My Daily Tattoo

Design : Gothic Tribal

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Ran across this talented Tattoo Artist whose designs combine the tribal style with current touch of goth. Not too much goth but enough to make it visually different.

Show some love and check out the rest of their work at http://quicksilverfury.deviantart.com

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Tattoo Designs for Women and Where to Get the Best Ones

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The whole field of tattoos for women is growing at a tremendous rate. If you think back even 20 years ago tattoos for women were not all that popular and most of the women getting them were keeping them covered up. However times have definitely changed and tattoo designs have really advanced at a tremendous rate. Today’s tattoo have more brilliant colors and are a far cry from your grandfathers Hawaiian girl tattoo on his forearm.

It used to be that women would get an occasional rose or name tattoos on their breast or some well hidden spot. However with current fashion trends there are tons of cute tattoo designs for women out there are women are now getting tattoos at an amazing rate.

Women’s tattoo designs and placement have also changed with this new growth. No longer are women getting simple tattoos that they keep well hidden. Women are now getting cute tattoo designs done and placing them in more visible places.

Some of the most popular items to get tattoos of are:

1. Shooting Star Tattoos
2. Butterfly Tattoos
3. Unicorn Tattoos
4. Angel Tattoos
5. Fairy Tattoos
6. Dragonfly tattoos
7. Flower design tattoos

The most popular places for women to get tattoos done are:

1. lower back tattoo (especially popular recently with the whole hip hugger jeans)

2. ankle tattoos

3. front side of the hips (again hip hugger jeans have made this more popular)

4. butt cheek left or right

5. Belly button area

Another thing that this trend of women getting tattoos is that women often seek out custom tattoo designs. They don’t go to the local parlor and just by a tattoo flash design that is on display there. Women seem to spend a great deal more time contemplating the tattoos that they want done and tend to have more requirements about what they want. Therefore women tend to get custom tattoo designs. This allows them to get the exact look and feel they want and a custom designed tattoo is also fit to the location on the persons body so that it fits well.

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Hawaiian Arm Tattoo - The New Tribal Tattoo

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One of the biggest and hottest growing trends in the art of tattoo design is Hawaiian arm or leg band tattoos. As this trend goes a lot of people think to themselves, well of course. At least that is what I said to myself at first. You can hardly drive more then 10 minutes on the freeway in southern California where I am from and not see a big SUV like a Lincoln Navigator or a Cadillac Escalade and not see a Hawaiian sticker. Things with flowers designs, or turtles, dolphins. Ya see it started off with the sticker and then the car seat covers with hibiscus flowers everywhere and it just grew from there.

This trend of Hawaiian design has then met it’s match with the whole tribal tattoo movement. Tribal tattoos have been the hottest thing in the tattoo world since sliced bread or the old school WWII era Hula dancer. You see these influences have been all around us for a long time my grandpa even has one of those Hula Girls tattoos still. Granted it is a little saggy and faded now but he still has one on his forearm nonetheless. So the whole tribal tattoo and the growth in interest for Hawaiian designs have combined to make a hot and growing market for Hawaiian tattoos. This is really an up and coming thing and it not huge yet. However many tattoo artists are spotting the trend and jumping on it already.

Of course there is a lot of controversy on this subject also like anything. If you look on the internet there is a controversy about getting Kanji and Japanese Tattoos also. Anytime you try and take the designs of a culture and do not depict them accurately it creates a sense of bastardization or what I call the “Disney Effect” towards the culture. I mean how would you feel if you were in China and someone said, oh you should try this hot new restaurant out it serves this great food that is really American. They have fried chicken and apple pie that is the best.” Well, at first you would be excited right? Sure it would be nice for a good home cooked meal if you have been out of the US for a long time. However once you get there you see the place has really tacky and awful reproductions of 50’s art and the all the food tastes kind of strange. It would probably bee kind of close or resemble what you were thinking of but it would be missing something or a few key ingredients. I bet this would leave you feeling a little sad and like your culture was not totally understood.

