Even if you're considering a simple star tattoo, it is much better to commission your own unique design rather than apply a tattoo that someone else is wearing.
It is so easy to pick up a pen and piece of paper and start sketching, it is a wonder why more people do not do it.
A star tattoo is something that you will live with for life. Surely, by making the decision to get a star tattoo, it is also worth taking the time and coming up with a design that is unique to you. Research suggests that there is less regret among tattooed people who have designed their own tattoos, than those that simply got their designs from a brochure.
The reason for this is the emotional input. For example, why would you want a star tattoo design? Is it because you like the look of it? If so, how do you think you'll feel in twenty years time when you look at your star tattoo knowing that it is the result of your own hard work? It's fair to say that you'll most likely prefer it to an off the shelf tattoo, so to speak.
Many people have tattoos to symbolise something important in their life, a tattoo becomes their visual recollection of the event. Again, if the event is so important that you want to permanently record it on your body, surely it is important enough to take the time and develop your own design.
Spend time researching star tattoos and asking opinions of friends. Tattoo galleries can be found on the internet and can be great for inspiration to help you come up with your own star tattoo design. Remembering that this star will be tattooed on your body for the rest of your life do you not think that it is important to spend as much time as possible on the design of the tattoo?
Often star tattoos form part of a tattoo collection. Maybe you will have more than one star tattoo? One on each arm? Or two stars together shooting across your back? There are also many possibilities for combining star tattoos with other tattoo designs.
Some people like to get tattooed with special friends. Maybe you and your special friend could get matching star tattoos to show a special bond or commitment to one another. Star tattoos can represent a time in your life when you are dreaming and reaching for high goals.
http://www.tattoosandtattooing.com/Star_Tattoos.html
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Body Art
Body art is a type of artistic design that has something to do with the body. It can be done on the body, with the body or somehow have the human body in it.
While most individuals will think of body art as body tattoos and body piercing, there are many more forms of this type of art form as well. Things like scarification, branding and scalpelling are also considered forms of art. So, is body painting. In fact, there are many more types. With so many types of art to consider, anyone that is looking for a unique way to enjoy art can do so with the use of this form.
Shaping is a type of body art as well. Here, the use of tight fitting clothing such as a corset will keep the body in a specific shape. This is a form of art.
Body painting is simply painting the body with a wide range of colorful products. This can be an all natural product or it can be standard paint. It can be done in many ways too.
There is also a trend in which individuals will do things with their body until they can no longer do them and call this art. One example is that of Marina Abramovic. She would dance until she simply could not any more and would collapse to the ground from sheer exhaustion. Another example is that of Dennis Oppenheim who was well known for his works which would have him simply lying in the sun until his body was so badly burned that only the area of his body covered by a book was not.
Even still, another form of art in this form of the human body is that of performance art, such as dancing and aerobics. This too is a form of art using the body.
Body art is one of the most unique forms of art as it is not necessarily something that is easy to interpret nor is it something that many individuals actually enjoy doing. In some extreme cases, there are forms of art where individuals wound themselves or cause destruction to their bodies in some way. In any case, this type of art is something that is truly enticing only because it is so different and unusual from anything that anyone else has done.
http://www.tattoosandtattooing.com/Body_Art.html
While most individuals will think of body art as body tattoos and body piercing, there are many more forms of this type of art form as well. Things like scarification, branding and scalpelling are also considered forms of art. So, is body painting. In fact, there are many more types. With so many types of art to consider, anyone that is looking for a unique way to enjoy art can do so with the use of this form.
Shaping is a type of body art as well. Here, the use of tight fitting clothing such as a corset will keep the body in a specific shape. This is a form of art.
Body painting is simply painting the body with a wide range of colorful products. This can be an all natural product or it can be standard paint. It can be done in many ways too.
There is also a trend in which individuals will do things with their body until they can no longer do them and call this art. One example is that of Marina Abramovic. She would dance until she simply could not any more and would collapse to the ground from sheer exhaustion. Another example is that of Dennis Oppenheim who was well known for his works which would have him simply lying in the sun until his body was so badly burned that only the area of his body covered by a book was not.
