A Short Guide to Tattoo Designs
This short Guide to Tattoos and Choosing Tattoo Designs is intended to give you an insider view on the process of getting tattoos and the importance of choosing the right tattoo design. Obviously tattoos are a permanent mark on your body and as such can represent an important stage in life or have some other personal meaning. The best tattoos are not necessarily the ones that look the best but sometimes are the ones that have the deepest meanings...
Before you get tattooed you should consider the ultimate reason why you are getting tattooed. It is helpful if you try to learn as much as you can about different styles of tattoos before visiting your tattoo artist. Certain tattoo designs can have totally different meanings to what you may have previously thought and can also be associated with a particular cultural group - in the case of ethnographic tattoos or gang tattoos. The last thing you want is to get a particular type of tattoo that will overshadow who you really are, or worse, mean something different than what you intended.
This is particularly true of kanji tattoo designs. If you are getting a kanji tattoo design make sure you have the words professionally translated and verified by someone who is knowledgeable on the different styles of Japanese script. Don't rely on some free kanji design taken from a website or picked straight off a tattoo flash sheet in the studio. It is estimated that in some studios there is a 25% chance that the translation you see on the tattoo flash sheet is wrong! There are many documented cases of Westerners getting Asian style tattoos that ended up being complete gobbledygook!
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Another important factor to consider is where you are going to have the tattoo design. The placement of a tattoo is not to be taken lightly. It is a good idea to discuss the size and placement of your chosen tattoo design with the tattoo artist BEFORE the needle actually touches your skin. Once that needle starts up and the artist gets to work it is very hard to change your mind and even harder to have it removed. Professional tattoo removalists will tell you it can cost ten times as much to get the tattoo removed as it does to be laid down in the first place. Getting a tattoo emblazoned across your hands or neck may seem like a cool idea when you are young but will you still feel good about it in 10 or 20 years time? Think of the long term impact of highly visible ink will have on your life.
Choose a tattoo design that reflects who you are not as a fashion statement. Tattoo designs come and go. What was in ten years ago is not whats in now. Although there are certain mainstays in tattooing. Tattoo styles such as Traditional American, Black and Grey Tattoos, Celtic tattoo designs, tribal tattoo designs (ethnographic style) and Japanese tattoo designs will always be around and won't 'age' badly unlike other types of tattoo designs such as cartoon characters, certain styles of tribal designs, barbed wire arm-bands or even tramp stamps!
Sometimes size DOES matter! Why bother getting a tattoo that looks like a piece of grime from a few metres away? I know the natural inclination for tattoo virgins is to start small and then work up to bigger designs later on. But rather than getting a tiny tattoo the size of your fingernail why not think about the overall picture and GO BIG instead? Presumably you are getting inked because you like the idea of altering your body NOT because everyone else is getting tattoos. A good idea is to think of your body as a blank canvas and visualize how a tattoo design is going to evolve on your body over the course of your lifetime.
It is often said by people who have been tattooed that it is like losing your virginity! Even while your first tattoo is still healing you will possibly be thinking about your next one. The sensation of being tattooed, the rush, the smell of the shop and even the bonding with the tattoo artist can all be very memorable and intense. This bonding can be so strong that many people will go to the same tattoo artist for all of their tattoos. Either way show your tattoo artist the respect they deserve and if you love their work leave a big fat tip!
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Thursday, May 31, 2007
Borneo Tattoos
Tribal Tattoos in Borneo
The practice of tattoos in Borneo has a rich tradition going back centuries and still seems to be alive and well. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is a hostile region with few Westerners venturing in. As a result descriptions of tattoos were rare before the start of the twentieth century. There were many accounts of headhunting amongst the indigenous people which put off a lot of people from getting very far but fortunately since the colonization by the Dutch this practice has been outlawed!
The Kayan tribe are the source of most tattoo designs which spread to other tribes such as the Iban and Kenyah. The Kayan style (which means interior or inland person) of tattoos owes its popularity to its wood-block stamp technique. Tribe members would carve patterns into blocks of wood and then transfer it onto the skin. Tribes such as the Iban would then borrow tattoo motifs from the Kayan and others and adapt to suit their own tribe.
As a result tattoos spread throughout Borneo amongst different tribes as tribal members came back with different tattoo designs as a proof of their ventures much in the same way a passport is stamped when going to different countries. The traditional rosettes are still popular with the older generation with the younger generation going for more modern tattoo designs such as Asian inspired dragons and pin up girls.
