Social Standards of Tattoos

There are two types of people in the world of tattoos: the first is those who get one or two somewhat small, well thought out (or maybe not so well thought out), tattoos for a couple reasons. And the second is those who get tattooed to fulfill a deeper meaning and often have several or more tattoos. Tattoos address an individual's personal experiences and will most likely tell us what's important to that individual.

The first group of people that get tattooed are those that want to fit in or feel accepted by a larger peer group such as friends, colleagues, and organizations that they are involved with. Another often more common reason for this group, is that these people get tattooed out of rebellion. This group often gets tattooed when they are adolescents because of the conflicts over identity and to show their control of their own bodies. Tattoos have to be seen before someone can get the idea to get one done and the current medias interest with tattoos strongly fuels this system. Celebrities tattoos are constantly being showcased in movies, magazines, TV shows, and all other forms of media which heavily influences adolescents decisions in getting one.

The second group of people are those who get tattooed because it means something very personal to them and helps them express their thoughts, beliefs, and ideals as well as commemorate a special memory or loved one. These people often have a larger number of tattoos and sometimes even choose to cover their whole bodies. This is obviously the more outrageous group that has a deeper understanding of what tattoos used to stand for and think less about the stigmas surrounding tattoos in our current times.

Tattoos have been around for thousands of years and have been put on everyone from prison gangs to aristocrats. Just like anything else, there are certain trends and cycles that tattoos go through. Nowadays, tattoos have become much more complex and include almost any piece of 2D art that you can find that can fit onto a part of the human body as well as a full range of tattoo lettering. In the last 10-15 years they have become much more widely accepted and people from all walks of life now sport tattoos.

Geisha Tattoo Design

Geisha Tattoo Design on Arm's Sexy Girl
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Right Arm Tattoo and Queen Tattoo Design on Stomach

Right Arm Tattoo and Queen Tattoo Design on Stomach
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Hands Tattoo Design

Hands Tattoo Design

The Tattoo on Right Hand more coloured
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Chinese Tattoo Designs

Chinese Tattoo Design
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• Japanese Dragon Tattoo Design
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Japanese Dragon Tattoo and Skull Tattoo Design

Japanese Dragon Tattoo and Skull Tattoo Design

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As mentioned earlier, generic Kanji tattoo designs are not things that a person should basically ‘settle’ for. To keep away from the sort of sub-stand

As mentioned earlier, generic Kanji tattoo designs are not things that a person should basically ‘settle’ for. To keep away from the sort of sub-standard designs that are so common on the net, it would be a nice idea to stay away from search engines now. Sadly, Yahoo & Google, while being nice search engines, would basically lead to three of the lots of web-sites loaded with poor quality Kanji tattoo designs. Also, they would not show any new tattoo designs, but merely those that are over four years in age, & have been copied by hundreds on other web-sites. Thus, such Kanji tattoo designs would be far from unique & individual. Originality & quality is what a person should look for in Kanji tattoo designs if they or they wants to be proud of it in the years to come

Kanji Tattoo Designs

Kanji tattoo designs can be very special things for a few people. However, it is impossible to find quality artwork for tattoos on the net, as lots of people have found to their dismay. Some people may basically pick to give up searching & settle for something sub-standard, but this is not what a person should do. Tattoos are very person things that are permanent, & so should only be selected five times hundred percent sure that they are nice. However, as difficult as it may be to believe, the net does has quality artwork for Kanji tattoo designs, & this news story will explore how to find it while escaping the sub-standard stuff.

Another fact that is generally unknown is that most generic web-sites have designs that were created by artists who are no real authority on tattoo art. This would mean that while their designs might look nice on paper, they might not look half as attractive when inked onto a person’s skin. Since tattoos are permanent, it is important to recall that going back is hard, five times three gets a tattoo. So if this tattoo is far from nice, then a person would probably be stuck with it for the rest of their lives. Obviously, no three would require sub-standard Kanji tattoo designs. Thus it is important that three never settle for anything other than what they think is the best for themselves. Thankfully, searching forums for keywords would lead directly to the post that a person was looking for. Thus, it is not necessary for three to search throughout the net through tons of poor quality designs by amateur artists. Here, a person could discover a unique Kanji tattoo design with the maximum of work & maximum of satisfaction.

