Got nerdy ink?

[andygates]

The formula for power required to keep going, from Bicycle Science. Up my right calf.

 

I wanted a bike tattoo but anything illustrative was restrictive, so I went for the science.  Turns out "the power to keep going" is a pretty potent daily mnemonic, too.

 

Raw Science by andygates, on Flickr

[Jonesy]

My first tattoo, I got this a few months ago. 

[SimplyTsundere]

I've been really wanting to get a Sailor Moon chest piece. I have it all planned out, down to the artist and colors. I soooooo wait it.

[mevre]

got this basic V on the inside of my right ankle. nothing fancy. it stands for "veritas" [latin for "truth"]


also, if/when i reach my fitness goals, i'm planning on rewarding myself with something like this swirly celtic design, which to me will stand for the idea of the maiden/woman/crone cycle. sums up my feminist ideology pretty well. 

as far as placement for that one, i'm thinking somewhere on the left side of my torso, maybe on my upper rib cage.

[iatetheyeti]

Not sure I can say any of my current ones are particularly nerdy. However, I would love to get an aperture some day soon (love of photography and Portal!). And I have gone all botanical-nerd on the one I'm hoping to get next, so...

[Damaramu]

I have the Triforce with the phoenix around it from Zelda on my back.

[Vella]

I've got plans for one, not actually done it yet, though.  Mainly money - but I'm nearly there  It's going to be a stormy ocean, seen through a hole in a rock.  Not nerdy, I know.  I may be excited enough to post pics anyway, when it's done

 

Loving the tats here so far!  Nerds get the best ink.

[YayForMorgan]

All of my tattoos are nerdy! Dragon, dragon, rocket, dinosaur, spacey stars, raincloud, molybdenum diagram, rebel alliance symbol. Next up I want a huge Star Wars piece and some Tetris blocks

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[Machete]

I have Russel Crowe's SPQR from Gladiator. I also tattooed myself on my shin with old caligraphy that I learned a few years back.,

[Guest Dirty Deads]

Don't know how to post the pictures, but I have "The Pen Is Mightier Then The Sword" with a quill on my back and The Venom spider from Spiderman on my head.

If you read PENIS instead of Pen Is, you have an unnatural love for cocks that should be addressed by a professional therapist.

[Guest Dirty Deads]

Alex Trebek: Mr. Connery. Why don't you pick a category?

Sean Connery: I've got to ask you about the Penis Mightier.

Alex Trebek: What? No. No, no, that is The Pen is Mightier.

Sean Connery: Gussy it up however you want, Trebek. What matters is does it work? Will it really mighty my penis, man?

Alex Trebek: It's not a product, Mr. Connery.

Sean Connery: Because I've ordered devices like that before - wasted a pretty penny, I don't mind telling you. And if The Penis Mightier works, I'll order a dozen.

Alex Trebek: It's not a Penis Mightier, Mr. Connery. There's no such thing!

Nicholas Cage: Wait, wait, wait.. are you selling Penis Mightiers?

Alex Trebek: No! No, I'm not.

Sean Connery: Well, you're sitting on a gold mine, Trebek!

LOL! Damn Canadian is holding out on us, I know it. I mistyped, THAN*,not then. No more typing when tired.

[Becoming-Bane]

I'm planning on getting the symbol for every lantern corp from green lantern

[dayzee84]

This is an awful, awful photo, but here is my imperial tattoo:

 

 

It's kind of old now. I'd like to get it touched up so it doesn't look so old and crappy and add some shaded background behind the symbol.

[insanity]

No pictures available yet, and they're not nerdy, but I have a green dragon with red and yellow wings tearing through the skin on my right calf and a purple and blue chromish looking lion's head on my left

[Becoming-Bane]

I'm having one designed right now that is an anatomical heart with ravens coming out of the arteries and the word nevermore through it.

[MagicAnatomist]

So I have a microscope on one arm, my osteology tattoo on the other, and a Greek history tattoo on my foot. Then a picture of my getting tattooed for shiggles. I have more, but they are not quite as nerdy. My next tattoos will be an eye on my wrist and a piece for my chemistry fraternity on my calf. Sorry that the photos are so bad. 

