Sunday, July 06, 2008
INKED!
Gary putting the stencil on.
The tools which the needles are supposed to be in.
This is when we started. I requested for something soft to hug cos the chair was plastic and it didnt feel comfortable. Haha. Deb piped in, "Yeah dont you have a stuffed toy?" Gary was like, "No..." but he spotted a dusty giraffe in front of us and I grabbed it in an instant. Haha. Cos I wanted to squeeze something if the pain gets unbearable.
First stroke of forever-will-be-there ink! It wasnt was painful as I thought/ expected it to be actually. So when everyone asked, "Eh! Pain or not?!" I was like, "Not really" Veronica couldnt believe it cos she said the tattoo tools look much more intimidating than the tools used when she gave birth. Haha. Really, it was tolerable pain and I think using a penknife to cut the skin will be more painful.
Continuing with the outline.
After awhile, the outline is done! On to the colouring.
Half done. The rate of pain of the shading process wasnt as high as the outline cos the needle's not sharp and slim.
Almost done!
Gary's back was aching after a while so he stood up. Mine too, plus the neck but had to endure for a little while more.
DONE! :D
Perfect huh. We were blown away.
A final photo!
No longer a tattoo virgin! Got the character below tattooed in between my shoulder blades. It says 'Zen/Sen' in Korean and I went to look up the meaning of the word. It means 'line'. I did think that it was rather weird a meaning and considered choosing another character but I realised that the position of the word plus the meaning is actually rather apt- it also represents me turning my back on rigidities and conforming to customs/ traditions/ etc and wna be more flexible, try new things. Like me doing this tattoo. Many people have asked me to re-consider it cos I'm still young. I understand their concerns but I thought that I can definitely live with my name till I'm old and grey and wrinkly so I went ahead with it. Haha.
Alright so yesterday afternoon I headed down to Gary's tattoo studio-office behind Kovan MRT with Donna, Veronica, Deborah and Weiqin. It was a rather odd mix haha. Donna's my secondary school bowling junior, Veron's my colleague while Deb and Weiqin were my JC-mates. Donna and Veron were there cos they wanted to consult Gary about their future tats while Deb lives nearby and Weiqin was with her then. Was honoured to have them at my first tattoo experience. Haha. Much thanks to Donna and Deb cos they were my photogs for the day to document the process. Haha.
Gary putting the stencil on.
Up and on! Hahaha.
The tools which the needles are supposed to be in.
This is when we started. I requested for something soft to hug cos the chair was plastic and it didnt feel comfortable. Haha. Deb piped in, "Yeah dont you have a stuffed toy?" Gary was like, "No..." but he spotted a dusty giraffe in front of us and I grabbed it in an instant. Haha. Cos I wanted to squeeze something if the pain gets unbearable.
First stroke of forever-will-be-there ink! It wasnt was painful as I thought/ expected it to be actually. So when everyone asked, "Eh! Pain or not?!" I was like, "Not really" Veronica couldnt believe it cos she said the tattoo tools look much more intimidating than the tools used when she gave birth. Haha. Really, it was tolerable pain and I think using a penknife to cut the skin will be more painful.
Continuing with the outline. After awhile, the outline is done! On to the colouring.
Half done. The rate of pain of the shading process wasnt as high as the outline cos the needle's not sharp and slim.
Almost done!
Gary's back was aching after a while so he stood up. Mine too, plus the neck but had to endure for a little while more.
DONE! :D
Perfect huh. We were blown away.
A final photo!
Am really pleased with the result (: Anybody thinking of getting a tat? Haha. I think Gary's a really talented artist. He's a self-taught tattoo artist. He designed the character's font for me including many other fonts such as those below.
So.. Just lemme know if youre interested!
♥ Zen @ 11:43 AM.
