I had no idea where to post it, so move it if necessary.

So I'm thinking about having a tattoo similar to this one on the cover of some Constantine Comics:




I don't have enough mystic knowledge to understand the origin of those symbols and drawings... does anyone? Because I don't need to have an exact copy of this one, just something on the same pattern. And I wanted something that made some sense, so I could customize the drawings and writings... as long as I knew a patter to follow.

Maybe someone who read the comics knows more about it. Does it have to do with Cabala, astrology, or what?

So wait. You're getting a tattoo covering your entire back and you don't even know what it means?

Why, exactly?

You might as well use randomtext + randomsquiggles. It would amount to the same thing.

It looks like the shit you see in the Key of Solomon [books] so try there.

fyi back tattoos can be extremely painful.

also I do know Constatine, and the dude uses dark chaos magic and shit why the fuck would you want potentially satanic symbols permanently etched on your skin?

I also do know what some of those symbols are but fuck if I'm going to tell you what shit means so you can tattoo it on you permanently. don't tattoo fucking PRETTY SHIT on yourself. kids these days, seriously.

this is worse than those motherfuckers getting chinese symbols and shit tattooed on them because those aren't religious/anti-relgious

btw if it's like the comic states they are yep old babylonian god symbols and shit like that (I recognize one or two roman symbols). the best part is if I remember right CONSTANTINE didn't keep the tattoos, and you're considering permanently scarring up your body with what you basically know is nonsense.

yeah i think you should start out with something smaller so you can understand how painful tattoos can be. it's not EXCRUCIATING but a tattoo that large would take several multi-hour sessions (5hr+) and would be extremely expensive, too.

oh yeah dude these things are pricey as fuck and with that level of detail you need a more expensive artist with a large hourly rate. you'd have to go in for mutiple sessions also I'm pretty sure.

yeah reconsider every aspect of this. better to get some trashy tramp stamp than SATANIC SYMBOLS that'd get you killed in some circles.

I recognize some of the symbols as zodiac stuff. They're not satanic or anything.

And that's my point, I wanna know what they mean BEFORE I do the tattoo. And if I don't like what they mean, I'll use similar symbols from the same origin, following the same pattern, but with a different meaning.

As for the practical stuff, of course I think tattoos should be taken really seriously, so if I decide to permanently scar a huge chunk of my body like that, pain and price are the least of my worries.

no i don't think you understand. decent tattoo artists can charge upwards of $150+ an hour. you'd be looking at 10-15 hours of tattooing.

yeah i think you should start out with something smaller so you can understand how painful tattoos can be. it's not EXCRUCIATING but a tattoo that large would take several multi-hour sessions (5hr+) and would be extremely expensive, too.

Yeah... this looks like a 12-20 hour job. If the pain doesn't get him... the healing will. Being on a wide area like that.... it's going to fuck with him all day for up to two weeks.

Also... the people I know charge a min per letter regardless of size.... and this looks like it could run to well over $1k already.

I do not see how someone can get this and not immediately regret it.

U$1.500 would be a reasonable price for me. I live in Brazil, so prices are different, but I believe they would amount to the same.

That's nothing compared to what the guy who made Red Dragon's tattoo wanted to charge me for a replica... 20 grand.

You wanted a replica of the Red Dragon tattoo or this?

Also yeah it looks cool but I recommend seriously considering this and thinking it through before you go and spend an enormous amount of money on getting something permanently etched into your back. You may regret it later!

fffff you don't get it dude. Constantine was created by Alan Moore for the most part, a genuine no bullshit SNAKE GOD WORSHIPPING guy who apparently dug a magical cave in his basement that he doesn't let anyone see. the chances that some other author (I don't remember who had the arc at the time of the above) would do anything but provide magic symbols when they took it over is kind of a risky one.

don't get a fucking sacred tattoo of something you dont even understand. and you don't even know what they mean, how are you going to shift a zodiac circle from the negative to the positive? are you an amateur astrologist or some shit? did you give Grant Morrison a reach around so he'd teach you chaos magic?

you might as well get gibberish tattooed on your back! why are you doing this? because you think a CIRCLE OF SHIT YOU DONT UNDERSTAND LOOKS COOL?

I've never run into anyone who looked at a comic book depiction of a magician who before his like fifth arc sold his soul to three different demons and think "oh neato i want to spend over 300 bucks on that even though i don't know what the hell it is"

you're clearly not taking this seriously if you think just copy pasting some ancient babylonian shit on your back and when anyone asks you what it is you say IDK IT LOOKS COOL XD is the depth of how far you think this through.

christ give chainer twenty bucks and he'll make up some bullshit symbols. but if you can't even google your own POSITIVE SPIRITUAL SIGNS don't fucking get them tattooed on you.

Hahahaahaha

I don't know if this is relevant but I feel compelled to show a picture of my tattoo.  Maybe you need something more gay, Calunio.



Also your idea is maybe ill-advised.

Oooooohhhh

I'll post mine in a little bit I think. Dude I don't suggest getting a massive series of back tattoos like that in one sitting, for a few reasons.

- its HUGE AS FUCK and it will take a very long time inbetween healing and each session to get it finished.

- It won't look right if you can't keep getting the same tattooist to finish it.

- Some artists aren't that great and if you give one dude this massive area to tattoo and he isn't that good it could end up looking pretty fucked

- It will probably be really fucking expensive as shit.

- Like I said it takes a really long time, it took mine (which is about 3 1/2 inches) like two and a half hours. Yours would take weeks and I don't think they'd just let you do it all like that without letting it heal first. And that could mean months.
 
If I were you I would start out slow with maybe that center image and then wait a few months to see if you want to continue with it because you might change your mind. If you're so set on getting your back covered you could just get a series of related images and try to tie them all together like with sleeves. You really shouldn't get your back covered like that at one time though because it would probably get fucked up pretty easily, I'd honestly just start with one image or a few small ones first.

I'm all for getting what you want, but something huge like that would really be more of a pain in the ass than its worth unless you decide to do it really slow and sort of plan it out with your tattooist.

Are you trying to be Yakuza????//////////////?????

Yakuzas get HOMEMADE tattoos I thought, and usually on the shoulders/arms.