I must love my wife - skin art

**Nerts** · 27th August 07, 08:51 AM

Awesome!

Nice job!

E.

**Coinneach** · 27th August 07, 09:15 AM

The red hair was definitely worth it. Nice job!

**Yaish** · 27th August 07, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by Tattoobradley

The guy did a good job. Something just jumps out at me (thought it doesn't necessarily ring true here.) You know the old saying "Never trust a skinny chef?" ............

LOL. We wondered about that as well, and asked him. It comes down to a prayer he made back when he was just learning to tattoo. He prayed for the talent to do it, and if it was granted to him he said he would never ink his own skin. He said from then on it all just made sense to him, how to get the proper shading, etc...
Believe the story or not, the explanation works for me.

Naturally we are not planning on getting divorced ever, but worst case scenario, it's no different than a tattoo of some random model. Ideally, hopefully, that will never be an issue.

I was definitely ready to stop by the time we finished. The adrenaline had all run out and it was nothing but will keeping me in the chair. Mind of over matter, "If you don't mind, it don't matter." I'll probably be going back in a couple weeks for some touch ups on the highlights in the hair, some of it is really subtle and we just won't know how it looks until it is healed.

Next one? Well I have a tat on my other arm, of a Siamese Fighting Fish, but it's kind of small and he is all by himself. I might get that worked into a freshwater aquarium scene, some plants in the background, several other fish, etc...

Then of course I want a back piece....

**Kilted Taper** · 27th August 07, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by Tattoobradley

The guy did a good job. Something just jumps out at me (thought it doesn't necessarily ring true here.) You know the old saying "Never trust a skinny chef?" ............

Glad someone else caught that!

Love the tat and love the idea of it. Here's mine that was also inspired by my wife:

Took almost as long as yours at about 6 - 6.5 hours.

**porrick** · 27th August 07, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

A good likeness. Congratulations on the new tattoo, but I do hope you won't be offended if my congrats. are somewhat muted. I do genuinely and sincerely hope you and your wife will stay together for life, and that you would never come to regret having this tattoo. From bitter personal experience a young attractive mate can suddenly move on when you are least expecting it. If she runs off with a new man you would find it difficult to justify the tattoo to your next partner and it would be even more painful to have it removed. Just my two pence worth.

Ehm, I must agree with Alex here

But, hey, if you like tattoos: it looks nice

**Yaish** · 27th August 07, 12:11 PM

Nice job Taper. My wife approves too, though she did say "she has more clothes on than me..."

Hey, she drew it...

**Alan H** · 27th August 07, 12:28 PM

Allrighty, then...Now THAT is a tattoo!!

**Kilted Taper** · 27th August 07, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by Yaish

Nice job Taper. My wife approves too, though she did say "she has more clothes on than me..."

Hey, she drew it...

HA, she does indeed have a little more being covered. My brother-in-law of all people "filled out" the original pin up picture to make it more look like my wife. He then overlaid a photo of her face we found with her looking almost exactly in the same direction as the original art, changed the hair color and there you have it.

And I'm with you on the whole "what if" (knock on wood) scenario. It wasn't a name, it's just a picture :P

**emolas** · 27th August 07, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

A good likeness. Congratulations on the new tattoo, but I do hope you won't be offended if my congrats. are somewhat muted. I do genuinely and sincerely hope you and your wife will stay together for life, and that you would never come to regret having this tattoo. From bitter personal experience a young attractive mate can suddenly move on when you are least expecting it. If she runs off with a new man you would find it difficult to justify the tattoo to your next partner and it would be even more painful to have it removed. Just my two pence worth.

It's not a name and it can be equated to any of the random flash art girls you see on a lot of people (no slight intended to your beautiful wife). Even if the unforeseeable happens and you split up, you will still have a great tat of a beautiful woman.

Off topic but is it just me or does anyone else notice there seems to be a rather inordinate amount of red hair or this forum?