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Inked 4 Life
on February 10, 2006 |
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Yin Yang
The Yin Yang is an ancient Chinese symbol rooted in I-Ching philosophy. The ancient Chinese noted that during the duration of the year, the celestial bodies that make up the big dipper would rotate in different directions depending on the season; when the dipper points to the east, it's spring; when the dipper points to the south, it's summer; when the dipper points to the west, it's fall and when the dipper points to the north, it's winter. Combining these four polarities with following the changes in shadow distance from a concentric circle measured from a single point, they illustrated a chart in the swirling form of the Yin Yang; Yin being darkness and Yang being light. With the notion that opposites are equal, Yin represents woman and Yang is like man. Yang couldn't grow without Yin and Yin couldn't give birth without Yang. In astrological terms, the little circle in Yin is marked on the summer solstice position and another little circle is marked on the winter solstice position. In general, the entire Yin Yang symbol is a Chinese representation of the entire celestial phenomenon but transcends cosmology as being a representation as the never ending recycling of existence.
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Inked 4 Life
on February 10, 2006 |
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Dragon (Eastern)
The Chinese or Japanese dragon's anatomy is created from a variety of animal features such as the body of a snake, the scales of a carp, horns of a stag, the face of a camel, the ears of a bull, the neck of an iguana, the belly of a frog, and the talons of an eagle and the paws of a tiger with fire erupting from its limbs. Japanese legend has it that a carp spawning upstream will transform into a dragon once it traverses the dangers of a tall waterfall. Eastern dragons are quite different than their ancient Western counterparts as this dragon symbolizes benevolence and wisdom rather than creatures of destruction. In China, dragons are often pictorialized on tomb stones as the dragon is believed to control the movement of the heavens and dragons can sometimes be seen clutching a pearl; the pearl being symbolic of the understanding of the nature of the universe. Formal Eastern dragons are depicted with one hundred and seventeen scales; eighty one infused with Yang (good) and thirty six infused with Yin (bad). The dragon it's self is a manifestation of Yin Yang being that opposites are equal. There are three families of the Eastern dragon; all typified by the numbers of toes from three to five. Three toed dragons are Japanese, four toed dragons are Indonesian or Korean and five toed dragons are Chinese.
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Inked 4 Life
on February 10, 2006 |
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Great Tattoo, Gave it a 10, The Yin Yang looks great, & your right the First guy that commented sounds like a Ass Clown. |
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Doz
on February 11, 2006 |
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Right On! |
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kayla
on February 11, 2006 |
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me likes! |
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missdaisy67
on February 11, 2006 |
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Obviously IAB has too much time on their hands if he cant find anything else better to do all day than dog peoples artwork! He probably doesnt have any tats cause he is too much of a pussy to handle the pain! If he does they probly suck and thats why he has no profile, hes to embarassed to show them. I think the dragon and yin yang kicks ass. |
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demons4u
on February 12, 2006 |
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This tattoo rocks! Love the color and the art is very well done. One to be proud of! |
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TwistedReality42
on February 12, 2006 |
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Sweet tat, i love the detail. |
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tgpo1960
on February 12, 2006 |
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The color is intense.....very cool! |
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GodsTyro
on February 12, 2006 |
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hey thanks for the comment. i can say yours looks good as well. I love the detail work on it. Ack 5 hours! I had trouble sitting for that tattoo and it was only 1 1/2! lol. |
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rog
on February 12, 2006 |
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man that is cool the dragon kicks a$$ |
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zx6rr
on February 12, 2006 |
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thanks for the comment, looks good, 5hours dang, lol both mine equal about 4 or so |
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kimitha007
on February 12, 2006 |
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Thank you so much for the comment,, I really really like yours as well. The detail is amazing |
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jesilou78
on February 12, 2006 |
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very cool tat...very detailed and colorful...not to mention original! thanks for the comment on mine as well...much appreciated. ;) ~jess~ |
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crimson_idol
on February 12, 2006 |
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Wow.... I'm very impressed! I love the rock yin/yang... great idea and execution! 10/10!!! |
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tatlantis.com
on February 13, 2006 |
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That is a well performed tattoo... looks good.
10 on execution...but....6 on design..looks like a rush job as far as belly scales and flame shape go (drawing not tattooing...5 hours, I know..),
but thats just personal preference..Artistic expression changes with each artist so there's no really bad artwork just labored patterns performed with no love and most of the times using fewer than humanly normal brain cell count.
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Tijn
on February 13, 2006 |
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Thanx.
