All about flower tattoo
Flower tattoos are the most common theme among all body designs. From the material in this article, you will learn what they mean, what they are, in what techniques they are stuffed, what are the best places to apply.
Varieties
Among the huge list of flowers, the most popular among the clients of the salons are rose, peony, crocus, azalea, magnolia, poppy, sunflower, cornflower. In addition to them, daisies, sweet pea flowers, violets are popular. Conventionally, all varieties are divided into 2 groups: field and garden.
Field
Wildflowers are somewhat modest. However, for their connoisseurs, they are the embodiment of beauty and harmony. They can be the key figures of tattoos or their complement.
Often they are small in size, made in color and monochrome. They can decorate any part of the female body. They are applied in the form of single flowers and bouquets.
Popular types are cornflowers, chamomile, clover, poppies, bells, snowdrops. In addition to them, many clients ask to fill the body with lilies of the valley, iris, flax flowers, blue forget-me-nots. Moreover, flowers are often intertwined with leaves, branches, cords, threads.
Wildflowers fill those natures who prefer simple drawings. Often, this decor is made in the form of bracelets of various thicknesses. Tattoos with meadow plants are always individual.
Noble
These flowers are most often the key details of tattoos. They are not only part of flower arrangements, but also elements of creative subject tattoos. For example, they are woven into ornamental and oriental tattoos, where each element of the pattern has its own meaning.
The best representatives are roses, peonies, lotuses, chrysanthemums, tulips. In addition, sakura, cherry blossom, orange blossom, orchid are in demand. Such flowers are applied in monochrome and color versions.
Various types of noble colors are often performed using the most complex techniques with the effect of volume and realism. They are indispensable attributes of sleeve printing. They are complemented by portraits of people and animals.
Meaning
Tattoos "Flowers" are considered an adornment of the female body. However, floral elements are also found in sketches of male tattoos. The meaning of the pictures changes depending on the media.
Women's tattoos emphasize individuality, romance and tenderness of nature. Depending on the type of flower, they can indicate passion or a quip of character.
Before heading to the salon, you need to find out what exactly the specific type of flower you like means. The tattoo should characterize the owner in the best possible way.
- For example, a rose with thorns can mean fortitude and fortitude. The thornless flower symbolizes the soft and calm nature of the wearer. Intertwined flowers are considered a sign of harmony and unity.
- Peonies on the male body have long represented longevity. Today, girls are more likely to fill such drawings. For the female body, these are symbols of beauty, youth and self-sufficiency, luck and happiness.
- Tulips are indicators of love for life, symbols of tenderness, femininity, faith in the best. The meaning changes from color: a red tulip is a symbol of passion, yellow is a sign of disappointment in feelings.
- Poppies have an ambiguous meaning. In general, this is a sign of loners, but paired flowers symbolize love and fidelity. Such jewelry is stuffed with natures with rich life experience and balanced character.
- Lilies - royal flowers, highlighting all the best feminine qualities (for example, innocence, nobility). But their color can change the meaning of the tattoo. Yellow lilies are a symbol of inaccessibility and pride, pink - tenderness, orange - courage.
- Sunflowers are considered good luck signs they carry positive energy, mean readiness for new beginnings. Suitable for clients looking for real happiness. These are symbols of devotion, fidelity, strong feelings.
- The meaning of the lotus depends on the culture of different countries. In Egypt, it is considered a sign of rebirth. In Buddhism, this is the purity of spiritual awakening, overcoming life's difficulties. Blue lotuses mean intelligence, white ones - purity, red ones - love and compassion.
- The symbolism of daisies in a tattoo depends on the color of the petals. In the classic version, they mean feminine purity and innocence. Pink daisies are a sign of seductive beauty, blue daisies are loyalty.
- Sakura symbolizes the transience of being. It is often stuffed into Japanese tattoos as a sign of transience. In China, sakura is a symbol of femininity and sophistication of nature.
- Chrysanthemums are exquisite plants, one of the most popular elements of female tattoos. They are considered talismans of wealth, mean perfection and the highest truth, indicate the temporality of the state of life and death.
- The value of an orchid depends on the culture of Asian countries. In Japan, they are associated with courage. In China, they are associated with prosperity and fertility. Orchids also mean firmness and endurance of the owner.
