Critink

There are hundreds of thousands of tattoo pictures online. Maybe millions. But with this rise in popularity, it's getting even harder than ever to tell the difference between a quality piece of art and a piece that will fade into a black smudge. Learn to tell the difference now so you don't have to learn the lesson the hard way.


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sickradsean: I WILL BE WORKING THE PORTLAND TATTY CON! I will also have FREE “prints” of this sheet all weekend. So stop by and get a tattoo or shoot the shit, whichever. #portlandtattooconvention #sadpuma #boxingbabyhipster #tattoos #traditional #butitsforme (Taken with Instagram at oct 12-14) “But it’s for me!”  Also, remember [this atrocity]?  Just… thank you.

sickradsean:

I WILL BE WORKING THE PORTLAND TATTY CON! I will also have FREE “prints” of this sheet all weekend. So stop by and get a tattoo or shoot the shit, whichever. #portlandtattooconvention #sadpuma #boxingbabyhipster #tattoos #traditional #butitsforme (Taken with Instagram at oct 12-14)

“But it’s for me!”

 Also, remember [this atrocity]? 

Just… thank you.

141 notes | Posted Oct 30, 12 #wrist tattoos #upsdide down #wrist tattoo #placement

355 notes | Posted Oct 23, 12 #wrist tattoos #but no really

butt-on-my-sleeve:

Falling leaves or ninja stars? What does your bird brain see?

SUCH a good example of how badly a tattoo can translate when it’s facing you on your wrists (and not facing the viewer).

107 notes | Posted Oct 5, 12 #wrists #wrist tattoos #upside down

PLACEMENT FOR FLOW Let’s talk quickly about the flow of your body. A lot of people wonder (especially in wrist tattoos) if the flow and direction of a tattoo matter if you don’t plan on getting more tattoos. The answer is yes. Let’s look at an advertisement, because marketing is such an insanely scientific field it’s easy to see the way art works. Almost everyone will look at the model’s face first, because as humans we’re programmed to look at the face. Then what did you see? The ad. After that, you probably went back to the face. Our eyes follow natural lines and rhythm in art. The model was put facing the product because we will naturally follow her gaze. This technique is super common in advertising because it works. Now let’s talk about tattoos. As a general rule, tattoos should read in the direction of the arrows above. Just like eyes naturally flow from the model to the product, they should be able to flow from one tattoo to another—or, just as importantly, from one tattoo to your face. You shouldn’t have to hold your arm/body part a certain way for it to be readable. Just like a chest piece should be correctly when you’re standing (and not doing a hand stand) so should pieces on your arms and legs. If you look at the side image, you’ll also see the arrows pointing to the front of your body. You don’t want to have portraits on your arms turned away from your face, because of the natural flow of your body (just like the ad shows). You can see a backwards tattoo here. If it looks a little odd to you, it should.

PLACEMENT FOR FLOW

Let’s talk quickly about the flow of your body. A lot of people wonder (especially in wrist tattoos) if the flow and direction of a tattoo matter if you don’t plan on getting more tattoos.

The answer is yes.

Let’s look at an advertisement, because marketing is such an insanely scientific field it’s easy to see the way art works.

Almost everyone will look at the model’s face first, because as humans we’re programmed to look at the face. Then what did you see? The ad. After that, you probably went back to the face.

Our eyes follow natural lines and rhythm in art. The model was put facing the product because we will naturally follow her gaze. This technique is super common in advertising because it works.

Now let’s talk about tattoos.

As a general rule, tattoos should read in the direction of the arrows above. Just like eyes naturally flow from the model to the product, they should be able to flow from one tattoo to another—or, just as importantly, from one tattoo to your face. You shouldn’t have to hold your arm/body part a certain way for it to be readable. Just like a chest piece should be correctly when you’re standing (and not doing a hand stand) so should pieces on your arms and legs.

