Tattoo • ology

The ink colors which people are using for tattoos today are incredible. You no longer have to depend on that sailor blue or black, but you can use any and every color imaginable for your tattoos. If you have a particular shade in mind and your artist does not seem to have it pre-mixed, you [...]

Dragon tattoos have been one of the most popular tattoo symbols and show clearly the big influence of Chinese and Japanese art forms in the world of western tattooing. Dragons are covered with ancient legends and seem to have dominated the earth, long before man stepped on it.
These are huge, sometimes winged and fire-emitting lizard-like [...]

The history of nautical star tattoo is as old as the history of tattoo itself in the western world. This century-old form of body art started with the sailors who found the North Star as a guide to bring them back home. In the southern hemisphere, a similar Southern Cross would be the guiding element [...]

Tribal tattoos have transcended the barriers of time and geography to emerge as one of the one of the most sustainable forms of body art. Present in nearly all the old civilizations of the world, evidence of tribal tattoos speak volumes of ancient history and way of life. India, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, China [...]

There are a number of ways you can access a tribal tattoo flash design. Firstly there are tattoo parlors that could be specializing in tribal tattoo designs. A tattoo flash is simply a drawing done on paper or cardboard. It may or may not have a stencil (line drawing). So if you find a tribal [...]

If you are a tattoo lover and wish to get a tattoo design done, there is one important point to remember. That is, never to go by what the popularity charts say, when it comes to choosing a design. Many designs have deep religious, philosophical, mythological and social connotations though they have won accolades of [...]

Whatever legendary symbolization the turtle tattoo may have, the design epitomizes comfort, shelter and protection. It is no wonder then that the design has become so popular with men and women alike. More over, its shell, with its geometric patterns makes it the artists’ favorite as he can then practice all his creativity on this [...]

“My horn shall be exalted like the horn of the Unicorn” says The Book of Psalms; “He hath as it were the strength of a unicorn” says The Book of Numbers. Though a mythical character, the unicorn has biblical significance as is evident from the two quotes. If we look at the book of Genesis, [...]

One of the biggest mistakes which people often make, and then regret later, is to choose a tattoo design, simply because it looks nice on other people, because a celebrity was spotted wearing a similar design, or it looks nice in the flash portfolio.
Because tattoos are for life, you need to be extra cautious in [...]

Though tattooing has been a long standing tradition with the US marines, recently though there have been some strict guidelines regarding tattooing. The current USMC tattoo policy which was announced in April this year, the entire approach is a bit conservative when it comes to personal appearance.
Effective April 1, Marines are prohibited from getting sleeve [...]

The term Viking would normally denote entire populations of Viking Age Scandinavia and their settlements, as an expanded form of the meaning. Viking voyages decreased and ended during the slow process of the Christianization of Scandinavia.
The word gained positive popularity when poet Erik Gustaf Geijer wrote a poem called The Viking, written at the [...]

Vampires are mythological characters which survive on human blood. Of course, some vampires also survive on animal blood. While individual traits of a vampire may differ according to the country from where the folklore originates, most vampires are considered to be the dead brought back to life, with the help of human blood.
The concept of [...]

Vine tattoos are excellent for both the artist as well as the wearer. The spiraling plant with soft leaves and spreading tendrils make very good design elements and the tattoo artist can be at his creative best when doing a vine tattoo.
The design is flexible, can be adapted to different sizes and many other elements [...]

Other than for religious reasons, the Virgin Mary tattoos are sported by anyone who consider her to be the ultimate pillar of strength and virtue, whether they embrace Christianity or otherwise. This is because Virgin Mary is revered not just by the Bible and Christianity; she is also equally revered by the Moslem in the [...]

Throughout the world, water is the symbol of life and purity. Tattooed since time immemorial, water tattoos have always remained a popular insignia not just with sailors but with traditional and modernists too. For instance, among the traditional Polynesian tattoo designs, water tattoos are regarded as a powerful graphic component among all the standard tattoo [...]