Services

Custom Baybayin translation & design: This includes consultation, design, and translation starting at only $9.99 (USD) via paypal or google checkout. I’ll send you a graphic file within 48-72 hours of confirmed payment. You can print it and take it to your local tattoo artist.

If you want more than 5 words, please contact me at info@pinoytattoos.com. I can also place the Baybayin characters on the photo of a body part you are thinking of getting tattooed so that you know how it looks like before you get inked. Please try to have your words already translated to Tagalog, Bisaya, Ilocano, etc for a faster process.

Here are some samples:

“Pambuan Arnis”

“I will die a Catholic”

You can view more of my work here.

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Old School (traditional) vs Modified Baybayin

There have been a few attempts to alter the original Baybayin for modern use. One of the first attempts to “reform” the Baybayin was in 1620 when Fr. Francisco Lopez was about to publish the Ilokano Doctrina. Seeing the “limitations” of Baybayin, he invented a new kudlit in the shape of a cross. When placed under a consonant, it would cancel the “a”.



I personally don’t like it due to it’s colonial origins but I do see the purpose of it if I look at it purely as a writing system. Thanks a surge of Baybayin tattoos, the Spanish kudlit has made a comeback due it being the most familiar method of of isolating the consonant. One common Baybayin tattoo is the Tagalog word for STRONG - LAKAS. Using traditional Baybayin, it would be written like this:



Using the Spanish kudlit, the tattoo would look like this:

In my work, I use an X instead of a +. So if you want to stick to traditional Baybayin, select “old school” in the drop-down in the order form.

*If your going to a tattoo artist that already knows Baybayin, I suggest you go to them for your design/consultation. Save the time and money. Since I’m not a tattoo artist, they will ultimately know what design will be the perfect fit for your body part. If you do get a design done, please only use as reference.

*Personally, I would rather do all work in the traditional style with no cancellation kudlit and spell as it sounds. I’ll leave it up to you to decide. Know what you want and why.

*I only use the brush stroke for my designs since I like the unpredictability of it. Plus, my regular handwriting is pretty bad. Straight lines would be a challenge for me. If you don’t mind my scribbles on your body, go for it

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Questions before you order? Chat with me on Yahoo Messenger or AIM: PinoyTattoos, email info@pinoytattoos.com or call 925-396-5969.

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Prices
- Consultation - FREE
- Baybayin design, 2 words, horizontal or vertical - $9.99
- Baybayin design, 2 words, horizontal and vertical - $14.99
- Baybayin design, 3-5 words, horizontal or vertical - $19.99
- Baybayin design, 3-5 words, horizontal and vertical - $24.99
- Contact me at info@pinoytattoos.com for anything else
- Each order comes with a FREE 176 page tattoo ebook that will be available for download immediately after payment
* All prices are in USD

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1. First and Last name(required)
2. Where are you from?(required)
3. Femal or Male Female Male
4. Age
5. Email(valid email required)
6. Phone number
7. Website
8. Design package 2 words - horizontal 9.99 2 words - vertical 9.99 2 words both 14.99 3-5 words - horizontal 19.99 3-5 words - vertical 19.99 3-5 words - both 24.99 Custom - More than 5
9. Modified or Old School Old School Modified
10. What do you want translated?(required)
11. Where will the tattoo go(required)
12. When are you getting inked(required)
13. Attach a reference file
14. Payment method Google Paypal
15. Message
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