This is actually an upscaled work in progress, not finished yet, but I’m working on templates for a future tattoo.
Yes that’s hand drawn. Yes it’s already scannable…
This is actually an upscaled work in progress, not finished yet, but I’m working on templates for a future tattoo.
Yes that’s hand drawn. Yes it’s already scannable…
I’m trying to confirm this shit even works before I get it tattooed on my wrist at a 1mm per square scale…
Print one out at 1:1 scale and wrap it around your wrist, then test it. Curved surfaces are challenging for QR code readers. AFAIK Google Lens is one of the best ones (it will follow edges of pixels in wavy codes) but you’ll want any old open source one to work.
AKA temporary tattoo test run…
Tattoos can get a little blurry over time, especially when they are really small. Look at examples of people who get little quotes or words written in cursive, sometimes they become almost unreadable.
Great advice, and thank you in advance! 👍
I won’t be getting such a tattoo anytime soon, but advice such as yours is the sort of advice I seek.
Thank you again, I’ll definitely keep that in mind.
Hey OP, I’ve seen a lot of tattoo artists recommend not getting QR codes tattooed because they fade and smear over time. Also, I don’t wanna sound overly dramatic, but with the current political landscape being to aggressively cut government programs, I wouldn’t trust a domain name being around forever. It may still be better for the code to be one you control (they’re like $12 a year) and set it to redirect there instead.
Yeah, at 1 mm per pixel, this will not last long.
How about an NFC implant? They can point to URLs too…
Nah, I’ll totally pass on the NFC implant idea. I get you though, even if the tattoo was done by a true pro with the most steady hands and perfect alignment, what would it look like in 3, 5, 10 years or so…?
I very much appreciate all your comments and advice on this, as I’ve never had a tattoo before but seriously do think this would be a cute, if not silly idea to have such a tattoo hiding under my actual watch.
I’m still gonna eventually finish designing the entire pattern I’m looking for, to proper printing scale, as a PNG file. I think I’ll start from there by having our local print shop print me out a page full of as many as I can tile on a page, cut them out and laminate them myself with packing tape.
Then I’ll see what other people think of the whole silly idea, and if it’s more favorable than not, I might see about eventually getting it properly printed on temporary tattoo paper. Can’t really go wrong with a temporary tattoo right?
With that thought in mind (plus our print shop is closed today), where the hell would I get true temporary tattoos printed out?
You don’t have to print on temporary tattoo paper. Use regular paper and scissors to create a wristband. That is enough to test if the geometry is good enough for the scanner.
Indeed, that’s gonna be my first plan already anyways. I’m even planning on laminating early test prints myself with packing tape on both sides. I’m sure I can tile fit quite a few prints out on a single page, for only $1 a full page at our local print shop.
The question after that is, if people find the idea interesting enough, then maybe just maybe I might want to look into getting proper temporary tattoos printed out…
NFC implants are expensive but wristbands are not. Maybe that could work… I wonder if they make some that don’t look like mini watches, maybe a strap with a fashionably integrated chip and antenna?
My actual watch band was a bit expensive, as a custom DIY homemade build. Parts alone cost me like $70 (just for the band), but at least I have plenty spare materials to make more if anyone wants similar…
https://lemmy.world/post/22860120
Thank you kindly for the advice 👍
After reading all the comments here, I think I’ll shift my plans towards having it printed out on temporary tattoo paper instead. Like hell, can’t really go wrong there I don’t think, plus it’s gotta be a lot cheaper, I’d think anyways…