tattoos?

Deepfocus88 said:
Hahahahahahah, somebody had to say it.

Don't know about Hollywood, but in my confines, clients think tattoos are cool.

Get full sleeves. FTW!!!
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Personally, my lack of tats have NEVER come into question....the "cool" factor aside. We HAVE TO ADMIT that we aren't just dealing with creative folks....and alot of these number crunching, bottom line, jacket and tie folks will be more comfortable with the guy who dresses nice then the guy in a leather jacket with "Rebel without a face to punch" tattooed on his wrist.....it doesn't matter what the tat says, but the ties will always favor someone trying to put across that tie atmosphere.....you can wish, hope, talk about your co-workers, and tell me all the stories about the guy with the full body tat all you want, but at the end of the day if you aren't a complete indy you're better off hiding the tats.

I have nothing wrong with them, I just think one should plan, decide, and cover them in a professional environment....in otherwords no wrist, knuckle, neck, or face tats, and wear the long sleeves til' we get to the bar.
 
My thoughts exactly. But put in a more succinct and precise fashion.

Bottom line, what are those people you are trying to get a job from going to think? Hey, he's got tats, he is a free thinker and very creative? Or, hey he has tats, not a very business-minded person, hide the expensive equipment. If the mentality changes, you can always get them later. But once their on, it's not an easy task to remove.

I know many companies that immediately disqualify applicants because of the tats, regardless of what their res says. I have actually been asked to use this when I did HR. The company did not want a guy who was tatted up representing them to the public.

Is it a stereotype, hell yes it is. But it's one that is legal to use.
 
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Hunter007 said:
There may be a stigma attached, but I strongly believe in how you carry yourself in any aspect of life that matters more. You may call me naive, but I disagree that a tattoo in this industry will affect you (from a crew POV), regardless of meetings with execs.
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Love this statement...i'm sleeved on one arm, and have some randoms on the other. but i've been told by the very people i thought would doubt me that they like it...i don't carry any sort of attitude with my tattoos. my tattoos are friendly, easy to look at pieces of personal art that i believe were well-captured by my artist.

just don't draw attention if you're shaking someone's hand and your sleeve shortens up revealing a piece of art...be yourself. noone should discriminate because of the colorS of your skin.
 
Tattoos on the neck are considered a bit more threatening than on other parts of the body. Fingers are okay, just not the best place to put them.

Forearm, arm, shoulders are fine and in good taste.

Body tats are fine as long as you don't all 'black sabbath' on the design.

Here is the tattoo I wanted to put, paid for the design, was gonna have it along the side of my side/ribs but got sick so I have to wait. It was going to be in white with aqua blue edges:


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It means the "strength" (bottom symbol) to conceptualize - IMAGINATION. It's gonna have to wait until I can handle the pain.
 
Sad Max said:
Oof. Ribs. One of the most painful places to get tattooed...
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I've got the old Jawa alphabet down the back of both my arms... roughly shoulder to elbow, but bit smaller than that.

Got them a couple of years ago while in Indonesia. Anyways. My buddy that came with us on that trip, got 6 characters in large font down his rib cage :)

Later,
Jason
 
Jason Ramsey said:
I've got the old Jawa alphabet down the back of both my arms... roughly shoulder to elbow, but bit smaller than that.

Got them a couple of years ago while in Indonesia. Anyways. My buddy that came with us on that trip, got 6 characters in large font down his rib cage :)

Later,
Jason
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About 2 hours since that post and...no posts in the cafe.
All I can think of is this.
 
tattoo arent really discriminated against any more.... at least in NY.

ive seen cops with full neck tattoos... the NYPD used to be very strict about that kind of thing.

Ive gotten nothing but compliments for my ink, anywhere i go...
 
totally depends on where you live / how you carry yourself....

I have tats all over my arms and back but they are easily concealed when I "dress up"

I worked at a very conservative marketing firm and no one ever saw anything

Now hand / neck tattoos aren't so easily covered... might wanna think about that....

but again... if you live in NY and you are a "creative" neck tats won't matter

I think the stigma of tattoos is wearing off.... slowly

the industry exec / golf thing is a non issue...... just wear some long sleeve fleece under armor type sporting golf gear

tats are easy to hide yall.
 
I think you just have to be careful 'what' the design is and where it's designated. There may be industry parties and you don't want a tattoo creeping out of your collar while you are in suit and tie.

Body art is either artsy or trashy.

SadMax - yeah, I know, ribs are the most painful. If it's on my back I'll never see it. If it's on my forearm I'm butch (which I'm not). If it's down my arm it's like a man, which I'm not.

Maybe down the side of my calf muscles?
 
I think it might also depend on the quality and the content. If you had a really rough one done with some quink and a compass, then you would look like youd spent some time in prison or in a gang or something. If you had some really nice, polished artwork (like the miami ink stuff) then it shouldn't change much...
 
believe me ... the miami ink stuff is childs play when compared to some other artists out there.....

Little Dragon, Dan Marshall, and many ohther that own small shops...
 
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