Borneo rosette tattoos are usually placed on the shoulder of males.
Traditional Borneo Rosette Tattoos
Of all the tribes in Borneo the Iban tribe is the most heavily tattooed with designs copied from the Kayan Kenyah and Bakatan tribes. The most common tattoo designs were the throat motif called the katak. Wrist tattoos called inkut were also common. They were believed to stop the soul from escaping the body.
Dogs, scorpions and rosettes were especially popular most often collected by members of a tribe during travels and encounters with other tribal members. The rosette was beleived to a symbol of a dogs eye by some tribes which revered the dog even though it was not a sacred animal. Other tribes belived the rosette was a depiction of a flower.
Tattoos in Borneo have become decorative even though in the past they were worn to detail a tribe members status. Tattoos such as dots found between the thumb and index finger can indicate that the person has killed someone and members of the Murut tribe earned tattoos as a reward for perilous journeys which are still commonplace. Nowadays this style of tattoos are most often seen on those who have adopted the new tribal style of tattoos.
Tattoo design worn on the throat of Borneo men.
Tribal Throat Tattoo Designs
The sequel to the 1st International Borneo Tattoo Convention in 2002, which was a hugely successful one and the 2nd one promises to be bigger and better with more emphasis on cultural and traditional styles. It will be held in an awesome venue, in Sibu which is the heart of visiting Sarawak, especially in 2007 visit Malaysia year. Be there let us bring you back in time.....
http://www.tao-of-tattoos.com/tattoos-006-borneo.html
The practice of tattoos in Borneo has a rich tradition going back centuries and still seems to be alive and well. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is a hostile region with few Westerners venturing in. As a result descriptions of tattoos were rare before the start of the twentieth century. There were many accounts of headhunting amongst the indigenous people which put off a lot of people from getting very far but fortunately since the colonization by the Dutch this practice has been outlawed!
The Kayan tribe are the source of most tattoo designs which spread to other tribes such as the Iban and Kenyah. The Kayan style (which means interior or inland person) of tattoos owes its popularity to its wood-block stamp technique. Tribe members would carve patterns into blocks of wood and then transfer it onto the skin. Tribes such as the Iban would then borrow tattoo motifs from the Kayan and others and adapt to suit their own tribe.
As a result tattoos spread throughout Borneo amongst different tribes as tribal members came back with different tattoo designs as a proof of their ventures much in the same way a passport is stamped when going to different countries. The traditional rosettes are still popular with the older generation with the younger generation going for more modern tattoo designs such as Asian inspired dragons and pin up girls.
Borneo rosette tattoos are usually placed on the shoulder of males.
Traditional Borneo Rosette Tattoos
Of all the tribes in Borneo the Iban tribe is the most heavily tattooed with designs copied from the Kayan Kenyah and Bakatan tribes. The most common tattoo designs were the throat motif called the katak. Wrist tattoos called inkut were also common. They were believed to stop the soul from escaping the body.
Dogs, scorpions and rosettes were especially popular most often collected by members of a tribe during travels and encounters with other tribal members. The rosette was beleived to a symbol of a dogs eye by some tribes which revered the dog even though it was not a sacred animal. Other tribes belived the rosette was a depiction of a flower.
Tattoos in Borneo have become decorative even though in the past they were worn to detail a tribe members status. Tattoos such as dots found between the thumb and index finger can indicate that the person has killed someone and members of the Murut tribe earned tattoos as a reward for perilous journeys which are still commonplace. Nowadays this style of tattoos are most often seen on those who have adopted the new tribal style of tattoos.
Tattoo design worn on the throat of Borneo men.
Tribal Throat Tattoo Designs
The sequel to the 1st International Borneo Tattoo Convention in 2002, which was a hugely successful one and the 2nd one promises to be bigger and better with more emphasis on cultural and traditional styles. It will be held in an awesome venue, in Sibu which is the heart of visiting Sarawak, especially in 2007 visit Malaysia year. Be there let us bring you back in time.....
http://www.tao-of-tattoos.com/tattoos-006-borneo.html
AFL Players Tattoos
Footy Stars Line Up to be Inked
Tattoos amongst AFL (Australian Football League) players seems to be a growing trend. More and more of them seem to be lining up to be inked. Whereas with other sports such as soccer, NRL or NFL it is very hard to see if a player has a tattoo on his upper arm but that is not the case with AFL or footy as it is known in Australia. The standard AFL guernsey is sleeveless although a few players do wear the long sleeve top. As a result footy players don't really get to hide their tattoos while on the field.
