Monday, July 5, 2010

Tattoos on Women - Butterfly Tattoos


The butterfly tattoo design has never lost its popularity for women. It has remained one of their top choices for many years and does not look like losing its appeal. It is one of the most searched for designs on the Internet.

There are good reasons for this. There are a great number of beautiful designs, from the delicate and the colorful to the bold lines of tribal tattoos. This allows a woman to express herself in a variety of ways by using the image of one of Nature's most beautiful creatures. While there seem more than enough designs to cater for everyone's taste there is still plenty of room for individual expression using a personal custom design. Nature has provided an extraordinary array of butterfly patterns and sizes. Artists have added to these with an ever-expanding selection of expressive and intricate designs

The butterfly tattoo design is a symbol of rebirth and regeneration. The butterfly itself has the feminine characteristics of delicacy and beauty, which gives it universal appeal. It is hard not to be affected by the story of the butterfly - a thing of beauty emerging from something ordinary, even ugly. Then its beauty is only short-lived, fleeting, rather like life itself. Maybe that is why artists and photographers love to capture its beauty while they can.

The image of the butterfly is a symbol of beauty used in many forms of art across many cultures. It is found in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and through Eastern and Western art and decoration through the centuries.

The most popular locations for butterfly tattoos seem to be the shoulder, back and ankle. A small, delicate butterfly placed on the shoulder can be understated and effective. On the other hand I have seen tattoos of a flock of butterflies stretching from the upper arm across to the shoulder blade, which were beautiful. The back, both upper and lower, lends itself to larger tattoos as it is a bigger area and the spine can act as a center to give drawings balance. Ankles and feet of course, tend to look best with smaller tattoos but there is still plenty of room for artistic expression. Here again a flock of small butterflies drawn from the top of the foot and climbing up the lower leg can be attractive and charming.

More and more women are drawn to butterfly tattoo designs as an artistic expression of one of nature's most beautiful creatures because whatever they wish to express they can do so with charm and beauty.

Angel Tattoo Types and Meanings


Among most religiously-oriented individuals, it is the angel tattoo design that assumes supreme popularity, solely for its powerful idea of a human-like messenger of God. This winged mascot of divinity is a popular choice for tattoo symbols among people of all faiths.

An angel tattoo design is considered to be the most creative epitome of spirituality, making you instinctively feel closer to God. For many who seek to go a step further, these tattoos also represent the ultimate battle between the good and the evil. In fact, the most extraordinary peak of art and creativity can be seen in the tattoo image showing the glorious victory of Archangel Michael over Lucifer. This aptly proves that tattoos truly are the best forms of expressions of any kind.

Besides the empowering aspect of spirituality, the angel tat design is also greatly popular as a symbol of romance and eternal love. It signifies complete faith and devotion, be it to God or your partner, and epitomizes an unbreakable bond. The romantic spirit in an angel tat design becomes more prominent when sported by a man, showing his complete respect and love for the woman who brings an angelic presence in his life. For a woman, the angel idea signifies more than just love; it represents her beauty, her strength, and her divinity.

There are many angel tattoo ideas to choose from and here are just a few popular ones:

* The Guardian Angel is the most popular idea among angel tat designs, and brings a sense of being protected at all times.
* Archangels are also extremely liked, mainly by religious people, as mentioned earlier.
* Fallen Angels make for a dark and powerful symbol, sported by the believers of Satan, and usually included bloodied images of injured angels.
* Cherubs Angels are highly popular with the romantic, depicting an arrow penetrating the heart.
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