☠️🏴‍☠️ TATTOOS 🏴‍☠️☠️

[Different]

What do you guys think about tattoos? As the years go by, more people become heavily influenced by the beautiful artwork of them, and they’re encouraged to get at least one on their skin. When they do get one, it usually has a significant meaning behind them. Some tattoo designs don’t even have a purpose, they just look meaningless with bad artwork attached to it. Tattoos can also become addicting: you get one that looks really good on your arm or shoulder, then you’re going to want another one on your back or neck just to complete the connection you have going on your body.

Now obviously if you want a really nice looking tattoo, you’re going to have to pay an excessive amount of money, and find a damn good tattoo artist who knows what the hell they’re doing. If you’ll pay close attention to this tattoo, it has a meaning behind it, and the design looks beautiful. In fact, just the intricate details of it, makes it look real! A tattoo like this that was done, meticulously, you can probably expect to pay thousands of dollars. I’m sure that this one was inspired by a movie or something.

Guys, don’t do this shit to yourselves. This isn’t even a design, it’s just a mess. It’s looks like a 3rd grader just went a little too happy and started drawing random drawings with a sharpee. It’s not only ugly as hell, it’s a waste of money! Are you trying to demonstrate your love and affection for cats, or are you just high outta your mind? Seriously, who the hell does this?? It doesn’t even look like a tattoo. It’s not even a professional-looking tattoo, it’s a little boy drawing cats with a sharpee on it.

What do you guys think of tattoos? Would you get one or would you pass on them?

[Uptight 534]

I am not a tattoo person. I generally associate them with people doing stupid, spontaneous decisions in their late teens/early twenties. However, I am not saying all tattoos are bad, and I appreciate the artwork and meaning behind many. There are a lot that "may" (key word) look cool at that age but may regret when people get older (starting around the fifties). Specifically, there is also the whole meme of getting a tribal tattoo when not even being part of a tribe.


With the cat example, I do not think it is atrocious and the artist did a good job, but definitely goes back to the "may look bad when you are older," opinion (I feel the same with the robotic arm). Again, not being this "anti-tattoo" elitist, just not my type of thing.

[Different]

I am not a tattoo person. I generally associate them with people doing stupid, spontaneous decisions in their late teens/early twenties. However, I am not saying all tattoos are bad, and I appreciate the artwork and meaning behind many. There are a lot that "may" (key word) look cool at that age but may regret when people get older (starting around the fifties). Specifically, there is also the whole meme of getting a tribal tattoo when not even being part of a tribe.

The rock is one of the only people I know, whom actually is part of a tribe that makes sense.

With the cat example, I do not think it is atrocious and the artist did a good job, but definitely goes back to the "may look bad when you are older," opinion (I feel the same with the robotic arm). Again, not being this "anti-tattoo" elitist, just not my type of thing.

I think it looks atrocious either way, bro. I’ve seen way more better looking cat tattoo designs than that one. Personally, I think the robotic one looks good no matter what age you are. But yes, I do agree that when you get older, a lot of them do end up regretting getting those tattoos

[Delphinoid_]

I'm not a tattoo person and I'd never consider getting one myself. I do think the idea of tattoos is kind of cool though, I appreciate them a lot as a form of art and self-expression.

Also not gonna lie, I personally like the cat tattoo a lot more than the other one. The robotic arm one is cool and incredibly impressive on a technical level, but it doesn't really speak to me personally. I think the cat one has a really appealing and unique style, and it's also just kinda different. I like it a lot, it's cute.



Here's another controversial tattoo I saw recently. I think it's brilliant; it's unusual, interesting and honestly pretty thought-provoking, there are so many ways you can read it. I also just think it's aesthetically beautiful, regardless of whether that beauty was intentional or not (although my first guess is that it was very much intentional).

[Different]

Here's another controversial tattoo I saw recently. I think it's brilliant; it's unusual, interesting and honestly pretty thought-provoking, there are so many ways you can read it. I also just think it's aesthetically beautiful, regardless of whether that beauty was intentional or not (although my first guess is that it was very much intentional).

