Tattoo Doocuments: 2010-05-30

Phoenix Tattoo Designs

Phoenix are a very popular tattoo design. Phoenix made as phoenix tribal tattoos or phoenix Celtic tattoos are also very popular.

Phoenix tattoos can be tattooed as armbands / arm bands, lowerback / lower back pieces, on ankles, shoulders, the upperback area, chest. . . just about anywhere as body art.

People now commonly search online using the internet for phoenix tattoo flash (tattoo art / tattoo pictures) and this is a great source to find phoenix tattoos. First instinct is to find free phoenix tattoo designs, but the quality of these designs is generally pretty poor (you get what you pay for, of course).

Tattoo Artists who create our tattoo flash get paid a royalty, so your purchase goes to support the flash artists to create more top quality tattoo artwork!

Phoenix tattoo

Pin Up Girl Tattoos

Pinup girl tattoos are hot and that is not just referring to the physical beauty of the girl in the tattoo. No I mean they are a hot tattoo theme to get done these days as they are definetly comming back in style in a big way!

Pinup girl tattoos have a pretty long history in the field of tattoos. Pin up girls as a word or phrases has come to mean a girl that is so beautiful that you would want to pin up or post her image on the wall. So naturally pinup girl tattoos are all tattoos of super hot girls. Now historically what was thought of as "Hot" and what might be "hot" today has changed. What I mean to say is a traditional pinup girl tattoo is not going to be wearing a thong and low rise jeans with a bucket cap on or anything that modern. In fact pin up girls have had such a long history in our society that many of the more traditional designs were a lot less risky in today's terms then they once were.

Very basically then a pinup girl tattoo is any tattoo that falls ino the category of having a really beautiful women incorporated into the tattoo design. Traditonally the whole body of the women was displayed in the tattoo and they were typically lying down, bent over or even in a wine glass. Whatever the pose might be it typically was in a sexy come hither type of pose with the women's face looking directly at the viewer.

Very often pinup girl tattoo will go along with other symbols also. Probably the most classic is the old sailor pinup girl tattoo with an anchor. Other common add ons are good luck tattoo like dice, cards, horseshoe and etc.

Girl Tattoos

Sleeve Arm Dragon Tattoo

Sleeve Arm Tattoo

Full Sleeve Arm Dragon Tattoo

Full Sleeve Arm Tattoo of Dragon

With a dark background the green dragon and red and yellow flames create strong contrast that really make this full sleeve tattoo stand out. Awesome artwork after 22 hours under the needle.

Last month I met Chris, from Malden, Massachusetts, and he shared this incredible sleeve, still in progress. He estimates that it represents 25 hours of tattooing.

The overall motif of the sleeve is heaven and hell, and Chris was kind enough to address several elements in the design, many of which are deeply personal.

Chris began this tattoo's journey to acknowledge his first year of sobriety from alcohol and drugs.

It is an omnipresent reminder that "hell is always an arm's length away". The angel resides in heaven and the gates of heaven, on the inner arm, represent the goal, or entry into heaven.

Rising up toward heaven are two figures reaching toward this goal. The pair aiming for heaven represent two of Chris' friends, both who overdosed and died, having perished in the hell of addiction.

Chris drew me attention to Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hell.

To him, the three heads of the hell-hound represent alcohol, opiates, and cocaine, the three substances to which he had been addicted.

This sleeve is the work of the tattoo artist Rafael Serrano, formerly of The Painted Bird, in Medford, MA.

Thanks to Chris for sharing this deeply personal tattoo in progress with us. We're hoping to get updates in the future when more work is done.

We appreciate Chris' forthrightness and strength, and wish for his continued recovery.

TRAILER OF THE WEEK

Michael Jordan Tattoo Brand

Michael Jordan is a legendary professional basketball player, considered by most to be the greatest to ever play the game.

Michael Jordan has a single tattoo on his body, which is actually a brand located on the left side of his chest. The brand design is of the last letter of the Greek alphabet, which is Omega.

This tattoo/brand represents Michael Jordan's commitment to Omega Psi Phi, which is the third oldest black fraternity in the United States.

Michael Jordan Tattoo Brand

Janis Joplin Tattoos

Janis Joplin was a magnificent American singer songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the top artists of all time.

Janis Joplin had two tattoos on her body, one being a flower like bracelet on her left wrist and a heart tattoo on her chest.

Concerning her tattoos she said: "I wanted some decoration. See, the one on my wrist is for everybody, the one on my breast is for me and my friends, just a little treat for the boys, like icing on the cake."

Janis Joplin wrist tattoo.

Janis Joplin tattoo closeup photo.

Janis Joplin Tattoos

Janis Joplin wrist tattoo.

Janis Joplin tattoo closeup photo.

Janis Joplin Tattoos

Janis Joplin wrist tattoo.

Janis Joplin tattoo closeup photo.

still in progress, going to be full sleeve

really like this tattoo...

Jakes Harpy eagle...damn fun. Ill get a better healed photo later.

Thanks Danny! Good to get this done finally

See more at www.corynorristattoo.com

Courtesy of www.aintitcool.com

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This Sunday, June 6th, 11am- 5pm
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tattoos | joker sleeve. thx robin | boris

joker sleeve. thx robin

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Kick off the weekend with some funny tattoos from loltatz

Hairy question

Poor moustache, he needs a trim and comb.

Tattoo cred goes to Joel Kennedy - a.k.a. "Paco Espinosa" at Under the needle, Seattle.

xBeachOutingx

SO good seeing emos at the beach. You know they usually feel SO outta place like the beach is just not in the business of being dark. Like, how much black CAN you get away with wearing at the beach? Poor emo's.

Morally correct

..And he did. He did do EPIC shit. Jiminy Cricket behind the ear. GOOD!
Ink cred goes to Krysten Dae @ Under the Needle, Seattle.
Fail Feet
"These feet were made for failing, and failing's just what they'll do."
Tattoo cred goes to serpentgrrl ink by Amanda @ topnotch Tattoos, elgin il
See more at www.loltatz.com

Sasha's Cranes

I spotted this tattoo on the upper right arm of a Sasha in the Bay Ridge Century 21 store:

I love the dark colors in the piece and wanted to hear more about it.

Sasha explained that it is a cover-up of a moon tattoo, and that the design is Japanese in origin. The birds in the design are cranes, which have immense cultural and mythological significance. Among other valuable characteristics, cranes symbolize honor and loyalty.

This is one of "at least eight" tattoos that Sasha has. The tattoo was inked by Maya at Third Eye Tattoo in Park Slope, Brooklyn. We've seen a lot of work by Lou at Third Eye here, but this is the first piece, I believe, that we've featured from Maya.

Thanks to Sasha for sharing her cranes with us here on Tattoosday!