text location

King of Kings · 08-03-2012 8:52am #1

hi,
booked in for a text tattoo shortly
I know what I want tattoo but I haven't decided on the location yet.

I was thinking of wrapped around my arm or (a late night brain wave) down my spine (vertical with something like a diamond between each word)
The text is 5 words "Aut viam inveniam aut faciam"

Has anybody gotten text done in these locations? how did it work out?

or any other text locations that work for you

Jimmy Bottlehead · 08-03-2012 11:26am

Spine idea sounds cool.

Just my opinion but it'd look awesome done in a similar script to this:

That classical, but spidery fashion.

Best of luck man, sounds like a great idea for a tat.

niallam · 08-03-2012 9:08pm

How big you want to go with it? The size will really determine where it will look best

Lower back? Across your stomach? Across your shoulders?
Theres a lot of places to get a line of text written, i do like the idea of spiraling down your arm though, maybe a half sleeve (lower half) with a few other bits of meaning to you to fill it out?

King of Kings · 09-03-2012 8:45am

thanks lads

i'm was thinking of having it wrapped on my right bicep - until my brainwave of my spine.
I want it resasonably big.

Melion · 09-03-2012 11:37am

Inside of forearm?

King of Kings · 10-03-2012 9:27am

Melion wrote: »

Inside of forearm?

doesn't really appeal tbh

kingerae86 · 12-03-2012 12:52pm

collar bone,top of chest

King of Kings · 24-03-2012 9:21am

in the end I went collar bone to the side to waist.

and it was sore

keane2097 · 24-03-2012 9:44am

Pics? Sounds great.

clappyhappy · 24-03-2012 9:50am

Sounds fab, excuse my ignorance but what does the text translate to?

King of Kings · 24-03-2012 1:50pm

thanks _ I'll stick a pic in the "show me yours" in a few days when it's healed - kinda red now

It means "I'll either find a way or make one" - it's a quote from Hannibal when told he couldn't get his elephants over the alps to attack rome.

For the scholars among you - yes he probably spoke Punic - but the quote is recorded in latin from that time

clappyhappy · 24-03-2012 4:56pm

King of Kings wrote: »

thanks _ I'll stick a pic in the "show me yours" in a few days when it's healed - kinda red now

It means "I'll either find a way or make one" - it's a quote from Hannibal when told he could get his elephants over the alps to attack rome.

For the scholars among you - yes he probably spoke Punic - but the quote is recorded in latin from that time

Like that, hadn't heard it before, thank you. :cool:

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