Today many people of all ages make tattoos. It’ not a secret that the popularity of body art is growing every day, but have you thought about the reasons? The debates and arguing between the tattoo fans and their opponents, who think people should not modify their appearance, will probably never stop. But why so many people decide to make a tattoo? Is it just a fashion? We don’t think so, though of course the reasons differ greatly and are sometimes totally individual, we’ve decided to determine top best and worst reasons of making tattoos. This is based on the data gather by interviewing numerous tattoo artists and their clients across the country. So, why people make tattoos?

We’ll start with the best reasons, meaning that people form this group have rarely been sorry for their decision later and are happy with their designs.

Self-expression and a willing to reveal the unique individuality is one of the best reasons. Such people usually either make a scratch for their future tattoo by themselves or have a clear idea of what they want in their mind and choose a professional tattoo artist who can make drawing for them.

These tattoos are totally unique – meaning that a design is made specifically for a person and there will never be another man with the same tattoo. Of course such designs require more time for preparation and often more money for choosing a professional artist – but they are almost never regretted by their owners.

A wish to start a new life or to determine the start of new period in the life is also a popular reason to make a tattoo. When people overcome difficulties, they often want to show their success, to mark the start of new stage in their life. And tattoo is ideal for that. Firstly, it’s a major change in the appearance, and most of the people who started a new life, want to show inner changes in their looks. Also, to make a tattoo is a brave decision and it often helps people to feel stronger. With such tattoo you will never forget your victory or your braveness to start new life.

Another interesting reason is a wish to acquire a totem or a talisman. A lot of people believe that tattoos can influence their life and choose a design that can help them become braver, happier, more self-assured or even more attractive. These people believe that a tattoo design can give the owner power, strength and beauty. Animal tattoos are the most popular among this group, because toady people believe that they can acquire some traits of the chosen animal, the same as centuries ago.

Although the reasons of the first group are different and can vary in details depending on the person, most of people that make tattoos based on these reasons never regret it. And what is even more important they are happy with them not only just after making but even in years. But unfortunately not all people think much before making a tattoo. So we also gathered the worst reasons to make a tattoo design. These people often regret their tattoo and have to either change it or remove later. So what tattoos are most often removed – find out and not follow these mistakes.

Fashion is probably the worst reason to make a tattoo. If you want to have a design, just because tattoos became fashionable, or because you favorite actor/singer has it – you should certainly think twice. Most of the people that come for tattoo removal made their design just because they wanted to look cute and fashionable. If this is your reason, it would be better to start with a temporary tattoo – with nowadays technologies you’ll look the same, but when you will no longer like the design you won’t have problems with its removal. Temporary tattoos are also the best decision for teenagers, whose parent are against the permanent designs.

A wish to look like your friend/school star/that cute guy from the neighborhood is even worse. Such people don’t want a tattoo – they just want to look like somebody they admire/envy. And this is actually the biggest problem with these designs – they are not unique in any way and don’t reveal character or individuality of the person.  This reason became most popular when we talked to people who came to remove their tattoos. Of course the decision is up to you, but if you just wish to look like somebody it’s certainly recommended to choose temporary tattoo – in this case at least you won’t regret it later.

One more group of tattoos thet are removedreally very often is tattoos with names of the loved one. We all think that the love is for the whole life but people are not ideal and it’s not a rare case when after making tattoos with each other names people quarrel and get separated later. The worst thing is that in this case tattoos not just become unnecessary – they remind of the past broken relationships and people have to remove or modify them in this case. Looking on many celebrities that after getting separated or divorced had to deal with such tattoos, think twice before tattooing someone’s name on your skin – maybe a wedding with rings would be a better alternative?

Of course there are far more reasons for making tattoos and we could not cover them all in one article, that’s why if you have something to add you are welcome to comment and give your reasons and thoughts.

You can choose it or even create yourself. The second important thing is a meaning. It’s better to decide what your tattoo design should mean before doing it. You can either decide what you want your future tattoo to reveal and choose a picture accordingly or read about tattoo meanings and choose the design you like. In any case before making a particular design it’s a good idea to check all its meanings online.
Remember that most of the people will continue asking what your tattoo means, so prepare an answer to be fully confident.

