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But when I do it's:

Emperor of Mankind

That's pretty righteous. Awesome detail and shading work.

I would never get tattoo, seeing as I'm opposed to them for multiple reasons, but as far as tattoos go, that's pretty cool.

Nice looking tattoo ... only thing is ... it is permanent and 10 or 12 years from now ... you are going to need a coverup

Bah, some of us just love the setting and lore, the game is just icing on the cake. Gw could completely tank and the ip could die but he always have that awesome piece of art and the memories to go with it.

Not my cup of tea, but that is probably the best GW influenced tattoo ive seen. I think you made a smart move keeping it in jsut black too.

Thats awesome! Way better than the standard aquila you normally see in 40k tattoos.

Very righteous.


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 OIIIIIIO wrote:
Nice looking tattoo ... only thing is ... it is permanent and 10 or 12 years from now ... you are going to need a coverup

Why? Balance shouldn't affect his love of the game.

That's some fantastic work, your artist is very talented.

too much detail in that to coverup unless you just went with a black box.

this guy is emperor for life.

Beautifully done!

That is amazing, hahaha.

Frame it on a wall! With the skin!

So ten

Very nice and excellently well done. I bet that cost a pretty penny. Hate to see how much it would cost if GW made tattoos lol.

Holy cow! Very nice.

Now enjoy the weird stares if you ever wear a sleeveless shirt in public.

See, that's the kind of ink that you can get away with in public no problem.
Because
-It is done really well
-And it's a badass dude wearing armour.

Either people don't know anything about 40K and see a badass dude wearing armour, maybe they make assumptions about historical figures due to the laurel wreath.
OR
They know and understand 40K (which is less likely since it's a small crowd, considering global populations) and see an awesome tattoo of the Emprah.

Win-win.

Very impressive. Few things in life annoy me as much as a sloppy/badly thought out tattoo. This one is quite good.

I've been tempted multiple times to get the AdMech symbol on my chest. Kind of glad I went with something different (non 40k related) in that regard, but at any rate, I approve.

 Mysterious Pants wrote:
Holy cow! Very nice.

Now enjoy the weird stares if you ever wear a sleeveless shirt in public.

Why would there be weird stares? It's not a strange subject matter, and it's done in an almost religious style black and grey which a lot of artists specialise in. And this piece has excellent shading and line work. I imagine the only stares he'll be receiving would be from people who are trying to take it all in.

Any info on the artist OP?

Fabius Bile would love that.

He looks fine now, but in a few years he’s going to be a rotting corpse in a big chair, and you will regret siding with the loyalists.

I kid. Looks awesome.

Careful, you don't want one of GW's lawyers chasing you down the street waving an axe.

Well 40k tattoes are hard to explain to "normal" peoples.Like someone on Dakka have one with imperial aquilla and his girl break with him becouse she was think thats he's a nazi

 ChocletEyeOfTerror wrote:
Well 40k tattoes are hard to explain to "normal" peoples.Like someone on Dakka have one with imperial aquilla and his girl break with him becouse she was think thats he's a nazi

Hahahahah!!! But yeah, I find 40k really hard to explain to friends (who aren't players) and relatives.

Well done work. Not your standard 40K inspired tattoo either.

 ChocletEyeOfTerror wrote:
Well 40k tattoes are hard to explain to "normal" peoples.Like someone on Dakka have one with imperial aquilla and his girl break with him becouse she was think thats he's a nazi

If she does, she was too stupid to stay with anyway. Life's too short to date stupid people.

 Random Dude wrote:

 ChocletEyeOfTerror wrote:
Well 40k tattoes are hard to explain to "normal" peoples.Like someone on Dakka have one with imperial aquilla and his girl break with him becouse she was think thats he's a nazi

Hahahahah!!! But yeah, I find 40k really hard to explain to friends (who aren't players) and relatives.

I have the same problem.