Female Tattoo Gallery - Popular Tattoos Women Want

Nowadays, tattoos are no just for bikers who want to show how much pain they can endure. Tattoos have moved into mainstream culture where anyone with an appreciation for beauty and art can have one.

The greatest growth by far in the tattoo culture is that of women. Tattoo artists report that the majority of there clients are women. Added to that, women are better able to deal with the process of applying the tattoo than men!
Choosing a design and placement for the tattoo is extremely important for women. More time is taken when choosing and adapting the designs to give more meaning.
Although women are choosing larger and bolder designs than before, the emphasis is always on sophistication. This gives an aurora of "mystique" and a hint of "badness", instead of "rough and ready".
Two areas are generally favoured spots for tattoos.
Lower back and tail bone Tattoos The lower back area is a sensual spot to have a tattoo. It gives the appearance of being accidentally 'flashed' instead of always visible. This is extremely tantalizing to the viewer as forbidden fruit usually is.
The designs for this area are usually V-Shaped to accentuate and flatter the hourglass shape of the female form.
Favored designs include; Angels, Butterflies, lions, insect wings, hearts, celtic crosses, serpents, dragons, Lotus and other flowers.
These designs are decorated with wings and tendrils to create balance and beauty.
Meanings of designs The lotus flower: Beautiful design for the lower back. Represents the past, present and future.
Other flowers: Represents femininity and fertility.
Animals: Represents fertility and vitality.
Dragons and serpents: Symbolize Trouble!
Eagle: Represents courage and determination to becoming more than what you are.
Foot and ankle Tattoos Foot and ankle tattoos are symbols of simplicity and purity. These are preferred by many professional and career women as they are not overbearing and are very personal.
Popular designs include; flowers and roses, frogs, eagle heads, necklaces, rosaries and crosses.

Hot Tattoo Lettering Designs and Ideas For Cool Word Tattoo Designs

It seems like one of the most popular trends in tattooing these days are literary or word tattoo designs. People both men and women are getting written tattoos now more than ever before. However, there are many different styles to choose from and a lot of different options so before you run out and get your tattoo lettering design you should think about how you want the font to look and what you want to write.

The History of Word Tattoo Designs
You see written words have been a part of tattoos for a long time. However, it wasn't until recently that the words became the tattoo itself. It used to be that the words were used to embellish and enhance the tattoo design. For example an anchor tattoo might have the words "home sweet home" written under it. Another example might be the classic heart tattoo with the letters mom written under it. You get the idea here lettering used to be an extra piece to add on. However, these days tattoo lettering and literary tattoos have taken the main stage and they are no longer part of the embellishment but they are part of the tattoo itself.
Different Font Styles
There are many different styles of fonts and new fonts being created every day. The possibilities are unlimited and you can even custom design or have a custom designed font created for your tattoo if you want. However, some of the most common fonts that are used in tattoos are below. These are broad categories and there obviously are many more options within each category.
Celtic - A beautiful lettering font for tattoo designs. The Celtic's were the first to create illuminated manuscripts of the Bible and therefore had perfected the art of calligraphy. There are a few different styles that can fall under the Celtic look. These can include everything from the ornate illuminated capital letters to a simple uncials font. There are so many options and if you are getting a quote or saying that is Irish, Celtic or European you might want to consider a Celtic font.
Gothic - Gothic of course came from the calligraphers that were writing the Bible during the Gothic era. Gothic letters are often very ornate with lots of embellishments. This has been used heavily in gangster tattoos but can also be used in any kind of tattoo letter design. There are a wide variety of different gothic fonts everything from really heavy black lines to much lighter and flowing lines. Gothic fonts can often look great as a literary tattoo.
Calligraphy - Calligraphy of course is a very general terms and can actually be applied to any of the above letter styles also as they are all calligraphy. In reality calligraphy is any type of fancy writing. However over the history of calligraphy most people have come to associate the certain fonts with what is called calligraphy. These are always written with a calligraphic pen and have the distinct look and feel. They pen his a wedge at a 45 degree angle creating bold down strokes and thin diagonal strokes. Again there are many different types and styles of calligraphy and they can make the font or the tattoo look very different so you should carefully consider the options.

Small Dragon Tattoos - Stop Using the Old School Approach

You know what? I'm sick of scouring the net just to find a few decent looking small dragon tattoos. There's a sea of drab looking designs on the internet and they all look identical to me. Because of this painful experience, I decided to seek alternate routes for finding uncommon designs.

If you've been searching for small dragon tattoos via typical search engines like Google or Yahoo, then you don't know what you're missing! Stop looking for tattoo art like the vast majority of people on this planet; otherwise, you'll wind up inking your skin with designs that are similar to the vast majority of people on this planet! You want top-notch uniqueness? Check out the tips below:
• Search for tattoo ideas by browsing through fantasy art books or websites. A few favorite artists of mine are Steven A Roberts, Frank Frazetta and the dynamic couple, Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell.
• Since you want small dragon tattoos, I urge you to practice simplicity due to the fact that tooting up a small design with all kinds of details would make your tattoo look cheesy. Also note that the aging process of a tattoo means that the small ink on your skin will muss up terribly in say, 4 to 5 years time. If you insist on adding more intricate details, then go for a medium or large size tattoo.
• Browse through membership-based tattoo art galleries. This is my favorite way of finding loads of wicked looking small dragon tattoos. Every time I browse through my favorite gallery, my head is constantly pelted with so many tattoo ideas, what with all the unique and constant artwork updates, image uploading feature so I can get valuable feedback from fellow members, the two-in-one tattoo combination feature, video vault, etc.
So what are you waiting for? Start looking for design ideas by scouring works of fantasy artists or membership tattoo sites, opt for simplicity and most of all stop, searching for tattoo ideas the old school way.