If you look at the side image, you’ll also see the arrows pointing to the front of your body. You don’t want to have portraits on your arms turned away from your face, because of the natural flow of your body (just like the ad shows).

You can see a backwards tattoo here. If it looks a little odd to you, it should.

194 notes | Posted Sep 27, 12 #placement #backwards #upside down #wrist tattoos

Oh my god someone actually made a blog exclusively about upside down wrist tattoos

#thesinglemostunpopularopinionontumblr

47 notes | Posted Aug 14, 12 #wrist tattoos #placement #tattoos

We all feel very passionately about wrist tattoos around here.

We all feel very passionately about wrist tattoos around here.

34 notes | Posted Aug 3, 12 #at least I can joke about it right? #lulz #tattoos #placement #wrist #wrist tattoos

keighleypage Asks

Im about to get a fleur de lis on my ring finger, is it a crime for it to face me? (I.e "upsidedown") I figure because it won't interfere with future sleeves, it wouldn't be an issue!

Do you know what would look dumb? If people wore their tshirts backwards because they want to see it in the mirror. “I don’t care how other people see it—it’s just for me.”

I’m not saying that this is narcissism (I just thought the photo was great), but I have no idea why everyone gets super upset about the wrist/hand tattoo placement.

It just looks dumb and you have to move your body unnaturally if you want to show it to anyone.

Would you get an upside down chest piece? Nope. An upside down sleeve? Nope.

Because it would look weird.

And so do upside down wrist/finger tattoos.

But I have like a zillion message in my inbox like “but under x circumstance, it would be okay, right?”

No. Because it looks weird.

7 notes | Posted Aug 1, 12 #tattoos #placement #wrist tattoos

art319 Asks

I have been thinking about a wrist tattoo for a long time and my question is about placement. I don't plan to get it until I've got my business off the ground first, so employment isn't a problem, and neither is the risk of getting sleeves that won't work well with it. The thing is, I've noticed that many get their wrist tattoos kind of high on the wrist (up the arm), and I want it a little closer to my hand, if that makes sense. Is there any reason why I shouldn't in terms of health risks?

Look at the wrinkles on your wrist near your hand. If you think about how much that area moves and rubs against itself, you can see the problem. I have a friend with a wrist tattoo over there and the ink pretty much fell out of all of those creases. The higher up it is to your elbow the better it will stay.

I can’t find any images online of this particularly weird fading style, but you get the picture.

4 notes | Posted Aug 1, 12 #placement #wrist tattoos

likewonderland: Tattoo #5, done by El Brando (Brandon Pelican) at The Studio in Roseville, CA. Silhouettes of Peter Pan & co in a classic pose to invoke only the vaguest idea of the story. In this photo it looks pretty clever. But imagine seeing this at a grocery store or where ever. While her hands are held normally, Peter Pan would look like he’s nose diving—not flying up into the sky. And, at that angle, it won’t look like the scene the tattoo is recreating. Plus, the direction of the tattoo will permanently clash with everything else on the arm. Not fun.

likewonderland:

Tattoo #5, done by El Brando (Brandon Pelican) at The Studio in Roseville, CA.

Silhouettes of Peter Pan & co in a classic pose to invoke only the vaguest idea of the story. In this photo it looks pretty clever.

But imagine seeing this at a grocery store or where ever. While her hands are held normally, Peter Pan would look like he’s nose diving—not flying up into the sky. And, at that angle, it won’t look like the scene the tattoo is recreating. Plus, the direction of the tattoo will permanently clash with everything else on the arm. Not fun.

79 notes | Posted Jul 17, 12 #critique #wrist tattoos #silhouettes #peter pan #upside down

lay-down-n-rot Asks

For the person who asked about the cross, if you put it on your foot facing you it will look like an upside down cross to everyone else; therefore people in public who don't know you will assume you're against religion and/or worship the devil. Clearly that is not the case. Your best bet is to put it upside right facing everyone else.

This is literally the best explination for upside down tattoos ever.

