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Quick Steps To Design My Own Tattoo
February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Interested in how to get a great looking tattoo design?Many people want to get tattoos but they often find the standard tattoo flash at the tattoo shop boring and not really able to fit their needs.Many people considering creating their own tattoo design. Are you now thinking, “You can’t be serious?”. It is in fact pretty easy to design your own tattoo. This article will help you discover a way that you can easily design your own tattoo without much pain or suffering (well except the needles part). This article will show you some great ideas to get this design cranked out quickly. For one start with the end in mind, also looking for other designs to use, even how to do some sketches and if nothing else works how to get your design done. One good thing about this process is even those who are artistically challenged can do this. You know the stick figure artists out there.
The End Result
This is not meant to be a Zen Koan. It is meant as a piece of practical advice In designing your own tattoo it is important to start with the end in mind. You want to start by figuring out the basic ideas for your tattoo. One thing to think about first is the placement of the tattoo design. Where you get the tattoo done on your body will determine important things such as the size of the tattoo and the amount of details. Also you want to get the big picture for the tattoo out of the way so you are not flipping your ideas all the time. Try to get at the deeper reason that you want to get the tattoo. Not just because it will make me look cool. What do you feel the tattoo should represent? What kind of things to you want it to express about yourself? Having a tattoo that represents a lost loved one is going to be very different then a tattoo to show off your inner or outer sexiness. Think about some things you want the tattoo to represent and also where you want to place it on your body.,
Look At Your Resources
Once you have completed the above steps you will want to look for some source materials and look at other tattoo designs. One place to check out are online tattoo galleries and even sites like flickr.com. Tattoo social networking sites are also a great resource for potential design ideas. If you are more a get out in the real world type of person then you might want to spend some time at the beach checking out tattoos. Local coffee houses are also great places to sit and people watch and look for tattoos. A tattoo convention is another great place to look for tons and tons of tattoo ideas. Artists there are happy to help gather ideas also. Magazines and bookstores are also great places to find a wonderful source of tattoo ideas. There are many magazines like Flash and Tattoos and also many book titles that feature tattoo artwork. If you choose to do this online don’t forget to print out some of the designs that you really like. One of the great things about working online is that it is super easy to make a copy of the picture. Just hit print.
Draw Out A Rough Sketch
Next you will want to compile all of your research and ideas together. Now you can start to look through and try to identify common thread in the designs. Now start to draw your tattoo in rough form. Without a big fear of how the final design will come out just start drawing your ideas. As you start sketching don’t freak out and instead just focus on drawing the themes and ideas that you found in common between the designs you liked. As you draw you will also begin to refine what yo are looking for and your drawing will therefore become more defined. Eventually if you are artistically minded you should be able to put this together into a tattoo design.
What To Do If Everything Else Fails
Did you follow all of the steps above and still not end up with a design you want? Then seek professional help. The help of a professional tattoo artist should easily do the trick. Do a little shopping around and check the local tattoo shops in your area. You will want to try and find a tattoo artist that can help you. Take your sketches with you and explain what you are after to the artist. Most tattoo artist jump at the ideas of doing custom design work. Especially if you alread have most of the design done.
Designing your own tattoo is pretty awesome. The best thing is the tattoo will be really meaningful to you and original. Ever wondered how original and unique it is to get some flash tattoo? Most people find they are a little more complex then a cute saying on some silly flash. Don’t get it wrong flash is okay is some circumstances. Also people tend to really love their unique tattoo designs. Hope this guide has got your ideas flowing and hopefully begun the creative process for you. In the end we are not that crazy to suggest you could design your own tattoo.
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