This tattoo is absolutley beautiful: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l195/joselopez_08/elvis.gif
Although I DON'T want a tattoo of Elvis, I want to get one that detailed and pretty, BUT I want it to be very SMALL
Is this possible?
2007-11-14 13:25:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
You need to go to a tattoo artist who has a fine portfolio of past portrait artwork. There are far too many poorly rendered pictures out there. You don't want http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/499142480_9aa7caef52.jpg
THAT anywhere near you. Also, the smaller you go the less detail you get. The artist should be able to tell you how finely he can render it. I got talked out of a line of poetry because the artist told me he couldn't write it legibly unless it was a half inch tall. Notice that that picture you posted was on someone's calf, and it didn't cover a small area. It covered a large one. So if you're going for detail, there's going to be a limit on the size.
2007-11-14 13:44:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want a portrait tattoo not a good idea to get one very small. If takes away from all the detail and in a couple of years will look like a big blob of ink.
2007-11-14 14:09:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with everyone else on this - if you go small, you'll lose the detail and it will be meaningless. If you keep so much detail on a small tattoo, there'll be too much ink in too small a space, and it'll just turn into a blob that you can't see properly.
I would suggest that a portrait shouldn't go any smaller than about 5"
2007-11-14 22:14:01 · answer #3 · answered by Helen S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could get a smaller one of just the face but not the whole tattoo on a much smaller scale. a facial portrait really can only be so small before details are lost. my artist is pretty awesome at doing portraits, check out his. the smallest one i have sen him do is about four inches by three inches, i think he has a picture of it in his photo albums, it's grandpa munster.
http://www.myspace.com/jctattoos
2007-11-14 14:23:59 · answer #4 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could do anything you want =]
But it won't look good =[
because if people that aren't that close to you won't be able to tell what it is
and it will just look like a big blob
i recommend getting a small tattoo that isn't too detailed
2007-11-14 13:33:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's generally not a good idea to get small tattoos that are overly detailed. If you get it too small it will be unclear and you wont be able to fully enjoy the image. My artist reccomended i had mine made larger and I'm glad they did.
eg:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/the_evil_zombie/myphoenixtattoo-1.jpg?t=1195097428
eg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/the_evil_zombie/DSCF0208.jpg?t=1195097477
hope this helps
2007-11-14 14:32:32 · answer #6 · answered by lady_necromancer666 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, no.
The smaller you go, the less detail can be put in.
The number one complaint I hear about tattoos is that people wish they'd gone bigger.
Go big or go home.
2007-11-14 14:40:05 · answer #7 · answered by Olivia! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats hot! i have a few pin ups on me... he is a pic of my first one... its not as detailed as that one but the tattoo artist should be able to adjsut the pic for the size that you want...just remember that it does hurt...
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v713/Blk_RiCaN_DyMe/?action=view¤t=tat.jpg
2007-11-14 13:39:41 · answer #8 · answered by dyaamond55 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so wait? are you getting a tattoo of elvis or not?
2007-11-14 14:02:05 · answer #9 · answered by Veggie girl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes but the detail will not be able to be done.
2007-11-14 13:57:58 · answer #10 · answered by play hard 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