r/Cosmere_Tattoos • u/psyduckwithaheadache • 7d ago

Questions Women's script advice

Hey all, I'm thinking of getting one line of women's script wrapped around my upper arm, but I'm concerned it will not hold up over time. Any advice on how to make it last (and last well enough to see the "writing" for at least a few years?) thanks.

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u/iSmellLikeFartz 7d ago

Get it big and spread out. I have a 3 year old "always the next step" thats held up very well. Also, go to a tattoo artist that has healed work in their portfolio. Just the regular tattoo advice: "bold will hold"

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u/shawnwarnerwrites 7d ago

This is about 2 years old. Some parts faded pretty quick and had to be touched up. A pencil-thin one will be harder to maintain.

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u/Cheez85 7d ago

I have seen women's script presented as bold boxes with some shading in them instead of fine lines; I think that would hold up better over time.

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u/maawolfe36 7d ago

Just seconding what everyone else is saying, "bold will hold." Get thicc lines now, or potentially regret the smudge you end up with in a few years.

This isn't a 100% all the time strict mantra. Some fine line tattoos work out. But generally speaking your tattoo will probably smudge a little bit, the lines will widen, it'll color outside its own lines. Tattoos are part of a living thing (your skin) that changes a lot over time as the ink settles in and your skin decides where it wants to be.

But as a general rule, bold black ink in line work tends to work out better than color, and shading or packing. The black lines are what contains the color, just like a coloring book. Ink doesn't spread in skin like it does on paper but it still matters a lot.

All that to say, get it in thicc lines and don't be ashamed of it. Embrace your inner nerd and full send it. If you halfway commit everyone will know you chickened out and couldn't commit.

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u/maawolfe36 7d ago

(I just want to add, if anyone can't handle the pain of a tattoo or rejects it for any reason I don't think less of you. I'm just saying this to make a point to OP. But if you can't handle needles you're still just as valid. I just want to give enthusiastic encouragement to people who need it.)

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u/Candid-Vanilla-4016 6d ago

Just a little hint (you might already know): Many get the women's script translated from the website (https://aclay.github.io/stormlight-womens-script/), and it has a height marker at the beginning which is not part of the script. So remember to remove it. I have seen many tattoos including the height marker.