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organy · Tattoo lover Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 3

i'm gearing up to get my first 1/4 sleeve. i'm a pretty thin guy and was just curious as to what people think about skinny boy sleeves. not that it will influence my getting or not getting it...just wondering what the geneal consensus was.

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dickyknee · Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject:

Personally i could not care less if your skinny , fat , or in the middle .... Very Happy

espcowboy · Tattoo lover Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Posts: 6

just wear some girl pants and youll be cool. wait, quarter sleeve? not even half?
what am i on about, i am a p**** sorry..

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Bluesman · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 10:11 am Post subject:

just bear in mind that dark colours will make your arm look smaller, and any art running lengthways down the arm will accentuate the slimness.

in any case, nearly all sleeves will make the arm appear slightly slimmer than a bare one.

but then I'd rather have skinny tattooed arms than fat bare ones!

blamski · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:29 am Post subject:

the skinnier you are, the smaller the skin area, therefore the smaller the tattoo, therefore the cheaper the price. you can't lose.

organy · Tattoo lover Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 3

thanks for all your guys' two cents. I guess the consensus is that a 1/4 sleeve will make a skinny arm look skinnier.
I'm obviously still going for it...i guess i'll just look more like a stick than usual,

no probs Very Happy

midge · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: skinny boy sleeves

[quote="organy"]i'm gearing up to get my first 1/4 sleeve. i'm a pretty thin guy and was just curious as to what people think about skinny boy sleeves. not that it will influence my getting or not getting it...just wondering what the geneal consensus was.

Smile

[/quote]

What is it your geeting done?

i have same problem as you aswell Laughing

organy · Tattoo lover Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 3

i'm thinking a tangle of green vines with flowers and birds thrown into the mix..

you?

midge · Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:21 am Post subject:

[quote="organy"]i'm thinking a tangle of green vines with flowers and birds thrown into the mix..

you?[/quote]

Cool

not sure yet was thinking of a tiger, japanese style but not sure.

Wont be having any thing for a couple of months anyway Smile

midge · Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:22 am Post subject:

[quote="organy"]i'm thinking a tangle of green vines with flowers and birds thrown into the mix..

you?[/quote]

Cool

not sure yet was thinking of a tiger, japanese style but not sure.

Wont be having any thing for a couple of months anyway Smile

mmm36 · Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:32 am Post subject:

I personally think if you want to get a tattoo doesn't matter how big or small it is. So long as you like it is all that matters. So long as your tattooist can do it then go for it. By the way I have to agree with the point that skinny are are cheaper to be done like blamski said. I have got big arms so its true I have a large tattoo that would cover my son's full bicep while it only does the front of my arm.

midge · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:10 am Post subject:

As i have skinny arms with no muscle, what would happen to the tattoo if i did get bigger/musclery arms?

Smudge · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject:

The tattoo will get bigger and may stretch as you bulk up, depending on how much bigger you get.

You could always get the artist to shade in "buff" lines into the colour of the arm to make it appear more muscular Smile