DUDE, MARK YOUR SKIN
By Sebastian
Do you want a tattoo? You have a lot of options
but, have you ever heard about the different
techniques of tattoos? Before to know the different
techniques of tattoo, you need to know about
tattoos in general. Tattooing has been practiced
since Neolithic times, started like an ancient art and
this practice was evidenced about 4 th millenniums
B.C in mummified skins. Also tattoos were used by
people to identify their tribes, and then tattooing
was a traditional practice in China, Greece, and
Rome like marking criminals. The relevance of
tattoos is bigger currently because in old times they
were considering a taboo and not well seen by a
traditional culture but every time the world is
changing and the thought about that, it is not necessary that tattoos need a significant feeling,
it is a simple art and is a decision than you want. Tattoos are a body modification; this
modification can be done with different techniques for example traditional tattoo, black work
tattoo and realism.
The origins of Traditional tattooing were born in USA with
Banks and the captain cook in the year 1771 with a
process called “polinese” and they expand the tradition of
tattooed sea men. In USA the sailors introduced this art
giving a patriotic sense, that why these tattoos are, more
than anything, boats, knifes roses and more. Moreover,
the relation with these tattoos and delinquency was born
there because the sailors were evaders of justice, and
they used to use this kind of tattoos. Old school or
traditional tattoos were born in 1990, context of the
Second World War. So, the technique of this style is with
thick lines, with primary colors red, blue and yellow also
with solid colors. Some ideas for traditional tattoos are the classic boat, roses, snakes,
traditional dolls, fish and more. Given these points, if you like primary and strong colors, the
traditional drawings, your first tattoo can be done with this technique, be careful, you’ll become
a big traditional tattoo lover because it is wonderful, but sincerely those tattoos are not for