Magnolia tattoo
Magnolias have a special place in tattoo culture. From the material in this article, you will learn what they mean, what they are, where they are applied.
The meaning of a tattoo
The "Magnolia" tattoo emphasizes the romance and femininity of nature. She is chosen by girls who are characterized by goodwill. The flower is considered a symbol of love for girls.
Such jewelry is chosen by creative individuals with a fragile inner world. They enjoy nature, draw inspiration from it for their creativity.
Drawings with sharper outlines and lines indicate independence, the desire to achieve everything on their own. Bright and catchy drawings speak of the desire to attract attention.
It is a symbol of integrity, spiritual wealth, compassion. Magnolia is considered the embodiment of mutual love, a successful marriage. It is interpreted as harmony in life.
Such tattoos are chosen by girls with a non-standard vision of the world. Tattoo owners strive to bring something new and unusual to it. They have an artistic taste, sophisticated natures with a perfect sense of style.
Sketch ideas
Sketches of tattoos depicting magnolia can be very diverse. Their colors are monochrome (black or red) and colored.
Themes of the drawings are portrait and subject. In the first case, the flowers are given the role of framing, complementing the picture. In the second, they become the main figures of the image.
Sketching ideas depend on the chosen style, its resources, as well as the preferences of the clients. The catalogs of tattoo parlors present a wide range of pictures of different sizes and levels of complexity.
- Magnolias are stuffed in the form of single flowers, with buds, a background, without it, with accent details. The options for the drawings vary. Somewhere it is the decoration of an angel, an animal's muzzle, a bird.
- In other cases, craftsmen fill flower arrangements. The shape of the sketches depends on the place of application, it can be round, elongated, circular. As a rule, drawings consisting of several flowers, buds and leaves are more often filled.
- Flowers are often complemented with accent details. For example, dragonflies, butterflies, beetles, spiders, hummingbirds. Sometimes magnolias are supplemented with other flowers and berries.
- Spectacular options - adding antique clocks or inscriptions to the drawing. The inscriptions can be motivating, poetic, calligraphic. Sometimes tattoos are supplemented with memorable dates.
- Drawings of flowers with pink petals, brownish branches and rare leaves against a blue sky look beautiful. Pictures with magnolia petals torn off in the wind also look original.
- Extraordinary sketches with abstract elements. These can be single flowers, complemented by monochrome blots. You can also paint magnolias with abstract strokes.
The perception of the pattern depends on the chosen application technique. For example, flowers look the most expressive in the style realism... The smallest details are traced in them.
Effective images of magnolias in the technique of artistic watercolors. They are distinguished by the richness of colors, volume, and different style of execution. They are similar to classical drawings and Chinese painting.
Old school drawings have black outline strokes. Black and white tattoos can have different leaf densities. They are transparent and black.
Sometimes tattoos are supplemented with additional elements, some drawings are supplemented with geometric frames and abstract strokes, colored spots, shadow, shading. A rare filling technique is the sleeve technique.
Where to apply?
Magnolias can adorn any part of the female body. Volumetric patterns are stuffed on the back. In this case, the location can be central (along the spine), lateral (on the shoulder blade), diagonal (in the form of several branches or a large composition).
The tattoo on the back near the lower back looks spectacular. Single flowers are placed along the spine. In this case, instead of a woody stem, a symbolic inscription can be located.
Large sketches can be transferred to the thigh (front, back, side). In this case, the edges of the picture can capture the lower back, ribs, leg, less often - the groin area. Non-standard placement - on the side of the body (from armpit to waist, hips and below).
Small images are stuffed on different parts of the body. Depending on the features of the drawing and the anatomy of the body, this can be a neck, an arm, a hand, or a foot. Drawings in the form of bracelets are placed on the arm and leg (above and below).
The most popular places for medium-sized tattoos are the upper arm, shoulder, and forearm. In these zones, they try to fill pictures with the effect of volume. Most often these are monochrome drawings.
Quite often, tattoos with magnolia flowers are stuffed on the inside and outside of the arm, near the elbow. Some clients ask to apply a tattoo in the ankle area, on the foot.
Less commonly, flowers are stuffed above the breast on the left side, as well as under the breast and on the stomach. Excellent options for the location of small drawings - on the neck, behind the ear, on the back of the head.