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No, I don’t mean tattoos kids get. As much as I like skin art I do not think its a decision a young child should be able to make for themselves. However, loads of parents for many years now have made a habit of having a photograph or a moment in their child’s life permanently inked on their skin. These tributes to their children are always some of their favored lifelong pieces.
I love this kid! He looks like he has a mohawk and the Gene Simmons tongue pose is priceless on his little face!
Three pretty incredible kid faces. However, who the hell still puts those giant sailor caps on their kids head. I don’t know a kid who wouldn’t rip that off pronto.Much less be caught posing in it.
Love the color added to this. Seriously good lifelike likeness and the coloring ads a taste of the abstract I can appreciate.
And last but not least this kid kinda rocks. Not sure why this great piece of art includes a purple and red bicycle, but tis a great piece nonetheless.
So here we are again trying to mash out the top 50 so at number 21 we have the Bald Eagle. A great eagle tattoo can inspire immense patriotism. This tat in particular is at least outside of the back piece or bicep box.
The Crown tattoo comes in at 22 and what an immense example this one is!
Not your average sun tattoo but a sun tattoo nonetheless.
Had no idea that anchor tattoos would rank so high on the list, so I went out of my way to find one that was deserving. This one definably is. I love the detailing down to the lines in the roping and the threads trailing off from the top.
This Egyptian symbol is also very commonly tattooed around the world. The Ankh ranks in at number 25.
Barbed wire is still ever popular for a wrap around tattoo. I chose this one because it was particularly large and infinitely more painful looking then the usual.
An OM tattoo helps to balance out the inner chakra, or something, what this one does is just sit there looking like a damn fine piece of skin art.
Ozzy would be proud to know that the bat tattoo comes in at number 28.
The swallow tattoo has a bit of popularity too. Some of the designs I’ve seen offer incredible colors and different techniques.
And last but not least comes number 30 on the list of top 50 most popular tattoos is the spider. Not my favorite item to have inked but again, some incredible designs can always change your mind about perspectives sometimes. This may be one of them. This looks insanely realistic to me.
When we last broached this subject we learned that the Polynesians had actually created the word Tattoo by a variation of their own word TATU which means to mark. But let’s not forget to include all cultures who have had a hand in creating what skin art has become in the last 100 years.
Japanese Skin Art
The Japanese originated some of the cultural body suits as well. Their body art came in a bit more colorful version then the Polynesian version but additionally was reserved only for the men. It was unacceptable and unheard of for a woman to have skin art. The Japanese believed that the skin art itself acted as wards in protection from evils. This is why warriors were commonly painted more fiercely the more skill and cunning they showed in battles. Japanese skin art collectors commonly ink dragons, demons and strong warriors on their backs to prevent evil from ‘sneaking up behind’ the bearer of the tattoo. The art form of cultural body suits eventually spread far into Asia and was discovered by none other then the 12th century explorer Marco Polo.Marco Polo then unleashed the Asian concept of body suits onto English Society.
Real Tribal Skin Art
The Aztec, Incan, Mayan and various Native American tribes have practiced tattooing since ancient times. The North American Iroquois Indians shocked European settlers and pioneers with their immense body and skin arts. Some Native Americans became relative curiosities in some of the courts of Europe because of their tattoos and piercings. In the areas of the United States that are now known as Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri resided a large Native American tribe known as the Osage Nation. The Osage nation adorned themselves with skin art as a form of their social status. But unlike some of the other Native American tribes, the most heavily tattooed members were the females. Indeed, the more tattoos a woman had the higher her social rank would become. In most Native American tribes, young warriors should always receive their tattoos from a Shaman or the tribal medicine man.
If you think some skin art can be painful now. Try to imagine how skin art began. Its highly likely that prehistoric man accidentally stumbled onto the idea of tattooing. Early tattoos were done by cutting a pattern into the skin and then rubbing ash, dirt and different dark substances into the wound to create a scar tissue shaped in a specific way. This was known as a Keloid. This form of tattooing was mostly seen in Africa among some tribes who to this day still practice this form of skin art. The Keloid on the left looks sort of like a tree or mushroom. Certainly not a very perfected form of skin art, but a form nonetheless.
