Men's Tattoo Designs Reflect Personality Traits!

The tattoo design you choose tells a lot about your personality. There are several popular men's tattoo designs like zodiac signs, Celtic designs, symbols and tribal tattoo designs. For instance a zodiac tattoo may depict a scorpion for someone that is a Scorpio. A person whom falls under the sign of Taurus may choose a bull.

Tribal tattoos are extremely popular but differ based on the origin of the tribe selected. For example, a Japanese tribal tattoo would look very different from a Hawaiian tattoo. Other choices for tribal tattoo designs include Celtic designs, Tribal dragons and Native American themes.

For animal lovers there are a lot of individualized Animal designs available. The skill and design of veteran artists have created stunning tattoos of wolves, tigers, birds, and snakes. The Chinese dragon has been a long time choice of men throughout history and remains very popular today.

Of all the men's tattoo designs, one that has an extensive history in the world and still remains one of the most requested designs would be none other than "name designs". From names of your wife, girlfriend, mother, favorite motorcycle brand, or spiritual belief, men have been adorning their bodies with names for years now. Name designs probably will never lose their popularity.

Equally important in choosing the design of the tattoo will be choosing the location on your body where it will be placed. Whatever tattoo design appeals to you, you need to decide if you want it visible or invisible. Visible, is usually an area of the body typically exposed such as an arm, wrist, neck, ankle, etc. Invisible is usually more private such as a buttock, thigh, lower back, or below an underwear line. With the longevity of tattoos you want to insure that you will be both happy with the design as well as where you have placed it.

Tattooing is a special art that allows us to decorate our bodies with a statement about our beliefs and personality. Everywhere we go, this art accompanies us signifying a little bit about who we are or what we believe in.

If you are considering a tattoo, always take into consideration the symbolic design and intrinsic value behind your tattoo. Is it a symbol or design that has long-term meaning and is not a just a passing fad? What statement do you want to make convey about your personality in the form of a tattoo? How do you choose the best men's tattoo design for your personality or do you want to create your own unique design?

Whatever design or placement you choose, choose wisely! When it comes to a tattoo, quick decisions can last a lifetime.

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New School Tattooing - A Break From Tradition

Body art has been with mankind for centuries. It's thought that tattooing began as far back as 6000 years ago. Although this is an interesting fact, of more concern to anyone considering a tattoo today is the emergence of New School tattooing. Just what is new school tattooing and how is it different than the old style of tattooing? Before we can understand new school tattooing, we first must define what old style tattooing is.

As mentioned earlier, body art began a long time ago, however the tools and methods used for inking were primitive. Modern tattooing did not emerge from the dark ages until the early part of the 20th century. Once good ole Tom Edison invented the electric engraving machine the birth of modern tattooing got underway. During the early 1900's traveling Circus entertainers began tattooing their bodies to create the circus freak show attraction known as the tattooed man. This was the first introduction of tattooing to large groups of civilized people. As time went on body art became accepted by sailors, outlaws, criminals, and others considered as patrons of the low side of life.

The art in those early days was simple and centered on single item imagery like flowers, animals, cartoon characters, crosses, hearts, knives, skulls, etc. There was of course artistic talent applied to the single item imagery and body art became quite elaborate and artful. This style is of a flatter or one dimensional nature and uses red, green, golden yellow and a lot of black as the only colors. Old School tattooist for the most part were shunned and repressed by the public and their craft revolved around mean concepts and attitudes, dark colors, heavy shading and surly kinds of people.

Somewhere around the late seventies, early eighties, a new movement in tattooing began. With the advent of better tattooing guns, the creation of better ink with more colors, and the creation of standards for cleaner, safer tattooing practices, a new attitude was beginning within the public and amongst tattooing artist. Young upstart tattoo artists not knowing the ways of old were beginning to bring a different style of body art to the public. The new, younger "inkers" aided by better ink & equipment began combining the old tradition of tattooing with their personal style in a fashion that is now considered to be New School Tattooing.

New School Tattoos

Modern day body art is a brighter, lighter, friendlier style of tattooing. It's bubbly, realistic, beautiful, and at times almost obnoxious. But that's what makes it what it is, proud, lighthearted, colorful, and artistic in a much more elaborate way. Another aspect of new school tattooing is that it takes on a 2 or 3 dimensional look while the old style tends to be flat or 1 dimensional.

The modern tattooing style seems to have no set boundary and in many cases people are doing nontraditional tattooing (New School) unwittingly. Tattoos of today combine many of the old school styles with artistic creativeness that simply did not exist 30 years ago. It's not unusual to see Tribal and Oriental tattoos intermixed, or flat tattooing with fine line designs overlaying each other. In fact new school tattooing is not clear cut in its appearance. What you or I may consider to be new school tattooing may be considered to be neotraditional or old school by others. However you see it, new school tattooing is a dramatic departure from traditional tattooing.

To see pictures of old school Vs. new school tattooing go to New School Tattooing Examples. While there, have a look at all our other free tattooing information. Article written and distributed by Woody Longacre - www.Getting-A-Tattoo.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Woody_Longacre