How can I customize my tattoo to make it unique for my personality?

Question

I am getting a dragonfly tattoo on Friday. I am putting it on the base of my neck. I dont want a boring usual dragonfly. How can I make my dragonfly unique?

Im not having it done at a parlor. My dad is having a tattoo party at his house. It is a professional tattoist though.

I just want to customize it somehow so it shows my personality or something, just so it's not so ordinary like something alot of other people have.

Answer 1

First,if you don't want it to be boring,then don't choose a boring location for it. The back of the neck seems to be commonplace anymore.Secondly,try looking at some pics of them online. RAtemyink.com has tons of them,click where it says animals,and wildlife. There's a cool one with eyes on either side of tha dragonfly. Make it stand out with a background or something. A dragonfly will most likely be my next one,I have 4. All of them signify a special event in my lifetime.One for a lifelong friend who passed,one to commemorate me surviving 5 years after heart surgery,one for my 28th birthday,and one to commemorate me getting an award when I was in culinary school.,one when I found out my heritage,I'm adopted.(Two were later made into one.)Maybe you should get something other than a dragonfly,and/or change the location of it. Good luck. Remember having a tat on the back of your neck when your sixty won't be as cute as it will be now.

Answer 2

Hey just a thought-- if you have such a unique personality you probably shouldn't be asking such a question on Yahoo answers. If you're so unique in your own way then you should be able to come up with something on your own-- not asking complete strangers who could give a crap less what your tattoo looks like what you should do to it. That being said, maybe a dragonfly isn't the best idea for a tattoo??
--And for those who think I'm one of those "blah I hate tattoos I don't think anybody should ever get one" kinda person, get a f*ckin' life, I love tats, I just don't think people should be asking for advice through the internet on what they should get for a permanent design.

Answer 3

Maybe you can have your name spelled across in the wings in kind of a funky graffiti print someone might just think was a design if they just glanced. I like tattoos you can find something unique in : ) Or just have done in your fav colors. Or you can do the shape in sort of a tribal shape, i've seen it dozens of times with butterflys but never with a dragon fly.

Answer 4

Try drawing something your self... or fins pictures of dragonflys and take what you like for a few different ones and put it all together

Answer 5

The best way to do that my friend is to talk with the artist at the party, if he's any good he'll come up with some awesome idea's right out of his head! Or maybe call ahead of time and see if you could stop in and toss idea's around.

:-)

Answer 6

hey,
I will just tell you what i would love in mine if i had one, so maybe it can give you an idea on what youd want.
I european but i am totally into indian stuff.
So if i was getting a dragonfly i would have henna designs on the wings and the tail and maybe throughtout the rest of its body.

Good luck have fun with it.
Hope that maybe helped a wee bit.
jess&jenn
xx

Answer 7

the best thing to do, if your dad's mate is a pro, is to have a chat with him, and see what he comes up with in terms of design.
get him to talk to your family as well so they can tell him what's special about you, and maybe incorporate it in the design.

Answer 8

check these out you may get some ideas!hop this helps...tattos are permant so choose wisely !!

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0geu5ZnrIhG15IAWglXNyoA?ei=UTF-8&p=dragonfly%20tattoos&rs=0&fr2=tab-web&fr=ks-ans

Answer 9

have a vine design around it that spells your name or or phrase that means something to you

Answer 10

try adding color, yer favs. , etc...

i added a swan bcuz my name means swan in turkish and i added in my signature on da bottom of it where the water is.