Cool Tattoo Design - What You Need to Know Before Getting One

Having chosen a cool tattoo design, you are now, I'm willing to bet, very much excited and thrilled to just rush out and got to a tattoo artist's studio and finally do it: get a tattoo. While I understand the excitement of getting a tattoo, I seriously think it would be wise if you read this article until the last line. Who knows? It may get you thinking about some things.

I am not against people getting tattoos. Being born in a family who are very artistically inclined, I understand and I am in fact, all for self expression and I look at tattoos as works of art. However, I see a lot of people who are so hyped about getting tattoos only to realize later on that they do not want to have the tattoos in the end and would then spend thousands of dollars to undergo painful procedures of getting the tattoo removed. It is a waste of time, money and an artist's hard work.

Getting a cool tattoo design permanently inked on any part of your body is ONE. BIG. DECISION. This is something that would stay with you for the rest of your life - unless, of course you decide you do not want the tattoo after all. And mind you, there are actual studies that show that around forty percent of the people who get tattoos later on regret having it done in the first place. What a bummer!

Since I am pretty sure that you do not want to see yourself included in that forty percent statistic, here are some of the things that you need to know and understand before you go out and get one cool tattoo design a permanent part of your body:

* Decide (and stick to the decision you make) on the type of tattoo design you would like. Are you interested in Celtic designs? Tribal? Something girly? Or aggressive? A tiger or a dragon tattoo perhaps? Check out websites that offer free tattoo designs or you can visit your local tattoo artist for flash designs. For custom designs, the process may take several hours stretched over a period of days. If you want a portrait done, do take note and understand that there are some designs or photos that may not look as good when recreated as a tattoo.

* Where particularly in your body would you like to have it done? Keep in mind that there how big or small the tattoo is dependent on the particular body part you would like to have it done on.

* Would you go for a big design or a discreet dainty tattoo instead? If a tattoo is very small, some colors may come out blurry.

* Is there a particular color that you would like to have done on your tattoo?

It is normal that you would have to look at literally, thousands and thousands of tattoo designs before you could come across the design that will suit you the best. If you are undecided on whether a design would really work for you, try printing a design and stencil it and then try to see if it will look good on you.

Cool tattoo design ideas

It doesn't matter whether you getting your first Tattoos or you have done it all before, but the biggest challenge is to come up with inspiration for cool tattoo ideas. The permanency of tattoos means you have to get it right first time to avoid mistakes - it's not like you can get an eraser and start again. Tattoos are for life unless you are prepared to go through, sometimes uncomfortable and very often costly, procedures to have them removed.

dragon black tattoo ideas

If you're lucky you'll have Cool Tattoo ideas that are personal to you and your life experience, which make a statement about who you are. Very often though this is not the case and people are forced to look elsewhere for ideas. Also, if you're lucky you may have a tattoo parlor on your doorstep where you can visit locally and sift through tattoo designs and discuss with the artist.

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Visiting a tattoo parlor is not always possible though so most people are left with sourcing cool tattoo ideas from the Internet. The word 'tattoo' and tattoo related phrases are heavily searched via the search engines so many poor quality sites have been set up to take advantage of this. These sites usually offer poor quality tattoo designs and galleries, with unwanted advertising, which is where they generate their revenue.

Tribal Butterfly Tattoo

Tribal Butterfly Tattoo

There are many options available for a tribal butterfly tattoo. This is one of the huge benefits of using the tribal design incorporated into traditional tattoos. First of all, the chances of seeing someone else with the same tattoo will be drastically reduced. Plus, you can incorporate other symbols or patterns into your design to add depth to the meaning of your tattoo.

Another thing to consider is that if you get a tribal butterfly tattoo, you don't have use colors if you don't want to. One color tattoos, black work or black and gray work are often the top choice for some. Over time, some inks fade. There have been great advances to eliminate this problem, but it will always exist due to poor quality inks, inexperienced tattoo artist or even skin pigmentation.

Some people think that females are the only ones attracted towards the tribal butterfly tattoo, but I've actually seen some great pieces that were inked on men. I'm not sure that I would go that route myself, but hey that's the great part about tattoos. You can express yourself in any way that you want to. Usually tribal tattoos have a masculine energy about them because of their bold, thick lines. But in the case of the tribal butterfly tattoo, for example, they are versatile and they tend to look very good on women as well.

here are many things that a tribal butterfly tattoo can symbolize, and there are many variations. Now I'm not so sure that they hold magic powers, but in some cultures, still to this day, tribal tattoos are believed to posses such power. For example, in some tribes, a boy is assigned a totem animal during his rites of passage. Their belief is/was that the wearer inherits some of the powers of his totem animal by wearing a tattoo of such animal.

So, if you are looking for a cool tribal butterfly tattoo or other tribal tattoo ideas for yourself or a friend, you should take your time and make a wise choice. This is a lifetime commitment. Don't decide on a particular tattoo design after just looking at few hundred sketches. There are thousands and thousands of examples and ideas that are easy to find online. There are many membership websites that offer abundant selections from professional tattoo artists and flash artists. The membership fee is usually affordable and worth the money when doing your research for your next piece of body art!

