Let the artist do it.
Bet that's a fun one to sit through.
I would if i even had a clue where to start haha.
90's called they said don't do it bro.... tribal is long dead
Fucking brutal, but totally worth it. I love this piece so far.
Just sit down and talk with an artist, most of the time they can pick your brain, find out your hobbies/interests/passions and they can throw out ideas. Also, spend some time on tattoo forums, they have sections dedicated to showing off their work. See some different styles, learn what makes a tattoo good or bad, etc.
Fucking brutal, but totally worth it. I love this piece so far.
That's what I figured, its not exactly in the most forgiving area. Gonna be a really sweet one when its finished though, the line work is already amazing.
Cool story bro. If I wanted to get what everybody else thought was cool or in I might as well not get one at all.
I think that what people are trying to say is that a tribal tattoo is very overdone, and can usually be found on the Jersey Shore type guido's.
Your body of course, and if that is what you want, go for it.

Tribal is so out dated that Kap came and got this chest piece right after the Superbowl from one of my artists:
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Some more examples of tribal which is not stuck in the 90's.
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Take a look at the homie Q's tribal:
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The examples above are more Polynesian then tribal to me. I'm like the above when I hear tribal I think of solid black.