How to Choose a Tattoo Design and a Tattoo Artist

June 17th, 2008 by admin

Filed under:Tattoo Design

Tattoos come in all shapes and sizes, styles and colors but can still be generally categorized into one of the major styling groups. With the proper artist achieving any style should not be an issue. Better yet you could even choose an artist who specializes in that style and end up with an even better looking tattoo. Though most artists can do anything, some of the major styles will look much better with more advanced techniques of shading and such if you choose a specialized artist. So lets cover the basic styles of tattoos to better help you choose a design and from there an artist.

Bio-mechanical

These are often somewhat Gothic in design and are a result of the works of HR Giger, the creator of the Aliens creatures in the same named movie. These tattoos typically have a fleshed creature who is somewhat composed of mechanical parts. Another sub-niche of this involves the flesh being drawn in a more mechanical style, without the actual mechanical parts.

Black and Grey

This is one of the styles that it will really help to find an artist who specializes in it as it requires advanced shading techniques for the tattoo to come out looking just right. Black and grey simply refers to the only colours that are used in a tattoo of this style.

Celtic

This style is rooted in Celtic history and is typically comprised of what is referred to as Celtic Knots, the designs are intricate and typically done in all black ink. As this is a difficult design to do, again it is best left for an artist in this speciality.

Oriental

This are big bold colourful pieces that originated in 18th century Japan based on Ukiyo-e wooden blocks. These typically include oriental figures such as coy fish, dragons etc.

Portrait

These are as the name suggests portraits of people. This is typically done by taking a photograph and creating a tattoo from it. These are usually done in black and grey and as a result are best done by someone who either specializes in black and grey or someone who specializes in portraits as it can be very difficult to capture the true nature of a person in ink.

Tribal

This is a very common style of tattoo and is made up of bold simple lines and or patterns. Again these are typically done in black and depending on the degree of difficulty to the design chosen you may need to find an artist whose style is specifically tribal.

No matter the style you decide upon you can ensure the best possible tattoo by finding a specialized artist who can create a true masterpiece work of art in your tattoo design. A little research can go a long way to ensure you truly enjoy your tattoo.

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