The Art of Tribal Shoulder Tattoo Designs

So, you want to get a tribal shoulder tattoo design. There are countless ways you can go, from sleeve, to back piece, but you will need to know some basic, but forgotten, knowledge of shoulder tattoo placement, among other things.

I assume that you have found where you would like your tattoo. You have probably scoured the internet, trying to find exactly what will look good on your body. Most of the random websites or Google lookup deigns will not be a good fit for your body, but we will get to that point in a minute. The size and shape of your ultimate choice will limit where you can place your tribal shoulder tattoo, so you should try to come to a conclusion about how big you want your tribal to be. There are literally hundreds of options for placing a tribal shoulder tattoo, so your search is not in vain.

The great thing about tribal shoulder tattoo designs is that they are very easy to cover up, but they also really stand out when you want to show them off. Depending on the shirt you are wearing and how high your tattoo is on your shoulder, you can even make it stick out through the top of your collar if you want to.

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Printable Tribal Tattoo Designs

Tribal tattoos are quite popular. I like to lay out in this Texas heat and not a day goes by where I don't see someone with a tribal tattoo, man or woman. Women can get nice delicate lines that make butterflies, flowers, horses,frogs, you name it, it can be made out of tribal. Guys tribal is usually more bold and the lines are sharper. Tribal can include practically any other design! That's the great thing about it. People get tribal all over. Arms, legs, stomach, chest, even on their head! I could never get a tattoo on my scalp.

I have some pretty awkward places for my tattoos. In between the fingers, inside my bottom lip. Most my tattoos are completely meaningless, then several have meaning. I wish I had stumbled across the printable tribal tattoo designs when I was first getting tattooed. Then my tattoos would have something that I wouldn't regret.

The worst thing about getting a bad tattoo is having to explain it. People always want to know why you got what you did and when you don't have a good enough answer they look at you like you are full of it...or weird. Covering a tattoo up can be hard, because some artists don't do cover ups because they are twice as hard because you are having to blend colors to make them practically invisible. Laser tattoo remover is even more expensive and I have been told that it hurts just as much as getting the tattoo.

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Tribal Tattoo Designs For The Foot

There seems to be an explosion in the popularity of tribal tattoos. Specifically, shoulder and back tribal pieces. Everywhere you look, from celebrity to Average Joe, someone has got a beautiful, striking tribal tattoo on their shoulder. Or they have the the tribal tattoo that goes from one shoulder, across the back, and down the other shoulder. Why are they fast becoming the most popular tattoo? How do you choose the best tribal tattoo design for you? Do a little research. Check out tribal tattoo designs in your culture or heritage. You are sure to get tons of ideas. I did a little research on tribal tattoos, and I now have a few theories as to the popularity surge. Probably the most important of all of these theories is that tribal shoulder tattoos look so cool!

Tribal tattoos were used in different cultures to delineate between the tribes. They were also used to distinguish between classes or rank within the tribe. Everyone in the tribe had some form of the tattoo. In most cultures, the tattoos were given in a ceremonial way, to celebrate the passage from childhood to adulthood.

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Cool Japanese Shirt Sleeve Tattoo Design

For men, it is important to have a tattoo that is unique, different, at the same time cool. More popular designs include dragons, flames and skulls for sleeve tattoo designs. If you want something a little more different, don't go to these generic and common tattoo subjects! Why won't you get yourself a Japanese sleeve tattoo instead?

Here are some popular subjects of Japanese shirt sleeve tattoo designs:

Koi fish - Koi fish are beautiful and vibrant. They look great for sleeve tattoo designs! The contrasting vibrant oranges and deep blue water hues are perfect. Make your Koi fish tattoo three dimensional and with color... this way, it will really feel like the fish is about to pop out from your skin!

Dragons - Japanese dragons sometimes look more fierce and vicious than their European counterparts. You can have a fierce dragon tattooed black or red in your sleeve. Dragons are mystical, magical, and the perfect symbol of strength and power.

Samurai warriors - Samurais are exclusive to the Japanese culture. Samurais are very popular in Japanese tattoo art and traditional art. They symbolize courage, strength and honor too. You can have a samurai tattooed on your sleeve, in honor of the beautiful Japanese culture.

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