Totally Sweet Tattoo Ideas

The fairy is a mystical, mythical being shrouded in secrecy and enchanting lore. Fairies or “faeries” are often depicted as beautiful, ethereal creatures capable of casting spells and wielding elemental magics. It is widely believed that most, if not all, fairies are capable of graceful, effortless flight. Most fairy artwork portrays these creatures as wispy, waif-like temptresses with wings closely akin to those of butterflies and insects. They are credited in many tales of fantasy with causing harmless mischief, and noted in others for their maliciousness and cruelty.

Due in large part to talented fantasy artists like Amy Brown, fairy tattoo ideas have recently become wildly popular and seemingly omnipresent things. (In fact, Amy Brown herself has got a massive gallery of user-submitted tattoo images available for immediate viewing on her website! Click here to visit the main gallery page, then click around and get those creative juices flowing.) Most tattoo shops feature some sort of fairy flash among the artwork adorning their walls, and even a simple Google image search for “fairies” returns almost 2,000,000 results! There’s no shortage of stimulating and inspiring fairy material out there. Take your time and select a fairy that fits your personality and desired tattoo location like a glittery, diaphanous glove.

Find a tattoo artist who specializes in fantasy artwork and can back up his claims of superior skill with a solid portfolio and a heap of satisfied customers. Scheduling issues and waiting lists can be terribly frustrating, but the best tattooists are usually in heavy demand and booked solid for months. Don’t allow a minor delay to discourage you! Excellent art is well worth the wait, so don’t settle for any less than your precious skin deserves.

Fairy Tattoo Tip: The more detailed and intricate your chosen design should happen to be, the more surface area you’ll need to surrender in order to truly capture the essence of the artwork. Never attempt to cram 20 lbs. of tattoo-detail-goodness into a 5 lb. sack, or the end result won’t be very pretty.

{ Recommended Resources: Enchanted Art by Jessica Galbreth; Selina Fenech Fairies and Fantasy }

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[ #10 ] 1-D CARTOON CUTIES

Choosing a one-dimensional cartoon character as the subject of your next tattoo is not necessarily a recipe for total disaster, but it isn’t exactly the most exciting or inventive selection in the world either, all things considered. Nowadays, tattoo artists are nothing short of wizards wielding pretty, colored inks and buzzing needles. There are countless talented and creative tattooists making tremendous use of precise angles, intricate details and expert shading in order to create some undeniably awesome imagery with mind-blowing intensity and depth. Insisting upon an outdated cartoon image with its glaringly obvious limitations is just silly.

For the sake of visually appealing definition and dimension, consider re-working those “super hawt” Winnie the Pooh tramp-stamp tattoo ideas to include some shading and so forth. Totally Sweet Tattoo Ideas fully recommends searching the web to find a few attractive visual variations of your favorite toon, making sure to save and stockpile any pictures that seem to engender an alluring sense of realism and depth as a result of their artistry and shading. Google’s comprehensive image search is a great place to get started. Good luck!

{ Examples: Great || Not Great }

[ #9 ] FATHER TIME IS A CRUEL MASTER
Our bodies are always changing. Over time, ink fades and skin sags. Even the perkiest of bosoms are doomed to begin their descent into madness at some point. Smooth, supple buttocks of all sizes and shapes will undoubtedly become little more than fleshy flapjacks, dangling just below the base of some elderly individual’s spine. That’s Father Time for you! Old age is an unattractive inevitability, as far as the tattooed populace (and, well, everyone else) is concerned; a wrinkly inconvenience that simply can’t be dodged or cured. Tattoo pieces are doomed to fall victim to the ravages of age, just like the canvases upon which they are depicted. Wrinkly, saggy, stretchy skin equates to wrinkly, saggy, stretchy tattoos. That’s life, and there’s no getting around it.

So, how can the unsightly effects of aging on tattoos be minimized? Well, first thing’s first: Really take stock of your fabulous (or unfabulous, as the case may be) physique now, prior to hitting the tattoo parlor. Conduct a visual analysis and make a conscious decision to avoid inking areas that might already be considered “problem spots” in your own estimation. Envision the site and subject of your tattoo 40 years in the future, taking into account the natural wear-and-tear that all of our bodies are forced to endure over the course of a lifetime. Choose the best possible location for your tattoo (for example: the back, chest or wrist might be more appropriate than a sagging, enormous DD breast that is only going to migrate farther south over time), cross your fingers, hope for the best and try to take good care of your skin through the years. The rest is up to fate.

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