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Tattoos and Piercings
Tattoo Videos
Have you been wanting to get a tattoo but don't have an exact idea
or not sure what you want? Tattoos are so popular and there are so
many ideas but many of us feel stuck at times on the exact tattoo we
want to get. For me I often feel stuck when I think of how permanent a
tattoo is. I see a lot of cool designs that I like at the time but
when I start thinking about the having it permanently done I start to
change my mind and look for something else.
Others have the idea or rough plan of what they want but they can't
find any good source material or flash that matches what they want.
Some of our customers state that they have spent months looking for a
certain tattoo design. They look through all of the flash sites and
etc. but still can not find what they are looking for. This is a huge
problem, you end up wasting a lot of time and feeling frustrated.
However there are some simple ways around this problem.
1. First you should always pull ideas for tattoos from things that
you like or are into. Don't go and get a tattoo just because you saw
someone with one and you thought he or she was cool. A tattoo will be
with you forever and so it should be something from you not from
outside. Along these lines don't do the stupid thing of going out to
get a tattoo with a friend and be pressured into getting the same
thing he or she gets just because you don't want to look stupid.
Tattoos are permanent and therefore should state something about you
and what you love. Therefore if you spend time just thinking about the
things you like and things that you identify yourself with you are
likely to come up with some great ideas. For example for me I love
being outdoor and nature and so I like star tattoos a lot and nature
themes. I also like a lot of the native American and traditional
Japanese designs. My wife is from Japan and she has this plan of
getting a Cherry tree branch full of cherry blossoms across her back.
These are very significant images for the Japanese. They symbolizes
the new year and new life or even renewal of life. So as you can see
your tattoo should be something you identify with.
2. Once you have some rough ideas it is typically time to go online
and look for some images. Now lets take the Cherry blossom for
example. Some place you could look for a tattoo would be clip art. You
can search using Google's image search feature or go to Microsoft
online clipart gallery. Either place you can find either a clip art
drawn piece or actual source photos. Both will lead you to some good
source materials that will help in the design stage.
3. Next you want to take you source materials (photos or clip art)
and show them to a tattoo artists. You might also try some initial
sketches if you are artistically inclined. Even something with simple
line art or pigeon scratches can tell you tattoo artists a lot about
what you are looking for. So take everything you got and show it to
your tattoo artist and then let them design the tattoo for you.
Remember the more accurate and detailed you can be with your
description the more happy you are going to be with the results and
the whole process will be much easier.
4. Most tattoo artists will then provide you with an actual design
shaded in and with color and the line art of the design. If you are
getting this done online then you can take that to your local tattoo
parlor and find some one to do the actual tattoo for you. Often you
can also ask for referrals from the original tattoo artists. Typically
they can do the work themselves if you live within driving range.
If you take these steps into consideration and actually do a little
bit of homework and find your source materials and provide lots of
details about what you are looking for then you are sure to get the
design of your dreams.
Chris has been running
Design My
Tattoos website for the last three months. He like helping people
find the custom tattoo designs and where to get them done by
professional tattoo artists.
Check out the site and
post a job to
get your own custom tattoo design. If you are a tattoo artist and
would like to earn some extra income go ahead and sign up as an
artists and make some money in your spare time. Check out this article
on
Free Tattoo Ideas on the site.
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