Spider Everitt from Hawthorn FC with tribal tattoos.
In most careers visible tattoos are a definite no-no. Not so in AFL! There are a number of players such as the players listed below who have tattoos on their inner arms. Their tattoos can be seen quite often particularly when they reach up to take a mark or score a goal. The reason for footy players getting tattoos is as diverse as with any other tattoo enthusiast. Some players seem to get them to mark milestones in their life or career while others get them because they look great!
Barry Hall from Sydney Swans with redback spider tattoo.
AFL Players with upper arms / inner arms tattoos:
* Spider Everett - Full sleeve tribal tattoo
* Brendan Fevola - Kanji tattoo and tribal design
* Nathan Brown - Cross
* Cameron Mooney - Tribal tattoo
* Barry Hall - Redback spider tattoo design
* Kayne Pettifer
* Andrew Mcleod - Aboriginal tattoo design
* Jonathan Hay - Pacific Island style tattoo
* Troy Makepeace - Tribal armband tattoo
* Courtney Johns
* Heath Scotland
* Byron Pickett
Andrew Mcleod shows his arm tattoos.
AFL Players with back tattoos / lower back tattoos:
* Cameron Mooney - Kanji tattoo
* Nick Riewoldt - Kanji tattoo
*
Mark Ricciuto
Brendan Fevola from Carlton Blues shows his tribal tattoos.
This is not a complete list of AFL players with tattoos. If you know of any other players with tattoos please let us know.
http://www.tao-of-tattoos.com/tattoos-002-afl.html
Tattoos amongst AFL (Australian Football League) players seems to be a growing trend. More and more of them seem to be lining up to be inked. Whereas with other sports such as soccer, NRL or NFL it is very hard to see if a player has a tattoo on his upper arm but that is not the case with AFL or footy as it is known in Australia. The standard AFL guernsey is sleeveless although a few players do wear the long sleeve top. As a result footy players don't really get to hide their tattoos while on the field.
Spider Everitt from Hawthorn FC with tribal tattoos.
In most careers visible tattoos are a definite no-no. Not so in AFL! There are a number of players such as the players listed below who have tattoos on their inner arms. Their tattoos can be seen quite often particularly when they reach up to take a mark or score a goal. The reason for footy players getting tattoos is as diverse as with any other tattoo enthusiast. Some players seem to get them to mark milestones in their life or career while others get them because they look great!
Barry Hall from Sydney Swans with redback spider tattoo.
AFL Players with upper arms / inner arms tattoos:
* Spider Everett - Full sleeve tribal tattoo
* Brendan Fevola - Kanji tattoo and tribal design
* Nathan Brown - Cross
* Cameron Mooney - Tribal tattoo
* Barry Hall - Redback spider tattoo design
* Kayne Pettifer
* Andrew Mcleod - Aboriginal tattoo design
* Jonathan Hay - Pacific Island style tattoo
* Troy Makepeace - Tribal armband tattoo
* Courtney Johns
* Heath Scotland
* Byron Pickett
Andrew Mcleod shows his arm tattoos.
AFL Players with back tattoos / lower back tattoos:
* Cameron Mooney - Kanji tattoo
* Nick Riewoldt - Kanji tattoo
*
Mark Ricciuto
Brendan Fevola from Carlton Blues shows his tribal tattoos.
This is not a complete list of AFL players with tattoos. If you know of any other players with tattoos please let us know.
http://www.tao-of-tattoos.com/tattoos-002-afl.html
Akasha D'Eville
Tattooed Queen of the Damned!
Akasha hails from Lisbon in Portugal originally but has recently moved to London in the UK. She has been a fetish/pinup/alternative model for the past four or five years and is still the very first alternative Portuguese model to be featured in international fetish websites.
She is a strong and independent woman with a taste for the macabre and is very passionate about tattoos, photography and music as well has having a wicked sense of humor! In this grimly fiendish interview you can get inside the twisted mind of this enchantress aka Akasha D'Eville...
You seem to be drawn to the macabre and other fiendish things. Tell me more about that?
I'm a horror fanatic since I was a child and grew up watching those black and white Dracula old movies, so that's why I have this thing about the macabre, blood, gore and vampires. For some people blood might be offensive, for me it's just normal. There is so much more offensive issues like slavery and child abuse...
