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SkulduggeryGOLD Member
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales

Posted:
I'm wondering if anyone knows of a web site that shows pictures of aged Tattoos. There are hundreds and hundreds of brand new shiny clean edged tattoos but i can't seem to find any with aged tattoos on them. I want pictures to show someone how tattoos age and blur. If there is a site that shows photos of the tattoo new then it again say 5-10 years on that would be great.

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer me hug

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Sir_Sheepold hand
725 posts
Location: Chester, UK

Posted:
I was going to post and say "I wish I could help you, but my tattoo's have only been part of me for three years."

Then I counted, and it's actually closer to 5 years!

OMG, now I feel old!

So, I could let you see mine, but I'm not sure if I still have any pics of when they were new.

But, I'm still in shock at being so old frown

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HavokistBRONZE Member

2,530 posts
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

Posted:
my mum has several tattoo's that she's had for a while, and all thats really happened is the brightness of the colour has faded, so instead of it standing out, it in some ways looks like it should be there, i'll try to get some pics

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Tao StarPooh-Bah
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol

Posted:
i've only had mine 4 years, but it's faded a bit..... still pretty though....

don't know of any websites......maybe you should ask a tattooist? they're less likely to display pics of old tattoos for obvious reasons, but they might have some they can show you...

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it was the book of my dreams.

Carnivalmember
51 posts
Location: Tasmania

Posted:
wow.. so many people WITH tatts....! : o

I'd soooooo never get one, eek,... o_o just the thought of having someone re-petedly STABBING you with needles.......... 0____o~ uuurgh , making me all -ew- just thinking 'bout it.. D:

*Not much help i know* X3 Have you tried looking through tatto mags?

raah rahh RAAAH, why does everyone keep staring??

"YES, it's a banana, NO you can't touch it.."

"OOH MY GOD, I THINK IT'S -NESTING- IN MY PANTS!!!>!?>!1"

shen shuiSILVER Member
no excuses. no apologies.
1,799 posts
Location: aotearoa, New Zealand

Posted:
i have one thats several years old.

also have one thats only a week or two old, and one thats neg. 2 days old.
so there.

those that know, dont say. those that say, dont know.

Carnivalmember
51 posts
Location: Tasmania

Posted:
..what's it of, Shen? :3

raah rahh RAAAH, why does everyone keep staring??

"YES, it's a banana, NO you can't touch it.."

"OOH MY GOD, I THINK IT'S -NESTING- IN MY PANTS!!!>!?>!1"

Tao StarPooh-Bah
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol

Posted:
a gecko!

i have a newish one too that i luuuurve....


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thats a pic of when i first got it...it's about a month old now!

I had a dream that my friend had a
strong-bad pop up book,
it was the book of my dreams.

Carnivalmember
51 posts
Location: Tasmania

Posted:
aaaaw cute..! biggrin


........ ........ . but i can't see it.. D: gaaah pic iz just an advert banner~! >| P

raah rahh RAAAH, why does everyone keep staring??

"YES, it's a banana, NO you can't touch it.."

"OOH MY GOD, I THINK IT'S -NESTING- IN MY PANTS!!!>!?>!1"

Adya MiriyanaGOLD Member
*slou?
6,554 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia

Posted:
neither..unless its of a digital camera! hehehe ubblol
FacelessjokerBRONZE Member
enthusiast
249 posts
Location: Exeter, United Kingdom

Posted:
Written by: Carnival


wow.. so many people WITH tatts....! : o

I'd soooooo never get one, eek,... o_o just the thought of having someone re-petedly STABBING you with needles.......... 0____o~ uuurgh , making me all -ew- just thinking 'bout it.. D:

*Not much help i know* X3 Have you tried looking through tatto mags?



I found it tickled more than hurt. It only stang a bit on the sticky- outy boney bits. For me at least. You cant really notice its stabbing you (unless you look at the needle) its too fast. smile

Mine isnt old enough so i cant help you out there.
Just wondering, why do you want pics of old tattoos?? confused
NateBRONZE Member
Groovy ga watashi no namae desu!
1,530 posts
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Posted:
probably to put someone off getting one??? huh skully, am i right....huh..huh?

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SkulduggeryGOLD Member
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales

Posted:
No hun, its not to put someone off having one more to let them make an informed choice about what to have if any. I like Tattoos.