In loving memory tattoos

Gothic Tattoos

Phoenix Tattoos

In loving memory tattoos are used quite often in marking the passing of someone special. Their are huge gallery collections available online. They give options of combining, designing or just selecting from their collection.

Tattoos and Body Art on Hollywood Celebrities

Celebrity tattoos are becoming more and more visible and socially acceptable in mainstream pop culture these days. Angelina Jolie recently voted most sexy woman has plenty of tattoos and is probably the most famous and desirable celebrity with tattoos in Hollywood. Her tattoos to date consist of tribal dragons, a Thai tiger, and various Latin sayings across her shoulders and arms.

This surge in popularity of celebrity tattoos began in the 1960s. Lyle Tuttle the forefather of American tattooing tattooed Janis Joplin. Time was when tattoos were the preserve of those on the fringes of society but now it is not uncommon to see celebrity tattoos. Even super models such as Kate Moss and Sarah O'Hare strut around flashing their body art on the cover of glossy magazines or on the cat walk.

Actor Johnny Depp ranks as heavily tattooed for his caliber of talent and breadth of acting work. His tattooed arms are as often painted to be blank flesh as left with their own tattoos showing and incorporated into the character.

Vin Diesel is covered with a mix of modern tattoos styles, as befitting an underground government secret agent in the movie xXx. The character he plays agent X has one full sleeve, one partial sleeve, chest work and tattoos on his stomach.

As vampire slayer BLADE, Wesley Snipes has tribal blackwork on his arms, chest and back, as well as the sides of his head and the back of his nect. Pamela Anderson had her arm tattooed for real with a barbed wire armband for her role in the movie BARBWIRE. Following her split from husband Tommy Lee, (who is heavily tattooed) she had the "Tommy" tattoo on her finger edited to read "Mommy" in reference to her two sons. She also has tribal tattoos on the small of her back and a tattoo on her ankle.

Musicians have traditionally enjoyed more freedom than actors when it comes to body art. For movie stars having to transform into a different character each time they shoot a movie can be limiting especially if they are playing historical figures. But that has not stopped a lot of actors from getting tattooed in very visible places.

Historically rock stars were renowned for getting tattoos. The band Red Hot Chili Peppers are an example where the band members have a well-developed collection of tattoos. Singer Henry Rollins began his tattoo collection as the lead singer of Black Flag. Eminem continues to add to his tattoo collection but some critics have claimed that it will inhibit him if he wants to play a bigger acting role. Eminem's tattoos are a combination of a style that is typical of Hip Hop and R&B artists such as Justin Timberlake, 50 Cent and Pharrel.

Looking For a Vampire Woman Tattoo

It is after midnight and your craving a sexy vampire woman tattoo. You want to put a hot blood
sucker on your body? The vampire tattoo can be a welcomed addition to your Gothic lifestyle.
Join the tattoo trend that is sweeping the nation and get yourself inked!

No other tattoo screams out "Bite Me!", like a vampire woman tattoo. You don't have to be
Goth to enjoy a tattoo with fangs. You will see vampire tattoos on industrial and metal head
bangers. Again, the vampire tattoo can be worn by anyone and class does not have to be
a distinction. I knew a girl who dressed very preppy and when we went out for dinner I was
in for a suprise. She was wearing a shirt with short length sleeves, which she lifted to reveal
her dark tattoos. I never would have guessed she had those tattoos, but she had them placed
in areas well hidden.

Depending on your lifestyle, you can hide your tattoos during the day and let them out at night.
You can have a vampire woman tattoo on your arm with blood dripping from her mouth. You
even can have three vampire chicks on your arm! Have you seen the killer vampire movie
"Van Helsing(2004)?" This was not the greatest vampire movie, but it did have three voluptuous
vampire chicks. If you fashioned any vampire woman tattoo after one of these hotties, you
would have a winner. These brides of Dracula from the Van Helsing movie, looked like they
stepped out of a Fredericks of Hollywood catalog.

The book cover of The Magician's Daughter by Marilyn Granbeck(Manor 1977) has a
stunning vampire woman, who will leave you breathless. The vampire woman has long thick
black hair and is wearing a red dress(well-endowed). It appears she is wearing a sorcerer's
cape, which she spreads out with her arms like a bat. Simply by typing, "The Magician's
Daughter by Marilyn Granbeck" in Google, you will find this super sexy picture. The picture
will make a nice vampire woman tattoo for your back.

The key to having a hot vampire woman tattoo, is finding the hot chick to make it stand out.
Another movie, that has a cover of a stunning vampire chick is, "Hot Vampire Nights."
In "Hot Vampire Nights", Mina(Shelly Jones) plays the Lesbian vampire, who takes a bite
out of four victims and I would not mind being victim number five! Incidentally, Shelly Jones
is a model who worked with Playboy in the mid-1990s. She did another sexy cover for the
movie, "Lust For Dracula", which has the perfect vampire woman tattoo picture! She has her
mouth open wide, perfectly showing her fangs, red eyes, and fiery hot lipstick.

From Stephen King's "Salems Lot", to Buffy The Vampire Slayer, we just cannot get enough
of that beastly side we hold at bay. Bram Stoker's Dracula will continue to be the ultimate
description of the fictitious vampire in history. Do you want a sexy vampire woman tattoo?

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