ogham tattoo

*dolly* · 14-03-2008 7:45pm #1

i want to get my surname tattoo'd in ogham down my side.
has anyone else got an ogham tattoo done by someone that they'd recommend? i know its a simple design, but i've seen some of the simplest tattoos turn out looking like ****e.
dublin meath area preferably!
cheers

aoife2k · 14-03-2008 8:57pm

*dolly* wrote: »

i want to get my surname tattoo'd in ogham down my side.
has anyone else got an ogham tattoo done by someone that they'd recommend? i know its a simple design, but i've seen some of the simplest tattoos turn out looking like ****e.
dublin meath area preferably!
cheers

One thing I will say is research the ogham very carefully. I've seen an american guy with an ogham tattoo with his name 'Marc' tattooed on his leg... Except he had it spelt from top to bottom which is NOT the way ogham is read. It's read from bottom to top. It's important to know these things!

*dolly* · 14-03-2008 11:51pm

LOL
yeah ive researched it
do you have one aoife?
on a straight line or with the feather/taily thing at the end?

Crumble Froo · 15-03-2008 1:28am

does anyone remember the dude who wanted a celticy spiral and asked where he should go and then went somewhere nobody'd heard of anyway? it looked really great, but i can't remember where he went...

The Artist · 15-03-2008 2:44am

like this?
http://www.ballybegvillage.com/images/Ogham_letters.gif

Crumble Froo · 15-03-2008 7:27am

yep, that's ogham davey. i was just saying that the engrained effect looked particularly good, as opposed to just a straightforward line.

The Artist · 15-03-2008 3:03pm

Crumble Froo wrote: »

yep, that's ogham davey. i was just saying that the engrained effect looked particularly good, as opposed to just a straightforward line.

the pic you post is it ogham as well?

Crumble Froo · 15-03-2008 3:14pm

nope, but a celtic design, done in a style that implies it was carved into stone, which is what ogham would have been.

The Artist · 15-03-2008 3:34pm

Crumble Froo wrote: »

nope, but a celtic design, done in a style that implies it was carved into stone, which is what ogham would have been.

i must need mor study for this as all i know its lines engraved onto stones as im a english/irish woulnt have a clue.

Crumble Froo · 15-03-2008 3:40pm

well yes... lines... engraved onto stones... that's the effect of the picture i posted... just... ogham was from celtic times, and carved onto stones... that's how it was... so i posted a pic that depicted a 'carved onto stone' effect, as i thought it would be more interesting than a modernised bastardisation of the original script.

aoife2k · 15-03-2008 4:12pm

*dolly* wrote: »

LOL
yeah ive researched it
do you have one aoife?
on a straight line or with the feather/taily thing at the end?

I don't have one yet but it's in my little folder of 'tattoo ideas' in my head! If i was gettin it though i'd go for the 'carved on stone' look and not straight edged. I think that because it is ogham and is found on many standing stones etc around Ireland and the world that keepin it authentic would look the coolest! I'd go for either my calf or foot depending on what words i want. Good luck with it...i'm very jealous that you've your mind made up. I'm tryin to decide what to get for my 3rd and i've so many ideas floating around in my head that it's annoying me that i don't have the cash to just get them all done at once lol

The Artist · 15-03-2008 4:33pm

aoife2k wrote: »

I don't have one yet but it's in my little folder of 'tattoo ideas' in my head! If i was gettin it though i'd go for the 'carved on stone' look and not straight edged. I think that because it is ogham and is found on many standing stones etc around Ireland and the world that keepin it authentic would look the coolest! I'd go for either my calf or foot depending on what words i want. Good luck with it...i'm very jealous that you've your mind made up. I'm tryin to decide what to get for my 3rd and i've so many ideas floating around in my head that it's annoying me that i don't have the cash to just get them all done at once lol

as for ideas for tattoo why dont ye share them here some where.im sure youd get help.As for cash to get tats done you can put deposit on chosen tat and for example you paid €50 get the €50 worth done and go back for more until finnished,thats what i do.

aoife2k · 15-03-2008 6:35pm

really???? jeez, id never do that. It would take me ages to get it finished at that rate. Plus it's much better showing a finished one than a half assed one. If it's a big piece then fair enough but none of mine are guna be that big that i'll have to have a few sittings.

Dyr · 15-03-2008 8:08pm

Crumble Froo wrote: »

does anyone remember the dude who wanted a celticy spiral and asked where he should go and then went somewhere nobody'd heard of anyway? it looked really great, but i can't remember where he went...

Was that some polish fella on ehh...beside where the peacock was?

The Artist · 15-03-2008 10:00pm

aoife2k wrote: »

really???? jeez, id never do that. It would take me ages to get it finished at that rate. Plus it's much better showing a finished one than a half assed one. If it's a big piece then fair enough but none of mine are guna be that big that i'll have to have a few sittings.

it all depend how big the tat is.if you show your idea,it might give me an idea how long it will take and price guide.

