Tattoo Designs | Tattoo Ideas

Body Tattoos Designs

Are you curious of what is in the mind of others why they have to put on a tattoo? Well, it actually differs from every person's perspective. Some people misinterpreted the meaning of tattoo because they see it as untidy and a disruption to one's body. But tattoos can be as an artistic as a painting on the wall. It depends on how a person visualizes it and envisions his body about his/her tattoo.

A tattoo is donning a permanent ink into the layers of the skin to imprint something which may be a significant décor to a certain person. It is a permanent marking that is why you should think twice before doing it or, if you really want it, by choosing a design for your body that is suitable for your characteristics. It is somehow a statement of who and what you are. It may have different meanings like for love it may symbolize a person's commitment to a lover or an ownership of one person by another.

It also differs from gender. A tattoo for men may represent his courage, power, principles or honor. While for the women it may denote love, passion, blossoms or benevolence. There are a very wide-variety of body tattoos designs to choose from. They can be a tribal look, or a celtic one even as simple as black and white. You can have it in any parts of your body as it depends on you of how you wanted it to be seen-large or small. It also depends on you on how will choose the colors for the picked design.

For some people, tattoo is a sacred marking for their body. It is considerable to their religion, culture and spiritual devotions. For others, it may be a name of their love ones like their mother, father, siblings, sons or daughters, wife or husband. Even a deceased love one is being inked on their body. It can also be a phrase or words that show and expresses your feeling for others.

Tattoos are intricate in style, the art you wanted for your body should be the result of what is inked onto it. That is why you should be careful in choosing an artist for putting on the design you want. If you can not choose the right colors, size and pattern you can ask an expert tattoo artist for it so that in the end you will not regret having that kind of body tattoos designs that you want.

My Top 5 Worst Jewish Tattoos post caused a lot more controversy than I anticipated. With the threat of a Nuclear Iran, Holocaust denial and Lady Gaga performing in Israel, you'd think that the American Jewish community would have more to be concerned with. Apparently not. There were a lot of thoughtful comments, however;  one even suggested I provide a positive list of top tattoos among the Tribe. Einstein (a Jew.)! And so, without further ado...

The Five Best Jewish Tattoo Ideas:

5. Meaningful biblical quotes in ancient Hebrew: I have a friend of a friend who has tattooed his entire back and one full sleeve in these messages. They range from reminders on how he should live his life, humbly and aware of the needs of others, to descriptions of the better world that is to come. Wrapping himself in these words, he has turned even his corporal skin into a living, breathing Torah.

4. A Menorah: The Menorah has as much traditional Jewish perceptual connection as the Star of David, but providing two distinct advantages over the Star:  First, the Menorah allows for internal embellishment, giving the tattoo artist an opportunity to create an intricate and proud piece. Second, the Menorah harkens back to Chanukah and the victory of the rugged Maccabbees over those who sought to oppress the Jews. Whereas the Jewish star tattoo seems passive in many cases, the Menorah declares an adamant, almost macho declaration of Judaism.


3. Portrait work: As shown above with my own tattoo of Ze'ev Jabotinsky, portraits of heroes can inspire daily. There are so many Jewish faces to choose -- and as most recently demonstrated by the cast of Glee, the Jewish people are a bunch of lookers. Add to that a long history of unusual costuming and we have a near Broadway range of expressive, intense Jewish faces to tattoo that could become as iconic as Che Guevara's blowing mane.

2. Judaica Art: Ranging from hand-paintings to elaborate, artistic installations, Judaica art has a long history of representing the people and culture of Jews through creative means. The soft colors and painting techniques of Eastern Europe would work well with some of the new Abstract tattoo artists out of Europe (like Noon). The Sephardic style stuff, full of sand colors and vine-like, interconnected lines, is inspiration for artists specializing in tribal and blackwork. Bonus points if you get something from Mark Chagall!

1. Propaganda posters. There is a rich visual history of early Zionist propaganda posters, like the wide selection found here on Zionistposters.com. Celebrate our return home with some powerful graphic statements of our not-so-distant past.

Bonus Suggestion: Craig Dershowitz! Yes, you heard me right. Anyone who gets my name or likeness tattooed upon themselves wins a free lifetime membership to Needles and Sins.

It's early afternoon in NYC on a rainy Monday and I'm having the pleasure of canceling credit cards and pondering the contents of a purse that is no longer in my possession. With a To DO list gettin anxious as Celine Dion plays on the phone while I hold for my bank representative, my laptop dings. I have new mail from the fabulous Jeffrey. And what do I find, all by myself, that makes my heart go on? This:

Tattoo Lady Edith and Tattoo Man Percy selling for $28 on the equally fab Spitfire Girl shop. The dolls are beautifully designed by California tattoo artist Jason Schroder of Incognito Tattoo. Jason also designed these "Gang of Punks" plushies.

Other snarl reducing gifts found on Spitfire Girl: sassy hankies, teeth mug, gypsy wood journal,and the Little Lady Gift basket.

The greatest tragedy here is that my cards are canceled, and until I get replacements, can't order my tattoo dolls yet. It's moments like these I could use those sassy hankies!

by Marisa Kakoulas DiMattia

While the nitrous given to Brian wears off (the only explanation why he'd post that old SNL vid), I'm gonna give you something new, brand new in fact:

Brazilian tattoo artist of over 13 years, Gustavo Rizerio, has made his home in Brooklyn, NYC now and has become the newest resident artist of the Tattoo Culture family in Williamsburg. Gustavo's portfolio ranges from Japanese to Biomech (as shown in this post) as well as Black & Gray, and feminine florals.

He's also renowned for his fine art work. Check his paintings and photography here.

For appointments, call Tattoo Culture at 1-718-218-6531 or hit them up through their site.

Why Angel Tattoos are so Popular

Angel tattoos are popular tattoos for females and usually take on the appearance of the stereotypical CHERUBS sitting on a cloud or as an avenging angel.

Angels are spiritual beings that are believed to be much more powerful than humans. They have been thought of as creations of a separate order from human beings and sometimes as the spirits of highly evolved humans.

The actual word angel is possibly derived from a Greek word 'angeloi' or 'messenger'. Throughout biblical times it was generally believed that the will of God or 'God's Work' was carried out by angels.

Angels are the guardians of souls and are divine beings but have been shown to be fallible and prone to sin, particularly pride. One of the best known examples of a 'fallen angel' is Satan.

The meaning of angels and their appearance have varied throughout history. Artists have depicted angels as winged creatures, usually beautiful figures suffused in light, wearing white robes, floating on a cloud, sometimes in human form or as an angelic 'symphony from the heavens'.

In Catholicism guardian angels are believed to be intelligent spiritual creatures assigned to care for and protect every person on earth. Each person has a guardian angel assigned to them. These angels are to assist the person in attaining his eternal salvation.

Also, these angels protect groups of persons and nations. Others refer to these guardian angels as guiding spirits who control or guide and particularly help in personal safety.

Placement of Angel Tattoos

The most common place to get angel tattoos is on the upper arm or chest for guys and on the shoulder or abdomen for females. Although it is not uncommon to see angel tattoos on the inner wrist or even on the foot!

Angel tattoo wings are another common form of tattoo. They can be tattooed full size on the back in black ink and can look very impressive.

Overall angels symbolize protection and as such are a common reason a lot of people get angel tattoos. Some people depict deceased family or friends as guardian angels in their tattoos as a way to immortalize them or keep the close to their heart.