Reply #7: go to...

[VelmaD]

http://www.bmezine.com

They have lots of pics you can browse through and get ideas from.

You can also get ideas from the art up on the walls and in the portfolios of the artists at tattoo parlors. It's perfectly ok to go in and browse and talk to the artists about what you think you want and look at their work and not get a tat that day.

I have 2 tattoos and am currently making the final decision on what I want for my third. I can only offer this advice. Think about it and when you've made up your mind, think about it some more. Think about what has meaning for you (and what has had meaning for you for a while so you can be fairly sure it's something that will be important to you later in life).

If you can, have an actual physical copy of the image you want (otherwise you'll have to sit down with the tattoo artist and get it drawn out and that can be a pain). And find an artist you trust to make good suggestions for improving it if it needs it. (Mike at River City in Austin made a suggestion that turned my second tattoo into something stunning.)

Anyway, I hope you figure out what you want and go for it. It's an amazing experience.

Hope this helps. Feel free to email me if you'd like to talk about the whole tattoo experience. I was fortunate to have someone to help me through it.

-B-