Bro, please tell me you’re joking, right? Honestly, it looks like someone just took a BIC pen and started doodling around and drew some really confusing lines because they obviously didn’t know what they were doing. Then if you’ll notice, he has red spots on his back which makes me think he accidentally cut himself.

It’s not even a tattoo, it looks like a disaster that one of his friends probably did for him. I’m perplexed at how anyone considers this to be artwork. The robotic arm is the most professional looking one. That one is some next level stuff, right there. Just look at the intricate details and how it looks aesthetically appealing.

Idk man. I need you to elaborate with me here because I just don’t see the attractiveness in this picture that you posted here.

[Delphinoid_]

Bro, please tell me you’re joking, right? Honestly, it looks like someone just took a BIC pen and started doodling around and drew some really confusing lines because they obviously didn’t know what they were doing. Then if you’ll notice, he has red spots on his back which makes me think he accidentally cut himself.

It’s not even a tattoo, it looks like a disaster that one of his friends probably did for him. I’m perplexed at how anyone considers this to be artwork. The robotic arm is the most professional looking one. That one is some next level stuff, right there. Just look at the intricate details and how it looks aesthetically appealing.

Idk man. I need you to elaborate with me here because I just don’t see the attractiveness in this picture that you posted here.

Just as a forewarning, the next paragraph is gonna sound extremely pretentious. I had a lot of fun trying to put my thoughts into words here though.

It sounds a bit stupid to say, but that tattoo just resonates with me emotionally. It's not some grandiose technical feat, it feels down-to-earth and, well, human. To me it communicates a sense of pain and turbulence - frustration, sorrow, desolation, etc. - but also, kind of paradoxically, a sense of peace, acceptance and even humility. It's broken and imperfect; even the way the two wings are rendered is imbalanced, with the one on the right being much more "full" than the one on the left. It's loud, chaotic and lacks any kind of compositional harmony. Yet it's also kind of serene. It's very reminiscent of the aftermath of an emotional breakdown. I also like that it's not ashamed to present itself like this, despite its apparent flaws. It's comfortable to quietly exist without demanding our appreciation or attention. I just find it so interesting, and the fact that it says so much to me makes it a lot more "artful" to me than the robotic arm. Despite the robotic arm being indisputably more skilled, it just doesn't speak to me personally like these wings do. I guess this is the age-old debate of skill vs. concept in art; I think both of these tattoos wonderfully illustrate the two extremes of that false dichotomy.

[Different]

It sounds a bit stupid to say, but that tattoo just resonates with me emotionally. It's not some grandiose technical feat, it feels down-to-earth and, well, human. To me it communicates a sense of pain and turbulence - frustration, sorrow, desolation, etc. - but also, kind of paradoxically, a sense of peace, acceptance and even humility. It's broken and imperfect; even the way the two wings are rendered is imbalanced, with the one on the right being much more "full" than the one on the left. It's loud, chaotic and lacks any kind of compositional harmony. Yet it's also kind of serene. It's very reminiscent of the aftermath of an emotional breakdown. I also like that it's not ashamed to present itself like this, despite its apparent flaws. It's comfortable to quietly exist without demanding our appreciation or attention. I just find it so interesting, and the fact that it says so much to me makes it a lot more "artful" to me than the robotic arm. Despite the robotic arm being indisputably more skilled, it just doesn't speak to me personally like these wings do. I guess this is the age-old debate of skill vs. concept in art; I think both of these tattoos wonderfully illustrate the two extremes of that false dichotomy.

Ok, this sounds like a double edged sword because you’ve just painted the picture describing it with pleasant and painful emotions from an appallingly bad drawing. The fact that you see a lot of potential in this so-called, “tattoo” makes it appear more distinguishable from the robotic-arm. At least the robotic-arm, you can tell that it’s inspired by a movie or something. This guy clearly gave up on life and decided to do something completely idiotic at the time, to @Uptight 534 point, he’ll regret it when he gets older.

