I am planning on getting Guan Gong (Chinese God of War deity) tattooed on my arm. Is there anything I need to do to avoid bad karma? I don’t believe there would be because how is it different from getting Jesus or Mother Mary tattooed?

If you take a cross-section of young men and women in North America, quite a lot of them are still doing the grunge thing. In general, this applies to caucasians. What do I mean?
- nose rings and other facial piercings
- body piercings
- tattoos
- messy hair
- messy facial hair for guys
- clothes fitting into one of these categories
– uncared for, rough, worn pants, tops, coats
– retro/vintage wear
– hats
– “ethnic” clothes (shawls, knitted hats, stuff you never see in Suburbia – reserved for city-dwellers wishing they were in the Andes)
– “my unique style” clothes, usually a mishmash of the above, sometimes neatly done, but requiring a piercing or hat to not just be a poser
So….??? What’s up with this? I was overseas for several years, came back, and everyone looks the same, only it was a little more “alternative” back then.
Is there something wrong with smooth skin, shaving, clean clothes, lack of accesories? Or am I not white anymore?

which wud b th best place 2 get tattooed….and why ???

Hi my name is Michael i live in okc Im looking for real girls from all over with real TATTOOs Im a tattoo artist and just trying to get ? on most popular tattoos are now in style…

I have 3 tattoos. One on my wrist, lower back and lower stomach.
My stomach i couldn’t even feel, the lower back was extremely painful and my wrist was horribly painful too.
But my friends say different, that there on there stomach hurt and their back didn’t etc..
So just a fun question, which part of your body hurt the most?

Whats some of the most popular tattoo fonts used? Im trying to find one that i like, ive seen them on people before but i dont know the font. I couldnt even explain it if i tried, looks kinda old style?

1. Abstract Art-Freeform is a modern style involving no outlines and a Picasso like
appearance.
2. Black and Gray work is thought to be the true test of a tattoo artist. Shading is heavy
and the illusion of a 3D form is achieved without the use of color. This style is derived
from prison tattoo, but mechanically far exceeds the expectations of a crude jailhouse
3. Grey wash is a method of diluting black ink with water to achieve the grays from
light to black.

