Finding tattoo ideas online

Getting tattoo ideas online can be a nightmare. With so much information out there, it is often difficult to find new and inspiring tattoo ideas. Whether there is a specific tattoo idea you need, or you’re just looking for tattoo ideas for your latest tattoo, ideas found online can sometimes leave you rather uninspired.

Most tattoo ideas websites these days have the same pictures, all copied from other tattoo sites, and one thing that can be frustrating, is seeing only tattoo pictures of other people’s tattoos. Seeing a tattoo idea on another person’s arm, their lower back or their shoulder does sometimes spark ideas, and it could give you ideas on where you want your tattoos, and how a certain tattoo would look on you.

The problem however, is finding good tattoo designs- I mean real tattoo flash art. Tattoo flash art is kept very ‘secret’ people do not really want to share it. Have you ever been in a tattoo shop, and saw a tattoo idea that you liked? Did it cross your mind to take a picture of that tattoo idea? Well, it probably did, but common sense (and a bit of fear) probably kicked in, and reminded you that you will be kicked out!

Tattoo artists will do what it takes to protect their tattoo ideas and tattoo flash art- after all, it is their livelihood! They rely on this art to make them money, and treat it as theft if you take a picture of their tattoo ideas!

So how do we get tattoo art?

Well, option one is paid tattoo directories. Tattoo artists get paid to submit their tattoo art, and you, the user needs to pay to use it! Examples of these type of sites are Tattoo Me Now and Chopper Tattoo

Option two, is clever searching. There are tattoo ideas websites online that give away tattoo flash art for free! The tricky part of this is to find them. One trick I have learned is to make use of the Google syntax. For example, say you want free tattoo ideas, you would use the Google allintitle: syntax, like this Go try it out for yourself! This searches only sites with “free tattoo ideas” in the title, useful to find sites specifically catering for what you want. This can work in Google image search too, to find pictures of free tattoo ideas.

Your first tattoo

If you’re considering your first tattoo, and need some advice and insight before you get inked, you’ve come to the right place. Read on for some first tattoo advice.

First of all, I would like to point out a very important fact of life. and that is, that people change. each and everyone of us goes through different stages, and phases in our lives.

The tattoo you get today, might be a good idea now, but I can guarantee you that your views will change in the future.

This is not a bad thing though. Tattoos for me, mark a time in my life. The meaning of that tattoo will always remain true, even though years later I am a different person, doing different things. These tattoos still mean a lot to me, as they are memories of certain times in my life. I can honestly say that I do not regret it one bit!

I would advise that you give it a bit of thought before you run to the tattoo shop. You might get impulsive about tattoos- just realize that they’re there to stay. Having said that, I would encourage you to go ahead, and get that tattoo you’ve got your heart set on, because after all, that tattoo will represent YOU, in that moment, and that’s what it’s all about.