So, getting my A tattoo next week...
 

And I think I've decided to get it on my right shoulder, where ayu has her tattoo.

For a long time, I've always wanted just the A symbol, but now I'm wondering if I should get one of the A logos. I'm not sure.

Looking for opinions and pics guys :)

Thanks

I think the A symbol itself is nice and not too big (in case you'd want to hide it).
If you want to get a whole logo, maybe choose the one from your favorite album / tour? The MY STORY key is always pretty, however I think many ayu fans have this one.
Please show us pictures after you got the tattoo ;).

I'm planning logo on my neck :)

Oh, I've also always wanted to get an Ayu-tattoo! :smitten

If I ever get one, I'll go for this symbol (it's my favourite tour symbol so far!):

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/5...atour20082.png

Just without the "10th" in the corner!
PLEASE share photos of your tattoo after you got it, ne?! :)

i'm getting the HOTEL LOVE SONGS logo in between my shoulders. :D

http://i56.tinypic.com/2w1w2yw.jpg

I would LOVE to get an Ayu inspired tatoo, but I'm way tooooo scared of neadles and stuff so I probably won't get a tatoo ever xD Please show us pictures of the finished tatoo though :)

Not sure of anything? Simple: wait with it until you exactly know what you want. And when you have an idea, sleep about it at least for a couple of weeks.

Must say that the A-symbol is a pretty cool concept for a tattoo, but my personal opinion is that I think it's very standard for an Ayu-fan to do that. Nothing wrong with it, but where is our creativity to create another symbol that actually connect your personal self with Ayu? Well, if that's the A-Symbol for you, then never mind what I just said. But what you also can do is to pick a quotation from you favourite Ayumi song what really is -meant for- you. It also shows the real connection between fan and muse.
But it's whatever you want, Pieces_of_SEVEN. How do you want to show the world you totally admire Ayu?

I gave you advice. I do not think we should tell you what you have to do. Then it's not anymore your connection with Ayu, but ours.

Good luck

I definitely want the A symbol. I've been thinking about it for years. I just know I've seen people in the past with different variations of it.

The 10th anniversary logo is nice, but very intricate. This is my tattoo, and maybe it's naive, but I'm afraid he'll mess up even the simple A symbol. Lol

HOTEL Love songs logo is also very intricate! Don't think that one is for me.

I think it's between the regular A, and the 10th anniversary logo.

^ then I'd say first of all check all the works the tattoo guy has done before:laugh You have to be absolutely sure he knows what he's doing.
And like xLuna&1LOVE said, maybe tour or albums logos are not the ones for you but something that is inspired by yourself or your connection to her music? That can go either through lyrics or new symbols that are connected to the "A". Tattoo guys (I don't know their real name in English:laugh) are normally pretty creative people, too, maybe yours can help to come up with something.
For example a very nice friend I met at ayu's concert got a wonderful tattoo that incorporated the "A" in it. So it was personal, but with the "A". Very creative and personal, but still kind of a "fan" tattoo.

make sure you get a good tattoo artist! it's worth it to pay good money for somebody ink something that'll be on your skin for the rest of your life. i'm definitely not going to have some run of the mill artist for mine, and i'll prob end up paying a good amount for it.

afaik, they trace the tattoo that you want onto your skin and ask you if it looks okay before they start. all they have to do is trace and fill it in with the ink, so i don't think there's room to mess up. :D

Oh I so do agree with that. Also check if the tattoo artist has clean gear and works in good environment.

^yes, its better if you can to pay more for a better tattoo artist, going cheap could mean regretting the way he did your tattoo for a long time!

Awesome idea *o*
Love this logo

I was always a MY STORY key A type person~~

although...when I was doing the ava contest, I kinda fell in love with this one:
http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/avatar...ntry%20B09.gif

Can someone provide this pic without the 10th? So I can take it to the tattoo artist...

^ just say then you want exactly the same as Ayumi.
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/6568/1155vu8.jpg

There you go.

^^I don't want that A though...I want the actual A symbol :)

I tried my best. I hope, it turned out okay?!

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/121...tour20082x.png

^^Thank you!

id go with NEXT LEVEL arena tour logo. hehehe. i love stars! hihihi.

oh that sounds so nice.
However If I may give you advice. You should really think about it. You need to be 100% sure that you want it and what exactly.

I got a great tattoo this year in Tokyo. It was my design and part of it is also a small Ayu logo. I love the whole think but it's because the man was really skilled and also nice.
You need to find someone skilled and who'll be able to discuss it with you and make it exactly as you want.

I have a standard A on my ankle, and I kind of like that it's not a specific logo or intricate design. Mostly because there are too many A logos that I love (MY STORY, 10th Anniversary and NEXT LEVEL are some of my all time favorites) and I know that if I had my way I would get all of them all over my body! So just the standard A was my compromise.
Also someday, when I'm not a preschool teacher, I want to get 'freedom' on my right wrist and 'love' on my left :)

I have the A MUSEUM A symbol on my wrist (without the 30). If you're deciding between a simple A or the 10th anniversary one I'd say the 10th anniversary one. It will look amazing =)

oh can someone send a photo of your tattoos?
It sounds interesting, I'm so curious =^^=

^ same here!
(by the way, CZECHayu is the friend I talked about in the earlier post. Her tattoo is too awesome:heart)

oh thank you honey (♡)

Are you talking about me or Jennie Mae or Pieces_of_SEVEN? :P

Hm...sort of leaning toward the 10th anniversary logo, but not sure how to color it.

