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ingerandom · 2 months

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Well, finally finished. My precious Boy. How lucky I feel to have met such wonderful Character.

#astarion #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 astarion #baldurs gate astarion #astarion ancunin #astarion tattoo #larian studios #my love

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bbeanspr0ut · 9 months

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I designed some Astarion tattoos so you don’t have to get his back scar ✨

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #baldurs gate tav #baldurs gate fanart #baldurs gate iii #astarion #astarion tattoo #astarion bg3 #bg3 astarion #baldurs gate astarion #asterion #astoria #astarien #tattoo design #simple tattoo #tattoo lineart

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littlekittenamy · 6 months

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1/6 of my astarion tattoo designs

Astarion, breaker of chains

#Astarion #bg3 fanart #bg3 #astarion tattoo #tattoos #baldur's gate 3

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isobellenoire · 1 month

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BG3 tattoos by me 💙

📷BelleNoire_Tattoo (IG)

⏰️Lunabelletattoo

#artist #tattoo #bg3 #bg3 tattoos #baldurs gate 3 #baldurs gate #astarion #gale bg3 #bg3 gale #bg3 astarion #astarion tattoo #tattoo artist #blackwork tattoo #fine line #fine line tattoo

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staywild-wolfchild · 2 months

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He's done 🖤

#Astarion #Astarion Ancunin #astarion baldurs gate #astarion bg3 #baldurs gate astarion #baldurs gate 3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #astarion tattoo #let's get personal #tattoo

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spacemonkeysalsa · 14 days

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Astarion's scars as a tattoo, yeah or nah?

tl;dr - that's a hard nah from me

I'm pretty heavily tattooed, but I don't have any pop culture tattoos, yet. I am considered a few different pop culture tattoos, including some bg3 related ones. Astarion is my favorite character, and I am definitely not getting his scars, but another pop culture tattoo I have considered at multiple points in the past is the brand of sacrifice from Berserk.

If you're not familiar, it's a popular tattoo among Berserk fans and it functions in universe as a sign that this person has been marked to be consumed in another person's ascension to godhood.

There is a pretty big difference between the brand of sacrifice and Astarion's brand though.

Those baring the brand of sacrifice in Berserk's universe are not slaves. The mark was not put upon them by their slaver. You can argue that they were similarly exploited, but it's not a one to one analogue with chattel slavery at all.

When I thought about getting Astarion's scars as a tattoo I immediately didn't feel right about it, and to be perfectly honest, I didn't recognize why I felt that way. I was not thinking about it deeply.

Later, after discussing it with my sister (who is covered in recognizable pop culture related tats) she managed to put my discomfort into words. Basically, she pointed out that the scars are a slave brand. There is historical significance to these kinds of marks, and it's use in the story of bg3 only emphasizes that.

What I'm describing is a very white woman, talking to another very white woman, like 7 months ago when we'd isolated ourselves and been playing the game nonstop and hadn't peaked in on the fandom yet, because we (correctly) thought that would probably be horrible.

And, I just say that, because I think that if the two of us could pick up on the implications of the scars, everyone else should probably be able to (at a minimum) understand this position when it's spelled out for them. If that's how uncomfortable we felt, in the privacy, basically of just our own minds, playing the game in a vacuum, I can't even imagine what it's like for black fans trying to participate in the fandom.

Ultimately, it is an individual's choice what tattoos they want to get, but the assertion that I've been seeing from people that they shouldn't be judged for it is just not correct. Judging people for their tattoos is totally allowed, actually. The kinds of tattoos that someone gets says a lot about them. I'm positive people judge me for my tattoos all the time, and they are allowed to do that. I have those insect knee-bending wing tattoos, I'm sure someone thinks those are dumb as hell.

So, I've had the chance to talk to a few people who wanted to get Astarion tattoos. I always tell them outright why I don't think they should get the scars and then I try to work with them to come up with something else. I've been prepared for pushback, but I actually haven't gotten any. I think people are more likely to be reasonable when you talk in person.

