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People always love to show off their hot looking tattoo design. Can you imagine how much cooler it would be to impress your friends with a really hot tattoo design if after you amazing them you tell them that you design it? There is something very satisfying about the silence that follows after you show your friends the cool tattoo that you designed. If you are thinking about designing your own tattoo then you will want to read this article for a lot of good ideas and tips to help you. You might think that you are not artistic enough or cannot draw well enough but the truth of the matter is you can still design your own tattoo.
Choose
The first hurdle that you have to overcome is deciding what type of tattoo design you want to get. For example are you thinking something small and easy to hide or do you want something really large and intricate. What style do you want for your tattoo design? A Japanese style tattoo is going to look very different then an old school sailor Jerry styled tattoo. So choose the theme for your tattoo or the object and the style that you want to have the tattoo done in. Last but not least you should also decide on the location for the tattoo. You can always change any of these steps as you go but you have to start with something in mind or you will waste your time.
Research
Second after you have chosen a rough idea for the tattoo style, location and design it is time to research. You might think that you can just breeze past this step and skip it. However it is vital that you do some research and find some tattoo pictures and ideas to help cement the design that you want. By looking at other people’s tattoos and tattoo design you can learn more about what you want for your own tattoo. The best way to do this is to search Google.com, and Flickr.com and other tattoo image gallery sites. Every time you find a tattoo that you really like then print the picture and on the back put some notes about why you like that tattoo design.
Execute
Last but not least is the execution stage. This is where you put pencil to paper and needle to flesh and execute the design and get your tattoo design inked. The first thing you want to do is look through all of your research and compile what you like about the pictures you found. Then start sketching some ideas. Once you get a finished product that you like the look and feel of take it to your local tattoo shop. You can sometimes ask them for a little custom help on the design if you would like.
If you are not really good at drawing remember you can always trace parts of other designs and use the computer to scan and a graphics computer program to assist you in the design process. Also if you are really artistically challenged you can always take your ideas and research to a tattoo shop and have one of the professionals draw the design for you. The most important thing is that you take your time, consider your options and come up with a good deal of research before jumping into the actual drawing and tattoo phase. These ideas and steps should help you in being able to easily design your own tattoo.
For more information check out these great tattoo design sites. They have free tattoo designs, videos, galleries and more.
Celtic Cross Tattoo Designs
Cherry Blossom Tree Tattoos
White Dove Tattoos
Tags: design, design my own, tattoos
Posted in Arts · December 13th, 2009 · Comments (0)
There is a ton of debate raging on the internet and in tattoo shops everywhere about the symbolism and meaning of these popular tattoos. There are tons of articles on this site explaining it and on many other sites on the internet you can find people debating and arguing about the exact symbolism behind things like the nautical star tattoo or the anchor tattoo. You see these are three of the most popular and famous of the old school tattoo designs. They are also pieces that can easily be combined to make a much larger design such as a chest tattoo that features two swallows flying between an anchor.
Well to make it really simple and so as to not mislead you there are no clear cut meanings nor symbolism for these tattoos. The problem is tattoos grow in popularity organically in multiple places at a time. The reason behind one person getting a tattoo is different then another person getting that same tattoo. The symbolism behind a certain tattoo might be agreed upon by a group of people for example sailors on the East Coast. That does not mean Sailors in England would agree. Couple that confusion fact with history and time and in the end you have multiple versions of what the tattoo might have symbolized in the past and no clear cut answer which is the right one. So stop the debate once and for all, enjoy your tattoo and feel confident that you won and it means whatever you want it to me for you.
With that said the bulk of evidence and conglomeration of facts, lies and fiction one can make out a shady idea of what the symbols probably meant back in time and are a good indicator of what they can symbolism today. That way you are not ascribing a meaning to a certain design that is way different then it was meant to be.
All three of these tattoo designs are old school tattoo designs that were worn by sailors originally. Just look at Sailor Jerry’s tattoos or a little more contemporary Ed Hardy and you will see anchors, nautical stars and swallow throughout their designs. In the past few years their has been a real rebirth and celebration of the art of tattooing and many of the designs from these greats have come back into fashion be it Ed Hardy Clothing or the website and possible movie dedicated to Sailor Jerry.
Anchor Tattoos
In the farthest back history that one can go the Anchor as a symbol was used by Christians. The Christians used the anchor as a hidden secret cross. While they were under the persecution by the Romans they lived in hiding and used the anchor to as a symbol for the cross for a signal to other Christians. The anchor much later showed up in tattoo designs worn by sailors. At that time it was a symbol for being grounded or even tied down to a significant other be it a girlfriend or a wife but in a relationship either way. This is the most common meaning of an anchor tattoo in the modern world of tattooing.
Nautical Star Tattoos
Nautical stars are a symbol of the North Star. Sailors would use the North Star to find their way home and the nautical star became a popular tattoo among sailors and was worn as a good luck symbol and one that would promise a safe return home from a long voyage at sea. There is also some debate the nautical stars of certain colors would be earned for making certain voyages or sailing a certain amount of miles. For example a blue nautical star on the left forearm might symbolize someone who has sailed across the Pacific Ocean for example. The exact meanings and colors have been lost in history for the most part.
Swallow Tattoos
Swallows are small birds that have small wings and therefore typically do not fly very far away from land. For the early sailors spotting a swallow would mean a group was close to land and therefore it became a good luck symbol. Some sailors would also put swallows on their fists and it was believed to make them faster in a fight.
The exact meaning and symbolism behind these great tattoos such as the nautical star, anchor tattoo and swallow tattoo has been lost and obscured by history. It is probably accurate that the symbolism was also somewhat different between different groups of sailors. However, the fact remains that today these are very popular old school sailor tattoos that can make incredible tattoo designs. It is probably best to keep with the general meaning and symbolism behind these designs but of course it is always up to the person wearing the tattoo their interpretation of the symbol.
These are just a few of the more hot tattoo designs out there. There are literally hundreds of thousands of designs that look great it really depends what you are after. For more information you have to check out these great sites which hold a ton of pictures, galleries, and ideas for great looking tattoos.
Celtic Cross Tattoo
Cherry Blossom Tattoos
Dove Tattoos
Tags: anchor, nautical star, swallo, tattoo, tattoos
Posted in Arts · November 9th, 2009 · Comments (0)