Tattoo Map - Choosing the Best Places for Tattoos

Surely if you've ever planned to get a tattoo on your body, you've asked yourself: "Where should I get it?". After all, it is not immediately clear where the conventional skull will look better: on the leg, on the back or on the chest. But not all people think carefully about the place of the tattoo, usually only those who have already been to a tattoo artist bother so much. They know that the wrong place can simply lead to tattoo

will stop liking it. Beginners don't really choose places for tattoos. They look at the beautiful verb sprigs under the right breast of a girl with a good build and think that on their body this tattoo will look just as great. And there's a mistake! We are all different. If it suited one, it is not certain that it will suit the other. However, there are successful places. On them, tattoos suit many. Here we will tell you about those and share many more with you. We want you to make an educated choice and never be disappointed with a tattoo. Let's get started.

Tips for choosing the right motif for a tattoo

Overlapping (removing) a bad tattoo entails a much sharper experience than injecting paint into your skin. And why spend the money twice?

You can get ideas for inspiration on social networks Instagram and Pinterest, in the gallery of tattoo photos at us on Barb.ua or directly in the profile of tattoo artists. When choosing, consider not only the aesthetic component, but also the meaning of the tattoo. Especially if it is a tattoo amulets.

If you really liked some motif, take your time. Print out the image and hang it in a prominent place: in the office next to the computer, at home in the kitchen, next to the mirror in the bathroom, you can put as a screensaver on your phone. Let it flicker in front of your eyes, and if all is well - you can proceed to the search for a master. Deciding on a place for a tattoo (on the arm, for example), try doing a temporary henna drawing. It will last a few weeks and will help you get used to the new image.

Tattoo master Eugene Grunwald

General tips for choosing a place for a tattoo

Immediately stipulate: do not do small tattoos of complex design. According to the author's idea, the idea may seem very good, but in fact such a picture will look no more than a dirty spot. Choosing a sketch, you need to decide how much space on the body for the tattoo you are ready to give. So, consider that a large image will not fit on the neck or wrist, and a graceful small one will be lost on the back or hip. Subjects are usually placed on large areas of skin: abdomen, back, thigh, arm (tattoo on the shoulder often goes to the forearm).

The best places for tattoos in men and women

Nabbing the image on this or that area of the body, you need to understand what changes it will undergo over time. Men's and women's tattoos may deform in different ways (or they may not change at all). Let's take a closer look.

Suitable locations for male tattoos:

• hands and wrists;
• Shoulders and biceps (you can start with a small drawing, leaving room on the arm for a larger tattoo)
• forearm;
• back;
• thigh;
• shin;
• neck (great place, the quality of the pattern lasts a long time);
• abdomen (only if you are ready to watch your weight and skin);
• Chest (this place for tattoos in men is less sensitive than in women).

Topor Tattoo

Liya Palmer

Suitable locations for female tattoos:

• Shoulders, biceps, forearm (considered some of the safest places for tattoos);
• back;
• upper thigh;
• Wrist (good place for a small tattoo);
• clavicles;
• shoulder blades;
• behind the ear (an interesting place for a tattoo, with a small amount of nerve endings);
• Fingers (the disadvantages - this figure is short-lived, constantly need to correct);
• Her breasts (small drawings are allowed above or under the breasts).

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Vlad Egorushin

Get used to .

It does not matter if you do a tattoo for the first time or diversify an already battered arm, habituation is something you will have to face. Your limb gets a different look and you have to reckon with it - stick to a certain style of clothing, allowing you to hide it from prying eyes if necessary or vice versa, emphasizing its individuality. Take care of it by using a special tattoo cream to prevent tanning, periodically renew its faded areas, etc.

In time you will get used to it and stop paying attention to it, and after a few more years, you will take it for granted, as if you were born with it. This is a good sign that you made the right choice.

Tattoo Pain Map

Those who have already "got into the taste" and made more than one tattoo can confirm that the pain of the application directly depends on the place of insertion of the paint. And of course, from the area of the image. And also everyone has an individual pain threshold, which is not bad to know before visiting the tattoo-salon.

The question of anesthesia is better to stipulate with his master, a single opinion on this subject. Nothing supernatural is not used, usually recommend the standard analgesic means of local action. They are presented in the form of creams and ointments, which are applied externally and help blunt the pain for 3-4 hours. In this case, the opinion of the masters is divided into pros and cons: some believe that with the cream tattoo heals longer and "knocks out" the paint, while others believe that with anesthesia the process will be faster and more comfortable. The anesthetic must be checked for allergens beforehand.

