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My First Tattoo

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by full_exposure
many people start out with only one cheesy/bad tattoo (usually on their arm or back) this is a tribute to those people...
Kaleidoscope*swe*
Kaleidoscope*swe* on Mar 21 '06
dont think they deserve a tribute.
lucy.loo
lucy.loo on Mar 21 '06
I have that tattoo, and I love it





Thanks for saying its shit



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Kaleidoscope*swe*
Kaleidoscope*swe* on Mar 21 '06
^ idiot
AdamMisfortune
AdamMisfortune on Mar 21 '06
i like it actually but im partial to tattoo flash art..although i feel like this picture has been used somewhere else...
full_exposure
full_exposure on Mar 21 '06
This one one has not been used anywhere else. But, it IS in the style of a vintage nautical tattoo that is EVERYWHERE so, of course it is familiar. I wanted to use some that everyone see and recognizes as what it is... I combined the [heart] Mom tat with the Sparrow tat.
She Says So
She Says So on Mar 21 '06
I quite cool.



I'd buy this for my a friend whos male.
She Says So
She Says So on Mar 21 '06
is quite cool*
julysfirstkiss
julysfirstkiss on Mar 21 '06
i want this.
shoplifted
shoplifted on Mar 21 '06
great idea for a t-shirt :D
AdamMisfortune
AdamMisfortune on Mar 21 '06
im glad to hear its original i'll say it again that i like it and i hope it gets made..
dangerouspenguin
dangerouspenguin on Mar 21 '06
Too similar in theme to Dearly Departed Lovers for me.
charlottemj
charlottemj on Mar 21 '06
i really like this. i have swallows, but they rule and they were my 2nd and 3rd tattoos, so i don't feel targeted. ha. nice job.
bridgealidget
bridgealidget on Mar 21 '06
Cute design idea.. how about on black as well?
minorthread
minorthread on Mar 22 '06
yes. perfect. thank you.
Jon Camo
Jon Camo on Mar 22 '06
i did a design with this idea for my old clothing company.

nice job
lucyfarfort
lucyfarfort on Mar 22 '06
I like it, good idea. But it's just too small i realise its supposed to look like it's on your arm but i think it would be better bigger and on the fron in centre.
SheriB626
SheriB626 on Mar 22 '06
Re: lucyfarfort



Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of the whole 'My first tattoo' thing?
i_twirl_batons
i_twirl_batons on Mar 22 '06
my first tattoo would be a frog climbing up my back, not a mom tat. soz. 2.
AdamMisfortune
AdamMisfortune on Mar 22 '06
dont read to much into the title when grading the shirt design hah
nads_mdb
nads_mdb on Mar 22 '06
hhahah i like this alot , as a girl i wouldn't wear it but its awsome for guys



Re: lucyfarfort



not everything has to be big& front center ,









nads_mdb
nads_mdb on Mar 22 '06
and you can't go wrong with black : )
India
India on Mar 22 '06
hmm i have 6 tattoos. i wont be getting this.
SemantiTheft
SemantiTheft on Mar 22 '06
^^^Girls can't have tattooes or pay tribute to their mothers?
letum
letum on Mar 22 '06
How did this get through while my sub got declined?
Seattewolf
Seattewolf on Mar 22 '06
I think this is excellent! Sublte and sexy I'd definitely wear this... really really cool
fryboy1180
fryboy1180 on Mar 22 '06
Wow! Tough crowd, this is the BEST design ever.
bubblegumsyringe
bubblegumsyringe on Mar 22 '06
the theme is positively adorable. i wouldn't necessarily buy it for myself, but yeah. still works well.
Brat420
Brat420 on Mar 22 '06
I'd wear it, if someone bought it for me.
thegetupkid69
thegetupkid69 on Mar 22 '06
I would totally buy this.
thegetupkid69
thegetupkid69 on Mar 22 '06
HanginWithMyGnomies
HanginWithMyGnomies on Mar 22 '06
for $17?.. eeeh...
full_exposure
full_exposure on Mar 22 '06
India - You missed the point.
Killerlamb
Killerlamb on Mar 22 '06
I LOVE MY MOM

OMG AWESOME

I'M GOING TO SUBMIT THAT!!



