An Arabian Related Tattoo?
I want to get a tattoo on the inside of my inner lip (heals faster, no one will see it) and I want it to be something Arab related since they are my favorite breed. I haven't been competent to find an Arabian brand, I know there isn't really a brand for Arabians. I first had the idea when I saw a Hanoverian brand. Basically anything Arabian related apart from a picture, it should be simple. Got any ideas?
I also agree with the others going on for not getting a tat on your lip. There are other places you can put one that won't be visible to anyone unless you show them. I have several tats & none of them show if I don't want them to.
As for the helpful of tat, if you can't find a design you like, design one of your own. Or, you could just choose the Chinese symbol for the year of the horse. I be lucky enough to be born in a year of the horse & since I had several different breeds of horses, I chose that symbol. It's pretty and different & for me it reminds me of adjectives the different horses I've had over the years.
No mater what you decide on, be sure to catch a reputable tat artist to do the work.
I know this isn't what you asked for, but tats on your inner lip will fade vastly quickly. They slough right off, just similar to a TB's lip tattoo does. They also don't heal any faster than other tats - in fact they give somebody a lift longer, since they are always being irritated. You can't hasten their healing near A+D ointment (or don't people do that anymore? It's been a while...) They are also more prone to infection since it's exposed to germs in your mouth for the entire duration of the heal time.
It's up to you, of course, but you might want to come up with about a different area. There are tons of places you can get a tattoo where on earth it won't show unless you want it to. I do like your brand idea, though.
Do you like thoroughbreds (i only just got one yesterday.)? Anglo-Arabs are Arabians crossed with Thoroughbreds...
The Anglo-Arab brand is a star with AA... look:
http://www.horses-ponies.co.uk/images/ar...
Don't get me wrong, I love tattoos and have several myself, but I agree with the preceding poster, lip tattoos are not all they are cracked up to be, not only do they fade they also tend to smear (like foot and hand tattoos can do.) You hold to take good care of tattoos and thats really tricky to do on your inner lip. They also peel as they heal which I think would be gross within your mouth.
However, I too like your idea. I am a warmblood fan and love their breed brands. For an Arabian you could find a cool stylized string drawing of a head or a full horse.
Maybe something like this?
http://www.decaljunky.com/cart/images/PR...
Answers: I agree with NPSH on the location of your tatt. If you're going to spend money on a tatt, I'm sure you can find somewhere else to put it (sorry, newly had a vision of you hanging your lip out to show people).
Anyways, why not choose one word describing Arabians, probably something like "power", "beauty" or "grace", have it written in stylised Arabic. The sites below might be of some assistance - one has a design service. If you're spending $$ on a tattoo, you may as well spend a little more to enjoy it professionally designed.
You might have to copy & paste onto your browser, my computer isn't showing the links properly.
www.arabiccalligraphy.com/ac/about.php
www.al-bab.com/arab/visual/calligraphy
www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/in...
www.sakkal.com/ArtArabicCalligraphy.ht...
www.calligraphize.com/
edit: I a moment ago found another site which is definitely worth a look:
http://www.makkitrans.co.uk/Calligraphy.
PS Cool concept, tho! I have Arabian horses and tattoos - you have me thinking of more ink...
