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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
- TATTOOS
What is a tattoo to you? Maybe it is just another crazy doing due to trend setting or following. Yet to someone who really has an unique way of thinking would have that is a type of art nt just skin art but is a type of BODY art. Why body art, some will wonder? It is due to the piece of work inked on a body which will stay for a lifetime. So now about tattoos: 1. Getting a tattoo Scare that you will scare the the design or pattern of your unique tattoo with others? Then I would suggest you to go to tattoo studio whereby their tattoo artist is able to draw their own outstanding designs. Most importantly is that if you really want to get a tattoo, yet you are afraid that it will affect your future. Then please think twice or thrice before doing it. 2. Areas that will be least painful For guys: Butt and arm For ladies: Butt, thigh and arm But this does not mean that if you do at areas listed above there will not be any pain. The thing is that it depends on an individuals tolerance level for pain. 3. Types of tattoo Abstract Here we define it as design that does not really falls into any particular category. The designs are often not meaning to depict an object or structure and represent anything concrete in the real world. It could just be a few random lines or shapes that the bearer fancies. The forms, colours and textures are an external expression of the artist's subconscious and feelings. It is something that you should not try to figure what it means or intellectualize it. Afterall, isn't beauty always in the eyes of the beholder? Bio-Mechanical A style popularized by illustrator H.R. Giger, who designed the creature from the Alien movies. Biomechanical work usually involves an anatomical flesh intertwined with some technical drawings of machines. A close relative of this style involves just the biological look of flesh without the mechanical parts. If you're a Star Trek fan, think "Borg". Wires, tubes, pipes, and hoses are common attributes of biomechanical designs. Black and Grey Refers to the colors used, this style requires the artist to have advanced shading techniques for subtlety. This style originated in the prisons of North America, due to the prisoner's difficulty in obtaining colored ink. Celtic Celtic tattooing refers to tattoo work based on Celtic styles of art and design. Scroll-work in particular, Celtic knots, and traditional design elements such as griffins and other stylized mythological creatures, arm bands utilizing interweaving knot-work designs and the Celtic cross and circle are motifs representative of this category. These are much harder for artists to do and is best done by someone who specializes in it. Usually done in just black ink. Custom Original work designed by the bearer, either on his/her own or together with the tattooist. Custom designs are prevalent among people looking for a tattoo which fits their personality, set of beliefs or is chosen to mark a special event in their lives. The design itself can be widely varying, depending on taste, budget and attitude of the bearer. Fantasy Fantasy is typically set in an imaginary world and features the magic of mythical beings or gods. Fantasy tattoos are characterized by the use of imaginative settings (such as other worlds or times) and of characters (such as supernatural or unnatural beings). Maori The Maori are an aboriginal (indigenous) tribe of people native to Polynesian New Zealand. Although they are by no means primitive, they adhere to many traditional ways and treasure their heritage. Ta Moko or Moko is a type of tattoo reserved only for Maori, and should not be imitated in any way. Old School Art actually tattooed or based on art tattooed in the earlier days of body art. Old School attributes are usually simpler designs with bold outlines. Some popular old school designs are nautical and armed forces symbols, pinup (calendar) girls, hearts and other designs with "ribbons" surrounding a motto, name or special date. Oriental This style of tattooing is more concerned with approach than subject matter. It utilizes the entire body as canvas, rather than the western approach of adding a tattoo here and there. The Oriental style usually incorporates swirling patterns and figures from eastern mythology into the designs. This style is characterized by flowers with symbolic value (particularly chrysanthemums), fish (again with symbolic value), such as carp, the familiar dragon imagery, and background fill-work reminiscent of water and waves. These images are often stylized in a particular fashion that follows the design rules of traditional Japanese art. Individuals in traditional Japanese dress may also be part of the images. Portrait Photographic quality work, usually portraits or nature scenes. Images could be taken from photos and is best done by someone who can render realistic photographic images. Usually done in black and gray ink. Religious Religion is a human beings’ relation to that which they regard as holy, sacred, spiritual, or divine. Religion is commonly regarded as consisting of a person’s relation to God, or to gods or spirits, but it also encompasses one’s moral conduct, attitudes, beliefs, and practices. For many, religion is a guiding light - a blueprint as to how to live life. Religious tattoos are one way for a person to express their devotion or faith and the art of tattooing has been connected to religion for centuries. For the Mayas, Incas and Aztecs tattooing played an important role in their religious rituals. For the Ainu, original inhabitants of Japan, tattooing was associated with magical beliefs. The Polynesians, more than any other race, were responsible for the widest distribution of tattooing, developing in New Zealand a new style, Moko, which consisted of many patterns associated with religious rites and taboo beliefs. Tribal Bold, black, silhouette style designs. Most of this work is based on ancient tattoo designs of the South Pacific Islands. These designs, more so where they are strongly based on traditional forms, are usually abstract but this is not always the case, as tattoo artist have modified the traditional designs. The easiest way to characterize tribal style blackwork is that it consists of a combination of discrete design elements, each of which is self contained, abstract, and without shading. Tribal may not have a separate specific meaning depending on the origin of the design. Colored tribal work is a modification of the tribal blackwork style. Traditional South Pacific Islands tattooing consisted entirely of images worked in black or a blue-black pigment. Traditional Traditional style refers to the Western or American tattoo: arranging scrolls of words amongst decorative vignettes, flowers, hearts and animals. The style was first developed to accommodate busy shops of the 40s and 50s near military bases (it is a quick way to tattoo) and the limited color palette then available. This type of tattoo is very stylized, quite two dimensional, and often executed with little regard for art. The lines tend to be thick and bold, the colors are rarely shaded or life-like, and the images tend towards iconic, cartoon-like, and little effort made to make things look realistic. Common design elements include hearts, anchors, birds, panthers, simple flowers (roses in particular), and names. Fineline Delicate outlines, often highly detailed. The success of the finished tattoo depends a great deal on the artist's use of negative space, and his or her refraining from adding yet more detail. An overly detailed fineline tattoo, or one that was not carefully planned out, may dissolve into mush after a few years. Fine line tries to reproduce an effect similar to looking at a drawing or painting on the skin. This type of tattooing falls into the categories "color work" and "black and grey". The desired effect is that of the skin being just another type of canvas or medium for the artist. Scratcher / Handpicked Handpicked or scratched refers to nonprofessional tattoos. Prison tattoos falls into this category; work that is most likely done with a single needle, often a sewing needle or a pin, dipped in India ink and then pricked into one's own skin or the skin of a friend. 4. Advice to under 18 If you seriously want to get a tattoo discuss it with your family or someone close. Because you will never know what type of problem/trouble you will in when your parents find out about your tattoo. 5. Links to different tattoo studios http://groups.msn.com/SpiritofTattoos/spiritoftattoos.msnw http://www.gate13tattoo.com/ http://profiles.friendster.com/68337456 [ink dimension] http://profiles.friendster.com/inkbyfinch 6.For pictures of different type of tattoos http://www.tribals.com/tattoos.cfm?id=17 http://www.bullseyetattoos.com/tattoos/Ambigram/ http://www.tribal-tattoos.net/index.php If not, draw out an entirely new design with your tattoo artist! |
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