Anybody have a parrot(bird) tattoo?

[mtdoramike]

There used to be a thread about bird tattoo's on here that someone started a couple of years ago I believe. WOW, that Macaw tat had to have taken many painful hours to do and must have cost quite a sum as well. But the result is gorgeous.

 

[Kalidasa]

April, your story cracked me up about the "seagull". You know, you can get it lasered off if one day you decided you just couldn't live with it. It is a bit pricey to do, but being such a minimal tattoo, it shouldn't cost too much I wouldn't think.

It's not *that* bad, is really small and because it's on my hip, it doesn't show at all unless I'm wearing a bikini. I don't think the pain of laser treatments is worth having it removed

Not *quite* a parrot, but also not the worst thing that could have happened!

As you can see, they are quite similar. Hollister was really popular when I was in high school, so people actually thought I got a clothing brand tattooed on my body:headwall:

Pinky- that tattoo is amazing! Are you considering getting one like that?

Instead of getting it removed, why not have it improved? The basic shape isn't all that bad at all (I guessed it as a dove). Someone could really transform that into a work of art for a couple of hundred bucks.

 

[Betrisher]

The man who came to lay our carpet had an interesting tattoo peeking out of the cuff of his shirt. I asked him if it was a Musk Lorikeet and he said yes it was. We got talking and it turns out the man was a parrot fancier all his life and his plan is to cover his entire body with every species of Australian parrot. Needless to say, he did take his shirt off and show me the Palm Cockatoo with wings outstretched across his back. It was surrounded by rainforest foliage and all sorts of the smaller parrots in lifelike poses throughout. Apparently, he had the birds of Western Australia down his left leg and those of South Australia down his right. Queensland and Northern Territory was on his back and NSW/Victoria on his front. 'The rest', he said, 'is a work in progress'.

This was amazing to me. I'm NOT fond of tattoos, either wearing or looking at them, but this guy's tatts were outstandingly beautiful and clearly something which expressed a great love of his. He told me he attended an artist in Sydney's King's Cross and would let no one else touch his skin. The work was just brilliant and the colours true to life as well. I wish I'd thought to ask if I could take photos, but of course I didn't at the time.

If I ever did have a tatt, it would be a very, very small one of a Powerful Owl.

 

[Kiwibird]

Wendy- I love your hummingbirds! That's a very pretty tattoo.

Kalidasa- I'm sure I could have it fixed up too, but it is just something of a non-issue I have no reason to spend any money on. Right now, it' not super ugly or big or visible, so I don't even think about it.

Betrisher- Sounds like we must all stay on you about taking photos:54: First you missed the adoption day breakfast for your beaks, and now your telling us you didn't take pics of the guy who had tattoos of all the Australian parrots:11:. You're killing us here lol!

 

[Terry57]

Wendy, your tattoo is gorgeous! The detail is amazing

Trish, sounds like it is time for some new carpet so you can take pictures of that guys tats!

April, your tattoo looks fine I have one on my shoulder that is just hideous. I had a homemade one covered up with a butterfly, and it is atrocious and more resembles a blob.

 

[RavensGryf]

RavensGryf, you have me SO curious now!!! Please, oh please post a photo of yours!!

Nope. NEVER!!!

Edit: haha maybe I'll take a photo of parts of it. I've never used my photobucket app, so have to look at it later when I have more time

 

[RavensGryf]

The man who came to lay our carpet had an interesting tattoo peeking out of the cuff of his shirt. I asked him if it was a Musk Lorikeet and he said yes it was. We got talking and it turns out the man was a parrot fancier all his life and his plan is to cover his entire body with every species of Australian parrot. Needless to say, he did take his shirt off and show me the Palm Cockatoo with wings outstretched across his back. It was surrounded by rainforest foliage and all sorts of the smaller parrots in lifelike poses throughout. Apparently, he had the birds of Western Australia down his left leg and those of South Australia down his right. Queensland and Northern Territory was on his back and NSW/Victoria on his front. 'The rest', he said, 'is a work in progress'.

This was amazing to me. I'm NOT fond of tattoos, either wearing or looking at them, but this guy's tatts were outstandingly beautiful and clearly something which expressed a great love of his. He told me he attended an artist in Sydney's King's Cross and would let no one else touch his skin. The work was just brilliant and the colours true to life as well. I wish I'd thought to ask if I could take photos, but of course I didn't at the time.

If I ever did have a tatt, it would be a very, very small one of a Powerful Owl.

Wow that's really something different. He decided to be decent and left his pants on so that you couldn't see the birds of Western and Southern Australia

 

[Mekaisto]

There's a fantastic artist here in Victoria caled Emily Rose Murray, the only problem for me is that she charges a minimum of $1200, so she suggests you get a big tattoo. It's a fair price for her art, I just don't have $1200 lying around for artwork - like you guys, I'd much rather get a nice new bird or incubator

This is a lovely simple tattoo she did of Hedwig from Harry Potter (not on me)

 

[RavensGryf]

That's a nice piece on someone's leg. So what if somebody wants a smaller tat? She'll suggest you go somewhere else? I'd imagine she's losing a lot of customers, but then with $1200 from enough people who cares!

