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Tiger
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16th Jan 08 at 19:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


I was amazed how it muted down perfectly to how I wanted it after how it looked in this picture of when it was just finished...

Getting inked again at the start of spring with a large rib piece this time.

Watch this space..
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16th Jan 08 at 19:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Quality and detail looks spot on. Don't see the whole coy thing myself though!
Tiger
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16th Jan 08 at 19:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its Japanese translations and mythology meant something to me at the time I had it done - I wouldnt change it for the world though.
AdZ9
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16th Jan 08 at 19:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
got a pic of how it is now?
Superlite Ltd.
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16th Jan 08 at 21:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks great

I want to copy it
xXSpUdXx
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16th Jan 08 at 22:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what does a coi carp represent?
smack
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16th Jan 08 at 22:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
he likes fishing?
John
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16th Jan 08 at 22:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Eevrybody thats had somebody die in their life, went traveling, got up this morning has a carp that means something to them.
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Eevrybody thats had somebody die in their life, went traveling, got up this morning has a carp that means something to them.


lol eh?
John
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16th Jan 08 at 22:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Was answering spuds question.

It's just the latest fashion tattoo but everybody that gets one has some deep meaning for it.
Superlite Ltd.
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Was answering spuds question.

It's just the latest fashion tattoo but everybody that gets one has some deep meaning for it.


xXSpUdXx
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as far as google can tell the koi represents good luck. brilliant eh?
dan_c4rsa
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16th Jan 08 at 23:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
either way it looks fucking top notch.

hopefully im getting a jap style kingfisher/herron on the inside of my forarm soon
AdZ9
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if a carp is going upwards it means something, and if its going downwards it means something else. Thats all i know!
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just had my first tatoo the other day and its kind of like an addiction for me now, i am booked in for the end of august for the start of my leg piece, having from my knee to ankle as a kind of japanese scene with all the usual japanese art you see such as koi, dragon and a gaisha tied in together

i really love the way your koi wraps around your leg and follows the contours of the ankle, shows a very good artist and also the way the shading is very consistent

Antoni
Tiger
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The Koi fish as a symbol represents perseverance in the face of adversity and strength of character or purpose. The Carp can also represents wisdom, knowledge, longevity, and loyalty.

I was heading off into the big world and I knew that at times it was going to be difficult - There was also some family problems at the time and this was done at a significant point of my life.
Rebecca
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17th Jan 08 at 17:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I like that... I fancy something new again...

It's a bad addiction...
Tiger
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quote:
Originally posted by AdZ9
got a pic of how it is now?




This is more recent but still about 18 months ago.
Rebecca
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I like the bold outline....
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quote:
Originally posted by AdZ9
if a carp is going upwards it means something, and if its going downwards it means something else. Thats all i know!


If it's going upwards it's to signify the way Koi's fight to swim upstream - meant to mean that you're being strong through tough times in your life
A Koi going downwards is meant to represent the opposite, that it's going downstream - going with the flow - and you're content with how your life is going.

Somthing along those lines.

I've loved koi tattoos for ages, Chester Benington from Linkin Park has a nice twin koi one on his shoulder.

Tiger, that is lovely and I'd love to get something like that.
Tiger
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From what I heard, Tattoo's should only go up and forward - obviously you can have them whatever direction you want, but in the traditional sense they should be up and forward.

Cheers Jules
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No offence,

But where has all the colour gone?

A couple of my mates have big koi's done (shoulder to elbow) and they are really brightly coloured tats
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21st Jan 08 at 23:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jules S
No offence,

But where has all the colour gone?

A couple of my mates have big koi's done (shoulder to elbow) and they are really brightly coloured tats


Its a choice, some people go for brightly coloured tatts, whilst others prefer black/grey tatts. I personally prefer the latter as look better with age, where as coloured ones can fade a lot.
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I dont disagree cosmo....

But look at the first/last pics

The first one has red/pink scales etc and some cyan in there...the second one looks like an outline
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quote:
Originally posted by Jules S
The first one has red/pink scales etc and some cyan in there...the second one looks like an outline


First looks like when it was first done, probably right afterwards, so thats just blood/pen marks.

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