Imminent Tattoo Help

[Calleja]

Ok, so I've already pretty much visualized my next tattoo, but I need some minor help with the design. The main thing will be this:

Coming from like "behind" the 42 already on my biceps and turning around towards my shoulder, the biggest circle probably right in like the round part of the upper part of my arm.

But I also want to integrate somewhere on it, I'm thinking inside one of the circles, with the characters turning with it, the following:

That's Quenya for "Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads". (no, really: http://is.gd/be9fj5)

The part I'm not sure about and would like some impartial input on is exactly WHERE to incorporate it, or if there's maybe a better way than what I'm thinking. I figure you're a creative bunch and would have some neat ideas.

Also, if any of you with l33t photoshoppy skillz has any spare time and could help me vectorize the Quenya phrase so the artist can see it bigger and with more details, that'd be awesome. (vectorizing is a thing, right?)

so, whaddya guys think?


(I told you I was fucking geeky)[DOUBLEPOST=1357867217][/DOUBLEPOST]Gah, the forum keeps changing the soundcloud link to the forum's banner for some reason. There, shortened it to fix it.

 

[Chad Sexington]

I would see if you can find a tattooist who specialises in fonts, and ask them. Fonts are hard, foreign fonts are often harder, and having it turn and twist is going to be an extra challenge.

Unfortunately I don't have the artistic skill to help you out with your request. You might want to consider having the text twist down your arm opposite the circles? Then it would be 'straighter' and more space for the artist to write.

 

[Calleja]

Well, my tattoo artist is pretty fucking talented, his specialty are hyper realistic faces (it seriously looks like he prints a B&W picture on your skin, it's mindblowing) so I don't think he'd have too much trouble as long as they're not too tiny, but I'm thinking the space inside the circles should be enough.

 

[Chad Sexington]

Ah, I didn't realise you already had an artist. Never mind! Carry on. Someone else, help this man photoshop a thing into a thing so he can put a thing on his... uh, thing.

 

[Jay]

Spoiler

 

[Ravenpoe]

Deja Vu... I could have sworn the last time Calleja returned, he posted this same thread, with that same tattoo design.

 

[Calleja]

Haha, I posted the first design when I was all excited about deciding on it, but I still wanted to add more to it. I tend to take my time with tattoo design decisions, as everyone should.[DOUBLEPOST=1357882915][/DOUBLEPOST]("design" and "deciding" made my brain think TWICE that I was using the same word twice in the same sentence, it's an interesting alliteration)

 

[sixpackshaker]

If there is enough room over your Beatles tat, the Dr Who thing would look good across the shoulders.

 

[PatrThom]

Splitting it into 3 pieces would seem to be the most logical choice (roads/where we're going/we don't need roads) but I'm not sure whether to place it within a curve ("embedded" in the whitespace of the circles), around the exterior top/bottom/top (which is where there seems to be sufficient room), or trying to make some play on the subject matter itself (first two portions within the circles with the last phrase breaking through a circle or already outside a circle as it "escapes").

--Patrick

 

[Azurephoenix]

Also, if any of you with l33t photoshoppy skillz has any spare time and could help me vectorize the Quenya phrase so the artist can see it bigger and with more details, that'd be awesome. (vectorizing is a thing, right?)

Yes vectorizing is a thing and I may be able to help you depending on how needy my brood of children is at home in the next few days.

 

[Calleja]

Splitting it into 3 pieces would seem to be the most logical choice (roads/where we're going/we don't need roads) but I'm not sure whether to place it within a curve ("embedded" in the whitespace of the circles), around the exterior top/bottom/top (which is where there seems to be sufficient room), or trying to make some play on the subject matter itself (first two portions within the circles with the last phrase breaking through a circle or already outside a circle as it "escapes").

--Patrick

Huh, the splitting thing might actually be a good idea... interesting. I'm not sure about "breaking" through the circles, I was thinking making the Quenya curve inside one, but splitting it has me really intrigued, I'll play around with that, thanks![DOUBLEPOST=1358533269][/DOUBLEPOST]

Yes vectorizing is a thing and I may be able to help you depending on how needy my brood of children is at home in the next few days.

That'd be awesome, I'd appreciate it