Even still, another form of art in this form of the human body is that of performance art, such as dancing and aerobics. This too is a form of art using the body.
Body art is one of the most unique forms of art as it is not necessarily something that is easy to interpret nor is it something that many individuals actually enjoy doing. In some extreme cases, there are forms of art where individuals wound themselves or cause destruction to their bodies in some way. In any case, this type of art is something that is truly enticing only because it is so different and unusual from anything that anyone else has done.
http://www.tattoosandtattooing.com/Body_Art.html
Tattoos Hit Prime Time Reality Television and Become Mainstream
There are two brand new reality Television series that will be coming out this summer that have already started a rumble within the tattoo industry.
You see for a long time there has been an on going struggle and a hotly contested battle between what I call tattoo traditionalists and the newer tattoo artists.
This is really a reflection or similar to the age old power struggle that teenagers often go through as they try to form their own identity and separate themselves from their parents. Well, let me explain a little more.
You see the industry of tattoos and tattooing has had a phenomenal rate of growth in the last two or three years. This growth has led to a lot of new innovations in the world of tattoos and even new styles in tattoo designs.
It has also led to greater number of celebrities getting tattooed, and therefore tons of people wanting to get tattoos like their favorite stars and so on and so forth the ball rolls on. In fact this growth has been so explosive that tattoo related words are now show up on top of every search engines listing as most frequently used search terms. Tattoos key search terms are even being searched for more then many of the top porn and adult related key terms.
So as with any industry there are some serious growing pains within the field of tattoos as the traditional tattoo artists and those newer to the field struggle with issues of marketing vs. art. Many feel that this new growth is wonderful and it is all leading to new business and more respect for the field. However the traditional tattoo artists feel that their true art and life style is now being exploited and commercialized.
This issue has been an ongoing struggle for the last few years but it will really come into play within the tattoo community as two new reality television show come out this summer. Yes, you heard right both The Learning Channel (TLC) and the Arts and Entertainment (A and E) stations on cable television will be releasing new reality television shows about the world, art, and life style of tattoos.
Miami Ink. This show chronicle five tattoo artists that will be setting up a new tattoo shop in Miami. They will be living together, working together and promoting their tattoo shop together.
A and E will also be debuting a new reality T.V. show called Inked. This show features a shop that recently opened up inside
http://www.tattoosandtattooing.com/Tattoos_and_Television.html
You see for a long time there has been an on going struggle and a hotly contested battle between what I call tattoo traditionalists and the newer tattoo artists.
This is really a reflection or similar to the age old power struggle that teenagers often go through as they try to form their own identity and separate themselves from their parents. Well, let me explain a little more.
You see the industry of tattoos and tattooing has had a phenomenal rate of growth in the last two or three years. This growth has led to a lot of new innovations in the world of tattoos and even new styles in tattoo designs.
It has also led to greater number of celebrities getting tattooed, and therefore tons of people wanting to get tattoos like their favorite stars and so on and so forth the ball rolls on. In fact this growth has been so explosive that tattoo related words are now show up on top of every search engines listing as most frequently used search terms. Tattoos key search terms are even being searched for more then many of the top porn and adult related key terms.
So as with any industry there are some serious growing pains within the field of tattoos as the traditional tattoo artists and those newer to the field struggle with issues of marketing vs. art. Many feel that this new growth is wonderful and it is all leading to new business and more respect for the field. However the traditional tattoo artists feel that their true art and life style is now being exploited and commercialized.
This issue has been an ongoing struggle for the last few years but it will really come into play within the tattoo community as two new reality television show come out this summer. Yes, you heard right both The Learning Channel (TLC) and the Arts and Entertainment (A and E) stations on cable television will be releasing new reality television shows about the world, art, and life style of tattoos.
Miami Ink. This show chronicle five tattoo artists that will be setting up a new tattoo shop in Miami. They will be living together, working together and promoting their tattoo shop together.
A and E will also be debuting a new reality T.V. show called Inked. This show features a shop that recently opened up inside
http://www.tattoosandtattooing.com/Tattoos_and_Television.html
Negative Attitudes Toward Body Piercing Tattoos
In the United States, many prisoners and criminal gangs use distinctive tattoos to indicate facts about their criminal behavior, prison sentences, and organizational affiliation.