 

[witchbaby]

It's not exactly the same thing, but I have giant dragon wings tattooed on my back.

I would like a parrot tattoo at some point in the future. At the very least I will get a single feather inked somewhere in memory of Bandit.

 

[thekarens]

I'd love to get a tat if Sammie and Sydney, but Karen says I've got two and doesn't want to see three....but you never know!

 

[witchbaby]

It's not exactly the same thing, but I have giant dragon wings tattooed on my back.

I couldn't find a decent photo of the whole thing, but here are my wings:

 

[Sterling1113]

Wow, so many posts between yesterday and now! Haha.
I like the more animated birds- but maybe not so simplistic. It's hard for me to describe it haha. That sun conure was adorable though.
April- I'd rather have a complete outline(yours looks like a bird) than the outline that's in the middle of my back.. hah. If I tell you what to look for you can tell, but otherwise, I've had some pretty odd(and far incorrect..) guesses.
Wendy- Hey, I did put (bird) in the title! And hummingbirds are beautiful! I love that tattoo. If I ever get my back finished I'll post it.. but I highly highly doubt it will be any time soon. It's gonna be a dragon, shades/hues of purple, blue, and black/green. A sort of water-type background, blue on my upper and lower back, and sea turtles on my right shoulder blade/left hand lower back. (It sounds sort of tacky or "It's been done before" but I promise it's really cool and original!! haha.)
Witchbaby: I've seen so many 'wing' tattoos that turn out so bad- but yours is really really cool!! I love the shading. (Dragons are probably my favorite thing in the world. If they existed, they'd be right up there with parrots! Hah.)

 

[Mekaisto]

That's a nice piece on someone's leg. So what if somebody wants a smaller tat? She'll suggest you go somewhere else? I'd imagine she's losing a lot of customers, but then with $1200 from enough people who cares!

She's booked out all the way to 2015, so she can't be losing too many customers
She's in such high demand I suppose she can afford to be selective. You cou;d get a smaller tat from her, but it will still be at least $1200 - she works extremely quickly so she doesn't really charge by the hour.

 

[witchbaby]

Witchbaby: I've seen so many 'wing' tattoos that turn out so bad- but yours is really really cool!! I love the shading. (Dragons are probably my favorite thing in the world. If they existed, they'd be right up there with parrots! Hah.)

Thank you! I'm right there with you. I've always adored anything with wings and parrots, dragons, & faeries are at the top of the list. LOVE dragons!

 

[SpotsandSally]

Kiwi bird'-

I know you hate it, but I love that tattoo. I was just skimming through and saw it and thought wow. Then I saw you hated it, lol

It looks nothing like the seagull. It looks like a dove to me. I really like it.

Regarding tattoos, when I'm older I'd like to get a flower on me (I have the design and everything), and probably a cartoony bird. Like a dove or parrot. I try to stay away from realistic tattoos since they look awesome, but I'd look too closely, find the tiniest anatomic flaw and then hate it.

So if I ever get a tattoo, def. cartoons.

 

[RavensGryf]

Thank you! I'm right there with you. I've always adored anything with wings and parrots, dragons, & faeries are at the top of the list. LOVE dragons!

Parrots and dragons are nice, but fairies
Reading about where people try to prove their existence really CREEPS me out to think about little humanoids out there!!! There's one for the "What freaks you out" post!

 

[BirdyMomma]

I don't have a tattoo of a parrot, but I have my first parrots name (Bacci) tattooed on my right shoulder, so he will be there forever.

 

[Sterling1113]

It's okay, Raven. Luckily people aren't *as* determined to try and prove their existence. Not like Sasquatch, loch ness monster, etc. anyways. I'm more concerned with the fact that some huge amount(Like 90%?) of the ocean is still UNDISCOVERED, so who knows what the heck is living down there!! If I can't see the ocean floor, I stay where my feet can touch the ground.

BirdyMomma: That's really cool! I don't think "Kiwi" or "Sparky" is elegant enough to get in ink, though. I'm also hoping to get a bearded dragon done on the back of my leg/calf, in memory of Sparky(AKA Spartacus) who came to me at 8 years old and blind in one eye. She's the reason I feel in love with lizards, and I have a juvenile bearded now, since I just felt so lost without one.

 

[Sterling1113]

Okay well I TRIED to not be realistic... Key word here is 'tried'.
By the time the outline was done it looked fat. so I slimmed it up a little.
Then it just looked.. Awkward. The wings didn't turn out how I planned and doing the scaly feathers on the chest is really a challenge with prisma color pencils.

I definitely don't want this in ink on my body, I was hesitant to post it here. XD
Ignore the branch. It was just to have something to position the feet around.
....and ignore the feet. D: I kinda like the colors.. But it took me like 2~ hours, and normally I lose focus after the 1st hour and give up. So I sort of rushed to finish it.

Maybe I can find a tattoo artist, give this to him/her and say "I want this, but prettier." Lmao.




If anyone wants to teach me how to draw parrots(and make them pretty) feel free! XD