Tattoo design!!

[thirdmax]

Hi everyone!,
It's been quite sometime since I've last visited this forum. I hope that everyone is doing well.
I'm searching for an original tattoo design, black and white. To give you a close example of style would be those used in "Blade" the movie.
It cannot have any words or identifiable images(flowers,hearts,etc..).
I invite all of you artists out there to post the best design.
Mine will be posted soon! !
I stress this must be an original design.

Thanks to all,
and happy drawing!

David
ThirdMaX

[thirdmax]

Hi everyone!,
It's been quite sometime since I've last visited this forum. I hope that everyone is doing well.
I'm searching for an original tattoo design, black and white. To give you a close example of style would be those used in "Blade" the movie.
It cannot have any words or identifiable images(flowers,hearts,etc..).
I invite all of you artists out there to post the best design.
Mine will be posted soon! !
I stress this must be an original design.

Thanks to all,
and happy drawing!

David
ThirdMaX

[Egg Bramhill]

Is this a challenge or an underhand way of gaining others original artwork for free? I think you need to explain in more detail.
Egg

[WheelBrat]

> I'm searching for an original tattoo design,
> black and white. To give you a close example
>of style would be those used in "Blade" the
>movie.

David I've always thought those designs were based on the Maori, Ta Moko. These tattoos are very sacred to the Maori People and Pakeha Non-Maori wearing it as a form of body art are considered disrespectful of their culture and spirtuality! So use them to help in you rather than copying, or don't ever go to New Zealand cause those guys are very bad!! Ever see the movie "Once Were Warriors"? Baaad dudes!

[tattoo in the Maorti Language}

You might try doing a search on google.com for some examples...

I really like the Maori design an incredible use of the simple line. One of my sons has been painting in the black and white style since he was a little whippersnapper and he's never seen their work until recently when my wife and I gave him a book on their work.

Which brings up another suggestion... have you got any designs worked up yet? If not why not try playing around with a pen or pencil or for that matter XARA X , {a excellent design tool, too}. Figure out just what the design concept you are 'seeing' in your mind before looking at how others have done theirs. It could be interesting to see what your 'primitive' design capabilities are.

If you have, why not post a couple - I'd sure like to see them.

Hope this helps

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