For the first time you should definitely avoid known painful places for tattoos. Otherwise, halfway through you may realize that you are no longer able to endure this torment, and you will want to quit and be left with a botched "partak" (unsuccessful tattoo).

So, where are the most painful places for a tattoo? If you intend to draw in the areas listed below, you will need a lot of courage:

• The outside of the foot from ankle to toe (very thin skin, lots of veins);
• temples and the face as a whole (tears are guaranteed);
• head (an inconspicuous place for a tattoo can not exactly be called);
• abdomen;
• groin;
• Elbows (there are many more suitable places for tattoos on the arm);
• lower ribs (people with extensive tattoos in this area must have been VERY painful);
• shoulder blades;
• inner thighs;
• nipple halos (some of the most painful places for tattoos on girls, and on guys, too);
• Knee cap area and back bend;
• Hands, palms and fingers (thin skin and close bones will not make you bored during the session, at the same time tattoos in hidden places can be applied very quickly)
• The upper part of the chest (when choosing this place for a tattoo it does not matter, do the drawing to a guy or a girl - it is equally painful);
• neck.

Black Mold

Mikhail Kopeikin

Useful information

So, when choosing a place for a tattoo it is necessary to remember the most important points:

1. Each place requires individual care. The master can give a booklet with recommendations, which will indicate all the necessary information;
2. if your weight changes frequently, it is advisable to choose the areas where the pattern will be subject to the least deformation: the neck, the lower part of the legs and the forearms;
3. If you want to hide your design, you must give preference to the most inconspicuous places;
4. the most short-lived are tattoos done on the elbows, knees, feet and palms;
5. In case of long session or low pain threshold you can ask the master for pain relief.

What does tattoo pain look like

The sensation of injecting paint into the skin is compared by many to a strong scratching (such as a cat) or a bee sting. In this case, the owners of tattoos agree that the peak of painful sensations falls on the study of the outline of the figure, while during the paint the impact of the needle is not felt so strongly. Work on areas with a low fat layer and proximity to the bone can be accompanied by itching. There is a persistent burning sensation on the skin upon completion of the tattoo: this is normal, as you have just received many micro-traumas.

External and Internal Impacts

Understanding people even now say that tattoos have a very serious impact on our lives and on ourselves, so that they are a typical method of programming destiny.

There are two types of tattoo impact - external and internal. External Changes the attitude of others to the person - the bearer of the tattoo - and immediately changes the position and behavior of the bearer himself in society.

The internal impact Leads to the fact that there is a subconscious adjustment of the psyche, with a high degree of probability run hidden mechanisms of fate, and sometimes happens and change the modes of internal organs, which may be fraught with consequences.

How to move more easily through a tattoo session

Once we've dealt with the pain, there are still a few important nuances before covering your skin with paint. Give them the attention they deserve:

• Do not drink alcohol the day before (alcohol dilutes blood, which increases bleeding in the process, and the sensitivity of this or that place for a tattoo will not matter - it will hurt anyway).
• Be sure to make sure that the master uses sterile, printed in front of you, tools.
• Get a good night's sleep to ensure good blood circulation.
• Do not drink too much coffee, it causes dehydration of the skin.
• If you are taking any medication, be sure to tell the master about it.
• It is not recommended to smoke before the session (this will bring down the normal reaction of nerve endings, which complicates the master's work).
• During menstruation women have increased sensitivity, it is better to postpone the tattoo a little.

Peculiarities of tattooing on different parts of the body

What should you expect when drawing on a certain area of the body? Let's get to the bottom of this.

Knee and Shin Area

According to the tattoo pain chart, the knees are not a place worth "inking up." Not only will you experience severe pain during the ink insertion process, but the result can also be disappointing: the skin there is rough, often exposed to friction, with time the pigment fades. If it doesn't stop you, choose images of round and oval shape (such solutions and places are especially popular for girls).

After the drawing on the shin or ankle, there is swelling that makes it difficult to move around. During the period of healing refrain from long walks, jogging, working out. You should also avoid unnecessarily tightening your leg with bandages and tape. Portraits, as well as chikano and muerte style tattoos are often placed on these areas.

