would you do this?
http://www.bmezine.com/scar/bme-scar.htmli think part of the reason i've never gotten a tattoo is because what i really want is something that goes deeper that just the surface of the skin. i have scars i don't like, so it might be nice to have some i've actually chosen.
so, any thoughts? is this fucked up?
scarification
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No thanks!
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Skanko said, (97 days ago)
how much different is this than the branding that they do? apart from the actual technique of course? is the scarring clearer or something?
strangerdangerbox said, (97 days ago)
i wouldn't get a burned-in brand, or one of those crazy implants that go under the skin. those are definitely scary.
strangerdangerbox said, (97 days ago)
@skanko: i think the results are pretty similar, except maybe the cutting is better for very fine lines and brands make more sense if the design covers a lot of area and isn't very intricate.
Skanko said, (97 days ago)
yeah the designs looked more intricate. i dunno, none of them are really my thing. i have tattoos and i'm getting more and even though they are painful i enjoy the process tremendously. branding and cutting just take it a bit to far for my taste.
flyingfishstick said, (97 days ago)
The pain factor freaks me out. I also once sat with a friend outside of a coffee shop next to a tattoo/body mod parlor, smoking and talking, when we both noticed the smell of something burning. We looked inside, and the mod-guy was holding a small blow torch to what looked like a nail at the end of long pliers; when it glowed red, he used it to trace lines down the girl on the table's back. The smell? Her burning flesh. Eeeesh.
strangerdangerbox said, (97 days ago)
oh, i know i would love having it done. that's not even an issue. i wouldn't want to pay too much for it though, because i know i would just be thinking "hey wait, there are people who would be happy to do this for no money."
... and i'm not supposed to hang out with those people anymore, but that's not the point.
flyingfishstick said, (97 days ago)
@sb: if I didn't love you so much, I would be edging for the door right now. :D
strangerdangerbox said, (97 days ago)
i promise i will never make anyone have to smell my burning flesh, ok? that's so not cool.
beccah. said, (97 days ago)
I actually have self inflicted ones (my cutting took a creative turn)... they're kinda cool.
strangerdangerbox said, (97 days ago)
i could never do anything halfway decent-looking on myself, plus i'm just not a cutter. guess i'll have to give up the $$.
0get2dachoppa0 said, (96 days ago)
i won't even get a tattoo. . .so no. . I haven't decided what I think of people that get these things, because I don't see or meet enough of them. .
JD said, (96 days ago)
I don't think it's fucked up - I would only get a tattoo if there was a meaning behind it. Not just some random drawing that's on my body.
Sarah von Pantyhose said, (96 days ago)
I would only do it with someone who was really really really good, but I was going to get one at one point. Then the scarification studio burnt down and the artist moved away.
strangerdangerbox said, (95 days ago)
@Sarah: yeah, i would want someone really really really good too. which makes me think i probably can't afford it. but you don't want to end up with something that just looks like another random scar!
Britt said, (95 days ago)
I have, myself, and I still like it even though it's hardly visible these days. Just a nice white-ish outline. This is when it was fresh: http://www.bodymod.org/mods/mods.aspx?ID=3446&modtype=HC&lm=1
strangerdangerbox said, (95 days ago)
@Britt: cool. i went to that site to look for an artist. how did you find yours?
lamebrains said, (95 days ago)
Wow, what a thread.
Read through this, dod NOT look at pix and had a small "blek" as some vomitus popped in to my mouth.
Thanks guys :)
strangerdangerbox said, (94 days ago)
does the fact that i can't imagine doing this to myself mean i should not be looking for a professional artist to do it for me?
i think it's weird, but i'm not sure why because i do have tattoos, and how is this really any weirder? i guess i'm more comfortable with the slicing scarification than the peeling kind.
but still, i'm freaked out.