One more extremely important issue is choosing a tattoo artist. Today there are many tattoo artists in nearly all cities, but you need to choose wisely. First of all, be sure you choose a reliable tattoo studio – this is the guarantee of your safety and the quality of tattoos made. But deciding on an artist is especially crucial. If the artist is good he can help you in choosing a design or even draw it himself. But it often happens so that when coming to the studio,
you already know exactly what you want, and it’s great. A professional and talented tattoo artist can create a great tattoo from your desired image. Today the tattoo making technologies developed greatly so don’t believe if you are told that the image cannot be copied exactly to your skin or that it’s too complicated for a tattoo design. If the artist is really a pro, he cannot just copy any image but make your tattoo alive and look even more real when you move your muscles. Such tattoos attract much more attention and certainly look attractive and interesting.

But what is also important to remember when choosing a design of your dream is a style. There are numerous tattoo styles today; some are ancient and some classic. There are also modern and fashionable styles.  You always can choose beautiful colorful designs or elegant black tattoos. But today new styles became extremely popular. 3D tattoos are on the top today. They are now made by celebrities and acquire even more popularity among tattoo fans every day. 3D tattoos are wonderful, the can shock and excite people but always attract their attention.

3D tattoo designs are often compared to illusions and they are actually a very modern way of creating illusion – the design that looks totally alive on your skin. Another popular style of nowadays is biomechanical. Such tattoos represent the union of nature and technologies, a human being and a robot. Biomechanical tattoos firstly became popular in 70-s of the twenties century and are in trend today. The tattoos made in this style are usually big and reveal the inner pats of human body in the form of robotic details. Biomechanical tattoo style is based on popular sci-fi movies like Terminator and Matrix. But probably the most popular tattoo style is still the tribal. It is also the most ancient style and the most loved by both men and women.

Tribal tattoos were popular since the dawn of civilization and still hold the first spot among tattoo styles. Tribal tattoo designs are often made in black color only but today there are also many colorful tribal tattoos. For this style either real historic ornaments and images, or self-created designs can be used.  The choice of size, form and even place for such tattoo is totally up to you. Tribal designs always look attractive and powerful.

So if you want to get a tattoo design, consider all these issues before making it, because the tattoo design should emphasize your individuality, taste and character.

Dragon is the most powerful, beautiful and mysterious creature, known by people from the ancient times but never seen in real world. Dragons are popular characters of legends and myths of many nations, well known all over the world. And thus dragon tattoos are the most popular designs nowadays, that look attractive both on men and women and a re thought to bring luck, power and wisdom. But before making a dragon tattoo, thing well about it’s meaning. Dragon tattoo connotations can vary greatly depending on culture and style of the tattoo you choose.
So, first of all it’s important to find out all about the meaning of dragon tattoos. In any case, it’s very useful, because you’ll have to explain the meaning of your tattoo and why you’ve made it more than once. So, there are two styles of dragon tattoos – Eastern and Western dragons.

Western dragon tattoos usually depict a beautiful mythical creature with massive wings, often flying or breathing with fire. It looks extremely powerful and wild. In European mythology dragon is a popular character, often dangerous and clever. And such dragon tattoo usually means power, strength and passion.

Eastern dragon tattoos are totally different – both in looks and meaning. Eastern dragon powers all four elements and is practically the ruler of the world. Dragon in the East is often associated with Emperor’s power and is a highly respected creature. Eastern dragons usually don’t have wings, but have long body, resembling snakes’. That’s why such dragon tattoos look wonderful on the back, along the spine. The owner of such dragon tattoo attracts fame, money and success. Dragon tattoo often reveals that its owner has a strong will and character and even is a bit dangerous.

So if you are sure, you want a dragon tattoo – here are top recommendations for you:
1. All quality tattoos, and dragon designs are not an exception, are rather expensive. So, it’s very important to choose a good, professional tattoo artist. A dragon tattoo, you are going to make, will be with you for the rest of your life, that’ why it’s worth while to choose a great artist who makes inspiring designs. Your tattoo will say much about you, so try not to look cheap – a beautiful design made by great artist always speak for itself.

2. That’s why to choose the design wisely is so important. If you don’t want look like many other people with a design made from catalog, think well about uniqueness. People usually make tattoos to distinguish themselves from the crowd, but choosing it from catalog spoils all the effect. If you decide to make a dragon tattoo – there are two variants – you can either find an artist whose works inspire you, talk to him and order a unique design, but here the coincidence of your tastes is especially important. If you aren’t so sure in the artist’s taste or want to express yourself, your personality and unique character in your tattoo – than internet can help you. You can either draw the design yourself, or find a unique design you can easily modify and adjust to your needs online. If you aren’t painter, to choose and modify a dragon tattoo you’ll like would be ideal.