However, there's a few easy ways to catch the nice Kanji tattoo designs on the net. Since it is apparent that search engines should be avoided right now, something else that works needs to be found. Thus, web forums are a nice plan. Such forums are locations where hidden, nice quality tattoo artwork can be discovered from other people. More importantly, such artwork is not easily found on the net & so it will most likely be unique as a tattoo.

sexy lower back tribal tattoo design that is perfect with the right combination of colors makes girls plus sexy and beautiful

sexy lower back tribal tattoo design that is perfect with the right combination of colors makes girls plus sexy and beautiful

cute lower back tattoo design with a tribal type tattoo wrist that fits perfectly made by sexy girls

cute lower back tattoo design with a tribal type tattoo wrist that fits perfectly made by sexy girls

Arm Tattoo with Lord Ganesha Tattoo Style and Flower Tattoo Design

Arm Tattoo with Lord Ganesha Tattoo Style and Flower Tattoo Design

Japanese Half Sleeve Tattoo Picture

Japanese Half Sleeve Tattoo Picture On Man Body's

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New Tattoo

Her New Tattoo Makes her must Scream Strongly.
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Tattoorism: Dean's Samurai

Last Saturday, I posted some tattoos sent to us from Tammy in Texas. Her son Dean is also tattooed and, in a much bigger way. We'll let him explain:

My very first tattoo was done on my 18th birthday in 2005...[it is] a black dragon with kanji above it. About a year letter I had a koi fish done on my calf...both of these tattoos were just drawings I had found. In 2006 I started working on my rib piece and in 2007 I got together with John from A Different Drummer here in Wichita Falls (he is now at the Lawton, OK location), and the two of us collaborated on bringing the rib piece together. Once the drawing was to our satisfaction, it took a little over 2 months of 3-4 hour sittings weekly until the tattoo was complete. 16-plus hours and worth every minute!

In 2009 I decided it was time for an arm piece and went back to A Different Drummer and Tuan who was in Art Class with me in high school listened to what I wanted... and the arm piece came to life...this one was done in one day and took a little over 7 1/2 hours:

Both pieces are marvelously done.

Thanks to Dean for sharing his work with us here on Tattoosday! And a hearty thank you, as well, to Tammy, for being a cool mom, sharing her pride in her son's amazing body art!

Japanese Dragon Tattoo Picture

Japanese Dragon Tattoo Picture
This Tattoos Color Full of Black
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Skull Tattoo and Butterfly Tattoo Designs

Skull Tattoo and Butterfly Tattoo Designs

The Skull Tattoo Design on her Arm is in the Net's Spider and the wings of Butterfly Tattoo Design Change to Net too

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Japanese Dragon Tattoo Picture

Japanese Dragon Tattoo Picture
This Tattoo has Great of Ink Color

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Love ken tattoos for style girls

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twitter tattoos design body art - tattoo for blogger

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Tribal tattoos body for girls - new tattoos design

Tattoos for girls design above is new tattoos body style , very interesting to draw in our body. what are you think about this tattoo ?? very good and nice tattoos.

Tattoo Design for Sexy Model

Great of Art Tattoo Design on Body's Top Model

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Japanese Hanya Mask Tattoos

Japanese Hanya Mask Tattoos

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Arm Tattoo Design-Back Body Tattoo Design

Arm and Back Body Tattoo Design
She Poses Very Sexy and Beautiful
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Geisha traditional japanese art

Geisha traditional japanese art

traditional japanese art

traditional japanese art

Japanese Traditional Art

Whether it is the Japanese paintings or pottery, Japanese traditional art is vivid and has its own beauty. Here’s a look at some of the different types of Japanese traditional art that reflect the rich history and culture of the place.
Japanese Traditional Art
Japan has always been known for the various forms of beautiful art that is seen out here. The Japanese have managed to retain their own aesthetic lookout while merging foreign influences as well. There was a time when Japan was invaded by ideas that came from outside and there was also a time when the Japanese rarely had any contact or influences from places around the world. Japanese traditional art can be seen in various forms, which the Japanese artists have used to express through various mediums.

When one mentions Japanese traditional art, one can see that it can encompass a whole lot of mediums of expression. Japanese traditional art can include the beautiful Japanese paintings, the exquisite Japanese pottery, the artistic Japanese sculptures and the traditional art extends to the art of flower arrangement known as the Ikebana and Origami which is the art of folding paper. Here’s a look at the various forms of Japanese traditional art that has mesmerized people for years.

Japanese Traditional Art: Painting
Japanese paintings are unique in their own way and have certain characteristics about them as well. This is also the oldest of the Japanese traditional arts. One can see a wide range of styles under Japanese art. This is a combination of traditional Japanese ideas and influences from outside as well.

The various periods in the history of Japan also had certain influences over the Japanese traditional art forms. Beautiful murals were the most significant forms of art during the Nara period. These were seen on the walls of the temple of Horyu-ji in Ikaruga , Nara. Here, the style of the paintings was quite similar to the Chinese paintings. Most of the paintings of the Nara period depicted religious beliefs and stories.

As time passed, one could see various images of the Mandala gain prominence in Japanese art. With Japanese Buddhism on the rise, one could witness new genres being added to the traditional Japanese art. Chinese art slowly disappeared from the scene by the mid-Heian period. This period saw many artists incorporate religion into their paintings.

