Tarantula Tattoo

[Andrew Oels-Wallis]

I know exactly which T I would use for a tattoo:

Ephebopus murinus



I could then have the tarantula (on my upper arm to my shoulder) in the daytime, and a ghostly skull and 'bones' out of the UV ink for night time/black light. Obviously, it would be subtle, but effective.

I think it would would brilliantly. Probably.

[Paolo Trabucco]

Hi there i would like a tattoo of my versicolor, exactly like the pic below, mybe one day soon !!!!

[Rhys Clemson]

Nice versi!

[QUOTE=Paolo Trabucco;51086]Hi there i would like a tattoo of my versicolor, exactly like the pic below, mybe one day soon !!!!



I have just got a versi sling on Tuesday from thespidershop but it hasn't webbed yet. It just climbs round and round and then will sit for a while. It is in a tall container with false plants and a stick of wood. Warm and humid with good ventilation just like the care sheet says. How long should I wait before getting officially worried. I have a avic purperea wich webbed the same day it arrived?

[Paolo Trabucco]

I don't think you should be worried mate, im sure our T's know wot they do, I got another versicolor, and an amazonica sp, slings, and i've just re-housed them from a normal upstanding cricket tub, to a bit bigger cereal tub, and for the first week both of them didn't webbed at all, now all they do its engeniering work with tunnels,and stuff, so i guess they have 2 settle inn. Just make sure that the ventilation its good, and the substrate isn't 2 wet, and you should be just fine!!!

[Rhys Clemson]

I don't think you should be worried mate, im sure our T's know wot they do, I got another versicolor, and an amazonica sp, slings, and i've just re-housed them from a normal upstanding cricket tub, to a bit bigger cereal tub, and for the first week both of them didn't webbed at all, now all they do its engeniering work with tunnels,and stuff, so i guess they have 2 settle inn. Just make sure that the ventilation its good, and the substrate isn't 2 wet, and you should be just fine!!!

Thank you for your quick Paolo. Iv'e had adult terrestrial Ts for years but am very new to avics and slings. I'll relax and see what happens now. Thanks again.

[Lee Corless]

Yes I totally agree the tattoist should be able to draw what I ask. But I would not know how to describe it to him. It's not his fault it's mine. He is a world class artist and one of his clients is Mr Beckham, but like I said, it would be my lack of describing the tattoo I want. He has asked I bring at least 5 decent pictures from different angles and one in the position I want.

Aaron is there any chance I could use one of your pictures?

[Aaron Annal]

Hi Lee
yes lee you can use 1 of my pics

[John chambers]

Yes I totally agree the tattoist should be able to draw what I ask. But I would not know how to describe it to him. It's not his fault it's mine. He is a world class artist and one of his clients is Mr Beckham, but like I said, it would be my lack of describing the tattoo I want. He has asked I bring at least 5 decent pictures from different angles and one in the position I want.

Aaron is there any chance I could use one of your pictures?

If it's Louie he has a 3D one already and if he has not got an idea to the sp you want just email him a pic and he can do you a trace of it...

[Colin D Wilson]

Yes I totally agree the tattoist should be able to draw what I ask. But I would not know how to describe it to him.

What i meant was he won't need an "Exact" image, he'll be able to reposition the spider to how you want if he has reference to leg length / body proportions etc, these can be got from any images you take in for him. then he can use the images to get colour, patternation etc.

[Marko Sajovic]

This is my Poecilotheria

[Tom Patterson]

incredible work Mark! If I ever make my way over to that side of the pond again, Im going to need some work.

Cheers, Tom

[Mark Pennell]

incredible work Mark! If I ever make my way over to that side of the pond again, Im going to need some work.

Cheers, Tom

lol... could be a busy week then before the lectures in Feb 2011...

When ever you can Tom I have the needles and ink waiting


Mark

[Peter Kirk]

That is excellent! Daylight looks like a nasty burn scar, but under UV light you just light up!

Maybe a combination of both normal ink and UV ink could look amazing. Two tattoos for the price of one

I can confirm that the tattoo is invisible under normal daylight conditions (I should know, because that's my back it's tattood on!!).
A quality tattoo and I shall be paying Mr. Pennell another viit very shortly - once we get the London Tattoo Convention oout of the way......

[John chambers]

Once healed the tattoo is invisible that picture was taken just after it was done.

There are no signs of it now only under black light.

Cheers
Mark

I'm teaching my self and have used photos of my pzb to get the out line and the molt to get detail.
I would say if you can get a photo of the t on a white back ground for out line photo and then any t could be done as a tattoo.

John.

[Mark Pennell]

Just finished this tarantula tattoo. H,lividum on the studios co-owner Steve C



Got to try and do more tarantula tattoos

Mark