Your tattoo rocks! ;-) Nice detail also.
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lacynicinnc
on February 13, 2006 |
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Thanx for the comment, love the colors on yours...very kewl :) |
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unbreakable1176
on February 13, 2006 |
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Thanks for the comment on my page ... I like yoyr tattoo as well. Maybe we sould swap pics and stories sometime. Drop me a message frosty_thesn0w_b1tch@yahoo.com |
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unbreakable1176
on February 13, 2006 |
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your* & should*(I haven't had any coffee yet, I'm really not an idiot, lol) sorry! |
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Challene
on February 13, 2006 |
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Sweet Dragon! |
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AZcopperhead
on February 13, 2006 |
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Looks great !! I really like the detail . Wear it with pride |
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Jay
on February 13, 2006 |
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Just FYI. IAB is an abbreviation for an individual whom is a member of the International Asshole Board. So that is IAB's profile. Dude, your dragon tat is cool. Good work! |
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RuffRider
on February 13, 2006 |
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Thanks for the great vote and the kind words.You have a nice work of art on you,I realy like the detail in the moon. |
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soldier_13_life
on February 13, 2006 |
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nice ink bro...seriously like your work! |
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nipper87
on February 13, 2006 |
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hey thanks for the comment on my profile. I got my tat done in Vancouver WA at Expressions NW. She specializes in fine lines. She started off her tattoo career doing permenant makeup. crazy huh. but hey if you want more info about her or want her to do more work for you i will gladly give you more info. she will be the only one to put any ink on me. |
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Asniffer
on February 14, 2006 |
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COOL !!! Dragon love it !!!
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Asniffer
on February 14, 2006 |
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COOL !!! Dragon love it !!!
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aishab
on February 14, 2006 |
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Thanks for your comment :-)
I love yours too, Very well done! |
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gege32
on February 14, 2006 |
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Sorry that is the best pic I have of that tat. Yours looks great also. Got any more?
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Le_tat
on February 14, 2006 |
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You have a beautiful tattoo, thank you for the comment on mine, Hope you have a wonderful day. |
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Le_tat
on February 14, 2006 |
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You have a beautiful tattoo, thank you for the comment on mine, Hope you have a wonderful day. |
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exodosgurl
on February 14, 2006 |
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i love this tat! the ying yang and dragon are so detailed. i give it a 10 straight up! |
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tat
on February 14, 2006 |
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awsome tat.thanx for the comments on mine |
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ToniApproves
on February 14, 2006 |
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I think its gorgeous, I love the yin-yang. and thank you for the comment on mine, always appreaciated :)
Toni |
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DJ1
on February 14, 2006 |
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I like it, good stuff and OUCH!! :) |
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krs1
on February 15, 2006 |
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Hey, yours is pretty good 2.
Thanks,
Kris |
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Fel
on February 15, 2006 |
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definitely hot! |
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DeVrouw
on February 15, 2006 |
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Thank you ;)
Its no surprise that its growing out...maybe it will stop growing out at this point, we will see.
bye |
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Cliff
on February 15, 2006 |
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Fantastic design, detail & colors! Awesome. |
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skatingzooyork
on February 15, 2006 |
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Thanks for the comments... Yours is awesome. I like the detail on the ying/yang symbol. The colors in the dragon work well together! |
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| From:
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ness
on February 15, 2006 |
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Very nice! 5 hours WOW! I like it |
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Katlover
on February 15, 2006 |
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I think it is great. Very colorful. The artist did a good job. |
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deathmetaldiva
on February 15, 2006 |
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awesome tat, i have a tat on my leg and it was my most painful yet so much props and a 10 to you |
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lulabellalula
on February 15, 2006 |
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it looks really detailed. nice colors and stuff =) good job! |
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geekardo
on February 15, 2006 |
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dragons ying/yang ITS ALL COOL,a tat is a personal expression of ones self,i think this one is way cool,BE PROUD, |
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scottish_1
on February 15, 2006 |
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Awesome gave it a 10...My sis has a dragon on here You checked it out already." Le_tat " She told me to check yours out..Now you have to look at mine ...Sorry mine is a Faerie., Sat for 8hrs what a rush gotta get some more.. |
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FleurdeLV
on February 15, 2006 |
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Great color and really original idea with the stone Yin Yang. |
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Loki
on February 15, 2006 |
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I think it looks really good, it's not my type of tattoo, but that doesn't mean it doesnt look pretty awesome.
ps. thanks for the comment |
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BaByBiRd
on February 15, 2006 |
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sweet tattoo |
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