When selecting a tattoo design, the design you are going to have etched on to your body must be one that you will be satisfied with for the rest of your life. Don’t make a hasty decision that you may end up regretting, as the cost of having an unwanted tattoo removed is extremely expensive. Think long and hard before you visit the parlour and commit to a specific design.
Many people make the critical mistake of selecting a tattoo design on the spot, often because they are pressured by friends or influenced by the artist. It is imperative that, when choosing a particular design, you consider the reactions that the design will provoke from friends, family and the public in general. So, before you go ahead and choose a particular one, take the time to research the meaning or symbolism behind your specific selection. These days the internet is a great source for investigating the true meanings behind the many tattoo designs that are now available.
A trendy tattoo design is, for example, the skull tattoo design. There are many reasons why people, particularly guys, select this particular design, including the fact that it invokes a degree of masculinity in the wearer. This is because of the implication that the skull tattoo design relates to fear, danger and death. Are the people who choose this design aware of the true meaning behind the design?
The true meaning of a skull tattoo design
There is a more in-depth meaning to the skull tattoo designs than just fear, danger and death – and in fact, it was not originally conceived as a symbol to represent any of these things. It was instead used initially to represent the symbol of ‘great change’. In analyzing what they traditionally meant in ancient society, we discover that it was related to the happening of significant changes and its association with death probably grew because death is the most significant change that we will experience.
Today it is regrettable that the majority of the general public does not understand the true meaning of them, and when they see it, they automatically relate the symbol to fear, danger and death. A lot of conservative people loathe the design because of its perceived meaning; however, if they were aware of the true meaning behind the design, their views may be different.
If you decide that this type of design is the one for you, then your next step is to choose which genre you would like to go with. As the designs have been around for centuries, the styles have somewhat evolved. The styles range from the old fashioned Jolly Roger, the pirate’s flag with the skull and crossbones or perhaps you would prefer the bio-mechanical style of a skull – the choices are extensive and dependent on your taste.
So if you are interested in the skull design, or any other particular design, just take a little time to research the meaning symbolized by design and if they are in alignment with your actual views then go ahead and adorn your body with this fantastic art work.