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Army Tattoos

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:07:36 +0000

Army tattoos, we believe have been in existence since the beginning of the US Army. While we cannot pinpoint the first person in the army to get a patriotic army tattoo, we know army tattoos have been around for a long time through historical photos and journals.

Army tattoos are popular for those in the military because it shows a sense of pride, honor and respect. Soldiers in the US Army who are protecting our great country usually define the tattoo as a symbolic piece of themselves and their experiences.

Below are a few photos of army tattoos submitted by US soldiers. If you are looking for more tattoo ideas, please visit our gallery before you leave.

Koi Tattoo

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:02:15 +0000

The koi tattoo, one of the most decorated oriental style tattoos holds cultural significance in Japan. The koi is believed to have come from the Caspian sea but was first breed in Japan. To the Japanese people, the koi fish signifies love and friendship. With tattooing becoming more prevalent in America, the koi tattoo has become a popular choice for body art.

Koi tattoos are usually complex in design as well as bright and appealing in color. While most koi tattoos are full of vibrant colors, it is not uncommon to find a koi done in all black ink. The most popular placement for the koi tattoo is usually on the arm, where you’ll most often find it. The upper back and shoulder area are popular places as well. The koi design is a great focal tattoo when wanting to get a full arm tattoo. Many people who get a koi tattoo will also add other various asian designs to work in with their koi.

The Live Needle gallery has perhaps the largest selection of koi tattoo designs online for you to browse through. With our vast selection, you’ll be sure to find the perfect koi design for your next tattoo. Below are just a few examples.

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Vine Tattoos

admin — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:02:39 +0000

Vine tattoos are excellent decorative tattoos that can cover much body space with only a little bit of ink. Vine tattoos are especially popular with women because of their rather feminine and beautiful nature. Vines come in many shapes, colors and sizes which is why you’ll see a huge variety of these tattoos.

If you are going for a more subtle look, a thin, light colored vine tattoo would probably be more suitable for you than a bold, dark-leafed tattoo. We have dozens of high quality, beautiful vine tattoos in our gallery for you to print out and give to your tattooist. We have a few i examples below..

Photos of Vine Tattoos

Placement of Vine Tattoos

The most common places that you’ll see a vine tattoo on a girl is on the thigh and foot. While there is no wrong or right place for the tattoo, these just happen to be the most common. It’s also becoming more common for girls to get vine tattoos on the side of the rib cage.

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Crown Tattoo

admin — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:37:52 +0000

The crown tattoo is a tattoo that symbolizes royalty, power and wealth. The crown symbol has been around for centuries, and was made popular by kings and queens. The crown is a very common symbol and it’s meaning has been self explanatory since the early days of time. Many who get a crown tattoo will get it inked primarily in gold with black shading and bright rubies varying in color.

The placement for the crown tattoo can be found in many places such as the arm, hand and even behind the ear. The placement of the crown tattoo varies greatly from person to person depending on the size and preferred visibility of the tattoo.

Below are a few examples of crown tattoos of different styles, sizes and placement.

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Bloggers with Intense Tattoos

admin — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:15:35 +0000

After years of searching for their own identity, these geeks can finally say that they’ve succeeded. They belong to an elite club of geeky, yet rebellious group of bloggers. These boys and girls wished for us not to release their names.

Joe Rogan and His Tattoos

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:52:23 +0000

UFC announcer Joe Rogan has some pretty intense ink. Many don’t know of his tattoos because he is usually seen wearing a dress shirt when he’s announcing the fights. His amazing full arm tattoo includes a Chinese red dragon among other things.

Check out Joe Rogan’s amazing and somewhat discrete body art below.

Armband Tattoo Tribal

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:28:01 +0000

The tribal armband tattoo has been around for centuries but only recently has it’s popularity spread around the states. We can date the armband tattoo tribal all the way back to ancient Polynesian times. The armband tattoo was used to show rank within the tribes, serving the same function as stripes on uniforms do in the military. However, the process of getting the armband tattoo was a lot more painful in the past than it is today because of the lack of technology. Shark teeth were used to do the tattooing instead of tattoo guns.

Photos of Tribal Armband Tattoos

Below are a few photos of armband tattoos designed using tribal styles. For more tribal tattoos visit our gallery.

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More Information on Tribal Armband Tattoos

There are many different styles of armband tattoos, but the most popular being the tribal design. The armband tattoo is usually done in dark black ink with tribal lines creating a full looping circle around the arm. Many tribes in the past have found the tribal armband tattoo to be the most appealing tattoo because of the striking features and unique visibility of circling the arm. Different tribes offer different styles of design, but the most popular style used today is probably that of the Polynesian tribes.

The armband tattoo (tribal) is a visually appealing tattoo for it shows boldness and strong physique when on males and a sense of delicate roughness when on females. While tribal armband tattoos are more popular with the males, it is not uncommon at all for females to have this tattoo. Many women appreciate the bold look as it quite often expresses strength and courage.

Armband tattoo’s are primarily placed in the middle (or highest point) of the bicep, however they are also frequently spotted just below the elbow. You’ll also often see tribal armband tattoos turned into legband tattoos, which circle the calf at it’s largest point.

Flower Butterfly Tattoos

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:32:42 +0000

Flower butterfly tattoos are quite possibly the most popular combination of tattoos for girls. This is no surprise as both the flower and the butterfly symbolize femininity, beauty and love. Flower butterfly tattoos gained recent popularity due to the new millenium tattoo craze driven by celebrities and reality tv shows. Girls these days are now more willing to cover a larger portion of their body in ink than they did in the past. With flower tattoos and butterfly tattoos being two of the most popular tattoos for girls, it was inevitable for the flower butterfly tattoo combination to catch on.

