strangetomato | CC project: tattoos

I've been considering another cc project. I know I have about a million (slight exaggeration) in progress right now, but this one occured to me as something that would be useful for storytelling. I want to make some character-specific tattoo overlays, based on Morague's real body overlay tattoos.

Tattoos are so common these days that a whole cast of characters without them seems really unusual. These days, I feel sorry for people who got tattoos to be alternative, because even their mothers probably have a lower-back tattoo. It's way more shocking to find someone without any ink on their body. My father in law (!!!) even remarked on this the other day, saying, "Not having any tattoos is the new 'having tattoos.'" (Seriously, he actually said that. :P) Tattoos would also a fun way to play around with the personalities of the characters, and you know how much I love to do that. ;)

I'm thinking of having The Shifting Paradymes get tattoos done together, maybe in celebration of their first hit single, because they seem the type (in fact, Jaxy's original outfit comes with tattoos attached, but I really hate the style of them for her). I think Jaxy would look cool with full sleeves of something (though I'm not sure what sort of sleeves, as of yet - any ideas?), and I'll probably give Zoe some sort of cheeky pinup design. Helena might get some take on woohoo hearts, I think, but maybe in red to match her hair. I'm going to keep Ripp's a secret for now, but I know exactly what I'll give him. For someone like Ripp, there's really only one tattoo option. (Hint: it's the most commonly regretted sort of tattoo.)

If I'm going to play around with this idea, I'll probably look into making some other simlish and Maxis-match tattoos, using things like the aspiration signs, woohoo hearts, llamas, the simolean symbol, sim sports logos (fighting llamas, etc.), cowplants, and alien spacecrafts. (I love the Freestyling Freezer Bunny creation by Spacedoll in this set, for example.)

What would you like to see? If you have any suggestions for simlish tattoo designs, I'd love to hear them.

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Hee. I like your father-in-law's take on it. :P Who know not having tattoos would one day be ~edgy~. :D

That said, I'm still probably going to get one someday, lol.

I like your tattoo ideas and I can't wait to see Ripp's! I'm thinking it might be someone's name?

Oooh, good idea. :D I've been playing around with Morague's overlay tattoos as well, actually for the Shifting Paradymes. I can't use those tattoo'ed outfits otherwise because it's just stupid when the tattoos vanish when they change clothes. But I've been having trouble with the tattoos vanishing when I exit the lot. :/

Ripp will have a love heart with Ophelia's name in it, I bet.

My first thought was the secret society (turning it into Skull and Bones). A sim catches sight of the "secret" tattoo and gets all freaked out.

And being tattoo-less is the new cool. Has been for quite some time. It's just like fashion. If you wait long enough, your outdated stuff will be acceptable again (like the god awful 80s stuff, they just need giant bangs to make a comeback).

That overlay is very cool. I was always annoyed by the tattoo outfits that came with the game. A lot of them aren't so bad except for the tattoos.

A portrait tattoo with Johnny's face on it printed over his heart.

:3

I think Ripp's tatto will either be some random girl's name (probably misspelled), or a barbed wire armband. Either way, I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Oh no! I hope Ripp doesn't get a tribal armband D:

I would love to see some Simlish/Maxis Match tattoos... maybe something pertaining to the different neighborhoods? Strangetown-themed tattoos? A lot of my friends who are heavily tattooed have a bunch of tats referencing Chicago -- you know, home-town pride and all that!

I'm pretty sure what I'm thinking is in the neighborhood of what Ripp's getting. :D (obvious guess is obvious).

I'd love to see your process.

I think Ripp will get drunk and get an 'I love Mum/Mom'(I'm English) tattoo

If you're going to do simlish language tattoos, there SO needs to be one with a heart that says MOM in simlish. :)

I'll have to tell my best friend what your FIL said.

She really wants a tat, but has been informed that she is not to get one under any circumstances...so she'll either hit me or laugh. XD

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Shameless self-promotion, ok :P but it may be useful.

The issue with Morague's tattoos, that will disappear when you quit the game has been fixed: here (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=11221.msg325186#msg325186)'s the original fix, in this case made with a body hair overlay; here (http://www.digitalperversion.net/gardenofshadows/index.php?topic=11221.msg330138#msg330138)'s a further developement by Sarah. Also, here (http://www.fantasiadomain.com/sims2/stuffz/MoraguesTatto-fixed.zip) you can download the original Morague's hack fixed by me - Morague didn't put it up yet, so here you go.

Obviously, you can directly use all this basis for your own tattoos, thus saving some time, and then make fixed new ones.

In those two posts I linked from GoS there are some tips about how the fix works, but if you need more help (some passages can be tricky) feel free to give me a poke and I'll be glad to help :).

I can only imagine that it will be Johnny and/or Phi's name or possibly some combination of the three of them. Now to quote a scene with comedian Daniel Tosh.

Girl: "It's an artistic expression!"

Daniel: "Really?! 'Cause it looks like a butterfly above your cooter."

ST, this is too spooky... my Jasmine and Zoe had the Morague overlays added when I began the game BUT every time they went to a community lot or changed clothing, the tats disappeared just like meetme2theriver said. It got so tiresome trying to remember which ones I'd used and having those boxes lying all over the place that I gave up. (It looks like the community lot glitch has been fixed according to your link though... don't tease me, Morague!)

Yep, I agree with all the above, name tats are indeed the regrettable ones and Ripp is an impulsive li'l blighter. Kiss of death they say. I unfortunately fall into the no-longer-unique category as I myself have been inked just the once, but it's actually a tattoo of one of my Dad's drawings (he's very artistic). So I can safely say no one else has it. Amen to that! :)

Regrettable tattoo... Ripp's getting a tramp stamp?

I have a tattoo but like one of the above commenters it is something original. It's my own design, it took my 5 years to get the thing right! And it's meaningful to me.

I can totally imagine Ripp getting Ophelia tattooed on his bum except it'll be spelled wrong or something daft like that.

Do those tattoo overlays .. stick? I always thought that they came off every time you entered the lot and you had to reset them?

I think a heart with Phi and Johnny's names in it?

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