Sanskrit Tattoo Design

This Sanskrit tattoo is pretty cool, especially the background, it is very rare to see the fresco effect in tattoo designs.Sanskrit tattoo designThis free tattoo design is composited of a Sanskrit character and a buddha face hiding behind it. Very nice idea. There are 100 Sanskrit characters on this free tattoo design. They are one famous incantation in Buddhism. This incantation can help you

Cherry Blossom Tattoo Designs

Cherry Blossom Tattoo DesignsCherry blossom tattoo - what does it symbolizeEven if these flowers are mostly associated with Japan, they are also a part of China’s culture as well but represent an entirely different meaning as how it is traditionally observed in Japan. It would be therefore interesting to know as what cherry blossom tattoo symbolizes in relation to how the flower is celebrated in

Cherry Blossom Tree Tattoo

Cherry blossom tattoo is one of the most favored designs specifically among women and its popularity is undoubtedly still increasing. These flowers are favorite subjects of paintings and poems in Japan and hold a very prominent position in Japanese culture.Cherry Blossom Tree TattooCherry Blossom Tree Tattoo

Hawaiian Tattoos

Hawaiian tattoos and body art have a history of thousands of years and experience a renewed popularity since the 90s, together with other tribal tattoo styles. Aloha!There’s more to Hawaii than flowers and leis, after all – the Hawaiian islands are part of a larger chain, the Polynesian Islands, which include other island cultures such as the Maori and the Samoan, tribal communities with a rich

Polynesian tattoos

Polynesian tattoos are an ancient art that has been receiving a lot of attention in modern times. Though few of us who are not from the Polynesian islands would be willing to undergo the painful and lengthy procedure that real Polynesian tattoos necessitate, we might well be attracted to elements of the traditional tribal designs and wish to incorporate them into our own tattoos – using modern

Japanese tattoo

Japanese tattoo is called irezumi or horimono in Japanese. In Japan, tattoo is usually considered to be a symbol of a yakuza (Japanese mafia) and tends to be perceived negatively by people. For example, many public bath facilities in Japan inhibit customers who have tattoos from entering. Traditional Japanese tattoo covers arms, shoulders, and the back. In recent years, it's becoming popular for

Tattoo Flash

A tattoo flash is a tattoo design printed or drawn on paper or cardboard, and may be regarded as a species of industrial design. It is typically displayed on the walls of tattoo parlors and in binders to give walk-in customers ideas for tattoos. Much if not most traditional tattoo flash was designed for rapid tattooing, and was either drawn by the individual artist for display and use in his own

Skull Tattoos

Today Skulls as a design motif are becoming more and more popular everywhere. You now see skulls on the latest fashion trends of kids, in skateboards, on surfboards and just about everything else you could think of. Skulls have become part of our mainstream culture and are part of the art of today. However, this does not mean that the world is all at one time becoming more morbidly fascinated

Tattoo Art

Tattoo art can be traced back to ancient times in many a culture. The Ainu people of Japan used facial tattoos. Tattoos were used in some cultures to identify and brand criminals and wrongdoers. Tattoo art has been found on Egyptian and Nubian mummies dating back to 2000 B.C. The word tattoo finds its origin in the Tahitian word 'tattau' which means 'to mark'.Tattoo ArtBefore going in for a