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July 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Tribal Tattoos for Men

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Tribal tattoos for men make a powerful -and sexy -  statement – but not only that, check out the way a tribal tattoo can define your muscles. That’s what make them super hot for men.

Try our tribal tattoo with a monotone design, that means it’s one colour only. Most tribes had limited ink colours. Some tribal tattoos are abstract, like the one above, while others are representations of birds, or animals. It all depends on the tribes, and the symbolism they used in their artwork.

Here’s an idea – start with a tattoo design that you buy, then try customizing your tribal tattoo to fit the muscle flow of your body – you will work with a tattoo artist to come up with a design that is exclusive to you, and that will  accentuate your anatomy.

Creative Commons License photo credit: JD | Photography

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March 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Tribal Tattoo Patterns

Hairatsfähiges Mädchen der Koita (Neuguinea)

Do not neglect the history of Tattoo Patterns.

That is today’s lesson. Very important. Some people look at tribal tattoos and consider them pretty patterns. But to some people they are much more than that.

Now, I myself, don’t get all stringent-like when it comes to tradition and observance, but I do like history and meaning, and so think if you are going to get a tribal tattoo, you owe it to yourself – or to the history of the traditon – to find out what your preferred symbol actually means. It’s that extra bit of attention that will add significance to your tattoo choice.

Take this one for example. This is a marriageable Melanesian/Polynesian girl  – that’s what the V-shaped drawing stands for.

Don’t make a mistake by rushing into your tattoo. Most tattoo memberships aren’t that expensive – they cost no more than a night at the movies for two. Surely you can give that up for  unlimited professional tattoo designs.

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November 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Tattoo Patterns 101

There are so many tattoo patterns to choose from. Never before has there been such a wide variety of tattoo patterns, and never before has it been this easy to search for a tattoo what with so many online tattoo galleries.

Here is a quick tattoo finder primer for you – helping you to choose from all the available patterns.

Tribal tattoo patterns

These were specific to the tribe. Tribal designs have staying power because they are designs that have been used for centuries. Tribal design tattoos are artistic and include bold striking patterns.

Tribal tattoos are usually monotone, that means one colour only although there has been a trend recently to use more than one colour.

Tribal tattoos are specific to the tribe. It was an identifier. The designs in tattoos that we typically call tribal are from Polynesian tribes.

Celtic Tattoos

These can be considered tribal tattoos of the celtic people. The celts used many design elements over and over, like knots, chains or circles to symbolise eternity.

Kanji Tattoos

Kanji tattoos are ideographic characters, usually japanese or chinese. The character means one thing -it is representative of a whole word or idea, like respect or honour. Beware of bad translation that doesn’t read well by native speakers.

If you would like to get your own Chinese Tattoo, the Chinese Tattoo Designs web site is the one for you and will prevent you from getting a backwards or upside down tattoo.

Realistic designs or photo realistic designs

These are harder to do as instead of just solid blocks of colour they use gradations of colour. The lined feather, blend or bleed away to nothing, and it is more like painting than colouring in. Definite artistic talent needed here as well as experience with the tool.

Classic Tattoos or Old School Tattoos

Are the western world classic tattoos we grew up with. Mostly seen on sailors so there are many sailing themed tattoos.

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