This cultural use of body piercing predates the widespread popularity of tattoos in the general population, so older people may still associate body art with criminality.
And some employers, especially in professional fields, believe that tattoos contribute to an unprofessional appearance. In Western culture, some dress code specify that tattoos must be covered.
In fact, recently in a California county, public employees were asked to cover up visible tattoos. Therefore, any form of body piercing sometimes can be harmful to a wearer's career prospects, particularly when inked on places not typically covered by clothing, such as hands or neck.
In some cultures, tattoo body piercings still have negative associations, despite their increasing popularity and are generally associated with criminality in the public's mind; therefore those who choose to be tattooed in such countries usually keep their tattoos covered for fear of reprisal. For example, many businesses such as gyms, hot springs and recreational facilities in Japan still ban people with visible tattoos.
Tattoos also can have additional negative associations for women; "tramp stamp" and other similarly derogatory slang phrases are sometimes used to describe a tattoo on a woman's lower back.
Tattoos, particularly full traditional body suits, are still popularly associated with the yakuzza (mafia) in Japan.
At least according to popular belief, most triad members in Hong Kong have a tattoo of a black dragon on the left biceps and one of a white tiger on the right. In fact, many people in Hong Kong use "left a black dragon, right a white tiger" as a euphemism for a triad member. It's believed that one of the initiation rites in becoming a triad member is silently withstanding the pain of receiving a large tattoo in one sitting, usually performed in the traditional "hand-poked" style.
At the same time, members of the US military have an equally established and longstanding history of tattooing to indicate military units, battles, etc., and this association is also widespread among older Americans. Tattooing is also quite popular in the British Armed Forces.
http://www.tattoosandtattooing.com/Negative_Attitudes_Toward_Body_Piercing.html
This cultural use of body piercing predates the widespread popularity of tattoos in the general population, so older people may still associate body art with criminality.
And some employers, especially in professional fields, believe that tattoos contribute to an unprofessional appearance. In Western culture, some dress code specify that tattoos must be covered.
In fact, recently in a California county, public employees were asked to cover up visible tattoos. Therefore, any form of body piercing sometimes can be harmful to a wearer's career prospects, particularly when inked on places not typically covered by clothing, such as hands or neck.
In some cultures, tattoo body piercings still have negative associations, despite their increasing popularity and are generally associated with criminality in the public's mind; therefore those who choose to be tattooed in such countries usually keep their tattoos covered for fear of reprisal. For example, many businesses such as gyms, hot springs and recreational facilities in Japan still ban people with visible tattoos.
Tattoos also can have additional negative associations for women; "tramp stamp" and other similarly derogatory slang phrases are sometimes used to describe a tattoo on a woman's lower back.
Tattoos, particularly full traditional body suits, are still popularly associated with the yakuzza (mafia) in Japan.
At least according to popular belief, most triad members in Hong Kong have a tattoo of a black dragon on the left biceps and one of a white tiger on the right. In fact, many people in Hong Kong use "left a black dragon, right a white tiger" as a euphemism for a triad member. It's believed that one of the initiation rites in becoming a triad member is silently withstanding the pain of receiving a large tattoo in one sitting, usually performed in the traditional "hand-poked" style.
At the same time, members of the US military have an equally established and longstanding history of tattooing to indicate military units, battles, etc., and this association is also widespread among older Americans. Tattooing is also quite popular in the British Armed Forces.
http://www.tattoosandtattooing.com/Negative_Attitudes_Toward_Body_Piercing.html
Tattoos: Which Tattoo Designs Are Most Popular?
Tribal Tattoos - Tribal tattoo designs have been around for hundreds of years and are becoming more and more complex and constantly evolving and morphing into what has become known as neo tribal tattoo styles. Tribal tattoos can be traditional 'black work' on the arms and legs or more colorful styles characterised by the 'Modern Primitive' look covering the entire body.
