personally i dun think having inks is a hooligan act... In recent years, more and more people begin to accept tattoo as arts rather den a symbol of secret society... in the past, many of it do associate with the secret society out there, but not as much in today's world... Tattoo had become a form of art, a master pc which is seal on to a human canvas... nowadays people go for quality inks, artistic design, like:
oriental design - what we known as japanese drawings, koi fishes, phoenix, dragons, geisha, etc.
Portrait - basically to 'transfer' a photography on ur skin, portrait of a pet dog, portrait of your love one, etc.
Tribal - i dun think i'll need to further explain on tribal, every one noe abt it, its popular in the early 2000 i guess, however in the modern society today, people tend to look for something more complex. but still, some people prefer tribal to others.
Biomech - i only get to know this since early of the yr, how should i describe it... hmmm... it give me a very robotic, metallic kinda feel... more suitable for guys i feel... and this is the definition i got from some sites: "Artistic bodies and body parts that have the feel of biological and mechanical components. If you're a Star Trek fan, think "Borg". Wires, tubes, pipes, and hoses are common attributes of biomechanical designs."
Ripped off skin - One of my Fav, its ink in a way that u will visual ur skin as been ripped off kind, but of cos its not really been ripped, its just a 3D effect tat is done thru' tattoo... i heart this as its really a form of art, especially when u got someone who can do it so well, which make it look so real.
there's still so many kinda design out there, am just highlight a few common ones...
so far i hav just update my 1st ink, which is done like last yr oct... very fast, i had already got my 3rd ink done... a recap, my 1st ink which is a tribal Gecko design with a DeSoLo logo...
my 1st ink which is treated as a 23rd yr old birthday gift for myself... after a consideration of 2 yrs, since the age of 21, finally i got it done on my 23rd birthday. totally love this ink, even until today! as compared among all the inks i hav, this is the smallest, most painless... the tattoo process last abt an hr or so... done next to my belly button... i'll say tat area is a great spot to be ink on, least pain u will feel. but gers, do bear in mind tat in future when u get pregnent, the ink will be stretch and shrink after giving birth, the ink might go out of shape so...
and my 2nd ink, a Libra Lady. Done by my favorite Indonesian Tattooist, Mr AG from Brisik Tattoo. Got it done during the sg 1st tattoo show which is held in Jan 09 @ expo. it suppose to go for a competition title tattoo of the day, but sad to say, not able to finish it on time... so hav to give it a pass, shall wait for next yr's convention den...
its a detailed design, as u see this tattoo is rather complex and fill with different colours and details... it took a total of 10 hrs to "complete", 1st day i did a 7 hrs of inking str8 and continue another 3 hrs the next day right after... it sound crazy i noe... but hav to rush cos my tattooist is not local u see, he gng back to indonesia, i dun wanna leave my lady headless for like one yr... this ink took the longest time to complete, most detailed among the 3 and i consider it to be my largest pc so far... In fact, its only 90% done, there's still some flowers on the scale and some small details which need to be add on...
Finally, my 3rd ink, done on 7th July, just a few days ago... got it from Immortal tattoo... its the tattooist's specialty, vines designs...
As u can see, its not complete yet either, left with the infill of the remaining 3 stars, y is it so...? To painful to continue... opps =X
For those who can't take pain, pls nv nv nv try tattoo at places like this! its my most painful inking experience ever!!! the whole process took only ard 2 hrs, but its enough to kill me, unlike my back pc, i can endure for a 7 hrs, this i can't... its killing me... it hit all the sensitive areas, like the ribs, the area under arms and right in the middle of ur chest! its hell~! i regards this as the worse area to ink on, thou' it look really nice, but think twice b4 u do it... its too late for me to regret... once its done, i hav to complete it, else it will be like neither here nor there... argh... 2 weeks later when its heal, i hav to go back and colour the 3 stars as well as some touch up work to be done... :'( But still i love this new ink too... its vines with 7 stars, as u noe DeSoLo love stars and the no. 7, so this is how it came abt... ;) its in the process of healing, feeling damn itch now... but can't scratch... endure...
if u were to ask me, if i hav done enuff, the ans is no... i won't cover my whole body wif inks... i will only ink on place which i can hide under clothes.... like my back, my body... nothing shall be done on the hands, on the ankles, on the arms... inks to me is not something to show off... i dun carry the mentality of "tattoos have to be place in somewhere everyone can see, cos its for show off", this is not for me... I ink becos i love the arts, i love how this artist do their arts on skin... its not for show off, its for personal pleasure and liking... so ya... dun carry this stupid thots like 'DeSoLo is crazy, tattoo places like this, must well dun tattoo'... ppl who ink without thinking are the real crazy ones and stupid ones... do not allow ur hobbies, ur likings affect ur works... tats y its all hidden...
in fact, i already got my 4th inking waiting for me... it got to be done by AG, a 3D gecko standing on my lap, to be done on jan 2010, sg tattoo convention... waiting for his return... and lastly, an ink which i will get and i must get in time to come... which is a portrait of ash-boi on my should blade... :) if u love me, accept my passion for inking and accept my body of inks... *hug*
Last but not least, a video clip taken when am doing my 2nd ink. feat. Mr AG... enjoy!