Wednesday, October 29, 2008
The Pro's and Con's of a Girl Back Tattoo By Chess McDoogle
Getting a girl back tattoo involves deciding not only what design to choose, where to place it, but also how both of those elements combined can embrace ones own femaleness and personality. I'll focus here on the placement of a girl back tattoo.
Where to get a girl back tattoo? The most common placement for a girl back tattoo has been in the center lower back area, right above, or even in line with, the waist line. With low cut jeans being the latest fad, and tight tees that hike up above the belly button, the lower center area has been an ideal place to display your girl back tattoo.
Pro's of getting a "low-center" girl back tattoo:
-Displaying is ideal with todays clothing trend. The tattoo is both slightly subtle and yet very noticeable when one does see it. For instance many males have gotten "reverse forearm" tattoos in which their tattoo is placed on the underside of the forearm as opposed to the front, more noticeable area. This is both slightly subtle, as first glance you may not see it, but also its not hidden and very visible once one visually zero's in on it. A girl back tattoo placed in the low center area has the same advantages.
Con's of getting a "low-center" girl back tattoo:
-It's unoriginal. Unfortunately the ''lower center" girl back tattoo has been heavily played out. Many girls have followed the trend, and hence it has become more of a fad than an original idea for placement. Tattoos as a whole have become so common that it remains a struggle to find original angles to approach when it comes to both design and placement. Slang terms such as "tramp stamp" have begun to emerge for females donning a girl back tattoo in the low-center area. Some have said in 40 years that slang term will be replaced by "gramp stamp" playing on the notion that the plethora of elderly women who will still be donning the permanent girl back tattoo art in their later years. The popularity and common placement of lower center girl back tattoo lends itself to this type of slang creation.
-Another obvious disadvantage with a low center girl back tattoo is the fact that you are unable to visually see your tattoo, unless you look in a mirror. This is of course the case with all back tattoo's, and if one would like to view their body art frequently, without a mirror, they should consider placement elsewhere.
Possible alternatives:
-If one is absolutely dead set on the low center girl back tattoo, believes that area of permanent placement is right for them, and is content within themselves to rise above slang labels and such, then they should go for it. Other options could include a more unique lower back placement, such as off to one side, or even on the side of the body above the hips. This enables the individual to view their tattoo without the assistance of a mirror. Naturally five years from now a trend could emerge for side hip tattoos, but for now it remains a not very common placement area, and an alternative area for a typical girl back tattoo.
-Another option for the low center girl back tattoo, is to choose a design that is more mural-like, as opposed to a single object like a butterfly or rose. This somewhat lifts you out of the common trend of the single girl back tattoo placed low and center. And the potentiality exists for stretching the design across the back, instead of just centered in the middle.
Whatever you do choose as the placement for your girl back tattoo, it ultimately should be one you are able to be happy with both in the short term and the long term. No matter where you choose your placement area, a good, unique, design can make a huge difference and in any event it's always worth researching to find the right one for you. One that in your eyes would look good no matter where you decide to place it.
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Local woman makes love of Halloween permanent with tattoo
photo by Jaine Treadwell
Alisha Diehl wanted a tattoo like no one else could ever have. So, local tattoo artist, Tim Watson designed a Halloween scene especially for her. The tattoo includes a scarecrow, a haunted house, a jack o’lantern and a graveyard. The freehand tattoo was done in stages and has taken more than a year to complete. Diehl’s fascination with Halloween goes back to her childhood but she didn’t get her first tattoo, a teddy bear, until she was 18.
Published Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Photo by Holli Keaton
Alisha Diehl
Halloween means a lot of things to a lot of folks – a lot of different things.
And, perhaps, in means more to Alisha Diehl than to most.
Diehl smiles when asked, “Why on earth would you do such a thing?”
The answer is simple. She loves Halloween.
“I’ve always loved Halloween,” she said. “I’m fascinated by it and, too, I love the season. The fall. Just everything about it.”
So, that explains it.
