The idea as a tattoo is interesting because you can make the tattoo look like you are Spiderman underneath your skin. This particular spider-man tattoo is on both arms and shows the skin ripping away and revealing the persons ‘true’ identity. The skin doesn’t look too realistic which I think takes away from this design. There are other Spider-Man tattoos that look better but I just haven’t seen any on the arms. Most Spiderman tattoos are done on the chest, which are more realistic and nice looking.

The color of this tattoo also helps it to stand out. The red and blue make it look realistic, but the shade they used for the skin color just doesn’t look good in my opinion.

This person would definitely have one unique design on their foot that most other people would never get or have. Who else would think to put a strawberry on their foot and then have ants tattooed next to it?

This is another colorful tattoo design that actually looks good. Most colored tattoos seem to fade over time and while this might fade after a few years, you can always get it touched up to looking just as good as it was new. An eagle wrapped in the American flag is just an awesome design to me! I love this tattoo!

People love the tribal designs but want a specific style or dragon. Instead of having a tattoo artist come up with a stencil, its easier to search the internet for a design that you like and either buy it or print off the picture of free stencil to take to your tattoo artist. It’s easier for your tattoo artist to copy something that has already been created than to create something from scratch. If you are in a hurry, then don’t bother going to a tattoo parlor, because the worst thing you can do is hurry your tattoo artist.

If you were to bring a perfect tribal dragon tattoo stencil in, it would make your tattoo artist happier since all they have to do is modify it to your liking, put it on your body and then trace the lines. Having an already created tattoo stencil is a smart way to go and your tattoo artist can modify or add to or subtract from any stencil. This is probably why there are so many websites selling stencils. You can find some of those sites here and here.

Getting a tattoo on your body is a form of art and expression. Getting a tattoo on your body also takes time, money and tons of patience! A tattoo like this Japanese design would take many man hours, lots of pain and tons of money to complete. The time it would have taken could  be years before this design was complete. All of that shading, outlining and coloring alone would take a ton of different sessions. While most tattoo sessions last as long as the artist can go, but also depends on how long a person can take the pain of the needle. Getting a tattoo is painful and in certain parts of the body, you will experience more pain. Just take a look at this tattoo pain chart!

Japanese tattoos usually have koi fish and lots of black lines and dark blocks. These designs are meant for covering large parts of the body and are usually on large areas, such as the back, chest and entire arms or legs.

Just take a look at the detail and how much work this entire Japanese tattoo would have taken!

Not all colored tattoos end up looking ugly after a few years. They do lose their spark or boldness but that can be avoided by keeping your tattoo hidden from the sun. The sun is one of the main causes of tattoos fading. So with a pink flower bamboo tattoo on the back, its less likely it will see the light of day than a tattoo on the arm.

This is a very colorful tattoo and the bamboo stands out just as well as the pink flowers. This is a great choice for a colored tattoo. Without color or having this design all black, it wouldn’t be nearly as good.

Eyeball tattoos are nothing special and really don’t have any underlining meaning. Besides having a huge eyeball tattooed on your body, what else does it mean? That you are being watched or that you can see everything? Its just a weird and unique tattoo to get. Some of the most unique tattoo designs can be found online because almost any idea can be done as a tattoo and then put online.

Would you ever get a tattooed eyeball on your body? I don’t know if I could live with this on my body.

This eyeball on the head it probably one of the most unique designs I have seen. What would inspire a guy to get his bald head tattooed with an eyeball that is crying? Maybe he’s sad he lost his hair?

Angel wings are a popular choice and its a design that can be easily done. The pain factor of getting an angel tattoo on the back isn’t that high, unless if you have a sensitive back. Angels can be done in my different styles and scenes. Some people choose to get just one angel tattoo, while others tend to get a scene or multiple angels done at the same time. Angels have a lot of different meanings and the reasons for getting an angel are also numerous. Some angels are gotten because of a loved one who passed away, a child who passed away, to show protection or the fight of good versus evil. Whatever the reason, people get angel tattoos all of the time.

People can use phrases in other languages to mean something profound or meaningful to the person. One of my friends got an ambigram design done that means faithful but was in a different language.

Not all ambigrams have to say the same word backwards like ‘WOW‘ or ‘MOM‘, but can say a different word if read backwards like ‘GOD‘ = ‘DOG‘.

Here is an instance where the Ambigram says ‘Father‘ both ways

And here is another Ambigram tattoo that says ‘Family‘ reading left to right, while it says ‘Forever‘ reading it right to left:

With Ambigrams there are a ton of different variations and ways of creating a unique tattoo design. Some people are even getting their names done, which takes some effort and skill, but the great things about an ambigram design, is you will have one-of-a kind tattoo.

Depending on where you get the tattoo will depend on how much pain there is. Most of my friends have tattoos and while some are more tolerant to pain others are less tolerant. One of my close girl friends got a tattoo on the side of her chest, while I wasn’t there, her boyfriend said she cried. Any area with tender skin, such as the lower back, inner arm, neck or skin next to a bone, such as the spine will be painful. Other parts of the body such as the outer arm, upper back and shoulders are less sensitive to the tattoo needle. Of course people experience pain in different ways. I have a friend who got an ambigram
tattoo on his forearm and he said it wasn’t painful at all, while I have other friends who have gotten tattoos in that same spot who said they teared up, especially during the shading part. If you think you can survive the outline of a tattoo, just wait for the shading to happen! Bring on the pain!

This chart shows that pain caused by having a tattoo in specific parts of the body. From people who have experienced getting a tattoo, I hear its pretty accurate.