Listen, I could see if this were an actual painting on a professional-looking oil canvas, then yes, I could buy into your artistic vision. Perhaps I’d find myself leaning into a part 2. But it’s quite complicated for me to develop an appreciation for a man who attempted to draw a poorly designed set of wings with a BIC pen. I just find it rather distasteful because it just screams “acupuncture”, but instead, someone with a voodoo doll decided to puncture him to death.

I think that a voodoo doll on an oil canvas painting (holding a sharp needle) would have been more suitable for this conundrum of a so-called, tattoo. That would speak volumes to me and say, ‘you can’t hurt me anymore… it is I who shall inflict excruciating pain to the man who used to punish me badly.’ Other than that, I just can’t see my way through the dark forest and label it as a tattoo. The way you described it, sounds like more of a drawing to me.

[Mia]

Some of them look cool, but I would never get one myself. I change my mind too much, so I would end up regretting it.

[LCPD]

Nah really, I wouldnt like how they would appear with my skin color. Anyway it looks better on other people anyway.

[Camer the Dragon]

I wouldn't get one myself, but depending on the tattoo they can look very good

[Janelle]

I have a full arm sleeve, along with small minimalist tattoos all over my body.

I think tattoos are a way to express ourselves.

[David]

I probably won't ever get tattoo's myself but I think some look cool. I think a tattoo sleeve on one arm while the other has no tattoo's is really cool, it's an awesome contrast

[Uptight 534]

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[Different]

@Delphinoid_ What’s your opinion on these two tattoos? You seem to have an open book for critiquing all kinds of artwork.

[Delphinoid_]

@Delphinoid_ What’s your opinion on these two tattoos? You seem to have an open book for critiquing all kinds of artwork.

Sorry, I didn't see this until now! My first thought was that they look AI generated. Which I mean, they are, but they really look like it too.

I might have mentioned this before in another thread, but I'm not happy with the current state of generative AI; in theory it's fine, but in my opinion the way training data is typically sourced and tagged is at best ethically dubious and at worst totally exploitative.

Ignoring all that, by all means these two tattoos look good (asides from the obvious quirks / issues with the art itself due to being AI generated), although they are conceptually a bit boring. Both roses and compass roses are suuuuper common tattoos (possibly the most common actually, even my father has a rose tattoo and maybe a compass rose too lol). I think they're usually not very interesting or imaginative - they still carry meaning, it's just that meaning gets a bit old when you see the same objects used in the same way to symbolize the same things over and over again. Obviously this isn't necessarily a bad thing though, if people think they look cool (which I guess plenty of people do, since they're so common) then more power to them!

[Different]

Sorry, I didn't see this until now! My first thought was that they look AI generated. Which I mean, they are, but they really look like it too.

I might have mentioned this before in another thread, but I'm not happy with the current state of generative AI; in theory it's fine, but in my opinion the way training data is typically sourced and tagged is at best ethically dubious and at worst totally exploitative.

Ignoring all that, by all means these two tattoos look good (asides from the obvious quirks / issues with the art itself due to being AI generated), although they are conceptually a bit boring. Both roses and compass roses are suuuuper common tattoos (possibly the most common actually, even my father has a rose tattoo and maybe a compass rose too lol). I think they're usually not very interesting or imaginative - they still carry meaning, it's just that meaning gets a bit old when you see the same objects used in the same way to symbolize the same things over and over again. Obviously this isn't necessarily a bad thing though, if people think they look cool (which I guess plenty of people do, since they're so common) then more power to them!

It’s always a pleasure to get your perspective on any form of artwork! It sounds like your strongest point is that they’re AI generated, and yes you’re right… they are. Quite frankly, I think AI is making people extremely lazy, nowadays. If you’ll notice, anyone can pretty much command AI to draw something for them based on their description of what they want. No one really values true, artistic skills anymore. I think we can all agree that before people relied heavily on technology to generate a bunch of 3D images, people gained a comprehensive understanding of how to manipulate art (on paper) in 3D form through its elements.