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http://www.troymessenger.com/news/2008/oct/28/local-woman-makes-love-halloween-permanent-tattoo/Tuesday, October 28, 2008
How to Choose a Tattoo Design
Choosing a tattoo design is a huge decision and obviously one that has life long implications. Here are three principals to apply when choosing a tattoo design.
1. Passion. What do you have true passion for? You can seldom go wrong when choosing a tattoo design if you can answer this question. True passion means "lasting passion". It's not enough to just feel passionate about something that could potentially be fleeting. Feeling true passion for something means that it is not a fad or an ideal that rolled in with the tide and will roll out the same way. True passion is not only strong in the moment, but strong in the long run. It is true that even a seemingly long lasting passion can unexpectedly simmer down or altogether disappear, such as a marriage. Thus passion towards a generalized state of who you are, what your character is, or those whom you will always love no matter what are things to consider when applying passion for a strong tattoo image. And if a particular passion does fade, the tattoo design can serve as a reference as to what passion feels like. Then that particular tattoo design can be applied to greater endeavors in your life to come, and can still serve as an overall symbol for passion.
2. Symbolism. A tattoo design has long been known to serve as a symbol for something. Choosing symbolism as a means to find the right tattoo design can serve both the purpose of providing meaning to the tattoo, while also helping you greatly narrow down your decision. For instance sailors used to get a nautical star tattoo design as a symbol for guidance and protection. Here you have a simple star suddenly taking on a much stronger importance as a tattoo design with strong symbolism.
3. Individuality. Finally, a tattoo design is personal. It is not a car or piece of clothing you are going to buy, only to discard when the latest trends tell you it's time to move on. No, this is going on there for good. So before getting a chain link around your bicep or a rose on your ankle, because your girlfriends or the guys at the gym got the same, think instead about implementing your own individuality into a tattoo design. But if it is a generic design and you do you feel a personal attachment to it, you truly enjoy the particular image, then do consider it. There is an old school black tiger tattoo design that many people take a personal liking to and have made the decision to have it inked. To test out your personal feelings towards a particular tattoo design, it's always wise to wait six months to a year, and then see if the feeling still holds strong. A tattoo design absolutely does not have to be originally made for it to be personal. Most of the time, quite the contrary, since there are so many wonderful, beautiful, stunning, and strong tattoo designs already in existence made by artists with a true passion for their craft, one can most always find a design that speaks to them in a personal way.
So while choosing a tattoo design can seem difficult and demanding, by implementing passion, symbolism, and your own individual and personal nature to the mix, you increase the chances enormously of choosing a tattoo design that will last strong and long.
Chess McDoogle is a tattoo enthusiast who enjoys the art of both old and modern design. http://tattoo-book.info is his where one can find out how to view thousands of tattoo designs and get the latest tattoo news as well. Feel free to visit http://tattoo-book.info and thanks for reading!
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http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Choose-a-Tattoo-Design&id=474520Hermosa's tattoo curbs backed
Ruling that body ink is not protected speech, a federal court judge has tentatively sided with Hermosa Beach in a dispute with a local tattoo artist suing to set up shop in the coastal town.
U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder ruled Monday that because a tattoo expresses the owner's speech instead of the creator's, Redondo Beach resident Johnny Anderson has no First Amendment right to ink in Hermosa Beach.
"(Anderson's) argument that his `creative and artistic impulses' are embodied in the final design does not change the fact that the customer has ultimate control over which design she wants tattooed on her skin," Snyder wrote in her nine-page opinion.
Though Snyder is expected today to issue a final ruling, Anderson's attorney did not expect a change of heart, and will likely appeal the decision to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
"(The ruling) says that the process of tattooing is not expression, which is what other courts have held," attorney Robert Moest said. "I think that's wrong, but we'll see what the 9th Circuit says."
Hermosa Beach city officials were pleased with the decision Monday, but also didn't expect the case to go away just yet.
"I don't think it's the end of the process, but it's always nice when the judge agrees with you," City Manager Steve Burrell said.
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