Despite the fact that self-expression is becoming increasingly popular, there is still an ambiguous attitude to tattoos. Someone admires them as works of art, while others frankly consider the drawings on the body inappropriate. Nevertheless, many men and women do them, regardless of age. Today we propose to consider the features and meaning of the unicorn tattoo.
Tattoo unicorn: current meanings
A variety of mythical creatures, including unicorns - one of the most popular images for tattoos. Most often you can see a drawing of a white horse with a horn on his forehead, as well as with eyes of blue color.
It is noteworthy that there is no exact data when exactly such an image was formed. However, it gained popularity in the Middle Ages, thereby becoming part of world culture. He was depicted in various paintings and even in engravings with biblical themes. Nevertheless, there are more ancient mentions of unicorns. First of all, we are talking about India, as well as Greece and Rome.
As for the meaning of the unicorn, such a symbol is very meaningful. Thanks to what each person can choose the most optimal and suitable for him. But in general, choosing such a symbol as a tattoo, people are mainly guided by positive values.
It is believed that more often unicorns mean spiritual purity, as well as the awakening of consciousness and chastity. This is the interpretation that came from India and has generally gained popularity all over the world. From the point of view of Chinese culture, the meaning of the tattoo is somewhat different. First of all, it is happiness, peacefulness, as well as longevity. This is due to the fact that, according to legends, unicorns lived for a thousand years.
Quite often such an image is chosen as a symbol and a certain attribute of knightly culture. Therefore, the tattoo represents the spirituality of feelings, purity and fearlessness.
In Russia, the unicorn tattoo has a slightly different meaning. It is a symbol of education, intelligence and thoroughness. Therefore, it is chosen by both women and men.
Despite the popularity of tattooing in prison, this image is not chosen often. Nevertheless, there it is done in black, due to which the meaning itself changes. The tattoo signifies the desire of the prisoner to start a new life after leaving the place of incarceration. Additionally, other elements can be applied that transform the tattoo and enhance its meaning.
The main meaning
Regarding the meaning of the unicorn tattoo, opinions vary. The symbolism of this drawing is covered with a mysterious haze, just like the unicorn itself - one of the most mysterious animals in mythology.
However, this image has qualities that are recognized by all lovers of mysticism. This tattoo is most often preferred to apply romantic natures endowed with creative abilities. It is believed that it helps to overcome the creative crisis and gives inspiration for creating new masterpieces.
According to ancient beliefs, the Inrog is a symbol of purity of thought, purity, austerity and perfection, and that is why it can protect its owner from intrigues and evil intentions of ill-wishers and enemies. It is no coincidence that the meaning of the tattoo unicorn is so ambiguous. After all, by nature, this creature is strong and voluble, capable of kneeling only in front of the beauty. The masters of the animal were magicians and sorcerers, whom the unicorn more than once rescued from death. As we know, this beautiful-looking animal with a deep gaze and a spiral horn was merciless to its enemies.
The modern meaning of such a tattoo is multidimensional. Nevertheless, for women, this magical animal has always served as the embodiment of temperament, strength, perfection, high-born origin, invulnerability and happiness.
Popular styles of applying the unicorn tattoo
Regardless of the chosen image, it can be applied in different styles. It depends on this, what effect the tattoo will create. Therefore, when choosing, it is recommended to carefully study this nuance.
The most popular, of course, is realism. Thanks to him, the image has the most natural look with a characteristic detail in the form of a horn in the forehead. However, in this case there are fantasy details. It can be sea foam, clouds, wings, roses and more. It all depends on personal preferences, as well as the creative vision of the artist. Such tattoos look like a real work of art.
Often girls choose a tattoo in the form of a cartoon character. In that case they are often tiny and are executed in a color variant. Look these tattoos are very nice, but before drawing recommend to weigh all the "pros and cons" of this choice.
And, of course, it is impossible not to mention the watercolor style of tattooing. In this case, the unicorn always turns out especially beautiful thanks to the colored accents and details of the figure.
Horn
A simple technique of drawing this element, turning an ordinary horse into a fairy-tale, endowed with magical powers, at the first stage involves the construction of an ordinary narrow triangle.
Before drawing it, determine the middle of the forehead, draw an oval base there, which will help both in further construction and in drawing. It can be given volume and a conical shape, depicting light and shadow effects by shading.
One of the traditional shapes is the spiral shape. How to draw such a horn beautifully.
- Taking the supporting oval of the base, draw alternately adjacent to each other, gradually decreasing ovals.
- Connect them with concave arc-shaped segments, making the contour of the element more fluid.
- Then you can also reflect the light and shadow relationship.
