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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!
Declan O Reilly
Tattoo Pictures : Tattoo Art : Tattoo Designs
Tao
of Tattoos
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