3. In any case it’s better to come to the tattoo artist, knowing exactly what you want. If you created a design of your dream – just print it. Ad what is also important – you should know why you want this tattoo – the worst case is to make a design like someone else has. Remember you tattoo should be unique, the same as your personality is.

What is the most strange such question should not bother you. The tattoo owner should not think about today’s fashion trends.  Individuality, the wish to reflect your unique character and personality must be the most important reasons for making and choosing your tattoo. It is the individuality and unique design of your tattoo you should be proud of.  Nevertheless, fashion for particular tattoo style exists and has always been taken into account.

Traditional black tattoo designs have always been popular. They look classic and elegant and pass both men and women.

Later on complicated bright tattoos in Chinese and Japanese styles became widely known and spread all over the world.  Ornaments and ethnic tattoos became fashionable not very long ago and are still among the most favorite and trendy tattoo designs. Symbols were used in tattoos since ancient times, but recently the minimalism became less popular. People understood that tattoo is first of all a piece of arts and should look really beautiful and stylish. Biomechanics is another trend that is still popular. Graffiti and cartoon tattoos are also often requested, especially among the young people. They look bright and fresh but the main problem here is if you would like them the same in future.  Another popular trend today is scarification – in that case tattoo has volume and looks extremely interesting and unique. This trend is probably the most ancient, known from the dawn of the civilization, but recently it became really top fashion.

Recently also UV or so called blacklight tattoos appeared – they can be seen only in ultraviolet light, that’s why such tattoo designs can’t harm your career or way of life and are made only for yourself and the closest people.

So called “white tattoo designs” are also in vogue nowadays. In earlier times these tattoos were often made by Japanese women and called secret tattoos. In normal life they can’t be seen. Such tattoos become visible only when you drink some wine or sunbath, etc. The invisibility of such tattoo designs in normal life is their main advantage. On the other hand, they can look more like a scar, that’s why most of people still prefer traditional tattoo designs.  3D tattoo designs are the newest and probably the most demanded today.

This fashion trend appeared recently and quickly became popular and widely spread. Such tattoos look extremely beautiful and attract attention to their owners. As to the places, where tattoos are mostly often made, women prefer lower back, wrist, shoulder and back tattoo designs, while men usually choose shoulders and back tattoos.

Birds were often though to be good signs, but of course, the meaning of bird tattoos depends on the culture and the bird itself. Many birds are chosen as tattoo designs, but here are some of the most favorite:

Raven Tattoos

Raven designs are extremely popular both in Europe and in Asia and Latin America, but the connotation of such tattoos differs greatly. In Europe ravens are often associated with war and death, but in other parts of the world they are honored much.

Ravens are sacred birds in many cultures. In Scandinavia two ravens always followed Odin, the god of war and victory. The two ravens told him everything that happened in the word and symbolized such important notions as intellect and memory. In Celtic culture ravens were associated with goddess of war and also were sacred. Only later on, in Europe ravens became emblems of war, death and evil. In Latin America, on the contrary, ravens always had positive and even heroic connotation. On the whole, raven tattoos can have different connotations but their owners are always brave enough to choose such design.

Eagle tattoos are also widely spread today. In ancient world eagles were associated with gods and sky. More than that, eagles are among the most ancient and popular emblems of victory. Probably this is the reason why eagles became national symbols in many countries and are present in their symbols. Today eagle tattoo designs can mean the strong character or symbolize victories of its owner. At the same time patriots often make eagle tattoos as symbols of America and their love to motherland.

Parrots tattoos are also often made, but mostly by girls. These designs are extremely colorful and bright and are sometimes chosen for their beauty. But nevertheless they also have a deep meaning. In many myth parrots are though to be mediators between people and sky, because of their ability to copy people’s speech.

Bird tattoo designs will always be popular because they symbolize people’s dream to fly and reach the sky. Bird designs are always associated with freedom and reveal the independent and individual character of their owner.

The first tattoo designs made were of course tribal tattoos, but in various cultures their meaning and symbols differed greatly. Men usually made tattoo designs to demonstrate their power, brevity and other traits of character that were necessary and honored in those times. Women more often made tattoo designs as signs of protection. But tattoos not always were just beautiful designs. In ancient times they always had deep, often ritual meaning.

First of all, tattoos often were distinguishing sign of clans and tribes. Everybody who saw such tattoo understood who the person was and from what tribe he/she is. Such tattoos showed the social status of its owner and often such designs could be made only by chiefs and shamans. Many tattoos also had ritual and religious meaning and were part of rituals. Religious tattoo designs were widely spread in Latin America among Maya, Aztecs and other tribes. The designs of Gods, Sun and Moon were extremely popular there. Such tattoos were believed to protect their owners and were made with special rituals and ceremonies.

