So...Im getting this tattoo before Christmas, and Its a memorial tattoo for my grandparents. The anchor is because my grandfather was a merchant sailor and a fisherman, and the butterfly because when my grandmother passed away, every time I went to visit her grave there was always a butterfly, just fluttering about where she's placed.

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Im still having conflicting ideas on where to position the tattoo. Its going to be a pretty decent size, almost the same size as it is in the image.
I thought maybe I would put it on my leg, kind of up on my thigh. The area that Im thinking of now would be down on the right side of my lower back kinda, just before where it starts to get meaty.
I was also thinking about getting in the front of my right shoulder and have the tattoo kinda flow and go with the curve of my shoulder.
I plan on having children some day so I don't want it anywhere where it's going to stretch. And I would like it to be easily concealable, but in a place where I can easily show it if I had to.
What does everyone suggest?
I've already got a tattoo on my right wrist and my left shoulder blade.

I'm liking the ides of the right side of your lower back.

So ive more or less decided thats where im putting it. Should get it in a few weeks.

dont get a tramp stamp... aka on the lower back right above the ass. too many people get it there. i would place it somewhere on your upper back where you cant see it and wont get sick of it.
didnt mean to sound like a dick with the first sentence too. sorry.

See the reason i was putting it too the side was because i thought that lower back tattoos were skanky. My apologies to anyone who has a lower back tattoo that REALLY isnt skanky. I shall consider moving it higher up. maybe just below the shoulder blade?

shoulder blades feel like a razor is etching the tattoo into your skin... unless you are good with pain stick to a meatier spot.

i have a small sun and moon on my upper back, below my neck, about the size of the one your getting. I can still hide it with a shirt or my hair, yet show people when i want to. Im working on getting my 4th tattoo on my left inner arm of my daughters signature, have a celtic moon and leo symbol on the other arm, inside wrist, and a mean moon on my lower ankle. If you can handle pain go for it on the shoulder blade, i think that would look cool flowing with it like you said. show us a pic when its done!

the best place for an anchor is on the foot.

damn i havent been here for awhile hahahah. im making such late replies....

I think that a nice location to put it would be on your lower calf.. it doesn't hurt much in that area... I got one there...
Plus, most people put huge gnarly tattoos on their legs, but if you decided to put it on your lower calf, it's a small tattoo and it's cute so since it will be visible when you wear skirts, etc., at least it won't look bad or huge.

Posted by zombielicious damn i havent been here for awhile hahahah. im making such late replies....

LOL I am glad to see you are back posting, I liked reading youroopinions, I lurked and then I took the tattoo dive. Got a couple more in mind that I will have placement questions on. and balance, anyhow that is for later.

levacas did you get it?? how was it, post a pic.

I would separate them a little, even though they represent your grandparents, I would maybe place one on either shoulder, that way they are close but not right on top of each other, so what did you do?? N.

Posted by nobody I would separate them a little, even though they represent your grandparents, I would maybe place one on either shoulder, that way they are close but not right on top of each other, so what did you do?? N.

Yea, I don't really like that idea. Sorry. I still havent gotten the tattoo yet. Ive been really iffy about it so I want to make sure I really want it. As for placement I was pretty much going with on my side just too the side so my arm was almost covering it.

On your forehead.

I'd say up on your upper arm in the shoulder there.

Thats adorable looking. ^^ I kinda think I'm more for the idea of somewhere on the back..

its been over a year.... did you get it?

Yes! I have finally gotten it. So far, 4 sessions at about 3 hours each. There is still one more to go, Im going back Thursday to finish her off. It looks a little off right now because the top half is grey and the bottom brown, cuz we couldnt decide what color to do. BUt it will be re done in the grey. Were also going to add more of the blue color into the bottom to balance it out. And its painful as fuck Lemme tell ya! Quite a change in design also. I gave Pete free range of what he wated to do and I love the out come.

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Got the tattoo finished yesterday. No pictures as of yet but Ill be sure to post them as soon as its healed.