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red arm tattoo of brandon boyd

3 messages · last activity 7/29/2009

i want to see the red tattoo of brandon boyd fish in circle ..i want to have that also......hurrrrrah
1. It's not cool to copy someone else's tattoo directly. Its not a piece of flash, it's someone else's piece of original art, so duplicating it for your own use would be a no no. 2. Most artists would be very hesitant, and rightfully so, to do a tattoo like his. While everyone loves it, and at the shop I've worked at I can think of at least 3 times people brought that image in, the truth is, a solid red tattoo without an outline probably isn't going to age well. I would also HIGHLY suggest making sure you're not going to have a red reaction. It would super suck if you got your forearm filled with red ink, only to find you're going to have an itchy, blotchy mess of a tattoo. 3. Go to a custom artist, tell him you dig Branden's tattoo and have them draw up something unique for you using that as inspiration. Don't just copy the idea! Think outside the box! I hope that advice helps and good luck with your tattoo
i found what image you are talking about, and it wouldnt be a big deal to re-design it enough to make it a diffrent tattoo, so just find a good artist and do your homework and you will be suprized with what a good custom artist can do, as did this brandon guy. also the other guy is right about the red, you would end up getting it touched up more if your ok with that