Viking Tattoo Designs
Tattoo art deals not only with beautiful images to cover your skin, but also help people express themselves. It is highly symbolic and sometimes it requires deep knowledge of other lands’ culture and history to translate the meaning of a small tat.
Viking tattoos belong to this group as well. They open a door to the world of unknown and the world of mystery, evoke the image of a brave warrior in our minds and remind us of those remote times when it was a great deal to explore in our world, and Vikings did a lot in this field.
Vikings were the Scandinavian folks who lived in the north of Europe in a snowy area with rather a tough climate. When we think about Vikings the first thing that comes into our mind is their famous longships, which were their main means of transportation, for both warring affairs and trade. They visited a lot of places through their history; they travelled to Constantinople and swan along the Volga river. They were not afraid of long voyages and reached such places as Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland. Perhaps it was Vikings who discovered North America first.
For now there’s a strong interest in culture of non-existent folks, the symbols of Vikings has penetrated tattoo art as well. Nobody knows for sure the exact meaning of their symbols, but it doesn’t prevent them from being popular among those who are fond of their culture. Viking tattoos and to some extent similar to Celtic tattoos as they use rich knot work. You can also find crosses swastikas and triskeles as it is common ancient signs as well as swirl Viking tattoo designs. The triangle and triangle like objects are also the peculiarity of Vikings tattoos.
Airbrush Tattoo Art
Tattoos are not necessarily permanent. There exist easily removable tattoos as well. But keep in mind that they are not inked into your skin but are simply drawn and painted on skin surface with the help of henna or special paints.
Airbrush tattoos are the most notable among temporary tattoos. The history of airbrush tattoo art begun in 1998 and since then they have been widely used on the advertising and entertainment markets.
Such tattoos cannot boast long life span as they last for 1 or two weeks if proper care is provided, but their low cost – in comparison to permanent tattoos – attracts people who want to try tattooing. Moreover, they look very similar to real tattoos and people cannot normally distinguish between an ink and an airbrush tattoo.
Airbrush tattoos are done with the help of a tattoo stencil placed on the skin and an airbrush gun that sprays paint over it. The paint is absolutely non-toxic; it is alcohol based and is made from cosmetic and food grade materials.
People frequently ask whether they can bathe regularly with an airbrush tattoo on their body. The answer is yes, there’s no need to change your habits, but you shouldn’t touch your tattoo with oils, sunblocks or lotions as it will destroy it. Don’t rub it with a towel, either. As human skin produces sweat and oil itself, it is advisable to apply baby powder on you tat to keep it dry. If you don’t want to wait until your airbrush tattoo naturally disappears, use 70% isopropyl alcohol to remove it.
As you can see, such tattoos are very flexible and can be the perfect option if you’d like to shock your friends or go to a party with a tat on your shoulder and then remove it - almost like ordinary make-up.
Top-10 Tattoos, Which Are Not Worth Doing: Men
Tattoos have always been in vogue, especially during the last few decades: there has been a surge of activity of tattoo parlors, from the most expensive and elite to the half-legal. Masters know that there are avery popular tattoos, ordered by 70% of visitors - dragons, scorpions, hieroglyphs, and alike “east” once. However, there are other tattoo that is not worth doing for men.
10) Tatu - the symbol of the Superman and other super-heroes. ” Gentlemen, with such a tattoo you do not look cooler - you declare about all of your own infantilism, and enthusiasm for children’s comics.
9) Mythical beast. Believe me, if you are carried away by myths, use the eastern mythology with its dragons and other scaly creatures. Unicorn (symbol of a virgin), or a centaur has not very solid look.
An anchor. It just happened that anchors can be seen primarly on sailors body- and most of the marines proud of such a tattoo. However, the sea symbolism has very funny look on teenager’s forearm about 15 years, or even men, who, is afraid to go in water deeper than knee.
7) Tattoo - icon. Are you passionate about creativity of Presley, Bob Marley, the achievements of Che Guevara? May be you like, but to do yourself a tattoo with someone else face - is to turn once body into an art gallery, distracting others from your own personality.
6) Symbols subculture. Fashion for the subcultural symbols is faster strokes than wing. And how to explain it to their friends or their descendants, after 5-10 years?
5) Cute. Well, there’s nothing to say - just look at the photo. Man, who is doing himself a tattoo of a cartoon will be perceived by others as Toon.
4) Barbed wire. Yes, tattoos of this type has very interesting look at the body of Pamela Anderson and Vince Neil, but now these tattoos are no longer in fashion, and made primaly by girls.
3) Chinese or Japanese characters. One well-known case is when a solid man made himself a tattoo in the form of characters, which actually translates as “I am a Chinese virgin”. Do whatever you want,but only that is well known at least for you, and it is desirable to use the symbols of your own culture.
2) The name of your girlfriend or wife. Believe me, if your love is real, strong, there is no need to show it around, it is perceived with a slight negative. In addition, everyone knows the statistics of meetings and partings. How then you would explain to a new lover all these declarations of love on your body, that are not addressed to her ?
1) Any tattoo on your face. Tattoos on your own face - it’s not infatuation body-art, it is called a “serious mental illness.”
How to Choose a Tattoo Parlor?
When you decide to get a tattoo, first and foremost you have to consider two major issues: your tattoo design and a tattoo parlor as well as a tattoo artist. The tattoo parlor you choose to go to is of paramount importance as your tattoo will be with you for a life-long period, so you’d better stay to the safe side.
It is advisable to do an in-depth research into tattoo saloons situated in you area and make use of your friends’ experience if they have already had a tattoo done. Browse the internet sites and drop at different parlors before you make the final decision. Check whether the establishment has a license. Remember, that you may risk your heath if the equipment is in an improper state.
Don’t try to save money when it comes to getting a tattoo. It is better to pay more for a professionally done work than to get infected with blood-transmitted illnesses. Needles should be clean and properly sterilized, and it’s even better when they are new and are used for the first time and you see the tattoo artist open them before the session.
Fell free to ask questions about the work of the establishment and you will see whether you find understanding there. Be sure that you can get exactly what you need there. Have a chat with your tattoo artist and ask him about his skills and discuss the future tattoo session itself.
Pay attention to interiors of a tattoo parlor. Make sure that it is lit well. Give priority to the establishments using natural light as it will be easier to check the colors of your tattoo and ensure that they are true to life.
Feel comfortable and relaxed during a tattoo session. If you have made the right choice of a tattoo parlor you can completely trust the professionals working there. Tell them that you need breaks when you cannot endure the pain and don’t conceal it. However, I wish you good luck in and no pains in your tattoo experience.
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