I just got my first tattoo yesterday... It didn't hurt so bad, just from time to time. It took about 1½ hour
If you're wondering what the symbol means... Its a symbol that my biggest idol (Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins) has on his spacesuit in one of my favorite videos, Smashing Pumpkins - Rocket. So its kinda a tribute to him and the band, but discrete, instead of just writing SMASHING PUMPKINS on my arm




Now I wanna see yours! Or what you're planning to do in the future

Very nice - look forward to seeing more photos once it settles in.

Good idea for a thread too - I'm sure we have loads of them amongst us

Best I can manage at the moment is a shakey photo of the most recent tattoo. Done back in January, my own design. Its the only one I can photograph myself

Nice, I like it! Is that an eternety-symbol-thingy in the middle?
Mine has been aching today, I tell you!

Ok here are mine so far in order.

Firstly had the tattoo of Malta as I'm half Maltese and always considered it to be home away from Malta. The flag is half red, half white, with Maltese cross in corner hence the design. Although didn't get white done at time as heard bad things about getting white done but new tattoo artist I have would be able to do it so getting this redone soon.

Below that is a quote originally by James Dean that my friend who has since passed was obsessed with so I have done that in memory. Unfortunately the tattoo artist who did this was not brilliant either so had it touched up when I was in Malta a couple years ago and is looking a lot better now.




Next I moved onto chest. I have a big love for Egyptian mythology.




Then I went for an Anubis design (again Egyptian mythology) on my back between shoulder blades.



And finally my latest one fresh from last week is a lizard on my left forearm. I'm building a sleeve around this so still working on design!






That's it for now but imagine a few more to come yet! Not bad, only 21 still got plenty of space left on body!

im getting a small spider tattoo soon. i think spiders are adorable so thats my reason. i love tatoos >.<

I love these kinds of threads. Tattoos are one of my favorite things

This is the first one I got when I turned 18 (sorry for the cruddy pic).


And this is my second that I got myself as a 21st birthday present. I designed and drew it myself. Its a modified Pisces symbol with two orcas instead of the fish. Its on my left calf.


I'll eventually break out from the orca theme to include tats of my reptis.

Yeah it is the infinity symbol in the body... the whole thing has a story behind it but its long and too boring to put on here.

Love the Anubis tat Dekor... was thinking about some Egyptian symbol for my next tattoo... since I've had my arm done I feel a little out of balance At least thats my excuse for another one!

Aye I need to balance out both halves, well thats what I tell myself as an excuse to get done! What sort of design you after?

The one on the left is for a family member who got hit by a drunk driver while he was crossing the street and died. the one on the left is my daughters name and when she was born. I have one across my shoulders but i cant find a picture of it at the moment. it says life and death upside down.

My most recent, a nonexistant gecko on my foot:



My Steve Irwin tribute tattoo. Really bad quality, taken a long time ago (2006).



My white tiger paw tattoo:



I have 3 others, but those are my favorites .

I don't know yet - there no way I can afford it any time soon so I've kind of put it to the back of my mind. Darn this bleak economic climate :evil:

Love the script tatts Dumerillis, they're really nicely done.

Really nice tattoos!
Now after I've gotten my first one I just wanna keep on doing more and more... My next project is probably a spine along my spine (its gonna have some important details but I wont go into it) But I'm not gonna do it until fall sometime

This is my only tattoo. I got it when I was 19 (6 years ago) and it was no where near as painful as I expected. Please ignore the mess in the background!

I have 5 tats, but I don't have pictures of them all.

This is my latest and favorite, though. I got it Feb '07 in Honolulu while on my honeymoon. It symbolizes the marriage, my 2 visits to Kona, and both times I had encounters with manta rays. I was originally just going to get one ray, but the artist talked me into doing the second, he added it to the design at no additional cost, for the symbolism of the number.

That's a gorgeous piece of work Kelphy - I love rays, the artist really got them. Not surprised you like it so much

I'm working on a leg "sleeve" Most of it is japanese masks because I like them. The snake on my shin is probably my favoirtie. The heart on the back on my leg probably hurt the worst. Some of these tattoos may appear to be "evil" but they are not ment to be. Just a way for me to represent the struggles of life and makes it easier to put a face on my demons. The snake is for me because I really love snakes.

none of them are finished yet im getting lettering between my guns and im getting more work done to my love on my arm and im either getting my star touched up covered up or getting something around it