A well-chosen tattoo design makes an emotional impact – it sends a powerful, thought-provoking message about you, your life and what you believe in.
Choose the design of your tattoo wisely and it can even explain how you came to be the unique person you are.
Even the most “ordinary” or popular tattoo design can be made [...]
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Tattoo Designs Reflect Who You Are
Four basic types of military tattoos
Patriotic images of past wars. Religious icons. Fear of dying. Memories of those lost. No matter their inspiration, many U.S. service men and women use tattoos to remind themselves of their time served.
As reporter Michael May of The Texas Observer noted in “The Skins They Carried” (March 2008), there are four basic [...]
Tattoo Flash
Tattoo flash refers to tattoo designs that hang on the walls of a tattoo parlor and are available for potential tattoo customers to choose from for tattooing. Such displays of tattoo designs originated from traditional Western tattooing styles and the way flash is drawn is highly systematic.
For example, flash found in tattoo parlors within the [...]
Preparing For Your First Tattoo
Getting your first tattoo done can be quite a nerve-wracking experience. Most people are not fully aware of exactly what the procedure involves so it therefore makes sense to fully familiarise yourself with the equipment that will be used to administer your tattoo.
When you first enter a tattoo parlour the various implements can seem somewhat [...]
