what do you think of them? My OH is getting one of Ava and I'm a bit worried incase its not a true representation.

i am terrified of them personally because they can so easily go wrong! just my opinion though.

I know thats why I'm scared, its costing an arm and a leg and and his work his fantastic but there's still a shadow of doubt for me.

I am so wary of portraits as it's so rare that the likeness is actually captured. I have to say I'd be trying to talk him out of it and into getting something that represented her instead x

Adam wants one of Amelia and I'm trying to talk him out of it. I think its very rare to get a true likeness. He wanted to get one of Ollie I totally put my foot down and said no though x

i think you should convince him to spend an hour looking through the ugliest tattoo archives so he knows exactly what might happen. (i just reminded myself and have been looking for ages now )

Personally I think they're foul, I've never seen one that's made me go "ooh that's nice".

But that's just me.

You did ask!

haha that's what I keep thinking, here's his gallery

http://www.nemesistattoo.co.uk/johns_tattoo_gallery.html

mr.mari says to tell him to get a fleur de lis because he has one?! not quite sure of that logic!

umm im not sure if he just tried to invite your hubby into a gang

Wow that guys work is amazing! I love the roses and the cupcake too, never seen them look for vivid and life like!!! Still I'd be wary of him not capturing that specific twinkle that makes Ava, Ava x

I like them when done well, Kat Von D does amazing ones!

That guy looks pretty great though - I think he'd do a good job!

My tattooist hates doing them, says hes not convinced of the ability of them to hold their longeivity as tats bleed over time naturally anyway and portraits dont have the strong lines of traditional inkwork to hold them together well. Id say even if he did an amazing job now in ten years it might look like shit. Id personally never have one done, I prefer my tats I have for people to be symbolic. Ive got a grizzly bear, an angelfish, a chicken and a jellyfish for my family so far with some plan for some more bits later. Went off topic there but just a though to bear in mind that portraiture is a new medium and the long term ramifications of the work havent really been seen yet

Having looked his gallery is amazing. Hes clearly incredibly talented. Id stil have something else done

Im not too sure really. ive seen some really good celeb ones x

His work is amazing! x

My friends hubby has just had one of his son what's amazing can post pic of it later for you

Me and the oh have both considered portraits, dan wont have one til they are 4-5 or older as he says its easier to capture the likeness and its more likely they will completely have developed their features more so etc..
however the only way we would consider it is if it was an artist who we had proper researched, seen potrait examples with both the start pic and the finished tattoo etc and it costs a fotune when you found these things so i dont know tbh! Even an amazing artist can get portraits wrong...
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i have just looked at the gallery and that guy clearly has amazing talent, shame he has only the pic of the tattoo and not the picture he was originally shown to create it with and then you could tell more! x

I would say and so does Perry looking at his work.(he does tattoos) that he would be safe getting object from that guy. hut as mario has already said. tattoos bleed afywr a while. so i would be very careful with that. plus if it is a colour one it could does Alot of colour in the long run. x

I personally dont like them and if oh wanted one I would talk him out of it. he got hannahs name in a gorgeous font on his sleeve he had done and it fits in so beautifully I love it.

Ive not had anything for her yet. not sure I will
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Honestly - I hate them.

I kind of think thats what photo's or picture mugs and the like are for. Even engraving an image on glass... just not your body. I dont have any tattoo's so maybe my opinion is swayed a bit and I just dong 'get' inking yourself with images.

Mario raises really good points about how the will look over time.

Id love to pluck up the courage to get Caitlin and this babys name tattooed on me. Im just so indecisive about what style to get and where that Iv never got round to it. Names and symbols I like, not portraits.

Is he looking like he still going to go ahead with it?

That tattoo artist is amazing

omg
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=143851502346939&set=t.530432213&type=1&theater

he is an amazing artist, he still wants it done but its costing £400 and its not even that big. I would try and talk him out of it but he's very stubborn!

Mario we call Ava out little pickle so that would make an interesting tattoo!