Oct
Ive just turned 18 and really really want a tattoo i have no idea what to get tho and where to get it lol. I want something different just dont know what. Anyone got any ideas? Thannks x
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don't get one unless you are sure, there’s no point and getting something permanent for the sake of it!
Get something that means something to you.
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Don’t be in a rush to get a tattoo if you don't know what design you want - you should NEVER get one just because you like the idea of a tattoo.
Take your time to look for images of things you like: is there a particular style you like? (Chinese/Japanese, gothic, Art Deco, modernist); Is there a particular subject you like? (Horses, motorbikes, architecture, a type of music or band, flowers). The rule of choosing your design is that there is no rule (yeah, very “Fight Club”) your images can come from anywhere - the web, books, magazines, sketches, postcards - anywhere.
When you've got your ideas, next select your tattooist - research your local area and ask around (tattooed people are usually quite happy for strangers to ask where they’d their work done - honestly). Go into a couple of studios and ask to see portfolios of the tattooist's work. Generally talking if the studio has a waiting list of over a month, it will be a decent studio - people do not wait for rubish but they are prepared to wait for quality.
When you’ve chosen your artist, you can then discuss with them what finished design you want based on your images that you've collected. They should draw up your design for you (usually at no extra charge) and then you have final state on it before you begin getting the tattoo itself applied.
Things to avoid: anything that is particularly “trendy” such as stars, hearts, massive tribal pieces, flash (pre-made artwork displayed in the tattooist's studio - hundreds of thousands of people will have the same thing) , cartoon characters (they look so cute on an 18 year old, but sad and pathetic on a 55 year old granny), anybody's name but a blood relative.
Another thing to remember is that with tattooing you get what you pay for - a cheap tattoo will never, ever look as good and last as well as a more expensive one. Save your money for as long as you can and pay as much as you dare and you will not regret it.
Don't rush into this - researching your artwork and the studio is half the fun! If you take this advice you will end up with a one-of-a-kind and well executed piece of personal art that you’ll enjoy for the rest of your life. Rush into it without any thought and you’ll look like just another teen trying to be trendy with a poorly done “stamp”.
Good luck.
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sounds like you are getting a tattoo due to peer pressure rather than personal likes. If you really wanted a tattoo you would have already known what you needed.
You’re not really wanting a tattoo because it means something, but “just to have one” will lead you to get one of the common ones every seems to have (butterfly, something on lower back, round ankle etc) It will mean nothing and just tie you into being another person with a meaningless tattoo.
Wait a while and you’ll know when to get one by you realising you can have a tatto that means somthing to you personally.
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I'm not going to say don't get one …. if you want one its up to you isn't it:)
You might want to consider where it will be though
hidde etc
depends very much what you are into music ….
i love some of the swallows you can get …. perfect for wrist etc
and stars can be good as well
make sure its as individual as you
happy inking 
ooohhh and you may want to find out about 3 year tattoos?
as you might find a better design
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what kinda stuff u like? music? art? games? personal? r u a nerd? a hippie? u gotta get a tat that means somethin or somethin that u really like. i love to draw! n id like to get a cool drawing from audrey kawasaki, she rocks! i also love music but i dnt play any instruments! sooo yeaaa thnk of somethng ulike!! bt dont get it if u r nt sure!!!
maybe a book u have read or any animals! think!!!! haaha
* ihave a dragonfly because i love insects! especially drangonflies, their colors and their history, very old bugs 
n i have a nautical star, i got it when i left my parents house i gave it a meaning… it can always take me back home safe!! everytime i look at it i smile . wild times but i love it
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Don't get a tattoo just for the sake of getting a tattoo. That kinda defeats the purpose of body art.
But hey, when in doubt get a bitchin' tribal with some Kanji characters in it and maybe a celtic cross and family seal motif tied in.
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Please, please, don't deface your beautiful skin at all - your body doesn't need to be embellished, and your mind is the essential 'you' that should need no 'packaging'. Listen to me, please, and think ahead …
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Tattoos are very permanent and personal. If you don't know what to get, maybe you aren't ready to get one. I advocate getting a henna tattoo instead.
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i'd brainstorm this one long and hard.
thing about who you feel you’re, and what's important to you, and then thing about whether or not you want to express this in words or images.
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THIS
http://www.funnies.com/worst-tatto-ever….
hehe or this..
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n286/…
but without the wolf
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yeah when i turned 16 i got a tatto of a penis on my lower back!!.x it's soo cool i look at it in the mirror each day.x
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Look through Chopper Tattoo's gallery. They have over 4000 unique designs, and new ones are added regularly. Maybe something in there will check your eye. See the link for more details.
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something you like, go and have a look in your local tattoo shop for insipration
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get a tatto that says on your back:
” DONT SHAVE GROWING JUNGLE”
thats hektik
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Find something that has meaning to you, it's going to be there forever
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uhm….
dont do it
but if u do then search some culture u like and get the ideal of it
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how about the word tattoo
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Don't have one.
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Get a rockin Peace sign
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a dragon on your shoulder