Review of the "Feather with birds" tattoo

Bird feathers are often depicted on tattoos due to their aesthetics and symbolism. About what the drawing of a feather on the human body means, and what options for the image of such a tattoo exist, read below.

Since ancient times, the feather of a bird has often been used in various rituals. A similar thing could be observed among Indian shamans. They believed that the feather serves as a kind of amulet that is able to provide a person with protection from unclean forces, evil spirits, and also helps to keep in touch with deceased relatives.

For the American Indians, the feather meant power, leadership, power, strength, unity with ancestors. As a rule, feathers were worn mainly by chiefs as decoration, emphasizing their advantage over others.

At the present time, such a tattoo is applied by both men and women. They do this not only for aesthetic reasons and the desire to decorate their body with a beautiful pattern. Many of them endow such a tattoo with such meaning as tenderness, the desire for freedom, both physical and spiritual. For many, this wearable image also means goodness, inner strength, spiritual purity, spontaneity, thirst for life, hope, sincerity, natural beauty, fertility, and good luck. Some also perceive a bird feather tattoo as a talisman that protects its owner from all evil spirits and enemies.

A feather tattoo can be done in a wide variety of styles.So, for lovers of classic tattoos, the most suitable style is realism, which is characterized by a detailed drawing of all the main components of the composition. Most often, such images are performed in black and white. They can be both large-scale and take up a large area of ​​skin, and miniature - it depends only on the wishes and preferences of the owner of the future drawing.

A color image of this kind also looks very interesting. Many people who want to see a drawing in color on their body prefer such a style solution as watercolor. Such images look very impressive and interesting, due to which they often attract the glances of strangers. If you are not afraid of excessive attention to your person, then you can safely make such a tattoo.

The plot of the tattoo is also of great importance for its interpretation.

In general, the feather looks quite interesting on the body and as an independent image, especially if the master manages to play such a drawing in an interesting way. However, many still prefer pictures in which there is a certain plot.

• Most often, the image of a feather is combined with images of birds. It can only be the outline of a bird flock, into which the feather passes. As a rule, birds in such cases are depicted flying away and scattering in different directions. This pattern symbolizes grace and weightlessness. The image of a full-fledged bird can also be depicted with a drawing of all its characteristic details. Often, such tattoos depict a bird of paradise. This wearable drawing suggests that its owner is not so easy to catch and hold, and even more so, he will not tolerate bondage.

• You can often see variants of the image of a feather with raindrops on it. Such a drawing symbolizes sincerity, purity of intentions, truthfulness, and also, in some cases, strong sadness, longing for someone close, or even grief.

• Often, the image of feathers is combined with such a magical and powerful amulet as a dream catcher. These drawings look very interesting on the body and, moreover, carry quite a lot of meaning. This tattoo symbolizes magic, mystery, connection with deceased relatives, purity of thoughts, wind, as well as the immortality of the soul. In addition, a dream catcher is also a powerful talisman that provides its owner with a restful sleep, as well as protection from all sorts of diseases and bad thoughts.

A bird feather tattoo can be placed on any part of the body, this does not affect the meaning of the picture. Most often, such images are made on the arm, collarbone, leg, wrist, shoulder blade, abdomen, shoulder and neck, and in some cases on the thigh. When choosing a place, you need to consider the size of the tattoo, as well as your preferences.

There are many sketches with interesting feather tattoo options:

• here, for example, one of the most frequent subjects - birds flying out of a feather and flying in different directions;

• a variation of such a tattoo depicting a bird of paradise;

• a dreamcatcher and feathers tattoo also looks very interesting and unusual.