- Magnolia has the same symbolism as the lotus. In addition, it is associated with self-respect, charm, and the inner beauty of a person. Suitable for creative individuals and people with excellent taste. It is considered protection from the surrounding negativity.
- Dandelion - a sign of perseverancesuitable for romantic and melancholic people. Such tattoos are the choice of creative individuals.
For men, flowers are not any specific symbolism. Rather, it is an addition to the picture, filling in the background.
Technique types
The tattoo style can be different. Each style of execution implies its own characteristics, starting from the tones of pigments and ending with the density of driving under the skin. The thickness of the lines, their clarity, and length differ.
Minimalism
Minimalism is considered the epitome of laconicism and elegant simplicity. Its resources are geometric shapes, minimum color, small size. The technique is in demand among young people who prefer to decorate the body with small but spectacular designs.
In this case, the images are performed mainly in black. The technique assumes the maximum accuracy of the lines, the principle of minimum interference in the design, contour lines. This is a lightweight, sometimes mini-pattern, which gives a feminine image sophistication.
Watercolor
Watercolor technique is a way of self-realization, the embodiment of a spiritual impulse. Technique implies artistic improvisation, it is comparable to a painting. The style is as similar as possible to watercolor on paper.
This is a painting in color and bright colors. Depending on the chosen design, it can resemble the technique of wet watercolor or Chinese painting. This is the best style for drawing delicate flower buds and petals. Regardless of the size, the image will be clear, contoured and beautiful.
Dotwork
The uniqueness of the style lies in the creation of a pattern from many points. The basis of the picture can be a geometric theme of varying complexity. Painted images differ in color density, contrast, and intensity.
This technique is within the reach of experienced tattoo artists. For its implementation, black and red (burgundy) pigments are used. The style is considered young, may be like old school. It involves the creation of complex patterns and shapes.
old school
This style is the classic tattoos of the old school tattoo. They do not differ in realism and detailed drawing of elements, they resemble coloring in color. Recognizable technical resources - bright colors and thick black outline.
Basic tones - red, yellow, green. Old school flowers can be complemented by anchors, daggers, lettering and even skulls. It is these additions that can be found in the sketches of tattoos for men. Images can be subject.
Realism
This technique is one of the oldest and most difficult to perform. Provides for a perfectly accurate transfer of the picture. The task of the master is to make the flowers "alive" using natural shades of dyes.
Images in the style of realism are distinguished by volume, naturalism. Flowers may be covered with dew drops. Butterflies often flutter nearby.
The tattoo artist draws the veins of the leaves, pays attention to each stamen of the flower.
Oriental
Oriental tattoos - compositions on the theme of the mysterious oriental culture. These are flowers that fill the background of a certain plot. They are often framed by geisha, fire-breathing and sea dragons, and other mythical characters.
Traditional designs are lotus and sakura flowers. Often, flowers are complemented with birds of paradise. The technique involves a combination of incongruous, striving for symmetry and the use of geometric ornaments. The classic tones of the style are jade green, purple, red, gold, black.
Traditional
The traditional, versatile manner is one of the most sought after. She obeys fashion trends, but does not exclude the use of traditional details. Flowers are often complemented with hearts, ribbons, butterflies, anchors and other marine paraphernalia.
In addition, the compositions are decorated with symbolic amulets, for example, crosses, skulls. The plots are uncomplicated and simple to perform. Flowers have clear outlines, are made in several shades.
Ornamental
Ornamental technique - stylized execution of floral motifs. The Polynesian style emphasizes the nobility of the wearer. It is distinguished by the clarity and accuracy of the lines. The stuffed flowers are reminiscent of openwork wood carvings.
The details of the drawings are varied, the most popular are curls, waves, knots, Celtic crosses, geometric shapes. In addition, flowers can consist of scallops, hearts, monograms, stylized petals.
The technique allows the use of shading.
Graphics
Graphic tattoos are recognizable by their use of shading. The drawings are made in a rich black color, while the softness of the form is excluded. To some extent, the style is similar to the engraving style of printing.
However, graphics do not have softness in shadows. There is no diluted color here, no gray pigment is used. The style's business card is painted rose bushes. In addition, flowers can complement portraits and subject compositions.