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Tao StarPooh-Bah
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol

Posted:
no! it didn't work! now...;let's see....



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I had a dream that my friend had a
strong-bad pop up book,
it was the book of my dreams.

FacelessjokerBRONZE Member
enthusiast
249 posts
Location: Exeter, United Kingdom

Posted:
Written by: nate



probably to put someone off getting one??? huh skully, am i right....huh..huh?





mwahaha! *sticks tongue out at nate and runs away*



Is that your tat tao star? its very purdy!
GothFrogetteBRONZE Member
grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom

Posted:
mmmmmmmmmmm tattoos *Swoons they are loverly.... the feeling and the sound of the buzzing hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

skully this may help.....

https://www.beforeyoutattoo.com/tattoos-and-the-sun.html

don't know if you have already seen it or not hug hug

*Goes off to swoon over the thought of having more tatt's.

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babajagaBRONZE Member
old hand
863 posts
Location: Berlin, Germany

Posted:
have you seen mine skully? it is 8 years old now but you are right you have to find somebody who is good using good stuff and giving good advice...



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GothFrogetteBRONZE Member
grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom

Posted:
yours is looking really nice still too biggrin i must go out and buy sunscrean *hits self on head for not having any

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Carnivalmember
51 posts
Location: Tasmania

Posted:
Written by: Facelessjoker

..it tickled more than hurt. It only stang a bit on the sticky- outy boney bits. For me at least. You cant really notice its stabbing you (unless you look at the needle) its too fast. smile



D8... GOOD GOD.
that iz psyco!! >_< -fast- needles............ o_o eeeeeerfffgh~ --the paaaaaain..!-- DX/

yeah i have a friend, Doktor Skell, on here his user name is, that has a few and he said it only really hurt on the bony parts......... 8/ aaaaaaaaarg, i personally do not understand -willingly- letting someone do that to you~ o_o
hull, they look kule, but i'd never have it done myself~ *sticks on the 'wuss' shirt* :< Pyuuuuuuu~

raah rahh RAAAH, why does everyone keep staring??

"YES, it's a banana, NO you can't touch it.."

"OOH MY GOD, I THINK IT'S -NESTING- IN MY PANTS!!!>!?>!1"

Tao StarPooh-Bah
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol

Posted:
Written by: Facelessjoker


Written by: nate


probably to put someone off getting one??? huh skully, am i right....huh..huh?



mwahaha! *sticks tongue out at nate and runs away*

Is that your tat tao star? its very purdy!



yep! well i like it anyway...it took 2 years to decide on it though...worth the wait i think! biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

I had a dream that my friend had a
strong-bad pop up book,
it was the book of my dreams.

Carnivalmember
51 posts
Location: Tasmania

Posted:
he heeeee~ Kulez..! biggrin

where do you have it Tao?

raah rahh RAAAH, why does everyone keep staring??

"YES, it's a banana, NO you can't touch it.."

"OOH MY GOD, I THINK IT'S -NESTING- IN MY PANTS!!!>!?>!1"

GothFrogetteBRONZE Member
grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom

Posted:
Bump

1 for self punishment
2 peeps are thinking about getting soe done
3 for self punishmen (I really need to get my tatt done)

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SniperBRONZE Member
Snoochie-boochie-noochies!
663 posts
Location: United Kingdom

Posted:
had mine nearly 5 years and still looks same as when i first had it.
Mint SauceBRONZE Member
veteran
1,453 posts
Location: Lancs England

Posted:
as I work in ITU I see a lot of peoples bodies and alot of older bodies I have noticed that on elderly people with tattoos that they start to spared kind of like if you try to draw on blotting paper all the edges start to go blurry.

but it only seems to happen when you age not as the tattoo ages, erm confused how to explain ubbidea as the skin gets older, only really seen this effect in the over 60's wink

one thing I have noticed is any of the older generation tattoos I have seen the quality/detail is never that good whether it was the style/fashion I don't know or iv just seen crap work or what????

hope this helps ubbrollsmile

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SkulduggeryGOLD Member
Pirate Pixie Crew Captain
8,428 posts
Location: Wales

Posted:
I posted this a while back and the person I was wanting to show has done their own thing anyway.

Thanks for the comments and words of advice.

Any mods out there that want to delete this thread, please feel free.