'Old School' Style Tattoos - Anchors and swallows seem to be making a comeback and not just amongst old sailors and bikers. A lot of females are asking for tattoos of swallows and anchors on their neck and chest while many guys are going for the ol' sailor Jerry tattoos on their forearms. This style is further fueled by the 1950's revival characterised by retro vixens such as the Suicide Girls.
Lower Back Tattoos - These are a perennial favorite particularly amongst females. The most popular lower back tattoos are still tribal designs but dragons, lotus flowers and eastern symbolism seems to be popular as well.
Dragon Tattoos - Dragon tattoo designs are another style of tattoo that seems to be enjoying a revival. There are so many styles of dragons from the traditional Chinese dragon tattoo to more mythical dragons.
Celtic Tattoos - Celtic tattoos are being done on people with a Celtic heritage but also by many people with no Celtic origin. Some of the Celtic symbols are universal in nature and have universal meanings common to all races. This may explain why Celtic tattoos are being mixed with tribal tattoos creating a style of tattoo known as tribal Celtic tattoos.
Tips for Getting Tattoos
Choose your tattoo carefully. Don't go for some off the wall 'flash' tattoo. A good tattoo artist is capable of doing 'custom work'.
Try not mix different tattoo styles such as Japanese and Tribal styles. It doesn't work!
Go to a reputable tattoo artist not some backstreet 'scratcher' who is cheap but you will inevitably regret later. Build a relationship with the tattoo artist if you plan of getting a lot of tattoos.
Take proper care especially of newer tattoos. In summer many people get tattooed and can't wait to flash their tattoos in public. Be careful that you do not expose your new tattoos to too much sun which will fade them. Use plenty of sunscreen to avoid them fading prematurely.
http://www.tattoosandtattooing.com/Most_Popular_Tattoo_Designs.html
'Old School' Style Tattoos - Anchors and swallows seem to be making a comeback and not just amongst old sailors and bikers. A lot of females are asking for tattoos of swallows and anchors on their neck and chest while many guys are going for the ol' sailor Jerry tattoos on their forearms. This style is further fueled by the 1950's revival characterised by retro vixens such as the Suicide Girls.
Lower Back Tattoos - These are a perennial favorite particularly amongst females. The most popular lower back tattoos are still tribal designs but dragons, lotus flowers and eastern symbolism seems to be popular as well.
Dragon Tattoos - Dragon tattoo designs are another style of tattoo that seems to be enjoying a revival. There are so many styles of dragons from the traditional Chinese dragon tattoo to more mythical dragons.
Celtic Tattoos - Celtic tattoos are being done on people with a Celtic heritage but also by many people with no Celtic origin. Some of the Celtic symbols are universal in nature and have universal meanings common to all races. This may explain why Celtic tattoos are being mixed with tribal tattoos creating a style of tattoo known as tribal Celtic tattoos.
Tips for Getting Tattoos
Choose your tattoo carefully. Don't go for some off the wall 'flash' tattoo. A good tattoo artist is capable of doing 'custom work'.
Try not mix different tattoo styles such as Japanese and Tribal styles. It doesn't work!
Go to a reputable tattoo artist not some backstreet 'scratcher' who is cheap but you will inevitably regret later. Build a relationship with the tattoo artist if you plan of getting a lot of tattoos.
Take proper care especially of newer tattoos. In summer many people get tattooed and can't wait to flash their tattoos in public. Be careful that you do not expose your new tattoos to too much sun which will fade them. Use plenty of sunscreen to avoid them fading prematurely.
http://www.tattoosandtattooing.com/Most_Popular_Tattoo_Designs.html
Ink Again About Tattoos
Tattoo parlors have come a long way, but there are still some serious safety considerations that you should think about the next time you've had a few too many margaritas and are looking to get a parrot inked on your shoulder.
The fact of the matter is a lot of bad, bad diseases get transferred by dirty needles - such as HIV and hepatitis
- and tattoos are inked into (not onto) your skin with a needle.
See the need for concern here? However, tattoos are still as popular as ever, margaritas or no margaritas involved. You still see your average 19 year old sorority babe strutting around on the beach with the tattoo splayed across her lower back, or the fraternity dude with the barbed wire wrapped around his bicep.
