Tattoo Pictures & Tattoo Designs for YOU!

[lindsay bell]

Anyone who is seriously into tattoos will tell you how long it takes
to choose the right one. After all they should last a lifetime so are
not something to be rushed. It can take up to 20-30 hours to find the
right tattoo design. But that is only the first step.
If you are serious you will want to have something that is unique and
not taken from a book or or copied from a picture in a tattoo gallery.
A tattoo should speak about who you are and not be ripped off someone
else. Not only that but a lot of artists will refuse to copy another
artists work. And quite rightly. While you can be done for copyright
infringement for copying another person's work in other mediums the
same rules don't seem to apply to tattoo art.
It is still a form of plagiarism to take another persons artwork and
reproduce it as your own. In any other form this would result in legal
action. So just because there is no precendent set for copyright
infringement does not mean its is cool to claim another tattooists
work.
So how do you come up with original tattoo designs?
If you are like me you have looked at literally thousands of tattoo
pictures and tattoo designs from a variety of different tattooists
from around the world. Or maybe you keep visiting your local tattoo
studio and have started getting dirty looks from the tattoo artist who
thinks you are stalking him because you go there every weekend and
still haven't chosen a tattoo!
There are so many different styles of so you need to be really clear
about what you want before you get inked. It is a good idea ot
visualize the type of tattoo you want before you even get it. You need
to be able to see yourself with a particular tattoo before you get it.
If is a tribal tattoo on your arm imagine yourself walking down the
street with the tattoo for all the world to see.
Next view some examples of different styles that you like. So if it is
tribal tattoos source pictures of that particular tattoo style. If it
is work from another artist do not take it to your nearest tattoo
studio and ask for it to be copied onto you. Tell the tattoo artist
that you like that particular style and would like a tattoo designed
for YOU. This is where the visualisation exercise comes into play.
Tattoo artists are very visual people and are highly talented at
rendering an nebulous idea into a full on customized tattoo.
Think of the bigger picture. Don't be tempted to choose some generic
tattoo flash off the wall because you can't make up your mind. Don't
settle for something less if you cannot afford the tattoo you really
want. Tattoos are organic and are constantly changing and growing with
you. Avoid painful mistakes!