Tallulah tattoo

[SnowyShiloh]

Not to worry, I would always ask an artist permission before using their work Also, the picture Jen linked is SO adorable. I'm really liking the bunny on the moon idea, and what are the chances of Jen finding a picture of one? You are awesome! Here is the tattoo that gave me the idea for the bunny on the moon, it's a hummingbird and a moon and a flower. http://www.tattoofinder.com/find_ta...yword=hummingbird&SearchRtype=&txtIsAdult=yes

For some reason, hummingbirds really remind me a lot of her right now. Paul bought me a decorate hummingbird garden stake the other day and it's in one of my big flower pots. It's so pretty and sweet and makes me smile and think of her. Anyway, I want a moon without a face, and I'd love to have the little flower on the bottom of the moon like in that picture. Tallulah was a very girly and flowery bunny, her name always makes me think of a tulip. Perhaps they could write Tallulah's name along the outside curve of the moon, too. For the bunny itself, I can't decide how realistic she should look. Of course I want her to be white with orange ears and her orange markings, but how should she be lying? Bunnies don't "curl up" like dogs and cats do, I think it would be hard to draw a flopped bunny though. Any ideas?

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Here is the link to the tattoo place in town. How does the artists' work look?

http://www.goodkarmatattoos.com/tattooing.htm

I'm going to feel weird walking in and asking them to draw a sweet li'l bunny snoozing on a moon...

If Good Karma doesn't seem like the best place, there's a tattoo place in Seattle called Apocalypse Tattoos that I've heard lots of good things about and researched a couple years ago. I'll be home for Christmas (and actually probably also for a week in August), so maybe I could get it done there.

http://apocalypsetattoo.com/index.php

 

[Alexah]

I also really am liking the idea of a bunny on a moon. That's so sweet.

I took a quick glance at both tattoo shops and all of the artists' work looks good. I have two tats right now and I think the most important thing is that the facility is clean and the people working there willing to listen to what their customer wants. I would suggest a walk through beforehand as I'm a stickler for cleanliness and if they're not willing to let you walk through the shop, I would think there's something they're hiding.

Keep us updated on the tattoo process and if/when you decide to get the tat, be sure to take pictures. Lots of pictures.

But I do think you're on the right track with the bunny and moon theme. I love it!

 

[SOOOSKA]

Hi Shiloh,

How have you been? Have you ever thought of getting an actual tattoo of Tallulah? My girlfriend who lost her American Eskimo a couple of years ago had her tattooed onto her upper arm. It's absolutely stunning and looks just like "Tara" did. I don't know it's just a thought.

I do really Love the one above with the bunny on the moon.

One of these days I will get another tattoo, I have 2 now. Just remember they are very addictive once you have one you will want more. LOL

Susan

 

[undergunfire]

SnowyShiloh wrote:

Here is the link to the tattoo place in town. How does the artists' work look?

http://www.goodkarmatattoos.com/tattooing.htm
^^^ I don't like the work at the shop at all. Nothing is very detailed and it all looks like "wall art".

If Good Karma doesn't seem like the best place, there's a tattoo place in Seattle called Apocalypse Tattoos that I've heard lots of good things about and researched a couple years ago. I'll be home for Christmas (and actually probably also for a week in August), so maybe I could get it done there.

http://apocalypsetattoo.com/index.php
^ This is the place you will probably want to chose, providing their shop is clean. Their work looks great and very original.

Any shop that does original work will not have "wall art", meaning pictures of simple tattoo's on the wall for anyone to walk in and get...so a ton of people have the same tattoo.

You want a shop that takes appointments only, no walk-ins (only on very rare occasions) and is willing to redraw a picture for you and really listen to what you want, and get excited over the work that they are about to do on you.

A good shop will never tattoo a picture on your body that you printed offline, because a thousand others may have the same tattoo.


Those are just a few things to think about. I think getting a tattoo needs to be done by the best artist you can find and afford...it will be on your body forever and you really want very nice & original work.

 

[Elf Mommy]

It's a bit cartoony, but here's a quick sketch I did

 

[bunbunbinkie]

That drawling is absolutely beautiful... I really really like that Elf Mommy!!!

 

[Elf Mommy]

thank you, bunbunbinkie.

It isn't really snoozing though...I just thought I'd throw it up there. Maybe this week I could work on a stylized snoozing Tallulah if Shiloh wanted me to do so.

 

[SweetPeasMommie]

I love the drawing, that is so cute. I think the sleeping one and the very first one in black is really cute too.

I have thought about getting a few simple small paw prints with each of my pets name under it small as well.

