taranay (taranay) wrote in literarytattoos,
2009-03-14 19:52:00

Collar bone tattoos

I posted a little while ago about a bird silhouette tattoo that I want to get on my collar bone/front shoulder area, however a tattoo artist that I spoke with said that tattoos in that area tend to blur/bleed badly. I was wondering if anyone had tattoos in that area and if you had problems with it. Thanks again for the help!


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arrivee

March 15 2009, 01:02:37 UTC 4 years ago

all tattoos blur, so you may need to decide on a size that will combat this problem. bleeding is just something you need to decide whether you want to put up with or not.

taranay

March 15 2009, 01:15:31 UTC 4 years ago

I'm definitely wanting to have them larger than in the picture. I was just worried that if the collar bone area is more prone to blurring that I might want to reconsider placement. Thanks for the help!

emcee_furnace

March 15 2009, 01:07:42 UTC 4 years ago

Are you talking about post-healed bleeding? I've never heard of this before.

taranay

March 15 2009, 01:18:09 UTC 4 years ago

I mean bleeding as in the ink moving under the skin while/after healing causing the blurred look. Some call it blurring others call it bleeding. At least what I've heard, I could be mistaken.

emcee_furnace

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taranay

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fitted_hats

March 15 2009, 01:11:28 UTC 4 years ago

I'm a tattoo virgin, so I wouldn't know..
But I love that tattoo!

taranay

March 15 2009, 01:18:49 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks :)

blundering

March 15 2009, 01:14:16 UTC 4 years ago

I have tattoos on both sides in those spots, and have had no problems. I don't think it bled more than any of my other tattoos, and I think a small size and not that particular placement will lead to blurring.

taranay

March 15 2009, 01:20:37 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks for helping!! I really love tattoos on the collar bone and didn't want to move it but he got me worried :(

myconception

March 15 2009, 01:20:44 UTC 4 years ago

pic?

blundering

March 15 2009, 02:08:33 UTC 4 years ago

fresh rat Sept 08:

a minute ago: both rat and robin (rat feet and robin's red were just touched up a couple days ago)


ironically, they're both literary-related (based on Beatrix Potter's drawings)

_moodring_eyes

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taranay

March 15 2009, 01:57:48 UTC 4 years ago

No, it's not mine just one similar to what I'm wanting. My artist refuses to do any that small (although I really like it).

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taranay

March 15 2009, 02:26:58 UTC 4 years ago

wow beautiful!! i love how they curve to fit you perfectly! thanks so much for sharing!

beargarden

March 15 2009, 03:05:22 UTC 4 years ago

well, i got my tattoo in november so i haven't had it for a TERRIBLY long time, but it's doing really well, still looks hella crisp.



sorry for the crappy quality.

taranay

March 15 2009, 20:24:52 UTC 4 years ago

beautiful tattoo! really great font! thanks for sharing. its really great to know that its still crisp :)

recreatexme

March 15 2009, 03:11:49 UTC 4 years ago

it does have to do with how small it is, but also how good the artist is as well. make sure yours is top notch and you should be fine.

taranay

March 15 2009, 20:26:09 UTC 4 years ago

thank you! i'm hoping that as long as i make sure the birds are a little larger and keep it simple that i'll be fine.

leftcleftdo

March 15 2009, 15:57:28 UTC 4 years ago

hmm, i need mine touched up (the top of the wings) but i never thought about it being because of the placement. i have to wait a few more weeks to get an appointment :/


here's a close up pic. it's navi from the legend of zalda :)

awarmplace

March 15 2009, 18:48:37 UTC 4 years ago

THAT IS SO CUTE

leftcleftdo

4 years ago

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taranay

March 15 2009, 20:27:06 UTC 4 years ago

I saw this when you first posted it :) Amazing shading and color! Great tattoo! Thank you so much for sharing!

ext_263140

September 21 2010, 13:57:41 UTC 2 years ago

Dman you are new school Zelda, how about the dragon from level one Zelda one NES lol

vagal_nerve

March 15 2009, 16:45:04 UTC 4 years ago

Horse poo. It hurts badly when the needle crosses the collar bone, but my 5 year old tattoo looks lovely.

taranay

March 15 2009, 20:28:34 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks! That's really great to hear. Well, except for the pain part lol but its always worth it in the end :)