Touche

Thighs

The thigh area is an excellent "canvas" for three-dimensional images. However, if the outer and lateral sides are the least painful places for tattoos, the inner side is a very, very sensitive area. If the tattoo will be small, you can not worry about it, but the large-scale drawing over time risks deforming due to weight jumps. Ready to keep in great shape? Then consider old-school, traditional, realistic or neotraditional tattoo designs.

Black Mold

Evgeny Shvets

Back

On the back you can deploy a whole plot with careful tracing of details or limit yourself to a few small drawings, tattoos with inscriptions. The good news: such a drawing will remain in its original form for many years. The bad news: applying a "canvas" to the entire back takes at least 5 sessions, some areas of the back (shoulder blades, lower ribs) have hypersensitivity, and all subsequent images must be docked with the existing ones. Anything can be applied here, but the most popular designs in this place for tattoos are considered sketches: with predators, flowers, ornaments, as well as cyber mechanics, watercolors, organics and Japanese style.

Nikolai Kushchenko

Nika Chukhrai

Chest

The skin on the chest - a solid, sensitive place, a tattoo in this area - not for the faint of heart. Here well lie symmetry, biomechanics or cyberpunk, oriental, organic, floral patterns.

VeAn Black Kherson

Delicate Tattoos

Neck

The area of the neck is very delicate, but this is where the most graceful and beautiful places for tattoos in girls are located. Men can choose massive elements, for ladies light airy patterns, minimalistic drawings, lines, flowers, birds and so on are appropriate.

Smith & Taylor

Julia Levenko

Brushes

Tattoo on the brush and fingers requires great skill and experience from the tattooist, although at first glance it may seem too simple. There are no muscles or fat layers in this area, but there are plenty of nerve endings and bones. That is why hands are not the best places for tattoos on hands. The ink must be applied carefully and quickly, otherwise the client can get a painful shock before the work is completed. Due to the fact that the hands are most exposed to external influences, even the best tattoo will eventually wear off and require correction. Proven styles for hands and fingers: Oldschool, Blackwork (hands are considered some of the best places for tattoos with lettering), geometry.

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Sergey Karpenko

Hands

With the hands and without statistics, everything is clear: this is almost the most popular place for tattoos, both for girls and guys. It is wise to choose this area for the first trials: there are many areas of moderate soreness, and if necessary, the drawing can be easily concealed. Over time, a "sleeve" or "half-sleeve" is often scored, making sure to weave the individual elements into a cohesive whole (if there is enough room for a tattoo). The most popular styles are: biomechanics, Japanese, newskool, polynesia, realism, neotraditional, chicano.

Cartel Tatoo

Dmitry Traskovets.

Fingers

Tattoos on the fingers of the left hand in men used to represent military unit numbers or letters of the lover's name. Now there are many original ideas that can be displayed or hidden, if you put a tattoo on the side of the finger.

If you resort to chiromancy, you should remember that a tattoo on the thumb will have a sacred meaning.

Women tend to decorate their fingers, putting a special meaning in the images. Runic signs, hieroglyphs and small inscriptions in a foreign language are used for protection. For decoration and self-expression, drawings of animals, birds, patterns, etc. Each image has an individual meaning for each person.

What picture to choose for a tattoo on the left arm to decide, of course, only you. But it is always worth to take a careful approach to such a case. After all, a tattoo is a part of a person's soul and body, which will reflect him as a person.

Following the returns of Scholes and Henry, the Premier League can look forward to a David Beckham comeback. And while the 37-year-old star ponders his future (PSG has already been turned down, considering continuing his career with the Los Angeles Galaxy, whose contract with Beckham ended December 31), the Daily Mail tells the story of Spice Boy's 20 (!) tattoos in a piece titled "Life in Tattoos: A Strange Obsession."

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Speaking on NBC's Today show in October 2010, Beckham admitted that so far he has tried to get tattoos on his arms and back so as not to upset his mother: "I'm a big fan of tattoos - each one has a meaning to me. Maybe I'll get more, but if I do, my mom will kill me. I've decided to limit myself to my arms and back. "But two months later, he changed his mind and tattooed on his chest.

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Soccerer Daniel Agger (pictured), the defender of Liverpool and the national team of Denmark, whose back is decorated with a picture "The graveyard of the Vikings" can only compete with Beckham for the title of the most tattooed footballer of our time. There's also two Latin inscriptions near Dane's neck: "Death is imminent, but the time hasn't come yet" and "The pain goes away, the victories stay.

1999.

Beckham went "under the needle" for the first time after the birth of his son Brooklyn, putting his name on his waist in gothic script.

