Many men today spend a sufficient amount of time in gyms and stick to a proper diet, because a trim and pumped up male body is considered very attractive. However, the concept of beauty and its manifestation for everyone can be different, and modern men adorn themselves not only with biceps. For the majority of representatives of strong half of mankind one of types of display of beauty are man's tattoos which underline infinite self-confidence, endurance and virility. Today we present a small overview of options and ideas for tattoos for men, which are presented in a variety of stylistic directions and symbolize different male priorities and qualities.
Men's tattoos: symbolism and trends
Tattoos for men are not only simple small or large drawings, pecked on one of the areas of the body. This kind of symbols, which without any extra words are talking to everyone about the temperament of the owner, his potential and carry to others their special meaning. The origin of tattoos goes back to ancient times, when the drawings on the man's body symbolized his status, military rank or position, and today we are presented a huge abundance of different designs of male tattoos. In addition to the back, arms, torso and legs, men decorate any part of their bodies with images, and these can be drawings of animals or mystical creatures, inscriptions, a variety of patterns and weaving, as well as any other options, made in a variety of techniques and in any color.
Inscriptions
The most popular:
- abbreviation;
- Hieroglyphics;
- Latin, English;
- Old Russian, Cyrillic;
- runes;
- Arabic ligature.
Tattoo inscriptions have philosophical and religious meanings, express the principles of life, can tell about the state of mind and the past of the person. Often these are the names of lovers and children. Young guys spearhead the names of sports clubs and musical performers.
Abbreviations are most common in prisons. Such tattoos encoded status in society and "thieves' concepts".
Hieroglyphics are very fashionable today, these concise black and white writings look elegant.
Latin is a classic; for a long time Latin inscriptions were the only ones made in a foreign language.
But today any languages of the world are used for tattooing, including ancient ones, runic script, ligature - the main thing is how it will look.
Great look and large samples, and small letters of intricate script.
Photo of runes, hieroglyphs and inscriptions:
Sketches of tattoos for men on the back
Perhaps the largest area on which you can apply a pattern or an entire picture is the back. This part of the body is often used to its maximum, and large images, impressive plots and similar original images look very effective on it. The back acts as a large and smooth canvas for the master to work on and allows the highest quality artwork to be applied. Also it is necessary to understand, stopping a choice on this site of the body, that independently to look after a tattoo will be inconvenient, and the process of drawing a sketch very painful, after all on a back there are a number of nerve endings along a backbone.
Mechanisms in Biomechanics
Last on this list of tattoo styles is Biomechanics. This style is very specific and, most interestingly, is characteristic mainly only for men. Although there have always been and always will be girls exceptions. While all tattoo styles imply some kind of meaning, this one does not conceal any underlying meaning.
The creator of the Biomechanics style is the artist Hans Rudolf Giger, whose work served to form the new style. It is known that he drew the first images of the Biomechanics elements while being under strong impressions after his nightmares and horror books he had read.
Thus, on his canvas appeared drawn men and women whose body parts were replaced by various tubes, springs, plates, etc. After the first part of the movie "Terminator" the style became popularized and now a significant part of tattooed people have "acquired" themselves cyber-necks.
Men's leg tattoos: sketches, photos
When it comes to tattoos on the leg, men in most cases choose the calf, and stuffed as a single image on one of the legs, and paired drawings that complement each other or different versions of the sketches, stuffed in the same style. Thigh areas are also popular for tattoos, which allow large images to be tattooed in the front or to cover the entire leg. The inner thigh is a very painful area for this procedure. Agree with the master on the choice of the sketch in advance and take these factors into account.
Old School Old School
The following style gained great popularity among European sailors back in the 19th century. And with the passage of time, it has not lost a bit of interest. Roses, skulls, ribbons, anchors are all characteristic elements of the Old School style, not at all devoid of significance. Sailors were notorious for their superstition, so when they put tattoos on their bodies, they put a certain meaning into them.
Another feature of Old School tattoos is the abundance of different colors. As a rule, very bright, and a thick black outer contour. Tattoos of this style are sort of the opposite of the Realism style. After all, if the images in Realism are compared to photographs, Old School tattoos are performed in a cartoon style.
Tattoos on the arm: original tattoo ideas for men
The most common and optimal place for a tattoo is considered an arm, and the images are printed on the entire surface. Drawing on the elbow, for example, is never applied first, but only complements the overall plot. Mostly, abstracts or various ornaments are depicted on the elbow. Wrist drawings in the form of "sleeve" cover almost the entire arm, can represent a complete picture or consist of separate parts. Tattoos on the wrist also act as a supplement, and popular are sketches in the form of bracelets, floral ornaments and other variations. On the forearm, in most cases, inscriptions or quotes are printed, and for the shoulder choose large and complex images, which are not only in full view of others, but also masculine and harmonious look on the relief arm of any man and sometimes go to the back, torso and sides.
Portrait Realism
To the master performing tattoos in the style of realism it is not enough to be only exact and accurate. He must be a true artist, because the Realism style tattoos are true works of art.
Realism was originally thought to be an exclusively portrait style: a tattoo performed on the body. The portrait exactly repeats even the smallest details depicted in the photo. However, later this style spread to absolutely everything.
In the style of Realism you can stuff yourself not only a portrait of a person, but also a bug, a book, an eye, a flower and many other things. In this case, the main criteria are the volume performance of the work, the observance of perspective and the transfer of color. So that the image, no matter what it was, looked real, as if it was not drawn, but photographed.
Slavic tattoos for men
Ancient tattoos have a special meaning and value, and Slavic tattoos, which have an infinite number of symbols and designs, are one of them. Slavic ornaments are characterized by spirals, crosses, rhombuses, dots and commas that are connected to each other. It also features floral themes in the form of garlands, hearts, and crowns. Often in the Slavic themes are used motifs and images of various characters from Russian fairy tales and folktales, elements of paintings of famous artists, painting the body under Khokhloma or Gzhel, as well as stylized images of a lion, bear, dragon and images of amulets, runes and various deities.
Scandinavian motifs: ideas for tattoo designs
Unlike conventional tattoos, the Scandinavian drawings have their own specificity and often hide a double message in the designations. Runes and runic patterns, images of Scandinavian gods, as well as mythological creatures and plants are among the main directions indicated. Many Scandinavian patterns and images conceal a secret and sacred meaning, and therefore should be very carefully considered in the choice of this or that picture.
Intimate areas
In the intimate area guys also sometimes make permanent drawings.
Despite the almost unbearable pain, images are made in the groin area:
- elephant;
- birds;
- banana;
- Pinocchio;
- Snake.
In addition, some men choose to wear tattoos on their buttocks. This is where inscriptions, numbers or a propeller are found.
Tattoo styles for men
Artists around the world have long since moved from simple drawings on the walls to hyper-realistic paintings, and the world of tattoos is developing approximately the same. Modern tattoo masters are able to create an imitation of drawing with different tools, such as pencil, felt-tip pens, crayons or charcoal, as well as to perform the drawing with different paints. Watercolor technique, oil, acrylic are just some of them. Your tattoo may be a monochromatic black color, or it may look like a blurry drawing on wet paper.
A tattoo is one of the most successful ways for a person to communicate with the world around him, and helps people better understand your life positions. And for men, as we found out, it is also an additional way to emphasize your beginning and demonstrate your strong and masculine qualities.