Unicorn tattoo in men
It is not uncommon for the image of a unicorn to choose for themselves men. And it is suitable not only for romantic natures, but also for more strict, brutal representatives of the stronger sex. In this case, the value of the unicorn is the power and majesty. In addition, such a tattoo is considered a strong amulet. Ancient legends talk about it, according to which horses with wings help everyone who is in trouble.
Ideas of the most expressive images of "Liquid Metal"
The new trend for express design with casting foil has allowed craftsmen to make the most of decor that previously could not be tamed, or to use it more often. Now even the most capricious foil is in use to create weeping metal. Do not lie dead weight wax type chrome (mirror), in full swing color pigments are used (they are mixed with a top and painted droplets of foil in the desired color in tone with the selected gel-lacquer). Such a variety of creative approaches gave rise to a lot of images, in which "liquid tin" on the nails of any shape looks really stylish, fresh, interesting, expressive and beautiful. Let's take a look at the top-10 most spectacular works:
- "Tears" decorate matte gel polish on a couple of fingers.
One of the most "understated" varieties of this design. The color scheme, as well as the shape of the nails can be absolutely any. If you don't want to wear overly matt nails, choose tops with a light satin glow. Then the decor and the effect of the top will complement each other beautifully.
Photo by: @lucky_day_studio/@nail.residence
Photo author: @yana_nailtemruk/@amazing_nail_ideas_
- "Precious drops" decorate all nails.
A manicure in which each finger has a petrol or jewel drop is a very bold look. In order to make the hands not seem overwhelmed by the decor, it is worth complementing it with drawings with gel paints or gel pastes, or choose the most juicy colored shades of foil. Also a good solution would be a small length of nails, on which the tears will be scattered in flat small droplets.
Photo author: @annapetrenkohappy/@lucky_day_studio
Photo author: @lucky_day_studio/@vionails_art
- "Burning lava" on matte nails complements the glossy design.
A variation of nail art, when the decor echoes the effect with the main material, looks stylistically organic. Especially charming is the design where the glittering drop in color matches the selected gel-lacquer. If you do not have such a foil, it can be tinted with a colored pigment.
Photo by: @forostenkomaria_nails/@mashadikaya_nail
Photo by: @karin/@pavluk_nails
- "Liquid gold" decorates a multicolored look.
Sophisticated nail decoration perfectly fits into a strict image, or on the contrary, it can adjust to a particular ensemble from your closet. Choosing such a variant, do not forget about the combination of colors and try to avoid too sharp color contrasts, otherwise the highlight of the design will be lost, and it will look garish.
Photo author: @rozhanska_nails/@annakorobchilkina
Photo author: @kronmanicurkronzagar/@pilka_ua
- "Liquid tin" is complemented only by painting, or by drawings with textured decorations (bubbles, rhinestones, etc.).
A large part of masters (and their female clients) who fell in love with the new type of design, accept it only as a detail of a more complex art, as its main accent. In such images, two directions stand out: masters either emphasize the sloppy shape of tears with similar decorative elements (strokes of gel-paste, gel-lacquers with the effect of spreading, watercolor drops on the coating, etc.). Or embed "liquid lava" in a painting-painting or make it part of a popular geometric design.
Photo by: @nail.ketrin/@_d_nails_studio
Photo author: @gordeeva_nails_irkutsk/@radost_nails
- The decor shines on a fully glossy design.
Girls who do not accept the restrained beauty of velour-velvet nails are inclined to such decoration of their nails. But shine with the "tears of a unicorn" should be correct - at most on a couple of nails and it is best to think of a way to beat the petrol decor with your outfit, jewelry or prints on accessories. In addition, sparkling nails attract special attention, which means that the owner of manicure needs to maintain in a neat state and the skin and cuticle (do not forget to apply daily oils for the nails and periodically resort to the use of spa preparations for the care of the hands).
Photo by: @sobakar_nails/@annnail_art
Photo author: @victoria__zvonova/@nail_couture.kz
- The molten metal design combines with lettering in the same look.
The trend for verbal nail decoration and in 2019 remains as relevant as last year. If you know how to draw - write messages directly on the "liquid metal", then covering it with a top (stylization, causing an analogy with flowers and bugs in amber). Well, for those who are new to nail painting brushes, sliders can help. In the past year 2021 there was a real boom with sliders for both flamboyant and democratic nail lettering in a flat or 3D version.
Photo by: @witchcraftnail/@leranailszp
- "Nude" manicure with dewdrops (coating the gamut of "transparent/semi-transparent nude).
One of the main trends of manicure this year remains naturalness, naturalness and minimalism. But even if you have a strict dress code at work, or you do not like to paint your nails with anything other than French shades or camouflaging coatings (gel-lacquers or bases), there are options to combine the simplicity of manicure and spectacular design. Especially if you opt for a "unicorn tear" on the nails in the style of "Baby Boomer", or choose a coating color, as much as possible merging with the color of the skin of the hands (then there is a visual illusion of nude manicure with precious metal drops on the nails).
