You remember when you were in boring college classes, and you keep yourself busy by sketching otherworldly images on the pages of your notebooks that contain nothing but sketches. You promised yourself that one day those sketches will come into life, in its full colors, and breathing with soul. When sketches are drawn on the human body, it becomes more than your usual black-and-white sketches but tattoo sketches that are brought to life by the person wearing it. Suddenly, tattoo sketches acquire life or soul, probably because the blood veins that flow within that body seem to give life, too, to those tattoos.
Prior to finally having your tattoo done, choosing from the numerous sketches is truly confusing. There will always be some good sketches from one choice to another. So how do you know that the tattoo sketch you choose is the perfect one for your personality? It is easy so long as you have guides to remind you of what you want and who you are as a person, then you can take it from there.
Here is a sample guide for making the right choice on your tattoo sketches:
1. Define yourself and put it into writing. Since tattoos reflect who you are as an individual, make sure that your choice is totally a reflection of your persona. Write phrases, short sentences, or even a single word that mirrors you. You can even ask family members or friends about their impression of you. This may also help.
2. List down your favorite objects that hold meaning in your life. We all have symbols or objects that describe every phase of our lives. You can take it as a basis later on when you look into the choices of sketches at the tattoo shop.
3. Then, go through tattoo websites and see their sketches. Do their sketches resemble any of your bases, from the definition of yourself or from your favorite objects?
4. Decide where you want to put your tattoos on? Do you want it on your belly-button, at the back of shoulders, ankles, or somewhere else? Consider how the sketch will look good on the specific area where you want your tattoo to be placed.
5. Think again of how permanent tattoos are. It is not advisable to get a tattoo that is purely based on fad. Fad fades, and you do not want your tattoos to be looking so outdated. Tattoos are better when they serve anytime of your life.
Tattoos may still seem to be an unacceptable form of art for other groups of people in this world. They think tattoos are corruptions of the human body, like painting beautiful with black instead of full colors. But tattoos are now here to stay, no matter what other people say.
