now a professional artist and I am working on my first piece
>to market to the community. My supervisor takes care of the marketing
>end.

Sorry, can you be more specific? What kind of catalogues and shows
and open houses? I'm still confused with that aspect. What kind of
professional artist are you?

>I associate fungus with yeast infections, sorry or bacterial
>infections and don't want that anywhere near my vagina.

All infections are sorry infections, with the possible exception of
laughter, and there's a lot of that going around.

Trust me, that's exactly where it belongs.

> I was a safe sex
>educator in college and that is what my mind associates to based on my
>training. I am also celibate. I belong to the Eastern Orthodox religion
>and I don't want to put a suggestive tattoo on my inner thigh.

Then it's not like anyone else is going to see it.

nj"more's the pity"m

--
"I do not rhyme to that dull elf
Who cannot imagine to himself..."

Soprano wrote:
[...]

> Yes, I am now a professional artist

http://flickr.com/photos/olympiada/930355693/

Professional as in you are currently employed by someone as an artist?
Or professional as in you are attempting to gather clients who you'll
accept payment from in return for artwork you may sell to them in the
future? Or, uh, other? Art is such a diverse field. You really can
make money is such a wide variety of ways...

Just curious.

> and I am working on my first piece to market to the community.

Any particular community?

> My supervisor takes care of the marketing end.

Okay.

Good to have people hitting the bricks and promoting your talents.

--
Curt

N Jill Marsh wrote:
> Soprano wrote:
>
> >Yes, I am now a professional artist
[...]

> Sorry, can you be more specific? <snip> What kind of
> professional artist are you?

(opens mouth... shuts mouth)

[...]

> > <snip> I am also celibate. <snip> I don't want to put
> > a suggestive tattoo on my inner thigh.
>
> Then it's not like anyone else is going to see it.

All the more reason for her NOT to follow your placement suggestion.
Uh, if she WANTS to have her tattoo actually seen by people - which,
I'm guessing, the majority of tattooed people desire.

--
Curt

Soprano wrote:

> training. I am also celibate. I belong to the Eastern Orthodox religion
> and I don't want to put a suggestive tattoo on my inner thigh.

Well in that case, you're screwed (haha! I kill myself!) anyway.
http://www.troparion.com/askfather.htm

"Our purpose is not to attract attention of others by making radical
statements with our bodies for our personal vanity, but rather to
attract the grace of the Holy Spirit and to lead others to Christ
through our Christian example.
(...)
We are not to transform ourselves according to the latest whims and fads
of society but rather conform and abide by the will of God.
(...)
Rather than making "artistic expressions" with our bodies, let us make
an _expression of faith by maintaining our bodies, pure, spotless and
undefiled so that we may “be an example of the believers, in word, in
conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity” (I Timothy 4: 12).!"

Nina
--
C'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot.
Louis Pasteur
http://www.chaotropic.net