Tattoos...
Everyone has a different reaction to that word. It always got my
attention. I think the first one I saw on a live person, was my cousins.
I must have been 7 or 8 years old. He had a funny caricature of a devil
on his arm with "born to raise hell" written over it. I was amazed by
it and although it wasn't until my mid 20's when I christened my skin, I
wanted one the second I saw that little devil.
Today,
tattooing is far more accepted in society than it was back in the 60's,
still; there are people that frown upon the idea of marking your body
with ink....forever. Whether it's a religious issue, or their own
personal preference, they can't deny that the tattoo is almost as old as
civilization itself.The word tattoo is derived from the Tahitian word "tatu", meaning to mark or to touch something. The earliest known tattooed person is the infamous "Iceman" found in 1991, in the Otzal Alps, located in Italy. Carbon dating proved that he had lived about 5,300 years ago. Fifty-eight tattoos were noted on his body!! Archaeologists think he was an important figure in his society. The tattoos were charcoal and water based.
Ancient
cultures used tattoos to ward off sickness or bad luck. The Egyptians
were the first to use needles to tattoo the body. Archaeologists
exhuming tombs, have even found children's dolls decorated with tattoos.
Tattooing spread through Greece, and Arabia, and By 2000 BC., the
tattoo had arrived in Asia.The Japanese first used tattoos to identify criminals. Later it was transformed into an art form, producing some of the world's most beautiful tattoos. The Yakuza (Japanese mafia) use their tattoos to intimidate their rivals. Japanese style of tattooing has influenced hundreds of artists today.
Any
design free idea tattoo that you choose to have applied by tattooing
professionals will be a very personal choice that you make. While some
people can make that choice in a very quick manner others may have some
trouble deciding which type of art to have applied as a tattoo. That's
why it's important to have a lot of designs to choose from in any tattoo
shop. While some tattoo shops have only a small catalog of designs that
customers can choose from they also may have a staff of artists that
can make up any design that the customer comes in with.
This
is a very good way to bring in extra business as the customer is fairly
assured that the tattoo shop and its artists can create the design that
they want created. For many tattoo shops this ability to create designs
according to a customer's wishes and imagination are what keeps their
tattoo shop in business. Many tattoo shops seek out artists based on
this ability to draw whatever a client wants. Some people even go so far
as to have a certain artist at a certain shop that they return to over
and over for their tattoo work. This kind of loyalty is based on how
comfortable the artist makes the customer feel and also how competent
the artist is at creating just what the customer wants.
The
design free idea tattoo that the customer ends up choosing can be made
into a temporary tattoo that can be applied to the skin anywhere to see
if that's the spot the customer ultimately wants the tattoo to be. If
the design needs to be moved or altered, this is the perfect way and
time to do it. Many changes can be made to the design while it's still
in the temporary tattoo stage. Colors can be altered, lines can be
adjusted and the size can be made larger or smaller depending on the
customer's tastes.
This
can be done several times with the same design until the customer
chooses the ultimate design and has it applied as a permanent tattoo.
There are many tattoo shops that will create any sort of design you want
so long as you commit to having some work done. They're not going to
spend all day drawing out tattoo designs for you and then have you
change your mind and walk out of the shop.
Female
tattoos or feminine designed tattoos are usually favored by women or
girls are becoming increasingly familiar as tattooing became more
socially acceptable, largely due to the many celebrities who publicly
sported tattoos. These can be usually found in a great female tattoo
gallery.
This
kind of female tattoo gallery has tattoos that are usually smaller and
prettier. Popular designs might include a butterfly, a flower or a
Celtic design. Women's tattoo designs are also less heavy, less
aggressive-looking. They tend to have thinner lines, though this is, of
course, a generalization rather than a rule.
Women
nowadays are gradually opting for large tattoos. 'New school' hearts,
stars, roses and tribal tattoo designs on the lower back are
increasingly being asked for by females. Therefore these days, a female
tattoo gallery will have these popular designs as women are becoming
more experimental in the shapes and sizes of their designs.
In
modern times, the art of tattooing has become largely youth-driven,
dominated by young tattooists with training in fine art and culture.
Their clients are similarly young and often adorned with bold loud
designs on their arms, hands, legs, and bodies as well as multiple
piercing.
Contemporary
tattooing first came about during the hippy 1970s when
anti-establishment youths began to wear tattoos as a symbol of
resistance to law-abiding, middle-class values. Coincidentally, at the
same time new tattoo artists appeared equipped with different types of
training.
Before,
it was typical for new tattooists to apprentice with an experienced
tattooist, learning the ropes the slow way. But with this slew of
counter-cultural sentiments, many new and young tattooists simply
ordered a machine and some basic supplies and got started on their own.
With
their presence, new tattoo images began to emerge which appealed very
much to this younger, rowdier audience. These tattoo designs were mostly
inspired by "exotic" cultures such as Japan, Borneo, Samoa and North
America rather than stemming from traditional sources like North
American and European designs.
The
rise of contemporary tattooing is turning unstoppable. Long unpopular
and stigmatized in the West, tattooing has been given a new positive
spin that is more associated with well-respected cultural traditions.







