I was looking to download new photo apps for my iPhone yesterday and there was this tattooed baby staring me down, taunting me like a tattooed Barbie doll.So, like I did with Babs, I bought it. I will fork over $1.99 for you, dear reader, so you don't have to should the app suck.
Prob is that I'm totally on the fence as to the suckage of this app, so let me list the pros and cons and you can decide.
First, Sonic Boom created the Tattoo Shop app for all phones supported by AT&T, Alltel, Sprint, and Verizon. This is a plus in itself. My review, however, is based on how it worked on my iPhone. Here goes:
CONS:
- Not the biggest con but my biggest pet peeve is that ad language that sears my eyes as I read things like "show off your tats" or "legit ink." Seriously, I almost didn't download it for that outta principle. I liken the lingo to grey-haired CNN correspondents proclaiming "That's how we roll" when offering political analysis. None are cool.
- Ok, now the biggest problem: the choice of artwork or lack thereof -- and I use "artwork" almost facetiously. SonicBoom partnered with flash peddlers TattooJohnny.com but instead of loading up on, say, the cool Bob Tyrrell and Tim Creed commercial designs, the app finds itself heavy on the old Cherry Creek-styled jammies -- aka tribal armbands abound and pin-ups with big 80s hair.
- But maybe that's a pro. I do silently long for that Pam Anderson in Barb Wire look. The prob: the cheez is limited. There's just not enough designs to have a lot of fun with. While there are a bunch of categories like "Girl Stuff" [gag!] and "Pride" [huh?], the same designs show up over and over again. And don't get me started on how they decided what constitutes stuff for girls anyway.
- Finally, the leafy panties on the female belly skin is just disturbing. It looks like lettuce is growing from her vulva to her waist. It did make me hungry for a nice Greek salad though. [They offer sample skins if you don't want to use your own photos. Check the screenshots on their tattoo app page.]
PROS:
- The coolest thing about the app: using your own photos or being able to take one on the spot. I shot my non-tattooed sis to let her see what she's look like with a Tyson tribal on her face. As the kids say, "Hawt!"
- Also, the lettering tattoos available are pure fabulousness. That's what I end up playing with the whole time. Lots of tattoo-inspired fonts to chose from in different colors. [I just took this crappy self-portrait to show you one of my faves.]
- The layers feature makes cleaning up mistakes (and fixing certain "tats" without affecting all) super easy.
- Especially for the iPhone: Being able to move and resize designs with just a few taps and pinches is sexy.
- And speaking of, the six packs on the sample boys' bellies are a def pro! slurp.
For almost two bucks, it's not bad for tons of ironic fun. You decide.
Comments now work, everyone. Sorry for the glitch!
Wow... I imagine that this thing actually sells well. At first I was like "Who the shit would seriously buy this?" But now that I really think about it, I'll bet the bros at the frat house have been comparing pix... "Dude-brah sick tatties... check the badass tribal letters I did for the house..."
All in all, it is probably awesome harmless fun. I would so play with it if I had it... which I think it said on the website it is now a facebook app . Maybe I will be lured into starting a page there after all.
I am curious to see what I would look like with a celtic tribal band of barbed wire text around my head... with Taz holding the American flag on my neck.
They should make a doll of me.......
There's something similar called TatView - but it's only 99c
A few of the pictures were not displaying properly but, the site still looks great. love the theme! great post btw.