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The art of tattooing has been around for
literally thousands of years and it has surely evolved with
time. Tattoo designs have become more and more innovative and
stylish. Early tattoos were basically name-driven and did not
have any scope for design. But with time, colorful tattoos
became a style statement. As a tattoo artist, creative designing
capability is a must. One needs to have a basic understanding of
the person who wants to get a tattoo done.
There are various types of tattoo designs that one can use. The
most common one being the tattoo designs of crosses. The cross
is the most ancient and universal symbol which symbolizes a
duality. The horizontal beam of the cross are feminine symbols
which include the traits of passivity, earthliness, destruction,
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On the other hand, the vertical beam suggests its masculine
counterpart which is considered celestial, eternal, creative, positive,
active, and full of life. Cross tattoos are mostly commonly done on an
arm or one’s back, depending upon the size of the tattoo. Colorful cross
tattoos with floral designs indeed look very attractive. Cross tattoos
can be furthur classified as simple crucifix tattoos, tribal cross
tattoss, celtic cross tattoos, christian cross tattoss, the templar
cross, the triumph cross etc.
Tattoo designs for women usually consists of floral tattoos and
butterfly tattoos. Small tattoos can go very well with women figures.
The butterfly makes for a great lower back tattoo and symbolizes
balance, transformation and grace and hence an ideal for a women
tattoo.The rose tattoo continues to be one of the most popular tattoos
requested by women. The main reason for the popularity is the symbolic
meaning of the rose tattoo which can be changed depending on the color
and other design elements of the tattoo. Apart frrom the reose, lotus
flower tattoo is another type of tatto that looks very arty and
feminine.
Amongst the animal tattoos, tiger,dragon, snake, eagle, horses, etc are
famous. Apart from that, tattoo design of scorpions is another design
that most people demand for especially if they want a zodiac tattoo and
are of the scorpion sign. Simialrly a tattoo idea for picses will be a
piscean zodiac sign and so on and so forth. There are many tattoo
designs for zodiac signs available. Egyptian tattoo designs are another
type of tattoo designs that are colorful and attractively pictographic.
Egyptian god and goddesses are used a lot in tattoo designs. Egyptian
style tattoo designs for ancient artifacts too are used by the
westerners.
There also a lot of tattoo ideas for couples as well. Romantic cartoon
couples can be a great tattoo design. Even a simple design like a heart
can be ideal for a couple as it universally symbolises love. Apart from
heart, tattoo designs of stars look very vibrant and have a lot of scope
for innovation. A star is also a sign of good luck, victory and hence
preferred a lot by tatoo artists. Not just that, there are a lot of
tattoo ideas for best friends as well. For example two shaking hands can
be a sign of friendship.
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