The Art Of Body Paintings

Women have different body structure compared to men. Women are generally known to have curves and smaller figures compared to men. This is why tattoo ideas for girls differ from ideas for boys. Tattoo ideas for girls though don’t just revolve around designs. Artists and female tattoo clients should also look for body part tattoo location ideas.

Popular Body Part Tattoo Locations

The body parts for tattooing on girls are the same as with the boys. Girls however have specific body part recommendations in which their tattoos would look especially beautiful on.

- The most common area of tattoo for girls is the lower back or the tailbone area. This is a perfect spot for a lengthwise sprawling or vine inspired design. This is because this area in women is known for its gentle and sexy curve. You can easily make your sex appeal felt if you wore a pair of low waist jeans and a midrib top that would make your tailbone tattoo peek seductively.

- Tattoo designs on the inner wrist are also ideal for girls. Smaller, delicate wrists would definitely look wonderful with a discreet tattoo. One other advantage to this location is that the tattoo can easily be hidden when needed.

- Girls’ feet and ankles would also look good with tattoo. Just like the wrists, smaller ankles and feet would look great with small tattoo designs. Girls also have a variety of footwear to choose from which means they can easily pick a pair of open sandals or shoes that go well with their tattoo design.

- Just like men, there are also loads of tattoo ideas for girls’ arms and upper backs. These areas have long been common places to put tattoos on. You can easily show off your design with a sleeveless shirt, a halter or a backless piece.

- Do remember though that tattoo designs may not always look nice on specific areas as you become older. The natural skin sagging and stretching that accompanies old age may make your tattoos look a little droopy or washed up. This is especially true for stomach and breast tattoos.

Popular Tattoo Ideas for Girls

There are lots of tattoo ideas for girls and there is no need to limit yourself to the most popular ones. You can choose whatever you want. Just in case you have limited ideas though, you could look into the all time top designs for girls.

- Both men and women love tribal designs. The intricate loops, edges and primal lines and designs based on Maori, Polynesian and American Indian tribes will definitely make you stand out.

- Ladies can never go wrong with flowers and butterfly designs.

- Graceful animals are also great tattoo design ideas for girls. Designs of dolphins, fish and swallows are examples of these designs.

- Winged creatures like fairies and angels would also look wonderful on delicate arms and curves.

So what if every now and then you have a little bit of a devil on your shoulder—don’t we all? However, everyone knows that girls are sweeter than honey, and therefore always angels at heart. In that case, shouldn’t we all have angel wing tattoos on our back just in case anyone asks to see proof? I think so, and I hope you do too.

Angel wing tattoos are a great way to express your inner femininity while also adding a touch of irony to the concept. I mean, let’s face it—tattoos anywhere, of anything, are sexy, so why not add a little sweet to the sexy and become every man’s fantasy?

You can get them anywhere you want, and in any size. Although your back would be the obvious location, you can get them in the middle of your back, usually best in a large size, or in a smaller size, at the nape of your neck (so that guys get to see them before they get to know your name sometimes), or at the small of your back. Personally, I think that angel wing tattoos right above where your jeans hit are the best way to go.

The wings don’t have to be on your back though, you know—there’s lots of other sexy places you could have a small pair of wings tattooed, like on one of your inner thighs, or on your hip, so that they could be seen when you wear a bathing suit. Just proof that you’ve got “the wings” is usually enough to turn a guy on.

Another great thing about getting this style of tattoo is that you can choose from all kinds of different designs of wings, or you can invent your own! The shape of the wings, whether you want them to be at all lacy or frilled on the edges—these are all things you can discuss with your artist when you get your tattoo done. You can also choose the color—although white would probably be the obvious choice, gold is also hot, and black is just plain sexy. Pink would be nice if you really wanted to play up your innocent side.

If you’re looking for a great idea for a tattoo, why not choose an angel wing tattoo? You know that you’re a sweet and perfect little angel, so why not let everyone else know that too?

Miami Ink is a reality TV show, on the Learning Channel (LTC), filmed on location at South Beach, Miami. It takes you behind the scenes so you can see and experience the real emotion of getting a tattoo and what they mean to the people getting inked. The show exposes tats for what they really are – a means of self expression that have deep significant meanings for the people getting them. Based on the diverse range of people getting inked, it becomes very obvious that it is popular in all corners of society. While some of the clients are experienced and have already got a number of designs, we also get to watch people getting their first body art, and the process they go through as they try to develop an idea into a design.

