Tattoos, Body art, Body Painting-Self Expression-Friend or Foe

Now personally I don’t have a tattoo although I have been thinking of getting one. My wife has a small heart just above her right breast that you normally can’t see. I like it there and if you are wanting to get a tattoo, there are many things to consider.

First you need to be tattoo smart. By that I mean you need to do a little research on them. There are many resources across the internet that can give you ideas about placement, coloring, style, design, and pro’s and con’s. From personal observation, I have noticed that certain places on the body can add to your appearance and seductivity and other places can be distracting. Depending on whether you are in the spotlight or just behind the scenes, you need to know how a tattoo will affect your everyday activities.

Most of society has begun to accept tattooing and generally don’t make a big deal about them. I myself, think they add a certain flair to your personality. They are a way of expressing who you are and how you feel about yourself. Remember, they are a permanent part of your body afterwards. They can be very enticing or they can be ridiculous. Some people have made it their objective to completely cover their entire body with tattoos. I don’t really care for this type of practice but, if that is what you want to do this, then go for it.

When and if you decide to get a tattoo, by doing the research first you will be able to make a well informed decision as to where and how you want to display your new form of self expression. Whether they are in the form of flowers, butterflies, animals, and even people, they can add to your self worth. Many of us would like to express ourselves everyday but, we just don’t how. You can through the form of a tattoo.

If you decide to go ahead and purchase a tattoo, please remember that they are expensive to install and remove depending on the size and location. Although they can be removed, there is the possibility of some tissue damage and discoloration.

I am no expert on tattoos and if I was going get one I definitely would research the subject first.

Body Art

There are several forms of body art. Body art can be temporary, for example, body painting, or permanent, such as shaping, dyeing, and scarification, tattooing, and piercing. This article will provide some insight into body art.

Body art painting and shaping

Body painting transforms a person into a spirit or work of art; this can include another gender or a sacred place. Emphasizing on the visual appeal of the subject, the protective body paint is what gives it the appeal.

Body shaping is a technique in which to sculpt the body. Culturally defined ideals of beauty have caused people to bind the soft bones of children's skulls and feet, stretched necks with rings, and removed ribs to make their waist smaller. The most common method today of body sculpting is plastic surgery. Plastic surgery can sculpt and define almost any part of the body.

Skin Dyeing

Henna, is used as a temporary skin dye, in which different patterns and designs are applied to the body. The crushed leaves of the henna plant, when mixed with other natural ingredients, provides a thick, aromatic paste used for painting hands and feet. The olive green, dried out henna powder, mixed with such ingredients as black tea and coffee turns dark. When applied to the skin and left on overnight, it will harden and when pealed leaves a red tone to the skin.

Body art piercing, tattooing, and scarification

Piercing is ornamental as it allows the body to hold certain kinds of ornaments, which are inserted through the skin. The most common parts of the body that are pierced is the face although you will often find ear, nose and lip ornaments. Piercing is often part of a ceremony marking the coming of age. Ornaments might be limited to certain people or worn only on certain occasions

Tattoos are intended to be permanent and the patterns and techniques have varied over the years. The effects of tattooing depend on the country you live in. As an example, in the United States, tattooing is typically looked upon as being rebellious. Tattooing, in the last decade, has become a very popular form of body art throughout the world.

Scarification is much like tattooing, instead of placing a color into the skin with a tattoo needle, the color, or substance is placed into the wound or cut. Once the wound has healed, a permanent mark will remain on the skin

All of the forms of body art listed above can have adverse effects on individuals. There are health concerns with types of body art. If you are contemplating any of the above procedures, be sure to consider all the risks and facts before making any commitments.

Japanese Tattoo Design

Most people don't end up choosing the Japanese tattoo design that they truly want. The reason this happens is because the internet is so overcrowded with generic, low end artwork and people end up settling for it. They are either in a rush to get tattooed (which his never a good idea) or they think they can't find anything better. Well, here are simple techniques to you to the galleries that will have a great Japanese tattoo design.

Men and women are not having an issue locating tattoos on the net. It's just that the slew of generic artwork is overwhelming most of the time. If you are trying to use a search engine (like 95% of people do) to find your Japanese tattoo design, this is where you are going wrong. It's not your fault, though. It's just that search engines are very bad at pulling up top notch galleries of tattoos. It's usually the bottom of the barrel places that come up and people go to them without hesitation.

Not only will you find one generic Japanese tattoo design after another, but this holds true for any style of tattoos you are searching for. It's a never ending database of bland, out dated images. The truth is that there "is" great artwork out there and you can use another method of searching to uncover them.

It can be done by using internet forums to find the Japanese tattoo design you want. You don't even have to like forums to accomplish this. There are even whole forums solely dedicated to tattoos if you want to go that route. I am sure you can find a ton of topics where people are asking where the great galleries of tattoos are. If you peek inside, you will be able to find all of the hidden galleries that other men and women have found. It's an easy way to the Japanese tattoo design that you might have never seen. You can actually find hundreds of fresh Japanese tattoo design pieces this way.

It sure beats going blindly into the search engine results and coming away with generic images that you aren't thrilled about. No matter what Japanese tattoo design you end up liking, you will want to make sure you are 100% happy with it before going to get it tattooed.

Female Tattoos

In the early days of the modern tattoo renaissance, women were severely frowned upon for having them -and rather unfairly too! Deemed as rebellious and also as a sign of promiscuity it took many years before female tattoos were accepted into the main, and today we do not think twice about seeing a woman with a tattoo, however there are still some prejudices - image a women with a full sleeve, neck tattoo or a full chest piece? I doubt it would have the same reaction if I asked you to imagine a man...