Discussions About Being Bald > Tattoos and Piercings
Tattoo design.
mrzed:
I have to concur with the comments about putting this on your neck. It's likely to be visible no matter what you are wearing. I suppose if you plan to have your entire body tattooed someday, maybe, but I'd think I'd want to go with one that are typically coverable until you are way into the process before getting something on the neck.
I would imagine that any good tattoo artist can take the sketch as a point of reference rather than just trace that out and make the design pretty.
Dan
Redgrave101:
One thing I left out is that as much as I am comfortable with my shaved head, I do at times feel somewhat like a blank canvas.. I don't know if anyone can relate to that exactly but well, Hair is good for creating a style, whatever. As is facial hair, piercings & tattoos.
I'm not saying people need to find 'styles' to be individual, far from it.
But that it can be frustrating sometimes not to be able to shake things up once in a while.
I won't be growing my 'hair' back any time soon and much to my annoyance I can't grow much of a beard (maybe one day!)
Piercings I have tinkered with in the past but I'm not fussed really which leads me on to tattoos.. of which I am something of a fan.
I often think about what kinda designs might look good on my skull, but then after awhile the realisation kicks in that it's probably not that great an idea.
So that's how I've ended up settling on the neck, It would give everyone something to look at (besides my head!) It would make me feel like I'm giving off a more 'interesting' vibe and would hopefully put an end to this 'blank canvas' feeling I can't seem to shake off.
Though as far as shaving goes, I'm settled with my sly dome. It's been well over a year now and it's looking to stay that way for a long, long time.
Daven:
I have a few tattoo's as well. My 21 year old daughter also has MANY tats. I have asked her ONE favor. PLEASE don't tat anything you can't cover up with nice clothes. NO NECK, FACE, HANDS. I vote the same as the others. Keep ink off the neck. I've talked to enough people who have said they love their tat's but hate the ones on their necks. ALSO, I don't think you can laser remove them off the neck. PLUS the neck is a MAJOR sara of exam for doctors, if you (God forbid) got cancer or other health issues older in life, they couldn't do MRI's and other medical tests that require access to the major arteries in the neck through tattoo's. I think that tat would look AWESOME on a chest or shoulder blade.
You'll do as you please, as will I and others, just maybe listen to those who have gone before you. :)
Redgrave101:
Thanks for the advice Daven, Definitely food for thought.
sailor61:
The "blank canvas" feeling comes from being (I'm guessing) early 20's. It's what's ont he canvas inside that matters and makes for an interesting person. I doubt anyone worth meeting will be attracted to you by a neckk tat - in fact it may well be quite the opposite.
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