I really like your fetish stuff and the way you challenge perceptions of what is acceptable or how a 'woman' should look or even behave. Is that a reaction to how mainstream society depicts women or some other reason?
Some women in the fetish area tend to have porn photos ... I like porn, don't get me wrong, but some of my photos are artistic nude, people that know my photos know what I'm talking about... I aprove nude for art, not for porn. A woman can be very sexy shooting fetish erotic photos, it just leaves more to your imagination... beeing a pinup model is about all that, acting sexy and classy without spreading your legs.
Fetish model Akasha D'Eville shows off her sexy body and tattoos
Tell me more about some of the fetish modeling work you have done?
I have been modelling for 4 years now. It all started when a friend, marcoprofanArte, started taking photos of me. The photos turned out pretty good and we started sending them to websites. I got accepted in some websites, refused in others because I wasn't porn enough (laughs). I have shot with Portuguese, American and UK photographers. Some of my last photosets were with the amasing Matt Miller and a multiple photoset with model Lucifera, one of my inspirations (photos taken by Chris Ayres). You can see it all for free on my website Akasha D'Eville
Tell me the story behind your tattoos?
When I turned 18, I made my first tattoo and I never stopped since. Being from Portugal is not like being from the United States. Portugal is a closed minded country and people judge you by your appearance. There aren't many women in Portugal with massive tattoos like me. Fortunatly, the scene is growing and there are alot of good tattoo artists in Portugal. I make all my tattoos in Atomic Tattoo Studio in Lisbon, Portugal. I've known Francisco for many years and we are good friends. He's very talented and one of the best in Portugal.
The meaning of my tattoos: well the tribal colored suns on each arm, one is red because it symbolizes fire, the other is blue because it symbolizes water. These are some Earth - elements we cannot live without. My angel wings are really because I'm an aries and in Chinese culture I'm a horse of fire which is symbolized by an angel. My leopard stars on my feet are just because I love start and leopard print and I've never seen any tattoo like the one on my feet. I tend to be original when it comes to tattoos. My half sleeve on my left arm is inspired on a full sleeve that Tim Kern (from Last Rites Tattoos, works with Paul Booth) made some years ago. The alien has a gas mask because I love gas masks... there's something twisted about them...
Fetish model Akasa shows her sexy body and tattoos
Have you found a good tattoo artist in London yet?
I'm very excited to be going to the London tattoo Convention in October. It's gonna be huge!
About the UK tattoo artist, I've know the work of Mantas, which has this Giger inspired designs and I love Giger. I'll get in touch with him pretty soon to see if I can get some more ink done (laughs)
What projects do you have planned for the next few months?
I will be in The Living Dead Girls Agency soon, going to shoot with Elisabeth Stanton for Beauty in Darkness and also a photoshoot with Distorted Retina.
Where do you usually hang out after dark in London?
In an alley sucking the blood of an innocent human (laughs) kidding, of course. I'm more a bar/pub person than the club scene. I'm into metal and there aren't very good metal clubs in London that play *real* metal (I mean trash, death, black, extreme metal), in my opinion, so I usually just chill out at the Crobar, The Intrepid Fox, Garlics and Shots and The Devonshire Arms.
What is the most outrageous thing you have ever done?
Maybe bungee jump (laughs). I was 17 and faked my mom's signature just to jump. I'm an adrenaline junkie.
One last final quote....
Stay away from drugs, kids...(laughs)
http://www.tao-of-tattoos.com/tattoos-007-akasha.html
Akasha hails from Lisbon in Portugal originally but has recently moved to London in the UK. She has been a fetish/pinup/alternative model for the past four or five years and is still the very first alternative Portuguese model to be featured in international fetish websites.
She is a strong and independent woman with a taste for the macabre and is very passionate about tattoos, photography and music as well has having a wicked sense of humor! In this grimly fiendish interview you can get inside the twisted mind of this enchantress aka Akasha D'Eville...
You seem to be drawn to the macabre and other fiendish things. Tell me more about that?
I'm a horror fanatic since I was a child and grew up watching those black and white Dracula old movies, so that's why I have this thing about the macabre, blood, gore and vampires. For some people blood might be offensive, for me it's just normal. There is so much more offensive issues like slavery and child abuse...
