The artwork of Sui Ishida’s dark fantasy manga series Tokyo Ghoul is a popular topic for tattoo designs. Tokyo Ghoul’s titular characters live amongst men and need to eat human flesh to survive, with the series main protagonist Ken Kaneki…
Quetzalcoatl is the Aztec version of the Feathered Serpent and makes a brilliant symbolic tattoo motif for Mexican and other Latin American people. The Feathered Serpent is a prominent god found in many Mesoamerican religions. Quetzalcoatl was known as the…
Feet aren’t necessarily the most attractive part of the body, so a cool foot tattoo provides an opportunity to make them look nicer. Body art for the feet has existed for over 50,00 years and has one of the biggest…
I lived in Japan for nearly two years between 2004 – 2005 teaching English to kids as young as two and adults as old as 82. It was one of the coolest experiences I’ve had as a traveler and explorer…
A bluebird tattoo most often symbolizes good luck, positivity, happiness, and innocence. With so many tattoo designs associated with nautical themes and sailors, the bluebird is a favored design in American and Neo-Traditional tattooing, used to represent good fortune, sweet…
A great tattoo – just like your most important relationships – is meant to last for life. This helps explain the enduring importance and popularity of matching tattoo designs. There are countless ways to pull off these emotionally charged pieces…
Polynesian tattoos are most often connected with rites of passage or a significant transformation. Most often etched with precision detail in black ink, they are an essential and immutable part of tattoo culture for men and women. Modern designs feature…
The eagle has long been regarded as America’s official mascot. It’s a winged representation of all the USA stands for: freedom, courage, and a keen eye on the horizon. American Eagle tattoo designs create the most powerfully patriotic symbol of…
A bear paw tattoo does more than just show off your animalistic side. They contain a great deal of symbolism across a range of design ideas. Many ancient cultures have legends that bears were connected to the spiritual world, and…
A tattoo on the back of the neck can show off individuality in concept and design while facing less “jobstopper” stigma than pieces on the throat or below the ear. Your ink could be an intriguing piece hidden under a…