In ancient tribes tattoos also were often made as totems. This tradition is still alive in our days. The person chose the animal, who he wanted to be alike, and whose powers and traits of characters he wanted to acquire. Its picture became a tattoo design, and the animal was thought to be a person’s totem. People believed that they got its power and help, making such tattoo. Maybe, that’s one of the main reasons, why animal tattoo designs are among the most popular till nowadays.

Even today tattoo designs haven’t lost its popularity; on the contrary, nowadays tattoos are widely spread all over the world and made by people of all ages, genders and social groups.  But tattoo design is not just a beautiful and fashionable decoration. It has deep symbolic meaning that allows everybody to emphasize his/her individuality. Decorating the body with a tattoo a person always makes an important step on the way to a new, better life. People, who make tattoos, are not only brave enough to reveal their unique personality. Making a tattoo they often influence their life changing it according to their wishes. It was always believed that a tattoo design can influence the person’s character and life, that’s why it’s important to know the meaning of your future tattoo before making it.

First and the most widely spread reason is the wish to look original and unique, to differ form others. This long for self-expression is mostly spread among young men, who want to prove they are free and unique personalities. Such wish isn’t bad or good, but the main problem here is the choice of design for a tattoo. It should really be unique and reveal your personal character. Because if you just make a fashionable tattoo, there will be hundreds of people with the alike designs. So, choose wisely because only unique design will emphasize your individuality.

The second reason is popular among people that belong to some particular social group. They make a tattoo to emphasize this fact, to show it to everybody and to reveal their faith in the idea. Those who want to demonstrate their patriotism often choose flag or coat of arms as tattoo designs. For the same reason some men make tattoos connected with their profession, such as anchors, sailboats, ships, airplanes, parachutes, tanks. Such tattoos always remind them about good times, even after changing the job.

The third reason can be the wish to look more self confident and to change character, to become stronger. Such people usually choose aggressive tattoo designs, such as snarling wild animals or skulls, etc. In such case the choice of design is especially important. Today many people agree that tattoos influence people life and character, that’s why it is so important to choose a right design for you. A person should first of all think what traits of character he or she wants to acquire and choose an animal or other design that will most exactly reveal them. You will never get bored with such tattoo and later all you will always be able to say that it just shows you character.

The forth reason is aesthetic one, when people just like how the tattoo looks and think it makes them more attractive. Such tattoo makers are usually artistic natures and they often design the tattoos themselves. The main issue here is to be sure that a hosen design will look great on your body and not only on paper.

As to the fifth it can be separated but is often a part of the given above reasons. Many of the tattoo owners say they have made their tattoo designs in the state of stress. For many tattoos remind of some crucial periods, situations or decisions in their life. Such tattoos are usually chosen spontaneously, but reveal something very important for the concrete person.

So, before making a tattoo think what is your main reason and choose a tattoo design wisely. Then, you will never be disappointed later on and your tattoo will make you happy for a long time, reveal your unique personality.

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Upper back tattoo designs can differ in size and design: from small elegant images to great impressive pieces of art. Such back tattoos are often covered with clothes and this makes them the perfect decision for those who can not offer to wear big noticeable tattoos because of their work or career.

Lower back tattoos are extremely popular among women. Such tattoo designs look very attractive and emphasize the girls’ beauty. These tattoos also differ in size and due to their incredible popularity there is a great choice of images. The other advantage of lower back tattoos is that there is enough place for a fine design and tattoo of nearly any style will look great on lower back, thus making your choice wider:  Celtic, tribal and flower tattoos are the most popular choices.

Full back tattoos were always popular, because they look astonishing and attract attention. Of course such big tattoo designs are usually made by men, but nowadays there is no rule without exceptions: many girls are also found of such tattoos. Their main advantage is that big size allows to create a real work of arts on the back. The main difficulty with such tattoo designs is that they are usually made in a number of stages, and you have tit for a couple of hours each time. So, if you choose a full back tattoo, you have to be ready to spend much time and have patience but the result is really worth it.

The choice of designs for back tattoos is great because they give a lot of space for your fantasy. Among the most popular are dragon tattoo designs of all styles, but it’s better to chose carefully, because they ca have a number of different meanings. Angel tattoos are also among the most often made back designs. But today probably the most popular trend is wing tattoo designs on the back. Such tattoos look wonderful because they resemble real wings on your back. And here is also a big variety of choices for you. Your wing tattoo can look like bird’s wings, or like angels, some prefer bat’s wings and others dragonfly or just fantasy design created by themselves or a favorite artist.