I <3 MY MOM!
teechers_pet
teechers_pet on Mar 23 '06
Love it. I'd totally buy this.
AlinaT
AlinaT on Mar 23 '06
thats cool
Timdog
Timdog on Mar 23 '06
Awesome. Don't listen to these whiney design divas. They don't know cool. $
stephaniegrace
stephaniegrace on Mar 23 '06
in actuality, swallows really aren't that popular as a "first tattoo" and are pretty important to the (hyper)traditional aesthetic / seafaring history of westernized skin art.



when i think "first tattoo", i think of something tribal or maybe the cliche kanji...a butterfly perhaps? but not a traditional swallow.



however, i won't deny that they are getting pretty played out lately.





katrox
katrox on Mar 23 '06
i would buy this for a friend of mine who is pregnant. she will soon be a mom, its cool.

st3v3n
st3v3n on Mar 23 '06
$5, but put it in a different color
booradley2004
booradley2004 on Mar 23 '06
I would even like it on the front, centered.. LOVE IT.
Elburrito
Elburrito on Mar 23 '06
www.sailorjerry.com
StareAtTheSun
StareAtTheSun on Mar 23 '06
I'm for it just how it is. 5$
Zak_aeon
Zak_aeon on Mar 24 '06
I kinda like it, but isnt it simply using the idea that was so excelently used in ' Oh Dearly Departed Lovers'

http://www.threadless.com/product/360/Oh_Dearly_Departed_Lovers



I think this is just a pale imitation really, sorry!
mag391
mag391 on Mar 24 '06
That is a good shirt. I actually had the same idea, but you got it out there first. nice! great minds think alike.
full_exposure
full_exposure on Mar 24 '06
Zak_aeon:



Really? How is his anything like Oh_Dearly_Departed_Lovers? Placement? Soooo my image of a bird that has nothing to with text of women's names and is a completely different style- but, because the design is placed on the same basic area of the shirt it makes it JUST like it.



Well I am glad you figured that one out because, I would have never saw that. I guess no design can EVER be on the sleeve again. I wonder who came up with the whole center of the shirt idea because, they are going to pissed when they see ALL the people copying them...



Dumb.
dott.
dott. on Mar 24 '06
I like the dallas green bird.
Farren
Farren on Mar 25 '06
Me gusta lo. $5
DJLadyPope
DJLadyPope on Mar 25 '06
You're a fucktart, Full_Exposure, and you really don't know anything about tattooing, do you?



If you really wanted to make fun of trendy "first tattoos" you would have put mistranslated kanji or some meaningless tribal thing on the shirt. Haven't you ever seen a frat boy or sororiety girl?



The swallow is a classic tattoo that dates back (at least) to the naval tattoos of the 1940s and Sailor Jerry and Ed Hardy.
ohmystarsNET
ohmystarsNET on Mar 25 '06
this is great, and would drive my mum crazy seeing as she hates my tattoo..
DJLadyPope
DJLadyPope on Mar 25 '06
Oh- and also, I scored a $5. I may not like the idea- but I love the shirt.
Jolt
Jolt on Mar 25 '06
Hasn't this already been done by another Threadless shirt?
full_exposure
full_exposure on Mar 25 '06
DJLadyPope - Um, you are sooooo off the point big time... but, I guess I was not clear enough. I know what where the swallow means and is (I have one) this was more about placement and the fact there is ONLY one small tat. Now, why would you want a shirt with kanji?



Damn talk about reading into shit and taking thing literal. It was the concept that the shirt was based. Let's get passed that now.



btw. only a fucktard would use the word fucktard.
twangd
twangd on Mar 26 '06
she actually said fucktart, but let's get "passed" that.



"Now, why would you want a shirt with kanji? "



because it's YOU who stated "many people start out with only one cheesy/bad tattoo (usually on their arm or back) this is a tribute to those people... "



DJLadyPope is pointing out the swallow tattoo is neither cheesy or bad. perhaps cliche and common, but not cheesy and doesn't portray your point. you *would* use kanji or a tribal design to play into the stereotype if that's what you were *actually* aiming for, rather than just appearing to have a clever concept.
WarrenG2003
WarrenG2003 on Mar 26 '06
if you went with the obvious bad tattoo example with Kanji, people wouldn't want THAT shirt. THIS shirt is awesome. I don't really care if it's making some "statement"... it's friggin clothing!



$5
gerg is cool
gerg is cool on Mar 26 '06
this is awesome this better get made $5
wham_bam
wham_bam on Mar 26 '06
this is dumb.
seoul_full
seoul_full on Mar 27 '06
Very nice! I'd actually wear that shirt and I hate t-shirts.
Linny--ox
Linny--ox on Mar 27 '06
simply stunning. really makes a statement dontcha think?
full_exposure
full_exposure on Mar 27 '06
twangd - my point was it was based on that concept and grew from there so, all this convo is moot.
Tragically_artistic
Tragically_artistic on Mar 28 '06
AHHH I LOVE THIS.
TehBohoLuffer
TehBohoLuffer on Mar 28 '06
-applauds-

I'm very big on tattoos, and although I haven't gotten my "MOM" one yet, I love this shirt quite much. Mind you, the design would make a rather cheesy tattoo, but on a shirt, it is brilliant. Much love.



$5
4 days later
juliejeremiah
juliejeremiah on Apr 01 '06
I like it, the little stars make it for me.
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