Well, I can not speak for you and maybe you will feel different but I was pretty sad when after staying in Japan for 3 months I was invited to a 1950’s classic hamburger joint. When we got there it was Elvis with a funny accent playing on the jukebox and when my hamburger came it had a fried egg on top of it with teriyaki sauce. WOW what a surprise that was for me. I kind of felt weird about being in the place that had tried to recreate something from my own culture.

So, the same controversy rolls on in the world of tattoos. Anytime you get a tattoo design from another culture just make sure you go with a professional. Do not have your friend trace out some Kanji in a book for a tattoo and don’t go and rip some design of the internet because it states that it is Hawaiian. Go to a real custom tattoo designer and have them do the research and come up with some designs. After all this is going to be on your body for the rest of your life and since Hawaiian arm band tattoos and leg tattoos are typically big it will be a significant investment in pain, time and money to get the thing done. So you should consult with a professional and get top notch work done.

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Bad tattoos last just as long as good ones

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Time and time again I ‘ve heard the regretful remarks of people who got undesirable art work inked into their skin. What’s more, again and again I also hear stories like… “Well, I’ve always wanted one and just couldn’t work up the nerve so, as I was walking I saw this tattoo parlor and ducked in because I’ll never bring myself to it if I just don’t do it.”

Remember the bad ones last just as long as the good ones… FOREVER!

Huge mistake number one. When considering getting a tattoo, DO NOT think that because you don’t want to look like a wimp or whatever that you just need to make a un-educated decision. Your friends aren’t the ones who’ll have to wear this thing.

Huge mistake number two. Don’t go to the parlor and look through all the portfolio binders when you haven’t even thought of what you wanted BEFORE you arrived. Having an idea is not even good enough. Let’s put it this way. Ever went to the supermarket to shop for food when your hungry… remember how regret always follows (I spent too much, I got too much) and once it’s done it’s done.

Huge mistake number three. If you’ve been working in a certain profession or live a certain lifestyle, you may want to consider where you put your tattoo. tribal bands can be on an ankle or high enough on an arm to still look great and be out of the way of the professionals that my criticize you at work. I’m not saying be a slave of the “Corporate” system but don’t throw a spoke in your career because someone can’t get over some simple art and he happens to be your boss. (get the picture)

Huge mistake number four. Foreign language characters are beautiful but as with say kanji tattoos, meaningful celtic symbols, tribal tattoos or any tattoo design that has a meaning, make sure the tattoo means what you expect it to mean. Unfortunately even some tattoo artists don’t know the true meaning of them.

Not to knock them one bit but remember tattoo artist are just that. Except in some cases where they go and do research and gain the knowledge of these things over time, they know just as much as we do about the actual meanings and translations of these symbols… squat!

Remember to do your home work and research what you want AHEAD of time. There are many places you can do this and take your time, on YOUR own time. On the resource page link in the paragraph above is a good place to start. There are so many sources on this page but be sure to read about caring for and what to expect. You’ll see the links in the text. I know you’ll find it informative and beneficial to your skin art journey.

Good luck and remember your tattoo is just that, your tattoo and no one elses. Choose wisely and no regrets.

What Is Tattoo Flash?

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A tattoo flash is a tattoo design printed or drawn on paper or cardboard. It is typically displayed in tattoo parlors to give customers ideas for their own tattoos. Traditionally, tattoo flash was designed and drawn by the individual artist for display in his own shop, or traded and sold among artists. Hand-drawn, local tattoo flash has been replaced by professional “flash artists” who produce prints of flash and sell them at conventions or through the Internet. There is no standard size for tattoo flash, but it is commonly found on 11×14 inch prints. Tattoo flash may or may not come with an outline, also known as a stencil. This outline is typically printed on a separate sheet. This is convenient for the tattoo artist, who would otherwise have to draw the linework for themselves.

Most flash today is found on the Internet, with customers bringing it into their own artist to have tattooed. This method is available from a number of sites which you can find on our website. There are also fantastic artist that display their work proudly on the internet. If you are interested in their work a simple email asking for permission to use their design as a tattoo will go a long way.

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