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Title: Looking For a Picture
Post by: Arco on November 11, 2007, 04:51:00 PM
Well, try as I might, I just can't escape my redneck roots. I have been hunting with a longbow for several years now, and I've been thinking off and on about a new tattoo for about the same amount of time. I'd like to have the silhoutte of an archer at full draw on my bicep, but I just can't find the right picture to use. I don't want a fake, clip-art looking image, and I don't want a compound or recurve, I want it to be "anatomically correct". I've been all over Google Images trying to find something, and I just flat out can't. Does anybody know of anything that might fill the bill?
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: bmfer on November 11, 2007, 04:56:00 PM
I've been trying to think of something along those lines also, good luck!
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: ks_stickbow on November 11, 2007, 05:04:00 PM
back in the day black widow on the back of TBM used to have something like that in it's add on the back page.....i think


come to think about it....it was a guy sitting under a tree at full draw...wouldn't take much in Photoshop to black it out
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: mcgroundstalker on November 11, 2007, 05:06:00 PM
Well... Why not try a picture of yourself?

... mike ...
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: Arco on November 11, 2007, 05:07:00 PM
Yeah, there's an add in TBM right now with a guy at full draw, but one of the guys at our club already has that tattoo, so I can't use it. I was hoping to find something like a photo of Byron Ferguson or Howard Hill that I could put in greyscale and then dehance... I've found a couple of Ferguson that come close, but I just haven't had that "aha!" yet...
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: MJB on November 11, 2007, 05:10:00 PM
This might get you in the ballpark.

(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j297/treeyelpr/2010.jpg)
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: Arco on November 11, 2007, 05:10:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by mcgroundstalker:
Well... Why not try a picture of yourself?

... mike ...
Well you see Mike, I would, but Dreamworks might sue me for copyright infringement. I look an awful lot like Shrek  :D    :p
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: bretto on November 11, 2007, 05:16:00 PM
Go thru Your old Magazines and find something You like or close to it. Any Tattoo artist worth the money can customize the picture to Your satisfaction.
Most Tattooers would rather do custom work over flair anyday. If the shop You pick isn't interested, Maybe Your in the wrong shop. Good luck bretto
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: MJB on November 11, 2007, 05:19:00 PM
Arco,
I forgot to mention, if you have a tattoo artist in mind. I would suggest talking to him with your ideas. I good tattooist should have no problem putting your ideas together, Then you would have a original custom piece.
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: Brutus Hedgeapple on November 11, 2007, 08:17:00 PM
Here's mine. I had my wife take a pic of me at fulldraw then traced it and modified it a bit.
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e82/BH125/tat013.jpg)
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: ks_stickbow on November 12, 2007, 05:39:00 PM
alright alright enough arm twisting...I'll be your model...some hot buffalo wings and a draft bear should cover the cost....LMAO  :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:  

I remember some of the martin adds....WHOAW I would look at those....yeah!!!
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: Arco on November 12, 2007, 08:36:00 PM
Well Jeff, I don't really know you that well, but I gotta say I'm feeling a little leery at the outset. I'll keep that offer in mind though... Yeah, now I wouldn't mind spending some time looking at some of them Martin ads, we have the full size posters in the supply room up at the bowshop, and those ladies aren't exactly hard on the eyes...
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: SouthMDShooter on November 12, 2007, 09:24:00 PM
any tattoo artist worth tattooing should be a able to draw you something up that will look great you might want to bring in your bow that way they can get a look at it everything. just my 2 cents...Curtis
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: hickstick on November 13, 2007, 01:12:00 PM
I've always liked:
  (http://www.bowyersedge.com/images/Header_03.jpg)

but you'd probably need to ask dean or jan permission  :)
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: Arco on November 13, 2007, 08:10:00 PM
That's pretty nice, and I'm finding lots like this that have some elements that I want, but I haven't found one yet that just jumps out and grabs me...
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: ks_stickbow on November 13, 2007, 09:32:00 PM
(http://www.stickbow.com/lonewolf/graphics/archer1.jpg)
 (http://www.seekingcenter.com/connections/clip/FREE/Archer.jpg)


one of ole fred bear shooting would be cool
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: Arco on November 14, 2007, 02:21:00 AM
Yeah, I was wanting to find one of Fred Bear at full draw, and I spent a long time looking, but I never have found one I liked. That top image there is looking might good, too bad he's shooting with the wrong hand...
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: ks_stickbow on November 14, 2007, 09:50:00 AM
Better

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v365/ks_stickbow/archer1.jpg)
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: Arco on November 14, 2007, 07:22:00 PM
That actually looks pretty sharp Jeff... I might just have to take this to the artist and use it as a starting point...
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: DannyBows on November 14, 2007, 07:30:00 PM
Those are great pics, almost got me thinking about another myself. Those would look nice as an Avatar also, I've been looking for one for this site.
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: ks_stickbow on November 14, 2007, 09:39:00 PM
BTW them aint my pics...I found them with a google search.
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: Arco on November 15, 2007, 12:13:00 AM
What parameters did you use? I've spent hours on google images looking for the right pic...
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: Dustin Waters on November 15, 2007, 09:46:00 AM
the red and black one is from Lone Wolf archery I believe it is their logo.
Title: Re: Looking For a Picture
Post by: ks_stickbow on November 15, 2007, 10:20:00 AM
I searched google images for archery, archer, traditional archery, longbow, recurve...etc