I really like your fetish stuff and the way you challenge perceptions of what is acceptable or how a 'woman' should look or even behave. Is that a reaction to how mainstream society depicts women or some other reason?
Some women in the fetish area tend to have porn photos ... I like porn, don't get me wrong, but some of my photos are artistic nude, people that know my photos know what I'm talking about... I aprove nude for art, not for porn. A woman can be very sexy shooting fetish erotic photos, it just leaves more to your imagination... beeing a pinup model is about all that, acting sexy and classy without spreading your legs.
Fetish model Akasha D'Eville shows off her sexy body and tattoos
Tell me more about some of the fetish modeling work you have done?
I have been modelling for 4 years now. It all started when a friend, marcoprofanArte, started taking photos of me. The photos turned out pretty good and we started sending them to websites. I got accepted in some websites, refused in others because I wasn't porn enough (laughs). I have shot with Portuguese, American and UK photographers. Some of my last photosets were with the amasing Matt Miller and a multiple photoset with model Lucifera, one of my inspirations (photos taken by Chris Ayres). You can see it all for free on my website Akasha D'Eville
Tell me the story behind your tattoos?
When I turned 18, I made my first tattoo and I never stopped since. Being from Portugal is not like being from the United States. Portugal is a closed minded country and people judge you by your appearance. There aren't many women in Portugal with massive tattoos like me. Fortunatly, the scene is growing and there are alot of good tattoo artists in Portugal. I make all my tattoos in Atomic Tattoo Studio in Lisbon, Portugal. I've known Francisco for many years and we are good friends. He's very talented and one of the best in Portugal.
The meaning of my tattoos: well the tribal colored suns on each arm, one is red because it symbolizes fire, the other is blue because it symbolizes water. These are some Earth - elements we cannot live without. My angel wings are really because I'm an aries and in Chinese culture I'm a horse of fire which is symbolized by an angel. My leopard stars on my feet are just because I love start and leopard print and I've never seen any tattoo like the one on my feet. I tend to be original when it comes to tattoos. My half sleeve on my left arm is inspired on a full sleeve that Tim Kern (from Last Rites Tattoos, works with Paul Booth) made some years ago. The alien has a gas mask because I love gas masks... there's something twisted about them...
Fetish model Akasa shows her sexy body and tattoos
Have you found a good tattoo artist in London yet?
I'm very excited to be going to the London tattoo Convention in October. It's gonna be huge!
About the UK tattoo artist, I've know the work of Mantas, which has this Giger inspired designs and I love Giger. I'll get in touch with him pretty soon to see if I can get some more ink done (laughs)
What projects do you have planned for the next few months?
I will be in The Living Dead Girls Agency soon, going to shoot with Elisabeth Stanton for Beauty in Darkness and also a photoshoot with Distorted Retina.
Where do you usually hang out after dark in London?
In an alley sucking the blood of an innocent human (laughs) kidding, of course. I'm more a bar/pub person than the club scene. I'm into metal and there aren't very good metal clubs in London that play *real* metal (I mean trash, death, black, extreme metal), in my opinion, so I usually just chill out at the Crobar, The Intrepid Fox, Garlics and Shots and The Devonshire Arms.
What is the most outrageous thing you have ever done?
Maybe bungee jump (laughs). I was 17 and faked my mom's signature just to jump. I'm an adrenaline junkie.
One last final quote....
Stay away from drugs, kids...(laughs)
http://www.tao-of-tattoos.com/tattoos-007-akasha.html
Biker Tattoos
Hot Metal and Skulls 'n' Bones
When most people think of bikers they think of gang members with menacing biker tattoos. The reality is that biker gangs only represent 1% of actual bikers. We have all heard of The Nomads and Gypsy Jokers who represent the outlaw side of bikers. The ones you see whizzing past you on the freeway most likely are biker enthusiasts. Having said that the sound of fifty Harley Davidson bikes in your rear view mirror can be daunting!
Bikers have long since being misaligned in the public eye and are constantly on the receiving end of bad press. The ones you hear about are the One Percenters as they are known by biker enthusiasts. Their world is one of turf wars, conflict with police and criminal activity including the manufacturing of speed and ice.
Biker tattoos.
Biker shows off his tattoos © Lord Hatred
People join bikers gangs such as the outlaw motorcycle club for many different reasons. One of the main things was the brotherhood or comradeship. It's similar to the army or anything like that, with discipline and codes of honour. The main reason seems to be freedom - the freedom of the biker lifestyle, and most of all, the freedom of the open road. All bikers crave the same thing - the pure adrenaline rush of two wheels at high speed.
