Ami mentioned something on the "More Money, More Problems" episose last eve that really stood out.

He was helping the young girl who wanted the skull inside the rose tattoo that her late friend had. He mentioned something about the skull facing backwards, not forwards.

I had a small dragon (facing backwards) tattoo covered up early this past fall. When I went in to talk w/ the artist initially, he mentioned the same thing: if he had done the tattoo originally, he would have had the dragon facing forward as you should not have something facing backwards.

Interesting... but I never thought to ask why.

Is this some sort of superstition that I'm blindly unaware of?

Thoughts, anyone?

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This message has been edited. Last edited by: ejw829,

That's a good question, I wondered the same thing. I don't know if it's superstition or an artistic judgement.

IMO it's because a tattoo is supposed to look like part of yourself, not just a picture on your body. it's unnatural to have something facing your back, it doesn't flow with your body.

How do I know if my tattoo is facing my back? Should I ask it if its facing the right way? Because I have no clue. Really - I don't.

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Originally posted by kitsunesakakino:
IMO it's because a tattoo is supposed to look like part of yourself, not just a picture on your body. it's unnatural to have something facing your back, it doesn't flow with your body.

Hmmm. I never thought of it that way!

But what if I wanted something to "watch my back," so to speak

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All designs are good, there is no one way to do it. There is the traditional way, but if you wanted a tattoo to be "watching your back", then its all good.

What if your tattoo is ON your back then what???

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Originally posted by rubred:
What if your tattoo is ON your back then what???

Ha ha ha

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