 

[Becoming-Bane]

One of my work friends is working on a sailor moon sleeve. She has half of the sailors on so far and it looks amazing.

[alienjenn]

I am designing my first tattoo... but I have no idea how to go about picking a place to have it done or anything... all I know is I have seen some pretty crappy tattoos and I don't want something crappy!! 

[MagicAnatomist]

I am designing my first tattoo... but I have no idea how to go about picking a place to have it done or anything... all I know is I have seen some pretty crappy tattoos and I don't want something crappy!! 

 

Once you have figured out a design, look at artist portfolios in your area (or wherever you are willing to go). Look at their styles and see if they are good at what style you are looking for. If a tattoo artist mostly does traditional work, and you want photorealism, you may not get what you want. 

[alienjenn]

Once you have figured out a design, look at artist portfolios in your area (or wherever you are willing to go). Look at their styles and see if they are good at what style you are looking for. If a tattoo artist mostly does traditional work, and you want photorealism, you may not get what you want. 

 

 

so how do you find artist portfolios? 

 

and I am not entirely sure what the difference between traditional and photorealism is (is photorealism where you get a picture?)

 

 

I feel super stupid

[alice.x]

I have space invaders on my upper thigh. Also this post makes me really want to get a power symbol on my ankle, but for nerdy Greek reasons (Achilles!)

[VailedPhoenix]

so how do you find artist portfolios? 

 

and I am not entirely sure what the difference between traditional and photorealism is (is photorealism where you get a picture?)

 

 

I feel super stupid

 

basically find a shop in your area that you would feel comfortable with, then ask any of them if you could see their portfolio. they should have a book of different things they've done, and they may even show you some designs they are currently working on.

 

traditional tattoos are like the styles you see in old pictures of sailors or bikers (think something along the lines of a heart with "Mom" somewhere connected). photo-realism are the tattoos that look kinda like someone just took something and pasted it onto their body (portraits are photo-realism, but so are flowers)

 

I hope that helped.

 

 

as for my own nerdy ink, I don't have any. yet. but I'm in the process of getting a Doctor Who quote translated into Gallifreyan to go down my spine. and I'm wanting a few Alice in Wonderland quotes, and some from Tolkien (I have a thing for quotes...). I'm also wanting the Autobot symbol. and the 1992 Batsignal.

[alienjenn]

so if I want something that looks like real waves or real fire that would be photorealism?

 

and I must say... I like quotes too

[MagicAnatomist]

so if I want something that looks like real waves or real fire that would be photorealism?

 

and I must say... I like quotes too

 

Well... it depends. Do you want it to look like a photo or a painting? EG: I have a watercolor rose on the back of my neck which isn't photo-like, but still looks like a very well-done watercolor painting. Does that make sense? 

[VailedPhoenix]

so if I want something that looks like real waves or real fire that would be photorealism?

 

and I must say... I like quotes too

 

I think so. honestly, what I would do is just shop around at different shops in the area, with a rough idea of what you want done and where, and look at portfolios of each artist in the shop, and maybe get some price guesses for the piece you're thinking about. and each shop has their own "vibe" kinda thing. if you don't feel completely comfortable and relaxed with a shop, I would say don't even use them. some artists miiiight let you sit in on a session (if the client is ok with it, obviously) so you can see how they work and all. (I had this happen with my tattoo on my foot, and also when I got my lip pierced)

 

don't be afraid to ask a lot of questions. 9 times out of 10, the artists have heard the questions before (even ones that may seem way crazy) and are fine with answering them. a lot of them are really well rounded with their work and can do almost anything you ask, but obviously they'll each have something they like to do more (and are even better at) than the others. I knew an artist in Arizona who specialized in oriental themed work, but she's also really great at portraits. I also knew a guy that absolutely hated doing any kind of writing in his tattoos, because he felt it was extremely difficult copying specific fonts, or even someones handwriting, but he could free-hand just about anything you asked for with no problems, exactly as you wanted it. it really just depends on the shops and artists.