The image is of freedom but the reality is of harsh discipline from the club to enforce its rules. Arthur Veno has spent 20 years studying and associating with the clubs. According to his research, new recruits are from lower-working-class or underclass backgrounds, looking for stability.
Burmese bikers on Harley Davidson showing tattoos. Burmese guys at a Harley convention © Philippe - Geneva, Switzerland
Those rules are things like you're not to touch another member's wife or partner, no backing out on fights, if you see one person fighting, it's got to be everybody in. No use of heroin in particular seems to be the rule. No missing 'church', which is their equivalent of their meeting, which occurs every week.
Club rules vary, but most have been adapted from those of the Hell's Angels in the US. The clubs themselves are generally not involved with criminal activities as such. There is, however, no doubt that individual members within the clubs are involved in criminal activities.
Skulls are popular tattoos for bikers. Skulls are popular tattoos for bikers © Sarah - Bristol, England
Everyone has their own perception or biker gangs whether or not that it is the right perception. A lot of people have the wrong perceptions of bikers not helped by the generally scary imagery favored by bikers as tattoos. Generally the perception of bikers as being violent thugs is one of misperception.
Biker tattoos usually depict the biker gang the biker belongs to. Skull and dice tattoos are can often be seen on bikers along with fantasy style and Norse tattoos depicting mythical creatures. As mentioned earlier it is hard to tell the difference between bikers who belong in gangs and those who are weekend enthusiasts who are retired or work in the corporate world. Just be careful when chatting to that burly dude at the bar next time...
http://www.tao-of-tattoos.com/biker-tattoos.html
When most people think of bikers they think of gang members with menacing biker tattoos. The reality is that biker gangs only represent 1% of actual bikers. We have all heard of The Nomads and Gypsy Jokers who represent the outlaw side of bikers. The ones you see whizzing past you on the freeway most likely are biker enthusiasts. Having said that the sound of fifty Harley Davidson bikes in your rear view mirror can be daunting!
Bikers have long since being misaligned in the public eye and are constantly on the receiving end of bad press. The ones you hear about are the One Percenters as they are known by biker enthusiasts. Their world is one of turf wars, conflict with police and criminal activity including the manufacturing of speed and ice.
Biker tattoos.
Biker shows off his tattoos © Lord Hatred
People join bikers gangs such as the outlaw motorcycle club for many different reasons. One of the main things was the brotherhood or comradeship. It's similar to the army or anything like that, with discipline and codes of honour. The main reason seems to be freedom - the freedom of the biker lifestyle, and most of all, the freedom of the open road. All bikers crave the same thing - the pure adrenaline rush of two wheels at high speed.
The image is of freedom but the reality is of harsh discipline from the club to enforce its rules. Arthur Veno has spent 20 years studying and associating with the clubs. According to his research, new recruits are from lower-working-class or underclass backgrounds, looking for stability.
Burmese bikers on Harley Davidson showing tattoos. Burmese guys at a Harley convention © Philippe - Geneva, Switzerland
Those rules are things like you're not to touch another member's wife or partner, no backing out on fights, if you see one person fighting, it's got to be everybody in. No use of heroin in particular seems to be the rule. No missing 'church', which is their equivalent of their meeting, which occurs every week.
Club rules vary, but most have been adapted from those of the Hell's Angels in the US. The clubs themselves are generally not involved with criminal activities as such. There is, however, no doubt that individual members within the clubs are involved in criminal activities.
Skulls are popular tattoos for bikers. Skulls are popular tattoos for bikers © Sarah - Bristol, England
Everyone has their own perception or biker gangs whether or not that it is the right perception. A lot of people have the wrong perceptions of bikers not helped by the generally scary imagery favored by bikers as tattoos. Generally the perception of bikers as being violent thugs is one of misperception.
Biker tattoos usually depict the biker gang the biker belongs to. Skull and dice tattoos are can often be seen on bikers along with fantasy style and Norse tattoos depicting mythical creatures. As mentioned earlier it is hard to tell the difference between bikers who belong in gangs and those who are weekend enthusiasts who are retired or work in the corporate world. Just be careful when chatting to that burly dude at the bar next time...
http://www.tao-of-tattoos.com/biker-tattoos.html
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