Crumble Froo · 16-03-2008 12:00am

@ bambi..

i've no idea tbh. i just remember him asking for advice, not taking, but linking us to the site where we could see his pic... i think emmet couldlnt see it or something, so i screenshotted it into my photobucket. i quite like it.

The Artist · 16-03-2008 2:08am

Crumble Froo wrote: »

does anyone remember the dude who wanted a celticy spiral and asked where he should go and then went somewhere nobody'd heard of anyway? it looked really great, but i can't remember where he went...

i looked at the pic again is not what think,it is those tats that gets cut by one of those sharpe surgeon knife.I saw that kind of thing done somewhere?They take the skin off a leave a permanant scar whats it called?

Crumble Froo · 16-03-2008 8:33am

no, it's not scarification, it's just a well done tattoo designed to look as though it's engraved.

aoife2k · 16-03-2008 1:19pm

davey180 wrote: »

it all depend how big the tat is.if you show your idea,it might give me an idea how long it will take and price guide.

Your hardly a tattoo artist are ya? I presume not as you didn't know that the celtic design wasn't ogham. Surly price guide and how long it will take will depend on the artist i choose???

My ideas are to get my 'celtic tree of life' re done i.e coloured as its in white ink. The quote 'music is the voice of angels...' but where to put it is the problem and a sugar skull like this one http://api.ning.com/files/RVZ5t5ps7llMpos6JK6pgZErIS*7vr6jq2-5fPHJWPU_/LauraSugarSkull.jpg

I agree Crumble_Froo, it's a beautiful tattoo...i'd love one like that.

*dolly* · 16-03-2008 3:31pm

that celtic tattoo looks great
i was thinking that the ogham would look very plain, but i was going to get a vine beside it at a later stage to pretty it up

aoife - why are you getting the white tattoo coloured?
did you post a pic?
friend of mine got some white on her hands, but it kinda looks like scars now
i wanted to get an ankh on my hip in white but that put me off...

The Artist · 16-03-2008 4:42pm

aoife2k wrote: »

Your hardly a tattoo artist are ya? I presume not as you didn't know that the celtic design wasn't ogham. Surly price guide and how long it will take will depend on the artist i choose???

My ideas are to get my 'celtic tree of life' re done i.e coloured as its in white ink. The quote 'music is the voice of angels...' but where to put it is the problem and a sugar skull like this one http://api.ning.com/files/RVZ5t5ps7llMpos6JK6pgZErIS*7vr6jq2-5fPHJWPU_/LauraSugarSkull.jpg

I agree Crumble_Froo, it's a beautiful tattoo...i'd love one like that.

no im not a tat artist it just ive seen so many tats done by local tattooist every day as hes a good friend of mine.As for celtic designs there thousands of them.tattooists charge between €80 to €150 an hour depends how good the tattooist is.sugar tats are lovely tats but white ink in my opinion not great to have.
http://api.ning.com/files/RVZ5t5ps7l...SugarSkull.jpg would take about 5 good hours about €450 id say.

aoife2k · 16-03-2008 5:44pm

Why am I getting it coloured??? Because it looks like a scar and the tattoo artist who did it was sh**e. Bits are filled in and other bits aren't. I'll try get a pic up as soon as I get a good one. The only one i have is really crap and was taken the day I got it done so it's fairly visible as it's raised.

*dolly* · 16-03-2008 5:54pm

yeah thats pretty much the same look my friend ended up with
very disappointing

think ill be sticking to black

aoife2k · 16-03-2008 6:14pm

well black/grey would be cool for the particular tatt you're getting. I want to really colour mine up this is what i have but in white....http://www.tantalizing-tattoo.com/images/Celtic-Tree-of-Life.jpg i want it extended tho to almost 'lick' my wrist bone coming from underneath if that makes any sense!

dolly, have you looked up any tattoo artists in your area? myspace is great for it: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=170620719&MyToken=67cadf1e-0118-42d4-8bb0-2e863a076650

*dolly* · 16-03-2008 6:21pm

i live in navan and i havent heard great things about the studios here
thats why i was thinking of heading towards city centre
just wanted to know if anyone had gotten an ogham tattoo specifically
yknow different artists, different strengths

heading to la in may
might start researching artists there
god knows what ill come home with!
lol

Will · 16-03-2008 6:25pm

where in LA you headed? i was there a 2months ago and know some people there, outer limits tattoo is pretty good, theyve about 4 studios dotted around the orange county area.

*dolly* · 16-03-2008 6:28pm

dunno wilburt. trying to decide where to stay right now!
santa monica and venice beach were recommended to us?
do you have any suggestions?
we'll be driving to vegas for a few days too..