The 14th century witnessed the Zen monasteries make a strong impact on Japanese art. Ink painting was introduced from the Sung and the Yuan dynasty. The Zen artists gradually moved away from the Chinese style of painting and monochrome landscape paintings gained prominence. This took on a more of a Japanese style in the Muromachi period and towards the end of this period, the ink paintings gave way to a decorative style of art.

Traditional Japanese art also saw the use of gold and silver foil in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Monumental landscapes adorned the sliding doors and wall paintings decorated beautiful castles. A number of new trends came to the surface during the Edo period. The Rimpa school that was seen during this period were known for their classical themes which were depicted in a very bold fashion with a decorative style.

Western art gained prominence during the Meiji period. Due to the efforts of certain art critics, traditional Japanese art saw a revival during this period especially the Nihonga art. With time, Japanese art also saw many changes in the various art styles.

Today, modern artists have gone towards new themes and abstract paintings as well. The traditional Japanese art style called the nihonga is still represented in various modern ways by artists.

Japanese Traditional Art: Pottery and Sculpture
The earlier forms of pottery seen in Japan were coil made and decorated with rope patterns, which were impressed by hand. Many artists studied the traditional methods of glazing in order to prevent the native styles from disappearing from the scene. Various styles of the Japanese pottery evolved which were initially created by Korean potters. Classic wares were crafted in numerous areas of Japan by the end of the 1980s. Dragons and floral designs adorned the Arita porcelain. The bizen ware was easily distinguishable by the reddish brown color and the ironlike hardness.

Japanese sculpture is beautiful in its own way and has its main focus on Buddhism. Different periods also saw the emergence of various styles of this art form. In the initial stage, materials such as metals and wood were used for the Japanese sculptures. The ancient dogu and the haniwa figures were made of clay. These also had a story behind their form and creation.

The most important and significant Buddhist sculptures belonged to the Hakuho art period. The earlier styles of the sculpture saw a change and features became more softened in their appearance.

Towards the modern times, new ideas and materials were put into use for Japanese sculpture. Outdoor sculpture also became an important feature. These are used in parks and as a part of landscape design. The 1980s saw the use of natural materials being made for Japanese sculptures.

LOTUS COLOR Tattoo Design 1

LOTUS COLOR Tattoo Design 1

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LOTUS COLOR Tattoo Design 2

LOTUS COLOR Tattoo Design 2

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Sexy Asian Butterfly and Arm Tattoo Design

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RIB KOI Tattoo Design

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RIB KOI Tattoo Design

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Samurai and Dragon Tattoo Design

Dragon Tattoo Design
The Samurai is a Symbolist of Japanese
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Tattoorism: Tammy from Texas

Last summer, my wife Melanie met Tammy on the staff message board of their company's website, where she and other employees across the country can exchange ideas and feedback. As a leader for Weight Watchers, Melanie often comes across members and co-workers who have used tattoos for inspiration and to mark milestones.

When talking to Tammy, a leader in Texas, she learned that she was inked, as well. She sent her the link to Tattoosday, and Tammy sent us photos of a few of her eleven tattoos.

We'll let Tammy describe them for us:

"I got my very first [tattoo] when I was 21 in Virginia while getting a tattoo for my younger brother but I didn't get another for several years at which time I had my uncle in Arkansas place a rose under the butterfly I had done first. It is old and faded but holds so much meaning to me as my uncle passed away in his 40s about 5 years ago so I have him with me at all times...I then waited a couple more years and had a dolphin put on my left ankle as a reminder of a trip we had made to Florida. About a year later an apprentice in Shreveport added an ankle wave under the dolphin.

I then took a long break from tattoos and the rest have all been done in the last 5 years here in Wichita Falls, Texas, with the exception of the tribal butterfly [seen below]. I had it done in Lawton, Oklahoma, when my son was getting his rib piece finished up [a subject of a later post].

On my right thigh I have the New York Yankees logo:

On my left shoulder blade my husband and I got kanji symbols for Eternity for our 19th wedding anniversary. I have a tribal butterfly (the only tattoo I have ever picked off a wall) put on the top of my left foot and I love it:


When I hit 50 pounds gone, my oldest son paid for the star that everyone sees in pictures I post:

And a Pisspot with my husbands name [pictured left]. My husband just retired with 26 years in the service and was AMMO-I always wanted this but was never brave enough nor skinny enough for that so called "tramp stamp"... it actually looks awesome although this picture is a little blurry.



And of course when I hit Lifetime [when a Weight Watchers member reaches their goal and maintains it for six weeks], my rib piece came alive:

The photo above is the tattoo right after it was completed. Here is how it healed:



Most of Tammy's work was done at A Different Drummer Tattoo Studio in Wichita Falls.

Thanks to Tammy for sharing some of her photos with us here on Tattoosday!