Preserved Topic: **FEBRUARY 2003 SIG CONTEST** (Page 1 of 3)

The subject of the new sig contest is...

TATTOOS.

Basic rules, of course, are no recycles, keep the file size down. I would like to add a few guidelines for this particular theme:

1. Tattoos are not animated. I'm not saying animation is not permitted; I like animation. I'm just saying you don't want the tattoo itself to be waiving or hopping up and down. If you want to animate, I'm sure the creative folks here can figure out other ways of working that in without animating the tattoo itself.

2. Make it look like a tattoo. If you don't have a tattoo, look at some on line. Generally, they are either very solid and simple, almost logo-like, or, if they are detailed, you have to allow for some fading in the skin and etc.

3. If this is a tattoo that you actually have, let us know! (that's not a rule, just something cool to talk about).

Okay, be creative! You don't have to put the sig on skin if you don't want to, just make it clearly a tattoo-like design. Questions, let me know. Now go be beautiful.

ok, rules are clear. i think i'm gonna join this time.

I haven't joined a sig competition for quite some time and I decided what the hell?

Without further adieu, my entry into the "tattoo" competition.

Hehehe - beautiful krets =)

My very first sig?



Ahhh I want it on my back!!!!

[This message has been edited by Ruski (edited 02-03-2003).]

im a huge bruce lee fan and i always wanted one of these on my back or my shoulder in blood red

yeah me too! I'll do it sometime before Feb. ends ok?

[no sigs]

[This message has been edited by Emperor (edited 02-03-2003).]

Sorry to butt in here...

Ruski: Recycled sigs are usually not allowed... that is a recycled sig, right?

Yannah: Contest sigs only--please edit your posts to take out your sig.

Tattoos? Why am I not surprised?

[Edit: *sigh* As usual, Emps is fast as lightning...]

[This message has been edited by Suho1004 (edited 02-03-2003).]

<img src=http://www.unitedrealms.com/images/rammsig7.gif>

no new sig .. just recycled but I'll see if I can make a new one myself

[This message has been edited by RammStein (edited 02-03-2003).]

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Yannah: Contest sigs only--please edit your posts to take out your sig.

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sure

what is recicled sig?

One that wasn´t specifically created for the current sig contest.

Krets, that is hilarious. Good job on surprising me.

Yes, no recycled sigs (previously used sigs), and no sigs that are not part of the contest. In fact, I'm turning mine off in here.

Although it's not the best, I'll come up with a better one later.



[This message has been edited by Skaarjj (edited 02-03-2003).]

Here's a joke one...let's see how many people get it.




[This message has been edited by Skaarjj (edited 02-03-2003).]

"no pipe did hum/ no battle drum did sound it's loud tattoo"?

Skaarjj: Around these parts, I know what you're talking about --> http://www.nstattoo.ca/

On a (slightly) unrelated note: http://some.scudly.com/exp/tattoo.jpg



I'll most likely be getting in on this one...

[This message has been edited by synax (edited 02-03-2003).]

I have yet to see anything original or new... exception being Skaarjj... and that is questionable.
oh... and Krets... cheers! (that made me look twice)

I would start up a new thread for ONLY new sigs... and leave this thread for the silly stuff... if i was yew.

                                    [no sigs - even ones with pears in]

[This message has been edited by Emperor (edited 02-04-2003).]

I'm not going to start a new thread at this point, because even the tattoos that are jokes are related to the Tattoo subject.

However, I would appreciate it if people would edit their messages to remove sigs that aren't entered in the contest. In the end, it makes it easier to sift through the entries.

I agree wht Odd Cat - there isn't any need for a new thread.

The silliness and blatant recycling (yes you know who you are) always dies down after a bit

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Emps

FAQs: Emperor

mine is an entry, and it is new and original! or so i thought
even though yin yangs are over used in tats i always liked the symbolism of the reverse arrows, kindof representing the bucking of traditional methods, it came from the cover of this book. so i digress i suppose its not totally original but it was all drawn from scratch (and the fact i got my name in there was a happy accident

EzRa-D: Don't worry we didn't mean you

I am curious though - where is your name? I've stared at it and squinted and I can't spot it.

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Emps

FAQs: Emperor

just a early idea, may work on it and animate it yet

nice work tom

emps: here ya go see i told ya its there in a dyslexic upside down sort of way

[oops sig]

[This message has been edited by EzRa-D (edited 02-04-2003).]

EzRa-D: Ahhhhh - it all becomes clear(ish) Nice work. It is a little jaggy - mainly on the bottom stroke of the Z.

tomeaglescz: She is a little tall for a sig - how about a more prone figure (pos. with your name tattoed on a leg or something)?

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Emps

FAQs: Emperor

Bikes,girls,tattoos n leather.... everything my mum warned me about

edit:rendered in 3d studio max v 5 (in case ya wondering)

[This message has been edited by tomeaglescz (edited 02-05-2003).]

Tom. I would like to see any Tatoo-Artist get that amount of shading and detail anywhere on anyones body. I think if it were to be a tatoo you need to take it into photoshop and get rid of some of the detail. Tatoos tend to be a bit flatter than that. I think it is possible but it need some more work.

As a sig and work of art it is great, but as a tatoo I think it needs some work.

[me and my sig problems]

[This message has been edited by WarMage (edited 02-05-2003).]

My entry

Amerasu: Check out steve's displace tutorial over that the GN it will show you how to place the tat on the arm even better than it already is.

Warmage - I think you might be misunderstanding tom's posts...

They are not supposed to *be* tattoos...they are simply people *with* tattoos.

The tattooed girls are cool.

Any one in here have the tattoo that they are showing? Or is anyone getting the tattoo that they are showing one day?

WarMage, have taken your advice and updated the graphic. Thanks for your input.

when i am of older age i want this tattoo here

[no sigs]

[This message has been edited by Emperor (edited 02-06-2003).]

Some black work. I don't have a tatoo but several of my friends do.

Amerasu: Looking really cool.
Tom: Totally misunderstood. Really cool as I look at it in the correct light!
Moth: Keltic knots are my favorite!

Celtic knotwork seems to be a popular tatoo theme in Columbus. Everyone of my friends who has a tatoo has at least one knotwork tatoo.

Another one from me although I did make this before but never used it anywhere. That seems to be the way with most of my sigs... I never use them, they just collect dust on some obscure internet page. Anyway, I updated it a bit for this month's contest but no prob if you guys still consider it recycled. It's actually a tattoo of mine.

Help me out, folks, but I believe that recycles are only sigs that have been used here before, is that right?

Yeah, the knotwork tats are cool. I just got one that kinda mixes the elements of knotwork and tribal, myself.


[This message has been edited by Odd Cat (edited 02-07-2003).]

Well, I'm not really sure about that, to be honest with you. I do know that the contest judge has the final say in any and all issues. Basically that means you're going to have to draw the line on this one. Just be prepared to stick by whatever decision you make.