The real beauty of the show is listening to the stories that the people provide behind why they are getting their tattoo and what the particular design means to them. Most of the stories are truly inspiring. The show allows us inside so we can watch from the moment the client enters the parlor through to the completed work of art. We get to live the experience as the client works with an idea to develop a completed design, then watch as they get the artwork and finally show off the end product, stunning body art. It is amazing to watch.

For anybody thinking of getting their first tat, the show is a great way to see how others start with an idea and work with that to slowly develop the end result. You get to see the evolution of the design, the thought process behind it and the final product. You also get to see how people select where on your body to locate the body art, a very important decision that you must get right. You get to see first hand how hard it is to get a really good design.

Miami Ink, through TLC, even allows people to apply to be auditioned to go on the show. They require you to have a good idea of what design you want before hand, and which artist you want to be tattooed by, but you could be inked on the show and become a star!

Behind each individual story are the artists that provide continuity from one show to the next – They are Ami James, Chris Garver, Darren Brass, Chris Nunez and apprentice Yojiro Harada. Their different characters are a good mix and you get to see the artists as they work and also play. They provide the entertainment to keep people tuning in the following week, to watch as new clients walk in the door with an idea and watch the idea turn into a stunning tattoo design to be proud of.

Corneal tattooing is an ancient procedure that was first employed by Galen in 129 AD to disguise leucomata of the eye. The list of indications for tattooing of the cornea has decreased over the centuries due to the progress in both keratoplasty and contact lens fitting. However, current indications may include eccentric corneal scars, contact lens intolerance, complaints of visual disability secondary to light scattering (ie, due to an eccentric pupil or large peripheral iridectomy), and for ocular cosmesis in non-surgical eyes.

Historically, there have been two predominate methods for tattooing the cornea: (1) Chemical – a chemical reaction involving precipitated pigment is brought about in the cornea, typically of metallic salts (an example of this is platinum chloride reduced by hydrazine hydrate to platinum black) and (2) coloring – this technique involves the direct introduction of colored pigments into the cornea. A variety of dies have been used in the past including India ink, Chinese ink, Gold dust, lamp black, candle soot, metallic powders, organic dyes, and uveal pigment. Several modifications to the techniques and types of dyes have been made over the decades and we will review a few current techniques, including our own, below.

Pfeiffer et al. report a technique in which the shaft of a 3-edged, spatulated needle (from a conventional 10-0 nylon suture) is covered in ink and sequentially multiple, tangential punctures into the corneal stroma are made. This group advocates the use of commercially available drawing ink for this technique. While successful in some hands, potential problems with this technique include:

* Risk of full thickness puncture through the cornea
* Multiple incisions could activate inflammatory cascade and phagocytosis of the dye, decreasing the duration of results
* Multiple incisions through Bowman’s layer could promote recurrent corneal erosions
* Difficulty in uniform pigmentation

Another group has reported on the use of the Intacs lamellar dissector to create intra-stromal lamellar channels into which commercially available tattoo pigments are injected. However, as discussed above, the limitations of this technique include the difficulty of uniform pigmentation as well as a limitation in surface area available for dying secondary to the size of the Intacs lamellar dissector.

Franks et al. have described a unique solution to visual complaints following the creation of a peripheral iridectomy (PI). In this technique, a keratome is used to create a 2.0 mm intra-stromal corneal pocket anterior to the PI. Following this, filter paper soaked in sterile platinum chloride solution is introduced into the pocket and a reducing agent of hydrazine hydrate is slowly added beneath the filter paper. Excess solution is soaked up by a limbal placed dry weck sponge to minimize conjunctival staining. Symptomatic relief from glare was achieved in this patient with no ocular inflammation or corneal erosion symptoms at 2 months.

Other groups have attempted different variations of lamellar dissection of the cornea followed by intra-stromal dying with various inks. Overwhelmingly, all of these techniques are plagued by a similar limitation: difficulty in accurately delineating the margin of the tattoo bed resulting in an irregular tattoo border and irregular distribution of stain. We have attempted to address this limitation by using the Intralase femtosecond laser to create a lamellar free cap. Next, we carefully apply commercially available tattoo dye to the stromal side of the lamellar cap. Finally, the corneal free cap is replaced on the host cornea stromal bed and a bandage contact lens is placed.

In terms of dye selection, currently most corneal surgeons have used commercially available tattoo pigments including ferric oxide, iron oxide, ferric hydroxide, carbon black, titanium dioxide, and pigment blue 15. However, it must be emphasized that the long-term safety and toxicity of these dyes has not been proven. Additionally, there have been reports that these dyes may contain some harmful substances including arsenic salts, barium, and chlorine. Therefore we recommend the use of these dyes only in blind eyes where less invasive interventions are not an option.