Tattoo help Created 17 years ago2007-07-11 04:16:19 UTC by Unbreakable Unbreakable

Created 17 years ago2007-07-11 04:16:19 UTC by Unbreakable Unbreakable

Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 04:16:19 UTC Post #228352
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Hey guys.. listen, I'm getting my second tattoo on thursday, and so far came up with this tribal design.. I think its good, and want it done... but I want it to represent something.. so I thought why not Half-Life... so this is where I need your help... can you guys take that drawing, and add something to it that will remind me of the good days. but remember

-must be tribal
-tattoo is going on the back of my neck

Thanks guys.. future pics will be posted of tat in about 2 weeks, once healed
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 04:22:36 UTC Post #228354
Pretty nifty design. I'm no artist but maybe the lambda sign in the middle of the "forehead" of the image or something? Tribal-ized of course.

I hope I'm making sense, I'm not so sure myself:P
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 05:30:24 UTC Post #228358
How about a barcode since it's going on your neck.

But seriously a crowbar going through the middle?
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 06:59:03 UTC Post #228368
Heh, my Half-Life fanboyism only extends as far as owning a crowbar (which I do actually play with when i'm bored) - a tattoo is just too much. ;P
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 07:01:52 UTC Post #228370
as long as it aint a tramp stamp i wont disapprove. a crowbar would represent half life pretty well but it'll also look very weird. People will think you're into burglarizing stores at night or something. The Lambda symbol is a good choice though, even better is you find a harmonious way to incorporate it
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 07:32:48 UTC Post #228376
Taylor TaylorJohn Romero's Bitch
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 07:37:23 UTC Post #228377
wtf is that? also failhost is fail.
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 07:59:27 UTC Post #228381
lamafao masta killa :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

(for those who dont get it, its the freeman's beard) :P
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 08:10:23 UTC Post #228382
The choice is obvious to me. A Headcrab. facing the same direction as the head (that is supposed to be a head, right?), have its fangs extend downward onto the forehead area, and then the legs could wrap around the sides of it. I think it could look really good if the Headcrab was highly stylized to fit in with the rest of the design.

Here's a shitty little thing I made in Paint to show what I mean:
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If you could just smooth out the edges of that and let the lines flow a bit more with the outline of the head, I think it'd look pretty good.

I have to say though, that head doesn't exactly lend itself to the theme of the game.
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 08:33:40 UTC Post #228384
Srrys idea is approved 110%.

Thank you Ghetto, however did we survive before you came along?
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 08:43:14 UTC Post #228387
The Arcan:

:P You had dave right? :D

srry:

good idea :P
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 10:58:08 UTC Post #228399
Yeah, it's a Freeman beard. Ah whatever, fuck it.
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 11:01:03 UTC Post #228401
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 11:29:23 UTC Post #228406
Subtle!
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 11:30:17 UTC Post #228407
^ ^ sux... too small. At first I thought you'd copied / pasted the original.
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 11:35:34 UTC Post #228408
That actually looks pretty good. How would it look if the lambda symbol was moved upward a slight bit, beyond the point where the lines intersected? Then it would have a sort of half circle around it.
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 12:49:32 UTC Post #228425
Tribal shit is so 90's...
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 12:50:20 UTC Post #228426
Luke is so 80's...
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 13:23:29 UTC Post #228431
your mum is so 70's...
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 13:28:54 UTC Post #228433
Beatles is so 60's...
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 13:31:05 UTC Post #228434
atcualy my mom was born in 60's :P
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 13:36:46 UTC Post #228436
right on guys... The headcrab idea is very good.. I'll try combining them all...getting it tomorrow, so I need this done..one thing though, it will be high up on my neck... with the top of the skull going almost over my shoulder blades.. :( Perhaps a baby headcrab with legs extended on the forhead.. that way it would appear to be wrapped around my neck...
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 14:19:42 UTC Post #228449
Maybe this?
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:biggrin:
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 14:30:32 UTC Post #228451
lolz.. I could go for a slice of that right about now...

anywhos...I came up with this... but its abit plain... what do you guys think?
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 14:31:26 UTC Post #228453
No what you have to do.. is find something in half life that can be made tribal but muse have a certain meaning to it. I'll draw something up because i designed my bands logo:
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And everyone seems to like it.

But how big is it going to be? because after time tattoos fade (about 10 years or so) and too much detail bleeds into itself at points.
My guess is that the upper points are going to be at the hairline, and the lower is going to be just above the shoulder-blades? Am i correct?
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 14:37:18 UTC Post #228454
yep, pretty much
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 14:58:18 UTC Post #228456
Baby Headcrab is so not menacing enough. Plus it doesn't fill the U shape too well.

Please prove me wrong.
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 15:15:33 UTC Post #228460
Sorry
Just wait about... 20 minutes whilst i finish my design.
It's a headcrab lol
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 15:17:19 UTC Post #228462
Okay, but I'm going to ridicule it for no other reason than that it wasn't made by me.
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 15:43:27 UTC Post #228475
Well like i said i was throwing around the idea of a headcrab. Trying to make one tribal, and fit the styling is tough. So i have 2 ideas here (almost the same thing but kinda not) Done first on a peice of paper, and then in paint (yes, mspaint again)
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and
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Had to re-scale it a bit beacuse the pixels were way too small.
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-11 17:27:47 UTC Post #228495
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-12 03:27:14 UTC Post #228648
cool.. but it kinda looks like his nose... I would definetly get the first one else where though.. maybe for my next tat...
Anywhos guys, thats for the help.. I'll post pics once its healed and done. :)
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-12 04:04:12 UTC Post #228651
Looks like Darth Maul.
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-15 21:58:17 UTC Post #229073
Greek letters are so 50's...
Posted 16 years ago2008-02-19 12:04:28 UTC Post #245976
Wow... sorry guys its been so long for me to post updates... Kinda forgot about it... : But ya me tattoo has healed... well, like a couple months ago... I just need to get my hands on a camera... I'll have a picture posted soon though..
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Posted 16 years ago2008-02-19 13:18:07 UTC Post #245979
Bet's on that you will say "why the hell did I put that on my neck" 20 years from now.
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Posted 16 years ago2008-02-19 14:35:41 UTC Post #245983
A HL2DM toilet!
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Posted 16 years ago2008-02-19 14:50:51 UTC Post #245984
hell no... well maybe... Why must you always be correct Madcow!
But seriously... It rokzors
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Posted 16 years ago2008-02-19 18:59:25 UTC Post #245996
can't wait for pics
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Posted 16 years ago2008-02-24 15:56:47 UTC Post #246528
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Alright guys, there it is... sorry about the size, and the pimple in the middle of my back.. gross. What do yas think, I need to get it touched up though... :(
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Posted 16 years ago2008-02-24 16:02:23 UTC Post #246529
Not as subtle as I've expected, but still pwn.
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Posted 16 years ago2008-02-24 16:39:27 UTC Post #246533
Badass. Not something I would have done, or advised you to do, but still badass.
Posted 16 years ago2008-02-24 17:05:01 UTC Post #246537
Hell yea. That looks sick!
You should send that to valve. :-P
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Posted 16 years ago2008-02-25 06:32:11 UTC Post #246574
1. why was that picture taken in a store?
2. looks pretty cool though i would have expected it to be abit further up your neck
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