4. Biomechanical is a form of work showing humans meshed with machines. A common
theme is the flesh being ripped away exposing the mechanical inner workings of an
arm, for example. Artists such as H.R. Giger and Clive Barker inspire these works.
5. Celtic designs are intricate knots, which represent people and animals from, Welsh,
Breton, Gaelic, and Cornish folklore. They are intricate weavings of a singleline.
knotwork.
6. Color is a general term covering any style of tattooing involving color. Color can be
subtle or vivid depending on the client and the piece.
7. Evil has been a very popular tattoo theme for a long time. Images of spiders, skulls,
devils, demons, and death play with are fascination of mortality, death, isolation, and
fear. Shading is heavy in this type of work as well as fine detail.
8. Fantasy Art This generally covers fairies, dragons, angels, women, armored knights, uni
corns, and wizards to name a few. These are generally done in splendid colors
to convey.
9. Fineline is a modern tattoo style, as tattoo machines have gotten better, and inks and
technique have improved, more detail is being added to pieces. Common themes are
portraits, animals, biomechanical, and any fine picture, even UPC code bars.
10. Gangster/Biker tattoos are symbols or permanent patches signifying allegiance to a club
or gang. Commonly these are Old English script on the stomach, back, neck, or chest,
the name of the gang or gang remembers gang name. Teardrops under the eye sym
bolize people killed, as well as spider webs on the elbows.
11. Haida is the design of the American Indian and Eskimo. Generally tribal flat pieces of
animals, totems, birds, and use a few major color.
12. Memorial are ways to immortalize a love one that has passed, or a child’s name. These
are typically crosses, flowers, scrolls..Etc.
13. New School is generally regarded as starting in the 1980s; it’s a culmination of every
tattoo style into one piece. Generally different subject matters are mixed.such has an
alien and a car.
14. Oriental.Yakuza is a Japanese style. It is usually colorful and detailed, and contrary to
European and American tattooing styles, this style uses the whole body as a motif. No
sticker tattoos here, the work is planned out to cover the whole body before the work
begins. Tattooing in Japan was outlawed for the working class and the Yakuza
(Japanese gangsters) took tattooing in as a secret symbol.
15. Portraits are some of the finest forms of modern fineline tattooing. The artist is
extremely skilled in interpreting a photo to skin art. Some results are breathtaking and
found in many tattoo magazines. The key to successfully inking portraits is knowing
exactly how much detail is too much. To much detail can lead to fuzziness or much
after a few years.
16. Prison tattoos served as a badge or a warning, it showed fearlessness, much like the
warriors tattoos in early times. These tattoos are generally threatening featuring skulls,
knife, women, or symbols representing crimes and death. Today’s black and gray
tattooing style stems from jailhouse tattooing. Generally these tattoos were black
because black was the only ready color available. The black could be from pen ink, the
carbon collected from a burning toothbrush, or metal debris. Most are crudely applied
and spawned a tattoo machine made of cassette player motors and such.
17. Religious/Spiritual tattooing has been the basis of almost all tattooing from the
beginning of tattooing itself. The oldest man discovered. A.k.a. the iceman, who was
frozen where he lay, had tattoos on the back of his knees; believe to be talisanment or
spiritual. The Egyptians gave tattooing very religious meanings, the dead were often
tattooed so they would have information in the afterlife, priests were often buried with
tattooed women who would serve as the canvas of the information he would need in
the afterlife. Women were often tattooed to aid in fertility. Christians during the time of
Christ and shortly after would tattoo a cross under their hand on the wrist; this was a
badge and a way to determine who were true believers and who were roman spies.
18. Most of these types of tattoos were very primitive, but lead to some the earliest forms
of FLASH, religious tattoos were carved and formed from clay and the image would be
stamped onto the subject to serve as the stencil for tattooing.
19. Sailor/Traditional is usually a very basic design, popular in the 1800s to present day.
Typical works would be mermaids, daggers, flowers, ships, anchors, snakes, birds, and
panthers…but with this style the absolute minimum is put into the tattoo, just enough
to convey what it is and the meaning. Later these designs, which line the walls as flash
in most tattoo studios, have been reinvented with more detail and artistic flair.
20. Tribal tattoos cover a huge spectrum of different cultures, from Polynesian, Micronesia,
or Indian. They are generally black in color, sold bold geometric designs that
complement the shape of the body they are placed on. Common themes are triangles,
and curving lines. Modern interpretations have lead to geometric animals, fish, or even
skulls. This is also referred to as Flat Tattooing. Waycool Tattoo
21. Wild Style can be recognized from its similarity to graffiti on the buildings of most major
cities. It can be a tag on human skin. Very similar to that of the skateboard culture
artwork.

DO YOU:
• Thoroughly wash your hands with antibacterial solution immediately before and after each
tattoo application?
• Wear latex gloves during the tattooing procedure?
• Use single service materials and equipment (i.e., each needle and tube set is individually
packaged, dated and sealed, and autoclave sterilized), and set up and open them in front
of the client?
• Use sterile disposable needles?
• Have an FDA-regulated autoclave on site?
• Sanitize your work space with an EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)-approved
veridical disinfectant, preferably one that kills tuberculosis, before and after each client?
• Thoroughly rinse tube/needle set from tattoo machine using an ultrasonic tank before
discarding?
• Properly dispose of contaminated materials?
• Measure how the person who you talk with answers your questions—are they considerate
and thorough, or are they annoyed by your inquisitiveness? You have a right to have your
questions answered thoroughly in advance. When you get there, check out the studio—
make sure it looks and feels clean. If you get there and you’re uncomfortable,
you can leave.