http://wildspiritwolf.deviantart.com/art/Prowling-Tribal-Wolf-Tattoo-78583011
This is just one of many that caught my interest. I’ll most likely be getting forearm tats in clear UV ink. Im not really interested if you like the drawing itself, but rather for any reason would it look poor because of the mono color UV ink. Thanks for the input everyone.
I have tattooed numerous "clear" UV designs and agree that the design needs to be as large as reasonably possible in order to preserve the detail. As a forearm piece you would need to consider eliminating some of the smaller detail or at least, incorporating the small detail into larger areas of solid ink for it to retain the desired definition.
You should be aware that you can see a UV tattoo as it heals, much longer than ordinarily expected. There is no pigmentation to hide the skin trauma and it will remain visible , i.e. bruised appearance or "burned" appearance for up to six months. (That’s the longest I have seen one persist visibly… I suppose it could take longer) There is no guarantee that it will disappear completely if the artist overworks the skin… you will see the scarring. Caveat emptor! Choose your artist carefully.
The word “tattoo” is a borrowing of the Samoan word tatau, meaning to mark or strike twice (the latter referring to traditional methods of applying the designs). The first syllable “ta”, meaning “hand”, is repeated twice as an onomatopoeic reference to the repetitive nature of the action, and the final syllable “U” translates to “color”.[citation needed] The instrument used to pierce the skin in Polynesian tattooing is called a hahau, the syllable “ha” meaning to “strike or pierce”.[citation needed] Still others attribute the modern word to the phrase used by The Polynesians. The word “tatao”, which means “to tap” (whice goes along with the method they used of tapping the skin with the long metal instrument they used with a finely sharpened end. The OED gives the etymology of tattoo as “In 18th c. tattaow, tattow. From Polynesian (Tahitian, Samoan, Tongan, etc.) tatau. In Marquesan, tatu.” The first closest known usage of the word in English was recorded in the diary of Captain James Cook in 1769 during his voyage to the Marquesas Islands. The text reads, “…they print signs on people’s body and call this tattaw”, referring to the Polynesian customs.[citation needed] Sailors on the voyage later introduced both the word and reintroduced the concept of tattooing to Europe.[1]] In Japanese the most common word used for traditional designs is, “Horimono”. The traditional Japanese hand method is called, “Tebori”. The word, “Irezumi,” simply means, “insertion of ink,” and could mean tattoos using Tebori, or Western style machine, (Or for that matter, any method of tattoing using insertion of ink). Japanese may use the word, “Tattoo,” to mean non-Japanese styles. Tattoo enthusiasts may refer to tattoos as, “Tats,” “Ink,” “Art,” or, “Work,” and to tattooists as, “Artists”. The latter usage is gaining greater support, with mainstream art galleries holding exhibitions of both traditional and custom tattoo designs. Copyrighted tattoo designs that are mass-produced and sold to tattoo artists are known as flash, a notable instance of industrial design. Flash sheets are prominently displayed in many tattoo parlors for the purpose of providing both inspiration and ready-made tattoo images to customers
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