My dog Isaac, few of my gps Checkers, Autumn, Patches, Hairyette, Snowie, Pearl, CozyAnna and King. Also my hammie I would throw in as well when his time come Harley. My buns Abby, Thumper and MeatHead.

 

[Elf Mommy]

OK, I'm in an artsy fartsy mood...did this one.

Probably could put a little of her front foot hanging down on the other side of the moon as well. I didn't put her splotch above her eye, because with the eye closed, I wasn't sure if it would be apparant which was the eye and which was the fur...

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Oh my gosh, Elf Mommy! I just finished writing a big entry in Tallulah's memorial blog (it has kind of turned into a blog for me), then I found this! Those drawings are both BEAUTIFUL! I can't tell you how much it means to me that you've drawn these. I love the first in particular, it looks so much like her (even down to the little line above her nose, and the one ear up and one down like she often did!) and really seems to capture her personality. One of my favorite pictures is of her on her back with her feet in the air like that, and this drawing reminds me of it. She was such a spunky little bunny and more than once would try to leap over tall NIC barriers... sometimes she'd get "stuck" dangling over the top, just like she is on that moon! I always rushed to help her when she'd get stuck, but of course she'd try to leap over it again as soon as she got the chance.

I would love to have this drawing, or a slightly fine tuned version of it, tattooed on me! It's just so lovely. I really should head off to bed now, but I look forward to talking about it later! Thank you so much! :hug:

 

[Elf Mommy]

They are yours. I'm sure a tattoo artist can modify it so that it will make sense for a tattoo. I used the photos of Tallulah from your memorial post, so I'm glad I was able to capture her for you. I like the first one better, too...if only because it makes me think of her alive, hanging out on the moon waiting for you.

Glad I could help! Let me know if I can do something to modify it before you take it to the artist that would make it better!

 

[LuvaBun]

oh, I just love those drawings, Elf Mommy. Shiloh, I agree the first one looks so much like Tallulah to me.

Jan

 

[Elf Mommy]

Thank you, Jan. Tallulah was an adorable bun. Easy model to draw from.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Elf Mommy, I just e-mailed a guy from Good Karma tattoo about getting your Tallulah drawing tattooed on me! I'm so excited, I hope he types back soon. I feel a little sheepish since most other people want really bad ass tattoos, and mine is a cute widdle bunny. Here are some examples of his work, what do you all think? Is it decent? It looks pretty good to me, but I don't have much space to go on.

*edit* I forgot to include the link, here it is :embarrassed:http://christianlyze.com/tattoo1.html

Also, I want to get the tattoo colored in. How do they do that? She was white, do they have... white ink? Would they likely do the outline one day, then fill it in another? I want it about 4 inches tall, does that seem doable? How much should I expect to pay for a tattoo like this?

Thank you!! :biggrin2:

 

[Elf Mommy]

They do have white tattoo ink, but it's usually just used for accent marks. I'm not sure how it would look for an entire rabbit. No link showed up for the tattoos from the artist though.

 

[SnowyShiloh]

ElfMommy, I added the link to my earlier post. Heh, oops Would the tattoo look okay with everything colored in except for the white on Tallulah? In all honesty, I'm pale enough that it would probably look FINE without white ink! Hooray for being pasty, I guess!

 

[Elf Mommy]

Wow! He does some gorgeous colorful work! I don't have any tattoos, but I've designed my fair share over the years. If you bring photos of Tallulah in as well, he should be able to do more shading and things to make it look less like line art, as well.

Oh, and definitely YAY for pasty skin. Much less chance of skin cancer that way!

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Woohoo! The tattoo artist e-mailed me back and said to make an appointment and bring the sketch and some pictures of Tallulah with me! He said the drawing is a good start and that he thinks he'll represent it well. He seems like a nice guy. I'm excited!

I'm still not sure when I'm going to get this done... Before or after my cousin's wedding in September? Is there any way to cover tattoos like this? I was thinking if I need to cover it because I'm wearing a dress and going to a really formal wedding or something, I could cover the tattoo with something thin and kind of skin colored, then wear panty hose over that. You'd probably be able to see a little bit that something was "off", but not too much and no one should be staring at my lower inner calf anyway! I'm going to be one of my cousin's bridesmaids in September and it's going to be a big, fancy, super religious wedding which is the only reason I'm worried about covering it. For my own eventual wedding I won't worry about covering it, and I'll see what I want to do for other occasions.

 

[pinksalamander]

Where are you going to have it done?

What about covering it over with foundation? I'm sure you could apply a couple of thick layers and some powder to at least cover some of it. Foundation covers up a multitude of things!

Fran :hearts :brownbunny