The author of the photo: @oksinails_/@minsk_nails_art
Photo author: @ana_neils/@serkova_nails
- "Mercury on nails" plays along with glowing coatings and decor ("liquid mica," waxes, paired with transferable matte/gloss foil.
To stun with sparkling nails, decorated only with rhinestones (even if it is "King Nail") is now not as fashionable as if you combine in one work the most popular glittering for the fingers. Namely the famous gel-lacquers and gels with the texture of "Liquid Mica", decorative materials with bright and shimmering hexagons-glitter, or incredibly beautiful novelties in the form of saturated colors of matte or glossy foil. The main rule of such a prefabricated manicure is not to go too far with the glitter and to combine the idea of the image so that the "mercury" decor is not lost against the background of other decorations.
Photo author: @amazonka_nails_/@t.belyan_nails
Photo author: @nail_couture.kz/@belokon_nails_
- "Terminator" in a duet with a leopard.
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Animal prints are back in fashion! Of course, such designs must be worn skillfully, demonstrating not only a craving for epatage, but also a sense of taste. If you know how to balance between extravagance and tendencies to brevity, carelessness, simplicity, on which the trends of the year 2021 are based, a combination of liquid metal and animalistic theme will make your hands the main decoration of the image as a whole.
Photo author: @swm_nails/@little_world_of_nails
Photo author: @v.m__nails/@elena_nail.vlg
Unicorn tattoo for women
Women put a slightly different meaning into the unicorn tattoo. First of all, the image is the embodiment of femininity, wisdom and innocence. By the way, in the legends of the Middle Ages it was mentioned that only a virgin could tame a unicorn.
It should be said that often the unicorns have wings added to them. Thus, the unicorn is united with Pegasus, due to which the meaning of the tattoo immediately changes. That is, the image denotes attractiveness, but at the same time strength.
And, of course, together with a unicorn you can often see a flame of fire or a gorgeous floral design. Each detail adds meaning and changes it slightly. Therefore, always consider this nuance when choosing.
The meaning of the Pegasus tattoo
Depicting a winged horse, you display the freedom of spirit, purposefulness, mystery, inspiration. The meaning of the creature was formed under the influence of ancient Greek mythology. Pegasus is the brightest and purest animal, descended from the formidable Medusa Gorgon and imperious Poseidon, he inspired the muses to create the beautiful.
Perhaps the preceding factor predetermined the prevalence of tattoos with the mystical animal among creative people. The latter believe that the magical power will inspire them to new achievements and allow them to fly to the stars.
Pegasus was tasked with delivering thunder and lightning for Zeus, so the magical horse is often identified with strength, majesty, and courage. In other words, just what the doctor ordered for the male gender!
Where to make a tattoo unicorn?
In fact, to choose a suitable image of a unicorn is not difficult. After all, the main thing is to be guided by the meaning and original meaning. If necessary, you can add decorative elements at your own discretion. Much more questions arise with the location of such a tattoo. Therefore, we offer to break down the most popular options.
The portrait of a unicorn is most often placed on the shoulder blade, shoulder or chest. This makes the tattoo look as spectacular as possible. However, much depends on the size of the image. By the way girls most often do such a tattoo in a color version.
Often large tattoos in the form of a unicorn girls do on the back or on the ribs. This allows applying the image in all its glory with a detailed drawing of each element. It looks incredibly beautiful.
For the lovers of small tattoos, we recommend choosing to inflict the wrist, lower leg, ankle or calves. It is believed that in these areas such a pattern will look the most attractive.
As you can see, the tattoo in the form of a unicorn can look absolutely different and have a completely different meaning. Nevertheless, each of the options deserves attention. Therefore, before deciding on a choice, study in detail all possible variations of the figure.
The subtleties, challenges, and tips of the nail art "Gold Pieces".
Not every nail artist who bragged about her novelty design in her Instagram-account, this original image turned out as beautiful the first time as in most tutorials and photo works. Some people are not happy with the result of printing the foil on the base, some get really blurry blotches (because there is a lot of pressure on the foil when fixing it on an undried base). Others have clients complain about the poor durability of the decor (the drops peel off). We know how to deal with this! Catch our valuable tips for taming "unicorn tears":
- Combat chipping.
A slider fixation top will come to our aid. With it, you need to cover the entire nail with the finished teardrop before you start to build up its volume. This top dries in a lamp, then the nail is covered with a matte finish, polymerized and the effect of liquid lava is created. After the bulk drop has dried, its edges are dabbed with a thin brush moistened in the top. - Combat uneven (spills, unsightly shape) transfer of the foil.