10 notes | Posted Jul 17, 12 #wrist tattoos #tattoos

thinkbrigger Asks

Wanted to jump in on wrist tattoos, I have an upside down tat on my wrist that was not corrected at the time. While it's still a perfectly good tattoo, one of my favourites, placement and layout on that arm since has been a major pain in the ass. Every tattoo is personal, but there are still rules to tattooing that you should abide by when the artist recommends something-- they're the professional. Especially if you plan to get more work on that arm, it'll be a bit of a hassle later on.

10 notes | Posted Jul 16, 12 #wrist tattoos

WRIST TATTOOS 101

Wrists might be the most popular place to get tattoos. I’m not entirely sure why.

When you’re getting a wrist tattoo remember that they’re highly visible—if your job field doesn’t allow tattoos you’ll always have to wear jewelry over them or, if they’re too big, long sleeves. Not fun.

But the fun part is that you can fit a small piece there and it won’t look like it’s on a big, stark canvas. So that’s a plus.

If you do decide to get a wrist tattoo, remember your placement! Your relationship to tattoos will  change with time. And, if you decide to get more after your wrist, you want to make sure your whole body flows.

Here’s a correctly placed (and well done) wrist tattoo. It’s not only a well rendered example of Roy Liechtenstein’s work, but it will flow with the rest of your tattoos.

This one is upside down. “But why!?,” you ask.

  • You have to turn your arm awkwardly to show other people.
  • “It’s for myself and not other people.” You don’t wear your tshirts backwards to see the correctly in the mirror, do you? You’ve never seen upside down knuckle tattoos, right? There’s a reason for that.
  • Most importantly, they won’t flow with other tattoos.

Here’s an example of what your wrist will look like with other pieces. “Swoon” is written upside down. and while it’s okay on this scale, because of the style of everything, the bigger you wrist tattoo the harder it is to pass it off.

(Source: critink)

41 notes | Posted Jul 16, 12 #fyeahtattoos #girls with tattoos #sleeve #tattoos #wrist #wrist tattoos #wrist tattoo

august16th Asks

The main reason to get a wrist tattoo that faces the person it is on, for some people like myself, is that the tattoo is for the 'me to look at and not everyone else. To have the tattoo face the person it is on is personal preference.

I don’t know anyone who wears a tshirt backwards because it’s for them and not everyone else.

Or their knuckles tattooed upside down.

Or their chest piece.

16 notes | Posted Jul 16, 12 #wrist tattoos #upside down

My new favorite example of why you shouldn’t get a tattoo on your wrist that’s upside down. It looks fine on Tumblr, but absurd in real life. The question mark looks like an S with an accent on it.

(Also why no one should get a tattoo in Century Gothic.)

(Source: critink)

2 notes | Posted Jul 15, 12 #? #artists on tumblr #bad tattoos #century gothic #design #graphic design #graphic designer #microsoft word #question mark #tattoos #typography #wrist tattoos #upside down #script #font

Really nice piece with fun color and interesting shapes. And great use of banners—especially in the “create” one. They look great together. But what happens if or when this girl decides she wants sleeves? Because the words face her, the pieces will flow against everything else—they’ll end up upside down. This is the most common problem I see in wrist tattoos—they end up sticking out like a sore thumb in sleeves and, even if the person decides not to get a sleeve, they have to turn up their arms to show strangers. You can’t just view them naturally.

Really nice piece with fun color and interesting shapes. And great use of banners—especially in the “create” one. They look great together.

But what happens if or when this girl decides she wants sleeves? Because the words face her, the pieces will flow against everything else—they’ll end up upside down.

This is the most common problem I see in wrist tattoos—they end up sticking out like a sore thumb in sleeves and, even if the person decides not to get a sleeve, they have to turn up their arms to show strangers. You can’t just view them naturally.

(via decoratedskin)

2,653 notes | Posted Jul 15, 12 #tattoos #upside down #wrists #wrist tattoos