Body
art is very broad term which includes ear piercing to a funky tattoo,
painting or you can say everything related to skin decoration. Today
there is a craze among college students especially to get a funky tattoo
done. Having a body art done is a means to express themselves and their
individuality.
These
days companies have employed a new marketing funda of using body
painting as a form of advertising. Many advertisements showcase the
models with company logos painted onto their bodies.


The
human back makes an ideal canvas for a tattoo artist's needles. If you
are considering your first tattoo could do worse than to have it be an
upper back tattoo. Why?
Women
considering upper back tattoos will have to decide if their social life
is a deterrent; backless formal gowns may be out of the picture once
upper back tattoo enter it. But a small tasteful tattoo has found its
way to many a female celebrity's upper back, so the bias against female
tattoos in upper social circles may be fading. Tank tops and bating
suits will also be a giveaway for upper back tattoos, but in the casual
environment at poolside they are not only accepted; they are often
admired.
Any
upper back tattoos you are considering should be a topic of
conversation between you and your tattoo artist before you make any
decisions. Placement is key, so that you can incorporate you design into
a later full back tattoo if you so desire. At the same time, you don't
want you upper back tattoo to be so oddly positioned that it sticks out
like a sore thumb.
You'll
also have to consider the amount of time you are accustomed to spending
shirtless in the sun. You should be using sunscreen anyway, even if you
don't have tattoos, but sun exposure is a big contributor in the fading
of tattoos. Your upper back tattoo is going to fade, because that is
what tattoos do, but here's no reason for you to speed the process
simply because you neglect the sunscreen.



If
you've been weeding through artwork for a while, you have seen some
very generic tattoo sleeve design collections. In fact, this may be the
only type of art you are seeing. If you're sick and tired of eying the
same cookie cutter images, here's the easiest way to find the perfect,
most original tattoo sleeve design.
It's
not just about finding "one" decent piece. It's about finding galleries
of them. If you look through galleries that are filled with crisp, well
drawn designs, you have a much better chance of picking the exact
tattoo sleeve design you want. People who spend most of their time
weeding through generic stuff will usually end up settling on some
cookie cutter piece. It's a shame. To avoid so much of the bad artwork,
you should avoid trying to find galleries by clicking through various
search engine results.
They
just don't get the job done any more. There are just so many generic
laced galleries around the net, and this is the only type of site that
they are showing us. All of the better, more original places are being
left out. There's a very good chance that you would regret putting a
cookie cutter tattoo sleeve design on your body to begin with. That's
why I want to share this next small tip, which can help you
tremendously.
I
found out that the best option for finding amazing galleries is to use
more forums. Big forums to be exact. I won't make this some long
tutorial, because the rest is pretty simple and straight forward. Big
forums will have humongous archive sections, which is exactly where you
want to be. When you go into this massive storage unit of past topics,
you'll have instant access to hundreds of topics on tattoos. It's your
source for inside input, leading you to those hidden sites that are sure
to post the most original tattoo sleeve design collections.
These
topics are always filled with good info, which includes posts from all
sorts of people who have shared their findings of better, higher quality
galleries. The subject always seems to come up, because you wouldn't
believe how many men and women are struggling to find a couple good
places for tattoos. These are the types of sites that have real tattoo
sleeve design selections, drawn by real artists. Generic junk doesn't
even compare.