Gallery of Flower Butterfly Tattoos

If you’ve been searching long hours for flower butterfly tattoos, I highly recommend you to take a look at our gallery before you depart. With thousands of flower and butterfly tattoos in our gallery, you’re bound to find the perfect setup for your next tattoo. We put together a few examples below.

Placement of Flower Butterfly Tattoos

Flower butterfly tattoos are typically placed in all areas of the body, but perhaps the most popular placement is the lower back. Flower butterfly tattoos placed on the lower back has become the ideal spot for the tattoo, simply because it has been the ideal location for the tattoos when placed separately. Other prominent areas of placement include the abdomen, upper back (just below the shoulders) and the thigh.

Flower Butterfly Tattoos Going Mainstream

For years, tattoos have been a taboo and shunned by society at times. With the recent tattoo craze that we are going through, things have changed quite drastically. Tattoos have become a popular fashion statement for women and are becoming almost as common as earrings. Many girls are getting flower butterfly tattoos not as an act of rebellion (as it was considered in the past) but as an artistic way to express their beauty.

Meaning of Flower Butterfly Tattoo

The symbolism of the flower butterfly tattoo combines the meanings from both the butterfly and the flower tattoo. The butterfly symbolizes transformation and change, while the flower symbolizes passion and beauty. Many girls choose this tattoo not for the hidden symbolism but more for it’s aesthetic nature. The flower butterfly tattoo is perhaps the most color rich tattoo, which gives it a ton of sex appeal and ultimately makes this tattoo a top choice for women.

Hawaiian Flower Tattoos

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:09:19 +0000

Hawaiian flower tattoos are great for those who would like to keep a sense of paradise with them at all times. Whether or not you’re a native of Hawaii, Hawaiian flower tattoos are a great way for anybody to show their sensual and exotic side. The Hawaiian flower is also symbolic of many things including beauty, nature, joy, hospitality and paradise. It has been very popular with the Hawaiian people for many years now and has just recently soared in popularity with the rest of the country.

Meanings of Different Hawaiian Flower tattoos

The most popular Hawaiian flower tattoos that you’ll see mostly in the form of body art are the hibiscus, anthurium and orchids. The hibiscus flower symbolizes beauty and is one of the few flowers native to Hawaii. The hibiscus flowers are the flowers that Hawaiian women put behind their ear to show that they are ready for marriage. The anthurium are bright red flowers that symbolize hospitality. Last but not least, the Orchid represents love and strength. If you are one of those who are looking for a Hawaiian flower tattoo more for its symbolism than it’s beauty, then be sure to review their meanings.

Gallery of Hawaiian Flower Tattoos

There are many galleries of Hawaiian flower tattoos, but none as comprehensive as the Live Needle gallery. If you are still in search for that perfect flower tattoo, then be sure to make a stop at our gallery before you leave. A few examples of Hawaiian flower tattoos are below.

Popularity of Hawaiian Flower Tattoos

Hawaiian flower tattoos are equally popular for both males and females which makes them one of the few unisex tattoos. Girls with the tattoo will get it to symbolize love and beauty, while males usually see it to represent paradise. Just a few years ago, Hawaiian flower tattoos were fairly rare, but now they are slowly budding everywhere in our society.

Placement of Hawaiian Flower Tattoos

Girls will usually place the tattoo on their thigh, abdomen, shoulder or lower back, while males tend to get it on the arm. It is not uncommon to see Hawaiian flower tattoos in combination with other tattoos such as the rose, butterfly, skull or heart.

Shooting Star Tattoo Design

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:56:18 +0000

The shooting star tattoo design has been a tattoo spotted quite frequently among young women today. Although with no cultural significance, the shooting star tattoo has gained it’s popularity because of it’s aesthetic composition. The popularity has become so widespread that many of Hollywood’s hottest female celebrities can be found with their own shooting star tattoo design. When Hollywood’s doing it, then you know it’s hot.

Shooting star tattoo designs are usually depicted with one large focal star with surrounding smaller stars forming a tail that gradually get smaller as they get further away from the big star. Many girls like to add more decoration to their main shooting star than the smaller surrounding stars. You usually find the shooting star tattoo done in black ink although it’s not uncommon to find it in many various colors. The girls who choose something other than black usually just pick their favorite color.

Gallery of Shooting Star Tattoo Designs

We gathered a few shooting star tattoo designs for you to check out above. These are the more ’standard’ designs that you’ll see most girls with, while you can totally get something unique from your tattooist.

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Shooting Star Tattoo Design Information

One great thing about the shooting star tattoo design is the amount of creativity given to the tattoo artist because of it’s simplicity. If you have a particular way on how you want your tattoo done, you must express your idea to the tattooist. If you are still looking for more ideas on how you want your tattoo styled, check out our gallery with tons of shooting star tattoos.

There is a misconception that shooting stars are stars, while they’re actually meteors crashing into the earth’s atmosphere. This idea was first formed thousands of years ago before the use of telescopes and the development of modern technology. While the shooting star has retained it’s name over the years, it is still important to acknowledge that a shooting star is not an actual star, but merely a meteor.

Placement of Shooting Star Tattoo

The most popular popular places to tag your shooting star tattoo design is on the arm, ankle or abdomen area. The abdomen area seems to have become the most popular as of late. There is no wrong place to put your shooting star tattoo, so you should get it where you feel most comfortable as far as visibility. You’ll find some girls getting the tattoo on their neck, while others place it on their shoulder to be more discrete about it. It’s totally up to you.