Will · 16-03-2008 6:36pm

for tattoos? places in vegas are good, saw one guy getting tattoo'd there.
i will ask my mate who gets inked there and let ya know the studio name etc,

aoife2k · 16-03-2008 6:41pm

ok woah! didn't know you were going to the states?! If I was you i'd wait till i got there cuz ther's a wide range of good tattooists in most of the big cities. I'm even more jealous now lol

*dolly* · 16-03-2008 7:02pm

cheers wilburt

ill bring you back a magnet aoife!
lol

ps - LOVE that interpretation of the tree of life
id nearly yoink it myself
one at a time tho!

aoife2k · 16-03-2008 7:25pm

woo hoo a magnet! Now i'm happy *satisified face*

Dyr · 16-03-2008 8:19pm

*dolly* wrote: »

i live in navan and i havent heard great things about the studios here
thats why i was thinking of heading towards city centre
just wanted to know if anyone had gotten an ogham tattoo specifically
yknow different artists, different strengths

heading to la in may
might start researching artists there
god knows what ill come home with!
lol

Deres one from Classic Ink, looks alright to me

The Artist · 16-03-2008 11:28pm

Bambi wrote: »

Deres one from Classic Ink, looks alright to me

that looks great nice and straight,i wonder who can decipher it.

truthinwords · 16-03-2008 11:35pm

I know a guy with a negative space oghm tattoo that looks amazing. I'd deffo recomend getting it done negative space if you can.

xtruthx

Crumble Froo · 17-03-2008 5:37am

negaitve space or the engraved look i reckon... im not hugely fond of hte straight line effect myself, but that's just my own opinion.

Star Lord · 17-03-2008 10:53am

davey180 wrote: »

that looks great nice and straight,i wonder who can decipher it.

It says "Brendan".

@ Crumblefroo:
I also think that the engraved look would be the only way to go with this! Considering that Ogham was engraved into stones, it'd look the most authentic.

The Artist · 17-03-2008 12:24pm

It says "Brendan".

how did ye work that out Damo?

aoife2k · 17-03-2008 2:00pm

Ogham is read from bottom to top..... here's the 'alphabet' http://www.ballybegvillage.com/images/Ogham_letters.gif

Google is your friend in this particular case also, read up on it, tis very interesting. Dolly you have me really wanting an ogham one now. I'm in Limerick (most of the time) so i must pop in to see Danny Bullman to see what he could do.

Happy St. Patricks Day

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Star Lord · 17-03-2008 3:16pm

davey180 wrote: »

how did ye work that out Damo?

Thanks for the thanks Davey!

Worked it out just like Aoife2k said, googled Ogham to get the translation.

aoife2k wrote: »

Dolly you have me really wanting an ogham one now.

That's the danger with frequenting the body mod forum, lots of cool stuff going on all the time that make you wanna get it done yourself

aoife2k · 17-03-2008 8:51pm

truthinwords wrote: »

I know a guy with a negative space oghm tattoo that looks amazing. I'd deffo recomend getting it done negative space if you can.

xtruthx

Any pics truth?

Ach sure Damo i know what you mean! I've a bit of extra cash floating about so Danny Bullman may be gettin a visit from me next week...I just love the feelin of gettin a tatt and then showing it off

Crumble Froo · 18-03-2008 3:58am

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

That's the danger with great thing about frequenting the body mod forum, lots of cool stuff going on all the time that make you wanna get it done yourself

much better

Star Lord · 18-03-2008 8:42am

Thanks for fixing it Crumble Froo!

Sgt Slaughter · 20-07-2008 2:19pm

Excuse my ignorance but what is negative spacing as supposed to the engraved look. Im thinking seriously about getting an ogham style tattoo but ive never seen it done or pics. I was thinking of getting what that fella brendan got a straight line, but people keep going on about the engraved look so im really curious as to what that would look like, but obviously i dont want to get a f*cked up one. If i could see what an engraved ogham stone woud look like on someone then id have an idea. Any help or advice i can get on this would be greatly appreciated.

Crumble Froo · 20-07-2008 6:59pm

negative spacing, i think, would be having white where normally you'd have black...

engraved effect... i think would be to the effect of this tattoo...

Sgt Slaughter · 22-07-2008 6:20pm

Anyone got an idea of what engraved ogham would look like. Would it just be an outline if you know what i mean, or what? Im having trouble getting a picture in my mind of what an engraved ogham tattoo would look like

Crumble Froo · 23-07-2008 7:14am

well, twould look like what i put up in that last post, except with straight lines instead of spirals... you might be able to put a stone on the back too, if you want.

Sgt Slaughter · 24-07-2008 6:34pm

Wasnt thinking of getting a stone in the background to be honest. I was thinking before i heard of this engraved thing of getting something very similar to a pic that was posted of black ink tattoo of ogham with the lines then representing what i want written on it. The carved idea sounds kinda cool but its hard for me to actually get a picture in my head of what that would look like. As in ogham is one vertical line with horizontal and diagonal lines crossing that vertical line to represent letters if you get me. But with an engraved tattoo would it not just be the outline of these lines that would be done so that there would be nothing in between if you know what i mean. And i dont know how that would look. Also with an engraved tattoo would it be bigger than say black line. The pic on boards of the fella with the ogham tattoo is quite big but what im thinking of getting is only 3 letters so quite small, and i intend to get old english / ancient writting underneath the ogham in gaelic.

irishturkey · 11-04-2010 3:01am

Does an ogham tattoo have to have the diagonal linbes at the end of the word? Or can it just be left open? How much would you expect to pay for one?

ogham tattoo

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