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[–] toas3r@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't think there's anything wrong with shoulder placement with the tattoos that you already have. If you were planning on building a patchwork sleeve I would have recommended you kept all of your tattoos on one side because having a single sleeve and no other tattoos can offer a really clean look.

Really the only placement that would look weird is if you got it on your hand and had no other tattoos. I feel like that makes you look like you're wearing fingerless gloves. Oh tattoos on the face when you have no other tattoos.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yeah I wasn't initially planning an arm sleeve. I plan to eventually go into a single patchwork leg sleeve, though! Same side as shoulder.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Calf is good.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Agreed, but it's typically called "veal."

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Idk now I'm second guessing...maybe quail?

[–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You should get the Mike Tyson tattoo across the face, fool!

Or the rare triple-Mike!

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Well I was actually going to do this one but larger to spread across my entire face. Thoughts???

[–] Jumbie@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is the second time I’ve interacted with you and I’d like to say I have no regrets.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Thanks, broski. Being a dingus is my favorite past time.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Shave the eye brows and get "NO RA" on one side and "GRATS" on the other.

Nah but for real I have chile friend with facial and head tattoos. Theirs looked sick af. Ragrets? Not even one.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

To be real, I think at least in the US, tattoos in more odd, visible locations are becoming more accepted. They don't seem to be the total job stoppers they once were. They still most definitely are for many jobs, but not as many as they once were. One of my coworkers has some flowers up the side of her neck and I think it's very pretty. Not my bag at all, but some of these can be very cool.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

My kanaka friend had neck tats, face tats, and "as above" on one side, and "so below" on the other side right where his dreaded mohawk would get shaved .

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm no tattoo balance expert, but I feel like something on the inside left bicep would even everything out

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that's what I've been thinking about really. Problem is idk that there's anything I really want to put there.

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

An Ace Ventura tattoo of course