The sole purpose of early tattoos were directly related to the cultural and religious beliefs of the tribes who adorned them. These tattoos were also 
often seen as a rite of passage into adulthood. We do know that as early as the year 2000 BC that ancient Egyptians were practicing the arts of henna and tattooing specifically for cosmetic forms of these arts. Mummies have been discovered who had previously had eyeliner tattoos.
So a few hundred years back a very well preserved mummy was found inside of a glacier in the Alps. This was the body of a hunter who had perished there over 5,200 years before. Eventually his body froze into the glacier and was preserved in ice for so very long. This hunter was dubbed the ICEMAN but also came with a few additional surprises. One that found scientist boggled the most were his well preserved tattoos. The ICEMAN had 47 tattoos covering his body that were considered medicinal tattoos. All of his tattoos were located in 
acupuncture points all over the body. This indeed was a boggling prospect for scientist who know that acupuncture was invented by the ancient Chinese around the time of the birth and life of Christ. This is 3000 years later then what the Iceman disproves. They determined that his tattoos were done with slivers of bones which then had charcoal rubbed into the open wounds to create a tattoo once the swelling subsided.
Tattooing is even mentioned at least six times in the Bible. As God was punishing Cain for killing Able he places a mark on Cain so that anyone who found him would not kill him. Some may consider this more of a branding, but no doubt the concept is much the same. The ancient Polynesians also practiced their own art of tattooing which consisted of a tattoo that covered the entire lower half of the body and even in some instances, the entire body including their face and hands. Yes, I see no shame in admitted the tattoo above here has incredible artist quality. And the tattoo is a hell of a creation too! So here it is shown how the ancient art of Polynesian body suits has lived on until today.
Last but not least it is important to know that the word TATTOO is actually derived from the Polynesian word “TATU” which means to mark.
Only in the last one hundred years or so can anyone claim to have come near to perfecting the art of tattooing. It is also likely an ongoing learning practice that will only continue to improve with time!
So although I am hesitant to write such ME stories, I have had the pleasure all of my life to be surrounded by many Skin Art fanatics. I have learned a lot from a lot of them and more then a few have learned from me. Through the years I have noticed that some people have themes to their entire body of ink, while others tend to have several.
I have positively found that certain personalities are attracted to certain styles and forms that Skin art can take. The more serious or contemplative of my friends always tend to have ink with hidden meanings or deep symbolism. Other more whimsical friends will have lighthearted or jokester tattoos that truly do reflect the spirit of their characters. I have really seen some quite outrageous tattoos, as well as seen them while being done, but hesitate to mention them unless we can dub the site with a higher parental rating! But the point is the diversity in skin art is an interesting concept to me. It always has been. So what are some of the ideas I am referring to?
Armband Tattoos
This is a very popular form of skin art for guys and gals.
Foot Tattoos
This is an ever increasing in popularity spot for skin ink. It may look light and delicate but a foot tattoo is no delicate matter!
Break Through Tattoos
Always having been fairly popular among skin art cultures are the break through tattoos. Those that look like they are breaking through the skin,
Forearm Tattoos
Having a tattoo on your forearm was pioneered by Popeye and perfected by everyone since then! Forearm tattoos often begin as forearm tattoos and grow into full sleeves.
So with just a few of the types of tattoo inspirations behind us. We can begin to understand the concept of the variations some may choose in their skin art. What you may see no reason for, others may have a great and personal story for having!
I’d love to see and post some personal skin art or favorite skin art from others! You give me a piece of skin art and I will give you a good personal post for your idea of perfect, unique or fantastic skin art!!
Well … Okay then! I can honestly say that I see no reason to ever have a tattoo of a flexing bicep, even if on a flexing bicep. I think this may be what testosterone overload can cause. I can’t tell if this guy is angry/pumped up or about to crack up about his own lack of judgment.
Yep, he has a toaster tattooed on his arm. Unless he is some kind of sous toaster chef I see no reason for this to be a tattoo ever. Funny, but I would swear he was thinking the same exact thing as this picture was snapped.
Hey, give her credit for having a sense of humor about being born with webbed toes I say!
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