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TinklePantsGOLD Member
Clique Infiltrator, Cunning Linguist and Master Debator
4,219 posts
Location: Edinburgh burgh burrrrrr, United Kingdom

Posted:
I WANT A TATTOO!
I WANT A TATTOO!

(stupid bf is soooo controlling!)

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PeleBRONZE Member
the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA

Posted:
Skul, I see no reason to close this, as many people are conversing about it now and not simply in reply to your question. And I must say I am really glad someone bumped this in a search instead of making a new one. *sniffle* Makes a mod proud! wink
Besides, this is pretty informational for those who might be concidering tats.

The pain really depends on your personal thresh-hold and where you get it on your body...and also how long you sit in the chair. I've had my tats done in places where I barely felt it at all and also done in places where it immediately made tears jump to my eyes.

My first tat I have had for 13 years now, and it isn't blurry or anything. It is tremendously faded however (though that tattist use a crappy incosistent ink & technique, so I had to have it redone, but you can still see parts of the original.)

Written by: Mint Sauce


as I work in ITU I see a lot of peoples bodies and alot of older bodies I have noticed that on elderly people with tattoos that they start to spared kind of like if you try to draw on blotting paper all the edges start to go blurry.

but it only seems to happen when you age not as the tattoo ages, erm confused how to explain ubbidea as the skin gets older, only really seen this effect in the over 60's wink

one thing I have noticed is any of the older generation tattoos I have seen the quality/detail is never that good whether it was the style/fashion I don't know or iv just seen crap work or what????

hope this helps ubbrollsmile



My Great-Uncle was 70 when he died and his tats weren't bad looking at all. Faded but not all blurry and fuzzy.

With the quality/detail thing it wasn't the style or fashion, it was the quality of the tools. Many make-shift, home-made or low end tat guns (which going back to the 1940's is pretty much what they had) don't produce the clean sharp lines they do today. If you go into a tat shop you will find there are several different needles for edging, outlining, filling in, smallish details, even special ones for the strong black tribal designs. That was not available when many of the older guys (and the carnie tattooed ladies) had theirs done, so the quality is not as high as what you will find today, and is also why you will find many older people will go in and have their tats retouched to sharpen them up.
The technology has upgraded conciderably, but not changed outright. It is still something sharp shoving ink into your flesh.

As to why people get them Carnival....most people I know who get them is for deeply personal meanings..not for masochism or because other people have them.

Mine serve two purposes...one is as a memorial/album of where I have been and people/places/things in my life, the other is a reminder of who I am/ have been along my journey. I view the body as a blank canvas, just ready to be painted. It has nothing to do with the pain, that part sucks and the sound is annoying but I feel it is worth it. In fact, I take alot of comfort from one of my tats actually. They have incredibly deep meanings to me (as do the ones my friends have as well), and I can not wait to get more work done.

For many, and this is a throw back to many tribal cultures and contemporary sub-cultures (gangs, military, etc..), tattoos are a rite of passage...a symbol of growth, change and belonging.

My Uncle was a tat artist. I have a passion for body art and am a body artist myself. My son is already wanting his first tattoo (he has to wait until he is 18, and follow my rules about it! ubblol ). Sometimes it is also a legacy.

Pele
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VampyricAcidSILVER Member
veteran
1,286 posts
Location: My House, United Kingdom

Posted:
here is mine when only about 2 hours old, and no my skin isnt plasticy, its the clingfilm tongue




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CantusSILVER Member
Tantamount to fatuity
15,966 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom

Posted:
I spent 5 years contemplating my first one. then a year til the next and 3 years til the 3rd.

It's good to think about these things I think....

Meh

GothFrogetteBRONZE Member
grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom

Posted:
it took me 12 years from first wanting a tatt to actually getting the one i wanted, all be it i knew exactly when i did the doodle and 45 min later it was being done.

now all i need to do is have the money for my brambles and get the design finished (Gothy brambles are hard) and then when thats done i can add bits to it over time. IMO tatts are always a work in progress, and are symbolic to things that have happened in my life

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Sporkyaddict
663 posts
Location: Glasgow

Posted:
I've got two little tatts. A heart on my right wrist that I inked on myself and a heartagram (the symbol used by H.I.M) in the middle of my back. I'm planning on getting a phoenix on my right arm (designed by a friend) and the greek letter omega on the back of my neck around the little bump of bone (the symbol used by the band I'm in). Does anyone else know if the back of the neck hurts much? I'm slightly paranoid due to the position.

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