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Friday  Jun 02, 2006

Dear INKEDblog: How Do I Find The Right Image?

Dear INKEDblog,

I would like to get a tattoo of the sweet pea flower, but I am having a hard time finding a good picture of one. Have you ever done the sweet pea flower before? Thank you for any help you can give me.

PH

Dear PH,

We just ran across a sweet pea flower tattoo the other day, coincidentally. As for your own design however, we recommend that you find something that is unique to You.

sweet-pea.jpgFirst off, think about what the sweet pea flower means to you. For example, when was the first time you remember seeing a sweet pea flower? Was it a picture? Was it in someone’s garden? If the flower was from an actual garden, it will be blooming again soon, and it might be possible for you to take a digital picture of it and give it to your tattoo artist. This would make for a very original and accurate representation.

If you are looking for a more stylized version of a sweet pea, try Google images online, or look in botanical books in the library. Your artist can use any of these images as a reference to draw out your own custom version of your perfect tattoo.

Best,
INKEDblog





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