Free Tattoo Design Ideas

Have you been thinking about getting your first tattoo or maybe just adding to a collectin of tattoos? One of the hardest partsthat many people suffer from is comming up with a great free tattoo design idea. They struggle to think of their own ideas and might even try to look online but if they are not focused on what they are looking for and what type of free tattoo design ideas they want it is almost impossible to find it.

This hub page or article will help you identify some sources for finding great free tattoo design ideas yourself and also provide you directly with some of the most popular design ideas currently for both men and women. There is also a nice gallery of free tattoo design ideas for women and free tattoo design ideas for men.

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Ultimetly howerver you will be the happiest if you find a tattoo design idea that fits what you are looking for. So here are some ideas to selecting the best free tattoo design idea for you. Hoenstly it doesn't really matter what is popular or what celebrity has a certain tattoo beucase in a few years you might forget about all of that. However, you will still have your tattoo so instead of just going with the fashion trends of the tattoing industry pick something that has meaning, power and symbolism that speaks to you. SO here are some steps you can take to find out what works for you.

1. Start the old fashioned way and use pen or pencil and paper.

2. Lie down where it is quite and think about improtant things to you.

3. Identify major events in your life or major ethical and moral issues you stand for. Also identify a few people who are your heros or people you look up to.

4. Jot some of these people and thoughs down on the paper and then try to expand on them. You can even start webbng or mind mapping the ideas together. Hopefully if you do this correctly without a lot of prejudgement you will end up with a few central themes.

5. Try and find a way to represent one of the major themes in your life.

For example lets say a major theme in my life was change. I might decide that well, a butterfly tattoo would be perfect for me beucase butterflies go through major changes in their lives also.

Or lets say I feel that bieng strong, ethical and protecting my family for what is right is very important to me. Well, a Superman sheild tattoo might be a good idea. Or some animal that can represent that strength like a bull. A great tribal bull tattoo would be perfect on my shoulder for this case.

As you can see by comming up with some ideas first and then trying to match a symbol to that idea and lastly finding a tattoo that fits will give you a much more meaningful and powerful tattoo and one that you will probably never regret.

If you are a female and is trying to find great tattoo design ideas, then you will probably find some of the suggestions below helpful. First a look at some placement ideas and then popular themes. These are not presented in any sort of order.

Free Tattoo Design Ideas: Placements For Women

1. Lower Back

2. Upper Back

3. Ankle

4. Hips

5. Back or Nape of Neck

6. Chest

7. Shoulders

8. Wrist

And here are some of the more popular themes and ideas for tattoo. The way this list is derived is based on internet searchign trends for tattoos.

1. Butterfly Tattoo

2. Shooting Star Tattoo

3. Fairy Tattoo

4. Tinkerbell Tattoos

5. Angel Tattoo

6. Fower Tattoos (especially exoctic flowers like Lotus, Hibiscus, or Orchids)

These are just a few suggestions of what is currently popular and in fashion but in no way is an exhaustive list and you should come up with your own ideas also. See more info below.

The worldof tattoos has been around a long long time and traces back to many acient cultures. Throughout history men have been the primary sex getting tattoos. So there are many more options for great free tattoo design ideas for men. The possiblities are really limitless and depends more on what you are looking for and what styles you like. Again borrowing from the text above it is important to plan and think about your tattoo before hand and then match the design to a theme or something you want to express about yourself.

Free Tattoo Design Ideas: Placements For Men

The options are really not limited as guys get tattoo just about everywhere. Some considerations to think about though if you are considering a certain area: tattoo where there is less fat or muscle tissue between the skin and bone tend to be more painful. So wrist tattoos can hurt a good deal. Places with lots of fat and muscle between the skin and bone like th butt area tend to be less painful. Another thing to consider is work place acceptance of tattoos. If you are going hardcore nad getting a big facial tatto then you will have to consider your work place. Not that it is out of the question by any means and you can always find somewhere to work but it is somthing to consider.

Popular placements of tattoos for men

1. Shoulders

2. Arms especially popular recently are tattoo sleeves (a full arm tattoo)

3. Back

4. Should blades

5. Lower and Upper Calf

Some popular themes and ideas for men's tattoos are

1. Tribal tattoo work especially popular right now are Pacific Islander Tribal tattoo like Hawaiian Tattoos and Tonga or Samoan Tattoo designs.

2. Traditional Japanese Tattoos - Made new chool tattoo style with lots of bright colors.

3. Koi fish - a great symbol for strength in adversity (They stream up stream and fight the current)

4. Nautical Star tattoos

These are just a few of the popular placements and tattoo designs right now but again pick something becuase it speaks to you not becuase Brad Pitt has one and you think you will score better witht he ladies.