That's not to mention all of the moms and pops out there with ink, the bikers, the athletes, and everybody else who finds decorating themselves with ink cool or artistic.
Its no wonder, then, that what is popular now has actually been popular for thousands of years and isn't a fad. Now however, modern science makes it tons safer and a tad (but only a tad) less painful.
The key to tattoos is that a needle injects the ink into your skin. The tattooist leads the needle over your skin at a safe, controlled speed. It can take anywhere from a half-hour to several sessions of hours at a time, depending on how big a tattoo you're getting. After its all done and over with in the tattoo parlor, your skin can take between 7 to 10 days to heal and will be sore to the touch initially.
Back in the days when tattoos had a wane in popularity, and only punks, bikers, and other "crazy" people were getting them, tattoos got a bit of bad name. Mainly, the whole issue surrounded around whether or not tattoo parlors were actually clean and safe. There were even outbreaks of disease associated with less than stellar parlors.
And this concern only grows in modern times, with all of the new superbugs that are floating around society.
There are a host of viruses and bacteria that you can be infected with. We're talking hepatitis B, which has been reported as having passed from a tattoo needle. Though it would be possible for hepatitis C and HIV to pass from a needle into your skin as well, no such cases have been reported.
It could be that today's modern tattoo parlors take great pride in their work and the cleanliness of their facility. It could also be that state and local health departments have regulations that they use to govern tattoo parlors and keep them clean, and that they also enforce these regulations.
A worthwhile piece of information for you to know is that you can actually check with the health departments near you to get a rundown on the safe, as well as the unsafe, parlors in your area.
You can also look into an organization called the Alliance for Professional Tattooists, which is a nonprofit organization set up to develop sanitation guidelines for its members.
Of course this all makes sense to you now but if you follow the traditional route for choosing when and where to have a tattoo applied - after a few too many margaritas - you may not be thinking quite so clearly!
Ouch!!
http://www.tattoosandtattooing.com/Ink_miami_tattoo.html
The fact of the matter is a lot of bad, bad diseases get transferred by dirty needles - such as HIV and hepatitis
- and tattoos are inked into (not onto) your skin with a needle.
See the need for concern here? However, tattoos are still as popular as ever, margaritas or no margaritas involved. You still see your average 19 year old sorority babe strutting around on the beach with the tattoo splayed across her lower back, or the fraternity dude with the barbed wire wrapped around his bicep.
That's not to mention all of the moms and pops out there with ink, the bikers, the athletes, and everybody else who finds decorating themselves with ink cool or artistic.
Its no wonder, then, that what is popular now has actually been popular for thousands of years and isn't a fad. Now however, modern science makes it tons safer and a tad (but only a tad) less painful.
The key to tattoos is that a needle injects the ink into your skin. The tattooist leads the needle over your skin at a safe, controlled speed. It can take anywhere from a half-hour to several sessions of hours at a time, depending on how big a tattoo you're getting. After its all done and over with in the tattoo parlor, your skin can take between 7 to 10 days to heal and will be sore to the touch initially.
Back in the days when tattoos had a wane in popularity, and only punks, bikers, and other "crazy" people were getting them, tattoos got a bit of bad name. Mainly, the whole issue surrounded around whether or not tattoo parlors were actually clean and safe. There were even outbreaks of disease associated with less than stellar parlors.
And this concern only grows in modern times, with all of the new superbugs that are floating around society.
There are a host of viruses and bacteria that you can be infected with. We're talking hepatitis B, which has been reported as having passed from a tattoo needle. Though it would be possible for hepatitis C and HIV to pass from a needle into your skin as well, no such cases have been reported.
It could be that today's modern tattoo parlors take great pride in their work and the cleanliness of their facility. It could also be that state and local health departments have regulations that they use to govern tattoo parlors and keep them clean, and that they also enforce these regulations.
A worthwhile piece of information for you to know is that you can actually check with the health departments near you to get a rundown on the safe, as well as the unsafe, parlors in your area.
You can also look into an organization called the Alliance for Professional Tattooists, which is a nonprofit organization set up to develop sanitation guidelines for its members.
