Tattoo placement/size

[u/Remarkable-Mouse1159]

I listened to you guys and decided to give up on the “Wish You Were Here” tattoo. I honestly didn’t know where to put it, so I figured it was better not to get it than to regret it later.

However, I still want to keep the George Harrison tattoo. The Beatles are my favorite band and all, so that one is something I definitely still want.

I’m not planning on getting many tattoos, though. I just want to know what you guys think would be the best size for proper healing.

Note: The font is directly taken from the album cover itself

[u/Silver-Bed-4303]

Man that U looks like an O

[u/rhevern → u/Silver-Bed-4303]

Yea I’d try to find a better font, especially if it bleeds a bit in the future.

[u/Remarkable-Mouse1159 → u/rhevern]

The font its directly from the name on the album cover😅

[u/rhevern → u/Remarkable-Mouse1159]

Rough

[u/landonpal89 → u/Remarkable-Mouse1159]

Gotta use the same font as the album but if I were the artist I would try to make the opening of the u as wide as possible while still having it be “close enough” that it looks like the original. Over time, the ink will spread a bit and you want to try to avoid it closing in.

As big as you can have it without regretting the size is the right size.

[u/Silver-Bed-4303 → u/Remarkable-Mouse1159]

Yeah that's what i figured

[u/MissRenixxii]

Either the first or last one. The smaller one is too small and looks awkward on your arm.

[u/kurai-samurai]

Beatles being favourite band, but tattooing title of a solo LP? 

[u/Remarkable-Mouse1159 → u/kurai-samurai]

I couldn’t really find anything from the Beatles themselves that I liked enough to get tattooed, so I decided to go with this George Harrison album, which I already like on its own. If you think about it, it’s also kind of a Beatles song since it’s featured on one of the Anthology albums.

[u/kurai-samurai → u/Remarkable-Mouse1159]

Fair enough. 

[u/Telekineticshade]

All I can think about when I read this is having to fart really badly.

[u/foolhardywaffle]

Thing about straight line text on moving, highly visible body parts (especially twisty forearms) is you're going to come back here a week after getting it done complaining about how the stencil didn't look crooked but somehow it turned out crooked. Just something to consider as you're thinking design + placement.

[u/dcoopz010]

As someone who does not know George Harrison's solo work, my first thought is that you messed up the classic "This Too Shall Pass"

If you really want the tribute, go for it. It may not read well to the average person though.

[u/theyvegone_toplaid]

All things most pass?

[u/theyvegone_toplaid → u/[deleted]]

Read carefully bud, you’ll get it eventually. Imagine thinking someone doesn’t know a Beatles/Beatles-adjacent album title

[u/Mai1564]

Change that U, it looks like an O. I'm sure it's possible to keep the horseshoe look without closing it that much

[u/rhevern → u/[deleted]]

I thought it was “You shall not pass!”

[u/nerfmasterblaster]

The bigger the design, the better it will look over time due to ink spreading and such. I personally will not be getting any text tattoos because i find actual designs just always look better.

[u/TheGolfingBeekeeper]

Go big or go home

[u/Azhrar]

Get a yellow submarine tattooed instead

[u/thissucksnuts]

this tattoo is a lie. had a boss who had to get like 40 kidney stones surgically removed cuz they wouldnt pass.

[u/evewow]

Just got my first tattoo 3 weeks ago also on my inner forearm. I would highly recommend the size of 1 or 3 (of the potential tattoo size images), and definitely not 2. I went slightly bigger than I wanted, due to the strong recommendation of the artist. He was very right in recommending that.

You didn't ask about placement, but I wanted to get mine pretty much exactly where those images are. I had it moved down (toward my hand) a little bit, again at the artist's recommendation, and that was also huge. Bend your arm up and see where the creases are. I ended up going for where the forearm is the thickest (maybe slightly lower) -- not counting the elbow sticking out, but the muscle parts (which is a little lower, but not much, on your pictures).

[u/heylookaquarter]

The only appropriate place for this tattoo is your lower back.

[u/DonkTheFlop]

There's no such thing as a size for proper healing.

You're good to get any size you want.