• knot tattoos
  • oh god yes — whipping, and lots of other detail
  • monkey's fist
  • small details
    • nice shading
    • nice shading
    • nice way to indicate the standing end
• either the Voyager Golden Record or the Pioneer Plaque
• lots of minimalist tattoos
• tree tattoos
  • especially this one, there's a bit of birth/death/rebirth in there

Places that specialize only in the design part of it: [1] [2] [3]

Tattoo industry insider info:

• TattooArtistMagazineBlog.com

The process of getting a custom tattoo:

Various advice:

• lots of good advice: [1] [2] [3] [4]
• the process of getting a custom tattoo: [1]
• how much will it hurt? (oh my god)