Like...get it all black? Make the heart red? I am clueless...

do you mind posting a pic of your tattoo? :D

If you don't mind I'd like to see all of yours tattoos.


Oh yeah I'll send a photo but I need to find some good one.

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2447/footdc.jpg
Here's my tattoo. Showing this to Ayu was probably one of the best moments of my life. She loved it :)

classical A symbol no more than 5cm-long imo

u got a nice tattoo jennie *--*

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/...1/P1030228.jpg
My Ayu tattoo :)

@Jennie Mae: I love it :)

^wow that looks cool!

for me, if i ever got a chance to have a tattoo, i think my first concern is the size of it.. not too big or too small.. then followed by the design of it then followed by where i want it to be..

wow I like your tattoos, guys!! they make me want it too :love

@Jason I like yours too!
Thanks for the compliments guys :)

So if I get the 10th anniversary logo, how should I color it?? Suggestions please!

^i would say standard black. you can always color it later if you wanted to.

OK, I tried takin' it off with Photoshop and I made two different versions.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yQ4MeoZtOy...asiatourr2.pnghttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6HxeQlCTkK.../asiatourr.png

I really wanna get 1 on my back neck with this one but i'm still not sure

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...-Tour-2002.jpg

you should wait until you will be 100% certain about it.


There is the photo of my tattoo.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...IMG_0785-1.jpg

^woah i love the hair/tree blooming

I think you must be sure to take the tatoo, wich one and where before.

@CZECHayu your tattoo is so amazing!!

made up your mind? Can't wait to watch the pics

You'll better show off pitcures after you got it! ^^

In have also been thinking of ST02's logo for quite some time. I really like the flow in it.

I still need to get mine too! [Here] I am trying to save a bit more money up and make it a Christmas/New Year's gift for myself :D

oh thank you so much. I made the design myself with help of my friend and the tattoo maker.

I kinda like the color :D

yeah a lot of thing I'm considering such as my workplace wont accept any visible tattoo or piercing.

yeah I kinda like it but after looking at Hotel Love Song logo I think thats much cooler than ST 2002. hahahah now I confused myself whether to have Hotel Love Song logo on my back or My Story Logo on my lower arm

^What album/tour do you like the best?

I'm loving the HOTEL Love Songs logo but I'm not loving the album just as much. But then I'm reaaaally a sucker for ST02 so I get only good feelings after looking at that logo. One of my all time fav concerts. And OMG the Free & Easy performance :heart I might loose the sword though and put in something more "me".

And CZECHayu! Nice! You will probably be very proud with that one for a long time. I designed my tattoo too and I still love it to bits. Cuz I know noone else have the same either. :D

oh yes I like this because it's your personal thing. And there is also the small Ayu symbol. All the tattoo represents my visit of Japan this year. And there is the A symbol for the two Ayu's concerts I have attended.

I'll say you should get a temporary tattoo first of the design you liked. I tried to get my ayu tattoo a few times on my back right shoulder as well, but I did the temporary thing and decided I dislike it after a day or two and it lasts for like 1-2 weeks. Right now, I'm still designing another with the help of my friend involving the A symbol + heart.

You could always pick a design that involves your life thingy. If you add in the A it would be obvious who is it meant for.

I was thinking of getting a tattoo like ayus on the right shoulder....

when I was in a tattoo shop 2 weeks ago to show it to them, they said that her tattoo must have been made from an amateur and that they won't make me one exactly like she has it....

they offered me to make me one that should be worked out better and with color in it, because they want me to become a good looking tattoo

I will go there this week to talk with them about the final design

Go for it, Pieces_of_SEVEN

I designed my Ayu inspired tattoo and had it done a few months ago. It took three sessions and a total of nearly ten hours, but I'm so happy with it. I took the A logo and the heart and wing idea that she has, but made my own design of it, and added in some colour. My name starts with an A too, and I love the colour yellow, so that's what I incorporated into it. I also tried to make a more masculine wing!! I think I achieved it.

But, anyway go for it, it'll be worth it!!

Here is mine:

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSCF5744.jpg

I will get my tattoo in about 1 month

I can't wait to get it but I'm also a little bit nervous about getting it

but it should work out very well because the guy who makes my tattoo is in business for 29 years


I have read a tattoo should take 3-4 weeks to heal, is that right ?

