Tattoos, tattooists, half-naked women

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Went to a tattoo convention at Wadebridge, Cornwall, last Saturday and here are a few pictures from the event. Well worth the money going as there were a couple of hundred tattooists, plus bands, food, drink. The people-watching was an event in itself, and no one gave a monkeys that I was photographing, in fact people were pretty delighted.

This tattooist has his own head tattooed and this was quite a common thing that people were having done (god, it must hurt).

Tattoo by Martin Baxter, on Flickr

Can't go to a tattoo convention and come away without one; this is mine.

Tattoo-6 by Martin Baxter, on Flickr

Not everyone was getting inked, some people just went shopping.

Tattoo-2 by Martin Baxter, on Flickr

Sometimes, getting body art is quite relaxing.

Tattoo-4 by Martin Baxter, on Flickr

OK, here is the half-naked woman. She was getting a tattoo here (on her lower leg) but I saw her on a couple of occasions, wandering around half-dressed. I suppose if you are going to get that many tattoos, you are going to want to show them ALL off, no matter where they are.

Tattoo-3 by Martin Baxter, on Flickr

Intricate. Personally, I never seen the point of getting tattoos on my back as I would be the only one who wouldn't be able to see them.

Tattoo-5 by Martin Baxter, on Flickr
 
Nice set of photo's, but tattoos need to be seen in colour. That's part of the reason for having them, to introduce colour to your body.
 
jerry12953 said:
Nice subject matter. Those with their bodies half covered in tattoos must be exhibitionists by definition....
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Through other forums I've known people who wanted to be covered in ink for their own sake, rather than show it off (or so I gathered). One didn't like un-tattooed skin, and would not have a girlfriend without major tattoo work.
 
I don’t have or want tattoos myself. Some of the artwork is extraordinary, but I really don’t understand why people have tattoos that are badly drawn and look they have been put on with a permanent marker pen…
 
I was on holiday once and a fella had a big tattoo of Elvis's face on his leg.
Well.....he had Elvis written on his arm, so I guessed that was who the scary warped face was supposed to be :exit:

Not for me personally but I do appreciate the skill of a talented tattooist, some of the creations are amazing.
Nice set of photos, enjoyed looking at those.
 
dekeyboy said:
Nice set of photo's, but tattoos need to be seen in colour. That's part of the reason for having them, to introduce colour to your body.
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Many, many tattoos are just black line drawings and shading these days so colour shots are largely unnecessary, plus these photos are more about the flavour of the convention rather than the tattoos themselves. One can see pictures of tattoos in their millions on the internet (and IRL) but this is mostly about the people.
 
Crotal Bell said:
I was on holiday once and a fella had a big tattoo of Elvis's face on his leg.
Well.....he had Elvis written on his arm, so I guessed that was who the scary warped face was supposed to be :exit:

Not for me personally but I do appreciate the skill of a talented tattooist, some of the creations are amazing.
Nice set of photos, enjoyed looking at those.
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You need to be sure that the tattooist is a proper artist before trying to get likenesses of real people and never, ever get one while on holiday and drunk in Ibiza and the like. The TV prgram Tattoo Fixers revealed some dreadful mistakes that needed to be covered up.

Oh, and make sure they can spell, I have seen pictures of people who wanted 'Angel' tattooed and got 'Angle'. One from years ago showed a man who was obviously a fan of the athlete Kelly Holmes but had got Kelly Homes in huge letters on his back; less a tribute to an athlete, more an advert for a building company!
 
So, what did you have done? :D
 
Not to my taste ,though quite a few family members have them .. good shots
 
ShinySideUp said:
Oh, and make sure they can spell, I have seen pictures of people who wanted 'Angel' tattooed and got 'Angle'. One from years ago showed a man who was obviously a fan of the athlete Kelly Holmes but had got Kelly Homes in huge letters on his back; less a tribute to an athlete, more an advert for a building company!
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Yes, my mate is a keen fisherman and he wanted to have a pollock tattooed on his back, but the tattooist spelt it wrong!
 
jerry12953 said:
Nice subject matter. Those with their bodies half covered in tattoos must be exhibitionists by definition....
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I've got about 40 hours worth of tattoos (a sleeve and half) and I'm as far from an exhibitionist as you can get!
 
Not for me either but I can appreciate the artistry and skill. Some great work done for medical post surgery ops too.
 
No tattoos for me.

I think tattoos took of in the 90's so any generation from 1960's - 80's didn't bother and so glad we didn't.
 
Billy_wiz said:
No tattoos for me.

I think tattoos took of in the 90's so any generation from 1960's - 80's didn't bother and so glad we didn't.
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It tended to be for people 'on the edge' of society in earlier times, and that is what made it attractive to the mainstream in the 90s and later. There were some mountain bike races that I recall offered those who completed the ride a tattoo instead of the more customary medal, as a sign of their exceptional talent.
 
ShinySideUp said:
You need to be sure that the tattooist is a proper artist before trying to get likenesses of real people and never, ever get one while on holiday and drunk in Ibiza and the like. The TV prgram Tattoo Fixers revealed some dreadful mistakes that needed to be covered up.

Oh, and make sure they can spell, I have seen pictures of people who wanted 'Angel' tattooed and got 'Angle'. One from years ago showed a man who was obviously a fan of the athlete Kelly Holmes but had got Kelly Homes in huge letters on his back; less a tribute to an athlete, more an advert for a building company!
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I have a poem tattoed round my neck:

Your absence goes through me like thread through a needle
Everything I do is stitched with its colour

I got home after having it done (and looking at it in the mirror while I was in the shop) and my then girlfriend looked at it and said "She's missed out the t in stitched". My heart sank! When I had a proper look though, all she'd done was missed the crossbar off, so it looked like it said "stilched". I went back in the next day and she fixed it, so it ended well.
 
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