The other advantage of back tattoos is that even when you start from a small design, you can always make it bigger, because there is enough space for your new ideas.  On the whole back tattoo designs are wonderful choice, but you have to select a design carefully, found out its meaning and choose something that will not only look beautiful, but will reveal your personality and be in harmony with you.

The other reason for such incredible popularity of shoulder tattoos is that due to the form of a shoulder, a really amazing design can be made there. And the size of this tattoo is perfect for those who decided to make a first tattoo design. It’s not too small and well seen but at the same time can be done in a couple of hours and doesn’t require the second visit to the studio. And taking into account that shoulder tattoo is not often displayed to the sun it is one of the most long-lived designs.

First shoulder tattoo designs were made thousands of years ago. Ancient tribes used them as signs of belonging to a clan and social status inside the tribe itself. Today shoulder tattoos are popular among both men and women. More than that, nowadays a wide variety of designs is used for shoulder tattoos. Flowers, stars, Celtic designs, dragons and even abstract tribal tattoos – for all tattoo designs that you want to have a 3D look shoulder is ideal place.

Men usually choose designs of wild animals and tribal designs for shoulder tattoos. Those men who have big muscles often want to emphasize it by the means of a shoulder tattoo, because such tattoos look very beautiful on muscular shoulders and reveal the strength of their owner. Dragon shoulder tattoos are extremely popular. Dragon tattoo look attractive on the shoulder and symbolizes power, strong will and wisdom of its owner.

Star designs are among the best decisions for those who make the first tattoo. They are not too big or complicated and require less time for making. At the same time star tattoos symbolize luck and self-confidence. Such star tattoo designs are especially often made by girls because on the shoulder they look attractive and elegant. Celtic designs and zodiacal signs are also popular motives for shoulder tattoos. Such designs are equally popular among men and women because they have deep symbolic meaning and always look stylish.

If you decide to make a shoulder tattoo, choose the design wisely, it should have meaning for you, reveal your individual character and at the same time look stylish on your arm.

At the same time, it also should be mentioned that those who decided to make a wrist tattoo really want to reveal their individuality through this design and show it to the whole world. The main peculiarity about wrist tattoos that should be kept in mind – it is always well seen and rather hard to hide. That’s why beautiful symbols and inscriptions are chosen for wrist tattoos most often.

If you want to make a wrist tattoo you really have a great choice. But wrist tattoos, the meaning of which is not easy to understand for the most people are especially popular today. That’s why ancient Celtic designs are widely used for wrist tattoos. Runes and hieroglyphs are also popular options because such tattoo designs always have deep meaning and look beautiful and exciting. No matter what symbols or inscription you choose a wrist tattoo always attracts attention, so it should be interesting and look attractive.

The size of wrist tattoos can vary greatly depending on your style and choice. Elegant designs in the form of bracelets are especially popular among women because they look fashionable and delicate and at the same time can easily be covered by clothes or watch. The tattoos in the form of wide bracelets made up form complicated designs and inscriptions are also in vogue. In this case national tattoo styles, such as Japanese and Celtic tattoos are used. In these styles there is a great choice of beautiful designs, original combinations and decisions for nearly any taste. For instance, dragon tattoo design around the wrist looks extremely attractive and original. Another interesting option is a wrist tattoo that starts on the one wrist and continues on the other. Such tattoos attract a lot of attention and reveal the bright individuality of their owner.

Recently big tattoo designs, from the wrist to the shoulder gained great popularity. The most interesting variant here is fire. Such tattoos are made in different colors and create the effect of real flame.

On the whole, wrist tattoos are popular among both men and women but the designs usually differ greatly. Men usually choose more aggressive tattoos such as wild animals, fir or fantasy designs. Women wrist tattoos often reveal feelings and important sayings. The variant when the tattoo – phrase has two parts – starts on one wrist and continues on the other looks extremely stylish. Words, opposite in sense on both hands, name of the loved one, important dates and famous phrases are the most popular.

Tattoo designs with ancient symbols are made by both men and women and always reveal some important meaning, but at the same time are the most personal, because their meaning is hidden form the people.

In any case, choosing a tattoo design is very individual and you must be sure before you make a tattoo. It will be with you for the whole life and it should look attractive and reveal your individuality.