2000.

Between the shoulder blades appeared the figure of a woman (10 cm by 15 cm) with her head down. Some saw the figure as a crucifixion scene, but Beckham insisted it was a guardian angel watching over Brooklyn.

2000.

On the inside of his left hand just above his wrist, David embossed his wife Victoria's name in Hindi as a sign of eternal love. He explains what he did in The Real David Beckham: "I've been wanting to get a tattoo like that for a long time, but we thought it wouldn't look elegant if the name 'Victoria' was written in English. The tattoo made the headlines, and some Asian linguistics experts criticized its calligraphy for two inaccuracies. To be fair, the name "Victoria" does not exist in Hindi. So it was broken up into four syllables, each of which was translated.

2002.

When Beckham's second son was born, master tattooist Louis Malloy of Manchester wrote Romeo's name over the guardian angel. By that time, the angel had already had large wings added.

2002.
The Roman numeral VII, David's number, under which he played for Manchester United and the England national team, appeared on the inside of his right arm.

2003.

The Latin phrase Ut Amem Et Foveam ("I love and cherish") appeared on the left hand under Victoria's name. On the right hand under number VII is Perfectio In Spiritu ("Spiritual perfection").

2003.

After moving to Madrid, Beckham got a tattoo of a winged cross on his neck. Louis Malloy flew to Spain especially for it. "It's a religious iconography," the tattooist explained the meaning of the design. - Such a protective talisman for his children. David really loves his tattoos. And he's a very good customer."

2004.

The appearance of an angel on his right shoulder with the inscription In the Face of Adversity, Beckham explained vaguely: "Everyone has the opportunity to express his feelings, my way is tattoos.

2005.

Third son - Cruz joined his brothers' names on his father's back, this time below the legs of an angel.

2006.

David marked his second secret wedding ceremony with Victoria with a tattoo on his right wrist in the form of the Roman numerals VIII.V.MMVI (May 8, 2006) and the inscription above it De Integro (Latin for "again from the beginning").

2006.

David's right arm is tattooed with cherubs and an inscription in Hebrew (Beckham is half Jewish): "My son, do not forget my teachings, but keep my decrees deep in your heart." The left hand is adorned with the aphorism (also in Hebrew), "Let them hate while they fear."

2007.

On her left arm is a 15 cm tattoo of Victoria as Brigitte Bardot (based on a 2004 magazine cover photo). The drawing cost David $5,000. The Hebrew phrase "This woman belongs to me, and I belong to this woman" will be applied later.

2008.

David paints the left side of his chest in Chinese style. The characters read, "Death and life are determined by you. Wealth and honor depend on heaven." It's a tattoo Beckham got in Hong Kong, where the Los Angeles Galaxy came for a friendly match.The left shoulder is a tribute to the Renaissance. The image of Cupid carrying his wife Psyche to heaven. True, one change was made that differs from the famous 15th century painting by Francesco Raybolini: the naked body of Psyche is covered by a scarf.

2009.

In honor of the tenth wedding anniversary, a ring of ten roses on his left hand.

2010.

In memory of his deceased grandfather, Christ appeared on the ribs on the right, a reproduction of the icon "Man of Suffering" by Catholic artist Matthew R. Brooks.

2010.

David announced the new tattoo on Facebook, posting a photo from the tattoo parlor on his page with the caption, "I want you all to see this. I got a new tattoo thanks to the legendary Mark Mahoney. It took six hours!".Another religious-themed tattoo appeared on Beckham's right chest - Jesus being pulled from the grave by three cherubs. Beckham's fans saw the resemblance in Jesus to the soccer player and the cherubs to his sons.Above the picture, the future daughter's name is Harper.

2011.

Beckham celebrated the birth of his first daughter with a tattoo of a swallow (one of the symbols of family love) and the word Love on his left arm. In a photo that Victoria Beckham posted on Twitter, you can see the little hand of the newborn. Victoria commented on the photo, "Harper likes her daddy's new tattoo.

The best places for small tattoos

Getting small tattoos does not take much time, and therefore you can choose almost any area of the skin for images. Inconspicuous places for tattoos are on:

• wrists (inscriptions, watercolor or vector technique);
• Neck, behind the ear (for small tattoos with elements, initials, numbers, symbols);
• ankles;
• Fingers (not the most painless places for tattoos, but very popular);
• Clavicles (inscriptions, plant motifs, patterns).

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Tatarenko Tatiana