Upper Back Tattoos

Upper back tattoos are hot! If you don't think so just imagine the wonderful upper back tribal tattoo Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers has? His tribal thunderbird or pheonix upper back tattoo is probably one of the most iconic an dbest tattoos of all times.

The upper back is an ideal place for a tattoo for a vareity of reasons.

Upper Back Tattoos: Easy To Hide-

One reason that they are so popular is that in a indoor or professional setting upper back tattoo are typically hidden under almost any garmet. By simply keeping a t-shirt on the tattoo is always covered. This is great for someone who is in a professional workplace setting that would frown upon a large size tattoo.

Upper Back Tattoos: Distortion -

With a nice upper back tattoo one thing you do not have to worry about much is a ton of distorition. Typically, if a tattoo is done in an area that might change shape in the future it can easily become distorted. Think for example about your stomache. If you gain or lose a bunch of wieght the tattoo you are sporting there is going to change drastically. Since the upper back is not going to be effected by weight gain or lose or other factors that tattoo is much less likley to become distorted over time.

Upper Back Tattoos: Large Canvas -

While not the largest part of your body is it typically among the top 3 largest areas on a body and therefore a upper back offers a large canvas for a rather large and even intricate tattoo. Having the space is nice becuase you can incorporate a much larger tattoo with many more small details and design ideas.

Upper Back Tattoos: Ability To Expand -

Another reason that these tattoos are so popular is they can easily be expanded upon and over time become a full back tattoo , or even cary over into two shoulder tattoo designs or full sleeves. There are a lot of options and when choosing a back tattoo design it is smart to think about future tattoos when it comes down to placement.

Before you just go and decide to pop into your local tattoo shop and get a upper back tattoo design you might want to stop, think and consider the following. This will help you maximize the long term hapiness of your tattoo. By taking a little extra time to contemplate the design and some ofthe following factors you will end up with a tattoo that you will be proud to where forever.

Pacement- When getting a tatto you will want to consider the placement of the entire design. How will it flow into other tattoos in the future and how much space will it take up. You can always choose to do a few smaller tattoo designs that cover across the lwoer back also. For example I have seen many nautical star, and shotting star combinations done very well going across the span of a back.

Subject - Don't just jump on any tattoo flash that you see or the first idea you come up with. Instead take some time and think about what design you would like to get. Try and discover the significance and meaning behind different tatto designs and start to identify something that holds a symbolic meaning for you.

Cost - Cost is another thing that you will want to factor into a upper back tattoo design. Since these are large tattoos and you probably want to customize the overall design, look and feel of the tattoo it will cost a good amount of money. Now it is hard to nail it down to an exact amount becuase each shop and every artist has their own pricing. Generally upper back tattoos can run between $500 to $2000. Again depending on the style of design, amount of customization, and artists hourly rate and amount of work ahead of him the price can vary.

Time - Getting a upper back tattoo can take a few sittings and depending on the overall intricacy of the design might be a project that has to be done over a few weeks time period.

There are a wide vareity of tattoo designs for the area and some of the most popular are layed out below.

Upper Back Tattoo Designs and Ideas for Women

1. Butterfly

2. Fairies / Tinkerbell

3. Shooting or nautical stars (can be done for boys and girls)

4.Koi Fish and Other Japanese Irezumi designs.