Here are some long-overdue photos of my color wheel tattoo! Lots of people have asked me if it's real, and yes, it is. I have always liked tattoos, but I'm so darn fickle that the permanency of tattoos seemed like a terrible match for me. Regardless, I thought a color wheel would make a really awesome tattoo.....and believe it or not, I made myself wait 3 whole YEARS before I actually got this! I figured if it was still a good idea after all that time I would go ahead and do it. So I did. Haha, and now I wish I would have done it sooner, of course!!! :p
I had never seen any color wheel tattoos before getting this and wondered whether or not it would translate well.....The first tattoo artist I talked to said it was a bad idea and it wouldn't work. I respected her opinion, but didn't necessarily want to have that be THE deciding factor. So I got a second opinion, and found a great artist that I trusted AND was willing to do it for me (thanks Rob R. at 252 Tattoo!!).
The funny thing is, since getting this I have come across some color wheel-style tattoos online that are FAKE---I couldn't believe it!!! I'm glad I didn't see these suckers beforehand, otherwise I might not have taken the plunge. Anyway, a company called Tattly makes some funky temporary tattoos that are worth checking out. Of course I am partial to the RGB image.....a genius idea if I may say so myself! :)
Anyway, this beast is on my left forearm, which was a difficult spot to photograph myself! I had it touched-up a few weeks ago to fill in some of the spotty areas, and I'm loving it even more now.
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4 comments:
That tattoo is awesome! 8)
Thanks Lupe! I love having it!
That is an amazing tattoo, loving the colours so much. I’ve often thought of a tattoo with no black outline but haven’t been brave enough to seek out a tattooist to do it. I’m currently looking into some cover ups of tattoos that I loved but are so badly cracked and don’t fit in with the others that I have.
Adore your work, thanks for sharing!
Thanks Leah! I originally wanted the colors outlined, but the artist steered me away from that direction. I guess with the small size the colors would have looked muddy. I'm glad it all worked out the way it did! :)
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