It's only in internet conversations between strangers that I see real pushback.

On the other side of things, I know the idea of identification with this character, and reclamation feels very powerful, and it's just not effective to try and convince people to have a totally different emotional response to something they experienced. So, I'm not surprised to see people double down in that context.

I wish empathy was enough. But, in case it's not, I'm actually going to try an adjacent angle, as a person who is covered in tattoos.

Let's talk about the most common reasons that people regret their tattoos: 1) They get big, bold, distinctive tattoos before they have a realistic idea of what their adult aesthetic and vibe will actually be (happens a lot to people who get serious and huge tattoos before age 25)

2) They experience a paradigm shift (often social, cultural, political, or artistic) that causes them to feel negatively about the tattoos they got in the past, and they subsequently have a negative relationship with them. Often, these people will start wearing clothing that covers the tattoos before they really confront the fact that they don't like them any more. It's a very hard thing to admit to yourself.

I can see how this particular tattoo doubly qualifies on all accounts.

I'm relieved that I didn't get all the tattoos that I wanted when I was in my late teens and early twenties. Like, fr, thank god I was poor and thought I'd go to hell, because all my tattoo ideas at that time in my life were exactly the kind of stuff I would have regretted later.

So, if you really want the scars, and you're feeling even more convinced than ever to do it because you're annoyed by how passionately some people argue against it and you want to prove that you can do what you want with your body, and that the meaning is immutable to you and can't possible change, keep in mind that regretting tattoos is very common, changing your mind is very common, and growing the hell up is inevitable.

Even the most innocuous tattoos with absolutely no broader implications might make you feel negatively about your own body one day, and no one wants that. That definitely wouldn't be the legacy that you want to attach to this tattoo.

There's a big difference between trying to control someone's behavior and trying to just be real with them about the increased likelihood that they will be unhappy with the tattoo at some point down the line. Like maybe after they make some black friends.

It might sound like I'm being flippant, but I am actually dead serious. With how many people are getting that tattoo right now, it's basically inevitable that some of them will one day learn or experience enough to completely change their opinion on this exact debate and then feel all kinds of gross about the tattoo.

And, to reiterate, I don't think that's as good an argument as just not doing it because you listened to black fans about how it made them feel and empathized. That should be enough.

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #astarion ancunin #baldur's gate 3 astarion #astarion #bg3 astarion #astarion tattoo

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meggate3 · 26 days

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*astarion hug scene* this might be my favourite cutscene in the whole game

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corelle-vairel · 26 days

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I got Astarion tattoo today 😊😊

#baldurs gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #astarion tattoo #tattoo #bg3 tattoo

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panjams-posts · 2 months

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Could anyone reccomend some baldurs gate 3 fan tattooists either situated in London, or who will be attending the big London tattoo expo? Hoping to get an Astarion tattoo but not finding anyone who clicks. Thanks 😊

#astarion tattoo #baldur's gate 3 #tattoo #tattooist #Baldurs gate 3 tattoo

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kittenintheden · 2 months

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Ya girl got her Oristarion tattoo. Lavender for Ori, rosemary for Astarion, blood vial for. Blood reasons. Shoutout to cori.tattoos on Instagram for the ink!

#bg3 fanart #bg3 tattoos #astarion tattoo #bg3 oc #astarion #pretty art #not your sweetheart

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slackerranger · 1 month

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Hi! As you may or may not know, I'm making Astarion Ancunin cosplay and, just in case someone needs this, the link goes to a pdf on my drive with the print of the tattoo: I resized it on A4 paper sheets (basically it's 30 cm / 11 inches wide) so you can print it and use it for your cosplay (or other) needs!

I personally used it to draw the tattoo on water soluble paper so I could sew it with white thread on his white shirt (NO ONE is gonna notice at the con, I know, but I will know and I'm ok with it lol) but you can also print it and make something else lol

Here a preview, I swear I'm not rickrolling you :3