^^OMG the wing is huge *___*

Yes. I thought it was already somewhat healed after a week, but you gotta be careful. A tattoo is in the beginning an open wound; so if it gets infected you are screwed. Just be very hygienic, dont go swimming in a public pool for a few weeks or anything crazy. Let's say; 3-4 weeks :)

thank you

I will be as hygienic as I can be

Healing time depends on loads of factors, how well you look after it once it's done, how much you use that area of your body etc, and the skill of the tattooer. I had mine done over three sessions, each two weeks apart. I think two weeks is sort of average time, but mine healed up quicker than that. The guy who did mine was amazing, and I went overboard with the aftercare cream they gave me and literally every time I felt like I wanted to scratch it I just covered it in the cream, so I would advise using after care as much as you can. I found the healing really easy to deal with, the actual tattoo hurt a lot, but I think that's because lying still on a table for three hours at a time thinking about pain makes your body get so worked up. I was more exhausted than anything else after each session. But, so glad I did it!! Good luck with yours, kumiko.koda. What is your design going to be?

so can you shower and wash the tattoo and stuff, or should you avoid all moisture in that area? i'm getting my A tattoo sometime next year, so i'd like to learn how to take the best care of it.

So gorgeous! I love it!

OThe dude who'd put my tattoo on my shoulder said you can wash your tattoo, but you should not rub it. Besides, it kind of hurts or is not really a pleasant feeling when you let the water fall on your tattoo in the beginning, I bet you don't even think about moisture haha.


What I did was holding my shoulder for short times under the water and using a clean towel to touch it gently. I did the same with drying the body; touch the tattoo gently. After a couple of days it will heal and the less you will feel it. Anyway, I guess your artist knows very well about everything. Don't be afraid to ask anything.

Oh yeah, you will get a salve (is that correct english) for healing the wound. It's just what I said. To bring it on; just touch your tattoo gently.

this is very helpfully

how about sleeping on the back ? does it hurt the first days ?


I'm getting the tattoo in 5 days and I just wanted to prepaire myself

^ well if you are getting the tattoo on your back, the first night I had to sleep on my belly. The second night I tried to sleep on my back again, but it felt for me much better when I turned on my belly again. Just make sure you have clean sheets when you are going to sleep that night in your bed with your just applied tattoo.

^ thank you

I'm getting the tattoo on my right shoulder

I have mine there too :) yay! And? what is it gonna be?

It will be similar to Ayu's tattoo, with a few changes

I will post a picture of it



EDIT:

I'm back from the studio and it wasn't that painful I thought it might be...

here is my Ayu tattoo

http://i41.tinypic.com/veb3vc.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/k30yn5.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/21kwjkm.jpg

I'm very happy with it

it looks very nice, it is good you are happy with it, since you will be having it your whole life XD

I already got mine for a few years and I still don't regret it, Ayu is a part of my life and I am proud of it ^^

This is exactly what I want! Awesome! Except I want the actual ayu "A" rather than that one. :)

Could you please post a picture of your tattoo ?

here is mine, its on my left shoulder not do big because of work, I did this tatoo on October 2005 ^^

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8324/p1030086hc0.jpg

That's looking so awesome kumiko!

^ thank you

@Azmaria: I like this A with the wing the most, it would have been my 2nd choice for getting a tattoo ^^

^love it! How much did you guys pay?

I love all these tattoos <3

I will wait for that one day where I get my Ayu tattoo....

I have paid 180 € ~ $230

finally got my Ayu tattoo after some thought I felt it was time!

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...c/ac161eb1.jpg

Wow, that's gorgeous! I love it :) This whole thread is a really great inspiration. I'm planning on getting an Ayu tattoo for my 21st birthday this year so it's helpful to see what everyone else has~

^ Simply amazing, it's perfect!

How much did it cost you?

thanks guys and i only paid $180 the guys at the shop gave me a deal :)

its so gorgeous Miltonic!

wow they did such a good job! :heart

thanks again :) its also partly dedicated to my mom her name also starts with an A so ill def never regret it!

That tattoo is AMAZING! I still have yet to get mine. Been waiting for a friend to finish the design he wants, but he is slower than molasses, so I really need to go on my own.

I just can't decide how to do the tattoo.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13.../ayutattoo.jpg

I think I definitely want what the dude on the left has, but I want the other A, the main one. Not sure if I should also put MY initial in there somewhere, or what to do. Hm...

This is absolutely amazing.

that's exactly the location and tattoo i wanted. except colored and all. :laugh
guess i need to think of something else now.

I love seeing all the Ayu tattoos! I think I might get the MY STORY A key tattooed down my forearm.

omg, this looks so great! Really, one of the best ayu tattoos I've seen yet.
And it's wonderful that it also has a double meaning for you, with your mother and ayu's music.:) I personally think it's important to personalize something you tattoo on your body.

Ugh I can only hope that when I finally get my ayu tattoo, that it comes out as perfect looking as yours did!

I can recommend to you the artist that did my tattoo if you willing to make the drive out here to Lancaster, I see that ur in Philly which is about 2hrs from here. He did a fantastic job as u can see and this is one of the nicest shops I've seen very clean and friendly.

^^Definitely man! That would be awesome! Much appreciated :)

^pm sent

and thanks guys for all the comments it makes me very happy that i got this tat.