theshortbus 0 #26 March 18, 2007 When it comes to skydiving, my experience is limited as I am as fresh as you, but with tattoos I have a fairly long history The best advise I can give you, is don't ask for advise. What I mean is that if you don't know exactly whay you want, then wait. For it to be truly yours, it needs to be your idea to [;) It boils down to: take your time. It will come to you. Don't rush it. Love to see it when the job is done! just my 0.02 ChrisParty ´til impact! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 25 #27 March 18, 2007 Quote...you do realize that those landing/flaring bruises are called "temporary skydiving tatoos"? Does that make my hardware and scar tissue "permanent parachuting tatoos?"-- Tom Aiello [email protected] SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jheadley 0 #28 March 19, 2007 Not the quote, but what about the parachute drawing? This one http://www.circlinghawk.com/davinciParachute.jpg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #29 March 19, 2007 why not just paraphrase it and go with "Taste Flight" Leo won't mind... jimmy Da Vino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
avenfoto 0 #30 March 19, 2007 haha. a uspa tatoo... theres nothing wrong with a skydive tatoo but - it should be meaningful and customized - it should be earned.. shoulda just got a tshirt that says on the front I WANT YOU TO KNOW I AM A SKYDIVER. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #31 March 19, 2007 Quote- it should be earned.. How so? Criterias? "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sutton 0 #32 March 19, 2007 I'm not sure about the quote, but I'm surely getting Tom Hanks tattooed on my ass.-Sutton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallingDuck 0 #33 March 19, 2007 These are some of the designs that I was looking at earlier. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #34 March 19, 2007 Quote - it should be meaningful and customized - it should be earned Says you. Are you going to be approving tattoo applications so you may deem them meaningful, and to make sure the inker has earned them. Who cares if you don't think the USPA seal makes a good tat, that guy obviously likes it."The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitywhore 0 #35 March 20, 2007 I love this one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
avenfoto 0 #36 March 20, 2007 i love dropzone.com. yes. i will be screening all tatoo applications. send them to me at 123 getbent street. have a nice day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #37 March 20, 2007 Some of the circle ones look a little 'to busy' and might not look as good on skin as the pics, may 'run together' unless they were spaced out more... but I like the tribal inference you're working on. If THIS isn't a Tribe...I don't know what is! On the other hand, I like the left side of pic 4, the straight line thing. It could be a work in progress type of thing, add a pin or two for each achievement...one for the 1st jump, one for off student status, one for each license & rating, one for each 100 jumps....what ever is significant to YOU! As far as 'earning' the right...it's YOUR right to ink anything ya want! Never met a tattoo artist that checks logbooks! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 291 #38 March 20, 2007 QuoteI love this one That's belly flying for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GalYoungin 0 #39 March 20, 2007 davinci's original drawing would be such a neat tattoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #40 March 20, 2007 This one? I belive Jari Kuosma from Birdman has that tat on his upper arm. It does look pretty cool.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWATcop 0 #41 March 21, 2007 Interesting thread. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=1165803;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;Kevin Muff Brother #4041 Team Dirty Sanchez #467 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #42 March 21, 2007 QuoteQuoteI love this one That's belly flying for sure. ...and when he gets a beer belly he can just say that he's using a wide-angle lens. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #43 March 22, 2007 QuoteFYI, I don't think there's any proof that Da Vinci ever said/wrote that quote. It's a nice quote, but I'm pretty sure the "experts" don't believe it came from him. Don't remember where I read that... it was a while ago, but I think I was trying to find the exact wording (which is different depending on where you look). Dave its listed in the DaVinci Museum'slist, but they havent responded to the email i sent a few years ago asking for a reference...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #44 March 22, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteI love this one That's belly flying for sure. ...and when he gets a beer belly he can just say that he's using a wide-angle lens. Fisheye lens for the REALLY BIG GUTYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #45 March 22, 2007 I heard Steve O was a skydiver. Why not get a tattoo like his?Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheCapt 7 #46 March 22, 2007 So this homely nurse checks in on her patient and runs back to the nursing station exclaiming that the patient has the word "Swan" tatooed on his you-know-what, so the good lookin' nurse checks it out and after a while reports, "It's not 'Swan,' it's 'Saskatchewan!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomvailco 0 #47 March 22, 2007 those closing pins make really cool designs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fireballgrl 0 #48 March 23, 2007 No tattoos here but I did get a graphic designer to create the Davinci quote logo on our DZ t-shirts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
br0k3n 0 #49 March 26, 2007 QuoteI love this one OMG..... is that the Harley Davidsons flat fly team LOL, woudnt they have leather jumpsuits with studs?----------------------------------------------------------- --+ There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.. --+ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris-Ottawa 0 #50 April 17, 2009 So, it's been about 2 years since I started this thread and have finally gotten the ink. I posted this thread because I knew it wasn't right in my mind and wanted some advice/opinions. I am really glad I didn't get the whole script. I think all it took was time and I figured it out. I think it turned out great and I'm really happy with it. I had it done when I returned from Florida for my 2nd winter skydiving vacation this January (Nearly 2 years after the though came to my head). *I brought this thread back up since I was reading some other Tat threads and thought I'd share mine. Feel free to comment! -First pic was about an hour after getting it -Second pic was the day after getting it"When once you have tasted flight..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