Abstraction
This style does not impose specific images. However, it allows you to add uniqueness and creativity to the image. Flowers can be made in the form of colored spots or strokes with a partially traced shape of buds or blossoming flowers.
Sketches are subject to various color and geometric reconstructions. The resources of the technique are multifaceted, from bright contrasts and sharp angles to flowing contours and subtle hues. Stylized ornaments and futurism, bizarre shapes, patterns of figures can intertwine here.
Trash polka
This style is distinguished by a creative vision of design. Its purpose is to reflect the attractiveness of unpleasant things. Flowers in it are a complement to the picture. The literal translation of the style is "rubbish", but it has a lot of adherents.
Unusual images are applied by men. The center of the painted composition is a dilapidated skull, death. The purpose of the colors is to soften the perception of a negative key figure or the so-called "trash art".
Combining techniques
Flower tattoos can be performed in a combination of different techniques. Experienced craftsmen can find harmonious additions to the usual classics.
- Delicate watercolor drawings look spectacular on the body, complemented by abstract details: blots, chaotically located lines, colored spots.
- The combination of floral theme with lettering is no less popular. In addition, light tattoos are unique, in which the symbolic inscription plays the role of a flower stem. Most often these are small tattoos with a certain motivation or just a beautiful phrase.
- Ornamental drawings are often combined with the linework technique., recognizable by the presence of straight lines that make up the pattern. Such images are applied in black and red ink.
- It happens that a master uses 3 techniques when preparing a sketch. For example, ornamental, ethnic and dotted. The result is a beautiful mehendi-like tattoo.
- Light minimalist tattoos can be created with geometric elements. At the same time, the masters fill the images with the effect of volume. A small drawing can consist of several triangles, rhombuses, circles.
Where can I get it?
The choice of a place for a tattoo depends on various factors.
- Girls with an active lifestyle prefer to decorate the shoulder, forearm and even hands with drawings. Miniature options are stuffed on the fingers and toes.
- Placement on the arm is also chosen by men. They stuff large tattoos around the arm, on the shoulder, and on the forearm in order to visually increase the size of the muscles.
- Sleeve tattoos are stuffed around the arm, and the technique may involve stuffing on several parts of the body at the same time. For example, in addition to the hand, the image can capture the shoulder, shoulder blade, or the area above the chest. The length of the "sleeve" can be classic long (up to the wrist), up to the elbow, short.
- Good places for small drawings: on the inside of the arm, from the elbow to the hand, around the wrist. Small and simple tattoos are applied on the neck, behind the ear, on the back of the spine. For example, it can be a single flower with a stem, located from the neck along the spine.
- Personal female tattoos can be located in places covered by clothing. Spicy options - location on the buttock, on the side from the armpit to the thighs. Medium-sized monochrome and colored prints work well on the thigh.
- Depending on the size of the image, it can go up to the knee. Located in the upper part of the leg in front, side, back. In addition, certain types of sketches (for example, bracelets) are stuffed around the leg (top, bottom).
- Large images are stuffed on the back and lower back. Costume tattoos can cover the entire back, arms, lower back, buttocks and thighs. Small tattoos are stuffed on the stomach and under the chest, on the lower leg, ribs.
- You can apply the image between the shoulder blades, as well as on one of them. Less often, salon clients ask for a tattoo on the head (mainly on one side from the temple to the neck).
When choosing the best place for tattooing, you need to take into account the visibility of the image, as well as the anatomical features of the body. In addition, it is important to choose those areas in which the skin is least susceptible to age-related changes.
The ideal option is the position on the back. The skin in this place does not age so noticeably. It is necessary to maintain good physical shape. Good places for men are shoulder, forearm, sternum.
Girls should consider: areas such as belly and chest are not the best "canvases" for a tattoo. The tattoos stuffed here are distorted much faster than elsewhere on the body. Drawings become deformed and lose their aesthetic appeal.
It happens that a tattoo is stuffed in order to disguise a scar or to cover an old pattern. In such cases, it is not necessary to choose a place. The task of the master is to do everything possible to make the image clear, aesthetic and appropriate.
When choosing the place of application, the degree of pain, as well as the volume of the image, are taken into account.
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