Nuvem
18th November 2010, 21:22
The title says it all. I've had an idea in my head for a tattoo for years and I'm completely bereft of any artistic ability, I need a graphical artist to turn the insubstantial idea into a reality, something I can print out and show to a tattoo artist to point to and say "THAT. Do EXACTLY that." I can't even get good results when I leave creative license to hair stylists, there's no way I'm going in for a tattoo with a vague description.
It's pretty simple. I want a traditional hammer and sickle on my upper back, but with one major distinction. I want a sword down the center, integrated with the hammer and sickle as a symbol for revolutionary armed forces. (Yes, I know armed forces don't use swords anymore. Farmers don't usually use hand scythes and industrial workers are less likely to use big bulky manual hammers, either.)
This is my first tattoo, and I'm a bit picky about the details. While I want a simple flat tattoo- no shading, 3d illusions or anything of the sort, I feel I have to be a prick about the details. Since it isn't a conventional symbol and since swords come in so many styles, I must specify. I want a European broadsword, hilt turned upwards so that the pommel (the extreme end of the hilt) will rest at the base of my neck. The hammer and sickle I want simple and traditional, no stylized modernity. This;
http://www.tommytickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/604px-Hammer_and_sickle_transparent.svg_.png
No breaks, no disproportionate alterations. The bottom of the hammer's handle must be slightly rounded, the handle of the sickle bulb shaped with large oval bulb at the base of the blade, exactly as is seen above.
As for the sword, this is the best visualization I can find;
https://www.realarmorofgod.com/store/images/products/261.jpg
Basically that. Straight hand guard with a simple round pommel, nothing fancy. The only complication is one very important detail; proportion is everything. I would like for the tip of the sword's blade to rest at about the same level as the bases of the hammer and sickle, and for the pommel to rest just about at the same height as the highest point of the sickle's blade. As one last point, please bear in mind I want this whole thing to be solid red, one shade. That means I need the sword to stay distinct and for parts of it to not simply vanish too far into the hammer and sickle, especially at the top where space is limited. Feel free to move things around just a little bit to make room if need be.
I know I'm getting very specific and I'm being a total prick about this, but I would really appreciate it if someone could take a shot at this. Despite all the details it's a pretty simple design, and I'm very excited about seeing this idea I've had in my head for a few years become a reality.
It's pretty simple. I want a traditional hammer and sickle on my upper back, but with one major distinction. I want a sword down the center, integrated with the hammer and sickle as a symbol for revolutionary armed forces. (Yes, I know armed forces don't use swords anymore. Farmers don't usually use hand scythes and industrial workers are less likely to use big bulky manual hammers, either.)
This is my first tattoo, and I'm a bit picky about the details. While I want a simple flat tattoo- no shading, 3d illusions or anything of the sort, I feel I have to be a prick about the details. Since it isn't a conventional symbol and since swords come in so many styles, I must specify. I want a European broadsword, hilt turned upwards so that the pommel (the extreme end of the hilt) will rest at the base of my neck. The hammer and sickle I want simple and traditional, no stylized modernity. This;
http://www.tommytickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/604px-Hammer_and_sickle_transparent.svg_.png
No breaks, no disproportionate alterations. The bottom of the hammer's handle must be slightly rounded, the handle of the sickle bulb shaped with large oval bulb at the base of the blade, exactly as is seen above.
As for the sword, this is the best visualization I can find;
https://www.realarmorofgod.com/store/images/products/261.jpg
Basically that. Straight hand guard with a simple round pommel, nothing fancy. The only complication is one very important detail; proportion is everything. I would like for the tip of the sword's blade to rest at about the same level as the bases of the hammer and sickle, and for the pommel to rest just about at the same height as the highest point of the sickle's blade. As one last point, please bear in mind I want this whole thing to be solid red, one shade. That means I need the sword to stay distinct and for parts of it to not simply vanish too far into the hammer and sickle, especially at the top where space is limited. Feel free to move things around just a little bit to make room if need be.
I know I'm getting very specific and I'm being a total prick about this, but I would really appreciate it if someone could take a shot at this. Despite all the details it's a pretty simple design, and I'm very excited about seeing this idea I've had in my head for a few years become a reality.