Of course this all makes sense to you now but if you follow the traditional route for choosing when and where to have a tattoo applied - after a few too many margaritas - you may not be thinking quite so clearly!
Ouch!!
http://www.tattoosandtattooing.com/Ink_miami_tattoo.html
Henna Plant and Henna Tattoo at a Female Stag Party
Henna tattooing has been recently introduced and made famous in the US by Madonna, Demi Moore and a few other celebrities.
The reverence for the henna, however, has been in existence probably ever since the first henna tree, or rather the first henna hedge, set its roots into the soil of the planet earth.
Henna is a shrub in its truest form and it can reach a height of six yards. The henna plant blossoms in very fragrant white or rose red flowers and the species is sometimes classified under the name of Lawsonia alba Lam. or Lawsonia ruba.
This writer first learned of henna a few decades ago, when she was invited to a henna night in Southwestern Turkey. Henna night is sort of a female stag party, usually scheduled to take place the night before the wedding or a couple of days earlier when the women get together and paint each others hands and toes with henna.
The henna night is famous for the camaraderie of women and the constant girlish giggling even among the matronly set. The party is akin to the girls night out, not just with henna painting but with the food, drinks, and a lot of fun.
One good thing about henna tattooing:
unlike the tattoos the western culture is used to, the henna tatto is not permanent, for it fades away in time or it comes out after a few washings. Some women who are well known local artists can create fancy designs with a pastry bag, a toothpick, or a rolled piece of paper dipped into a paste of crushed henna leaves.
First, to make the henna paste, henna leaves are crushed and mixed well. For the tattooing or rather the henna painting, the henna paste has to be at room temperature. Chilling the paste reduces the color. Henna painting craves heat. As a matter of fact, the ladies put their feet on a heating pad even before the henna is on their skin.
When one observes the leaves of the henna plant carefully, it is easy to see the red veins going through the leaves. Most of the red color comes from those veins. After the henna is on the skin, it is topped with a little sugar and lemon juice mixture to set the colors, and also some heat is applied from a heating pad or a heated Mediterranean tile. The longer the wait, the stronger is the color.
There are several different species of the henna plant because it is so widespread in the temperate zones of Middle East, Asia, Australia and North Africa.
http://www.tattoosandtattooing.com/Henna_Tattoo.html
The reverence for the henna, however, has been in existence probably ever since the first henna tree, or rather the first henna hedge, set its roots into the soil of the planet earth.
Henna is a shrub in its truest form and it can reach a height of six yards. The henna plant blossoms in very fragrant white or rose red flowers and the species is sometimes classified under the name of Lawsonia alba Lam. or Lawsonia ruba.
This writer first learned of henna a few decades ago, when she was invited to a henna night in Southwestern Turkey. Henna night is sort of a female stag party, usually scheduled to take place the night before the wedding or a couple of days earlier when the women get together and paint each others hands and toes with henna.
The henna night is famous for the camaraderie of women and the constant girlish giggling even among the matronly set. The party is akin to the girls night out, not just with henna painting but with the food, drinks, and a lot of fun.
One good thing about henna tattooing:
unlike the tattoos the western culture is used to, the henna tatto is not permanent, for it fades away in time or it comes out after a few washings. Some women who are well known local artists can create fancy designs with a pastry bag, a toothpick, or a rolled piece of paper dipped into a paste of crushed henna leaves.
First, to make the henna paste, henna leaves are crushed and mixed well. For the tattooing or rather the henna painting, the henna paste has to be at room temperature. Chilling the paste reduces the color. Henna painting craves heat. As a matter of fact, the ladies put their feet on a heating pad even before the henna is on their skin.
When one observes the leaves of the henna plant carefully, it is easy to see the red veins going through the leaves. Most of the red color comes from those veins. After the henna is on the skin, it is topped with a little sugar and lemon juice mixture to set the colors, and also some heat is applied from a heating pad or a heated Mediterranean tile. The longer the wait, the stronger is the color.
There are several different species of the henna plant because it is so widespread in the temperate zones of Middle East, Asia, Australia and North Africa.
http://www.tattoosandtattooing.com/Henna_Tattoo.html
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