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Tribal Tattoo Designs & Symbols (328)
In ancient times, tribal tattoo art was popular for many of the same reasons it is so alluring today. Tribal tattoos were employed for many motives.
To Identify Clans, Tribes and Families, marriage tattoo, Rites of Passage, Totem Animal Guardianship and Magical Reasons
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Celtic Tattoo Designs (108)
Celtic tattoo designs are primarily a genre of complex interwoven lines representing knots, mazes, spirals and other figures. Celtic animal figures are zoomorphic or stylized renderings of animals that were used for carvings, in jewelry and wood, stonework and manuscript illustrations. Many images used by tattoo artists today are derived from the famous Irish Book of Kells.
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Symbols and Logos (48)
Even though we have many ways of modern communication, symbolism still plays a very significant role in our daily lives. Some symbols have deep significance to us or to others, depending on beliefs and personal lifestyle.
When looking for a tattoo design, the question of symbolism often comes into play. If you've wondered what the meanings are to many commonly seen designs, you're not alone.
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Kanji Tattoo Designs & Symbols (677)
Covers an entire genre of tattoo designs, but Japanese kanji account for nearly twenty percent of tattoo design searches. Kanji is one of the three common Japanese alphabets (the other two are Katakana and Hiragana). Kanji is a set of ideographic symbols (symbols that represent ideas) developed in China, and is extremely difficult to learn.
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Japanese Tattoo Designs (57)
The art of Japanese tattoo has been traced back as far as 5,000 B.C. It is very possible that it existed well before this date. As far as historians and archaeologists can tell, these tattoos are believed to have held a special religious or magical meaning to their bearers.
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Animal Tattoo Designs (107)
Throughout the ages, mankind has come to respect certain living things for their strengths and capabilities.
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Floral & Flower Tattoo Designs (20)
Flowers as tattoo designs and symbols can be far more than just pretty pictures on pretty girls. Flowers are the embodiment of nature and concise symbols of the cycle of birth, life, procreation, death and rebirth. Specific flowers have come to represent a myriad of different beliefs in different cultures.
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Zodiac Tattoo Designs (25)
Searches for Zodiac symbols encompasses both the West and the East, with people searching for Zodiac symbols that represent both the classic Greek myths and the Chinese Zodiac, and even searches for Zodiac signs rendered in Japanese Kanji.
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Old School Tattoo Designs (17)
In tattooing the term refers to the style of tattoos that developed from the classic sailor, military and carnival tattoos of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is characterized by bold lines and maritime themes, as well as pinup girls and classics like the heart pierced by a dagger.
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New School Tattoo Designs (21)
New school refers to tattoos that are bold, bright and in-your-face. These are more contemporary and fantastical designs and are a favorite of many younger artists looking for a challenge.
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Religious (25)
Religions and tattoos have a long history together. Some people choose religious tattoos to represent their own beliefs. Others choose symbols they like, without attention to their meanings.
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BioMechanical Tattoo Designs (2)
The term BioMechanic was introduced by H.R.Giger. Through his drawings of alleins the swiss had developed a whole new style of drawing. His style was a combination of mechanical assembly like pipes, cables and screws and anatomical parts.
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Portraits (9)
In respect to certain people for their strengths and capabilities or in memorie of beloved ones, portraits are often used as a tattoo design.
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Lettering, Fonts & Dingbats (10)
Tattoo letters are as varied as tattoo pictures. The meaning of a lettered tattoo comes not just from the words, but also from the style of the script.
People choose to include words for many reasons;
Memorials, Dedications, Religious, Dares and jokes,
Gang tattoos.
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