Have you ever considered branding?

nicfit · 02.24.2009, 06:21 AM

instead of tattoos or something?

terriblecanyons · 02.24.2009, 06:23 AM

I saw this thing on skin carving and thought this was actually really beautiful:

after it healed:

but I would never do it unless it was on my arm or something and I can keep things from touching it and making it sore.

pokkeherrie · 02.24.2009, 06:26 AM

No, but then again I'm not cattle.

acousticrock87 · 02.24.2009, 06:28 AM

Hell no.

Also, I'm scared. Of branding.

Also, the scared/scarred pun was impressive, I must say.

phoenix · 02.24.2009, 07:18 AM

yeh I have. Scarification in general, as well as branding. But branding especially is fairly unpredictable and depends a lot on your skin type. In the past my skin has not scarred much with either cuts or burns. I had a fairly large burn(cast iron plate, eh) on my upper arm about 3 years ago and for the first year it was really dark, but you cannot see it at all now. I have a few SI scars on my arms, but the amount of scars doesn't relate well to the amount of times they were cut up.
I'd love it if I could get something winding and ethnic on/around one of my forearms with the kind of look you see on lots of african tribes, but I doubt it would turn out that way. They use cutting + ash and african skin is not so similar to maltese/celtic whitey.

This girl's one you've posted looks fucking gorgeous, but not everyone's would turn out so nice and evenly.

Lurker · 02.24.2009, 08:37 AM

I said yes but only to branding other people.

Toilet & Bowels · 02.24.2009, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicfit

instead of tattoos or something?

i thought you meant branding as in having a brand name tattooed to yourself (for money) instead of paying to have the chinese word for gay permanently inked around your belly button.

floatingslowly · 02.24.2009, 09:50 AM

do I look black to you?

ploesj · 02.24.2009, 10:12 AM

uhm, no. i don't even consider a regular tattoo.

nicfit · 02.24.2009, 10:22 AM

!@#$%! · 02.24.2009, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ploesj

uhm, no. i don't even consider a regular tattoo.

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nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	instead of tattoos or something? __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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02.24.2009, 06:23 AM	#2
terriblecanyons invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: the land where large fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear-view mirrors Posts: 5,949	I saw this thing on skin carving and thought this was actually really beautiful: after it healed: but I would never do it unless it was on my arm or something and I can keep things from touching it and making it sore.
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pokkeherrie invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,289	No, but then again I'm not cattle.
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acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Hell no. Also, I'm scared. Of branding. Also, the scared/scarred pun was impressive, I must say.
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02.24.2009, 07:18 AM	#5
phoenix invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: the future where it's hot and dark Posts: 5,926	yeh I have. Scarification in general, as well as branding. But branding especially is fairly unpredictable and depends a lot on your skin type. In the past my skin has not scarred much with either cuts or burns. I had a fairly large burn(cast iron plate, eh) on my upper arm about 3 years ago and for the first year it was really dark, but you cannot see it at all now. I have a few SI scars on my arms, but the amount of scars doesn't relate well to the amount of times they were cut up. I'd love it if I could get something winding and ethnic on/around one of my forearms with the kind of look you see on lots of african tribes, but I doubt it would turn out that way. They use cutting + ash and african skin is not so similar to maltese/celtic whitey. This girl's one you've posted looks fucking gorgeous, but not everyone's would turn out so nice and evenly. __________________ tiny and lost.
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Lurker invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: No. 10 Posts: 3,289	I said yes but only to branding other people.
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ploesj invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: antwerp. Posts: 2,901	uhm, no. i don't even consider a regular tattoo. __________________ blog flickr
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nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	__________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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