Mens forearm tattoos
The forearm tattoo tradition is thousands years old. Since ancient times the forearm was the main tattoo placement among native Americans, Polynesian Indians, and Japan yakuza. Nowadays, it is extremely popular among the body art fans. Most often, mens forearm tattoos decorate its owners, show their subculture, and demonstrate their way of life and character.
Forearm: the perfect tattoo placement
The forearm gives a wide area for creativity, and it is perfect for a tattoo. It is hard to distinguish the drawing on difficult-to-reach body parts, unless using a mirror, while the forearm owner can view it well. This placement advantage is that it is visible, yet if you like, it is easy to cover it with a long sleeve. The clothes both cover and protect the tattoo from fading. The oval-shaped forearm allows drawing rather large pictures and interesting ornaments. Even elementary inscription added with a 3D effect, and inked in original font, becomes unusual. If the hand is muscular and powerful, the picture accents its owner's perfections in a great way.
The forearm tattoos are not difficult, easily inked, and the area is comfortable for the tattooer, yet it demands a high quality body art work. The tattoos are visible and decorative; therefore they should be made in a special saloon.
The procedure is not painful.
The rather large body area and low sensibility give the tattooer a wonderful chance to spend much time on drawing a colorful ambitious picture that can be demonstrated to the environment with proud.
The original mens forearm tattoos ideas
There is a great variety of designs, and anyone can make up an exclusive one adding its special meaning. The tattoo choice depends on the way of life, preferences, and character.
The ideology and living credo are not common to place on forearm, as owners prefer to hide the secret information away from curious eyes. The chosen inscription, (the words of some great wise man are common), is written in a rare language to code its meaning from the environment. Due to its decorative function, men try to draw something beautiful or adding to their status. Most popular are the artistic, abstract drawings, battle scenes, animals, ornaments, and interweave chains. The mystique hieroglyphs and ethnic designs are attractive due to their significance. The modern tendencies are the puzzled pictures, biomechanics drawings, imitating anatomic insides hidden under the skin, or a fragment of a working mechanism with its gears, chains, and hinges.
The forearm tattoo often adds to the entire 3D wrist-to-clavicle composition. Many men do not stop with one arm, inking the two parts of the drawing or inscription on different arms. The joint arms full image looks original, beautiful, and unusual. Some thrill-seekers put on antagonism, for example, an angel on one hand, and demon on the other.
The most romantic persons demonstrate sincere feelings and devotion by drawing their lovers name or portrait. This tattoo might help to enhance relations as every woman enjoys viewing her own name or love confession inked on her admirer arm forever.