I like the artistic flexibility that tattoos offer, but most permanent tattoos strike me as disfiguring, rather than beautifying. I cannot imagine an image that I would identify strongly enough with that I would want it permanently etched into my flesh.
However, I do like the idea of playing with temporary tattoos. Applying temporary tattoos with a laser stencil and an airbrush seems like a fast, easy method of applying complex tattoos. From the 4volt.com:
“Temporary airbrush tattoos have been around for a while, and there’s even an entry in Wikipedia, but all the airbrush stencils I’ve ever seen have been pretty lame. Enter the laser, where it can cut custom stencils on demand. Seen above: an electrocuted man stencil.
For a short film project I’m currently working on, there was need for the main actress to have tattoos. With the help of Alex from Sidmore Bluffs, I cut several stencils on the laser, and he applied them with a standard airbrush and temporarily tattoo ink. After the application he rubbed standard baking flour on the skin to give it a matte finish.”
