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Watercolor Style Tattoo Ideas and Inspiration

From the outside, the tattoo culture looks to be one close knit community.  They have to, right?  Through the years they have been the victim of fear mongering and the stigma that tattoos are for convicted felons only.  The smaller world that we are living in today though has given plenty of people a good glimpse at how the community is really like.  They too can be divided by something like a new style of tattooing. This is happening right now with the whole watercolor tattoo style which is basically emulating the look of watercolor art.  The style is picking up a lot of attention because it does look great, especially when done right. So if it looks great, how come there are artists and collectors who are so vehemently against it? The reasoning why the style should not fly is that it will not hold up well.  It is important to understand that the ink in your skin will not stay that way forever.  It will gradually blot which is why a lot of people ...

Rose Drawing Tattoo: Petals and Thorns

The rose has been used as a symbol for centuries.  Usually, this thorny flower has been associated with things like love and beauty.  This popularity is not just true for one region as the whole world basically sees the flower as something beautiful and is therefore associated with good things.  It is therefore no surprise that the rose has also been a favorite subject for tattoo artists. If you are looking for tattoo ideas featuring the beauty of the rose, check out the pics below. Bi-color rose by Andres Acosta of  Red Dagger Tattoo, Houston, Texas Check out Acosta's other works on his Instragram page.   Black and grey realism roses by Logan Bramlett of  Wanderlust Tattoo Society in Akron Ohio Rose in Trash Polka style by David Mushaney at Rebel Muse in Lewisville, TX Amazing Rose by Nancy Fancy Tattoo in Gothenburg Fox and Rose thigh piece as inspired by the story "The Little Prince". Inked by Dave Quiggle at Soul Expressions ...

Wear Your Heart On Your Skin

If you can endure the pain of getting inked, you've got heart.  And if you get a heart tattoo, you've got heart while getting a heart.  Anyway, did you know that the you are more likely to suffer a heart attack during a Monday morning than other days of the week?  Mondays really suck right? With that out of the way, here are some heart tattoos we really like:  Done by Allyson Bennett  Artist unknown  by Dhalsim Kompi  Jason Lawyer creation  John Embry art  Kris Kezar piece  Matteo Pasqualin ink Yann Black masterpiece