The solution here is simple - we try to make a drop for a stroke of uniform shape and thickness. If the droplet is large in size and there are gaps or empty areas (without foil) at the edges of the drop - dab them with a sticky top, dry it and print the foil on the sticky layer. Don't worry about the edges of the joints, under the bulk top the drop will look like textured lava! There is also a second option to solve this problem. If you don't like the outcome of tearing the foil off the drop, you can use the classic foil transfer method. With a brush and base, a pattern is created, dried in a lamp and the foil is imprinted on a sticky layer of base or special glue.
Photo author: @nastya.muzyka.nailmaster/@__mari__arti__
- Getting rid of unnecessary gloss
. If after imprinting the foil on its edges you see glossy areas from the base spreading under excessive finger pressure, take a no-frills brush and dab the gloss with a matte top. - Make the design more comfortable to wear.
In most reviews, masters emphasize the following point: you need to make sure that after tearing off the foil its boundaries do not stick out beyond the polymerized drop-base. This reduces the wearability of the decor and contributes to quick peeling (especially if you do not fix the design with additional layers of top). It also works well for wearability when the design is created with a rubber-based base and top. - Create the volume of the drop correctly.
The first droplet with which you create 3d volume should be small. Gently spread it on the foil in a thin layer, going a little beyond its edges on the colored coating. The second and further layers can already be created in large drops, which will spread on the wet surface. - Working with convenience.
If the glare from the glossy top prevents you from drawing the teardrop(s) of the desired shape, it can be lightly sanded, achieving semi-matte. And already on such a surface to create a tear-drawing. Or cover the gel-lacquer top matte, translate the foil to the base-drop, polymerize, cover again with a matte top. And only then proceed to build up the volume of the drop.
The author of the photo: @nina_fadeeva_studio/@kochet_olesya
How to draw a full-length unicorn
The last step is the most difficult. Some kids do not have a realistic drawing of a horse. We hope that our children's step-by-step mk from professional artists will help to solve this problem. It can be mastered by any 8 year old child.
As the original, let's take this pose with a raised hoof:
It's simple: first draw two touching balls, about the same level. From the edge of the left circle, draw a line upward. Daughter triangle, as shown in the figure.
Ear - is the top of the triangle, just below mark the head. Draw a curved line back and abdomen, right side mark the tail. Make a line of legs, mark the place of bending with small circles.
Now you need to draw the nose, ears, jaws, and gradually round out the muzzle from the side. Curve the neck in a steep arc on the right and one on the left.
Remove any excess, highlight the ears, and draw an oval eye.
Draw the legs, pay attention, in the upper part they are thicker.
Work out the entire body contour of the unicorn, note the proportions: correctly, if the legs are longer than the body, and the front a little shorter than the rear.
Complete the pencil drawing.Draw the mane in separate waves, so that it was like long hair. Make the tail in the form of a lush brush, like a lion. And the horn, of course.
Color the cavalier magical mane with a transition from one color to another in the order of the colors of the rainbow. Highlight the silhouette of the fairy colt with a purple colored pencil. Use black pencil to highlight the eyes.
That's the end of our tips, now you know how to draw a unicorn in pencil.
And in this article we showed How to Draw Cartoon Ponies. Go in and draw! You'll find lots of ideas for drawing there.
Unicorn Animatronics.
Here you will find diagrams of a lying, sitting, standing, sleeping, flying unicorn. And also schemes of drawing by parts: horn, wings.
Drawing different wings:
Drawing the horn in steps.
Long Horn:
Short:
With a bend:
Different poses:
Drawing a Unicorn Standing
Now let's make the task a little more difficult and learn how to draw a cute unicorn standing up.
We'll use this drawing as a base:
Make a sketch: an oval head in a tilt, similar to a child's face. It should slightly touch the torso.
Next step - legs with marked hooves.
Work through the head: draw the ears, muzzle, as in the previous lesson, eyelashes, eyebrows, eyes. Work on each eye, highlighting the iris and pupil.
Let's make it pretty: draw a cool twisted horn on his forehead, curls of hair and tail. For cuteness, add the unicorn princess hearts on her knees.
Let's paint a picture. Try not to go beyond the contour.
Mane and tail will paint in contrasting colors: yellow and blue.
As you can see, drawing a funny and funny unicorn is not difficult at all.
What does the image with a unicorn mean?
A beautiful body drawing with a unicorn is often preferred by representatives of both sexes. Such an image will mean innocence, purity and chastity.
For this reason, most often girls prefer to do such tattoos.
Because it is a powerful and strong creature, this tattoo has additional meanings - courage and strength. Also such a body drawing can tell about the outstanding mental abilities of its owner.
Tattoo with a unicorn always look very beautiful and special. It is simply impossible not to notice them.
However, if you want to hide the picture from prying eyes, ask the master to make it on the closed parts of the body.
