How many kinds of tattoos are there?

Tattoo is a unique art form. Generally, it can be divided into two categories, one is permanent tattoo and the other is temporary tattoo. Temporary tattoos are more common, such as tattoo stickers, painted bodies and so on. Here are some features of permanent tattoos.

Permanent tattoos (tattoos), as the name implies, are patterns or words that will remain on your body forever without special skills. This is still unacceptable to most people in China, especially in the early days of liberation. Ordinary people always regard tattoos as symbols of gangs and people who have been in prison, which is difficult to accept and even has deep discrimination. In fact, tattoos have a history of hundreds of years abroad. It is a symbol of beauty and an art form that embodies individuality. Foreign countries are generally not hostile to people with tattoos, especially young people. It is regarded as the liberation of individual will, a part of life, full of vitality and pride.

Tattoos originated from ancient totem worship, and after historical changes, they have gradually become a fashion that embodies sexy and charm. Modern tattoos became popular in the United States after World War II, and widows wrote down their lifetime memories to commemorate their dead husbands. Modern tattooing began to develop in the middle of19th century, mainly due to the invention of advanced tattooing equipment. Manual tattooing is replaced by mechanical tattooing equipment (of course, manual tattooing also has a unique style, but the speed is very slow), achieving the goal of fast and accurate. Then, with the appearance of plant color pigments, the tattoo artist not only draws more beautiful patterns, but also saves the physical strength and time of the tattoo artist, greatly reducing the pain and painful time of the tattoo artist.

In this way, in the past hundred years, the tattoo art in the world, especially in western countries, has developed rapidly, and the number of complex patterns that can be drawn has also increased greatly, making tattoo art form various schools and styles. Here, I will briefly introduce the style classification of tattoo patterns for you:

The first kind: totem

The pattern painted in this work is a typical totem tattoo, which has a rough and primitive feeling and gives people a unrestrained aesthetic feeling. As mentioned earlier, this early tribal religious tattoo pattern is now widely used and occupies a very important position in modern tattoos.

The second kind: portrait

People who have portraits tattooed have the widest age range, because the tattoos of people's heads are of great significance to tattooed people: for example, some are their relatives, some are their idols, some are to commemorate friends, and some are to encourage themselves with the heads of people they admire. Tattooists who tattoo portraits must have strong painting skills. This has a deep connection with painting.

The third type: color patterns.

This type is actually too general, but it can't be subdivided and can only be roughly classified. Because the color pattern includes all the colors of typical and atypical tattoo patterns. Most modern people prefer this tattoo pattern, which is fashionable, attractive and energetic.

The fourth category: Japanese tattoos

Japanese tattoos give people a direct feeling and have a strong visual impact. It is a tattoo style that occupies a very important position in the world. The content it conveys is actually very traditional Japanese cultural characteristics, but now a large number of tattoo lovers like this tattoo pattern style. It is a representative of oriental tattoos.

Above, I have introduced several tattoo styles to you, and now I will explain some common sense problems about tattoos to you. Most people just appreciate tattoos and don't want to own one. The reason is usually because they are afraid of pain. In fact, the pain of tattooing can be borne by anyone (except for some particularly sensitive parts, such as the inner thigh, side ribs and knees, which are generally slightly more painful than other parts). A good tattoo artist usually does not bleed when tattooing a guest. However, you should know that tattoos have no unique charm if they are as insensitive as tattoo paper. Its charm lies in its courage to overcome painful psychological obstacles and its desire to show its distinctive personality. It belongs to those who are passionate about life.

Two hours after the tattoo is completed, it is necessary to clean the tattoo area with warm water. You can use shower gel or soap, and then wipe it clean. After cleaning the tattooed parts, please don't apply drugs at will, so as not to cause fading and damage the overall appearance. Don't go swimming or sauna when the tattoo has not healed, so as to avoid bacterial infection. Try not to drink too much alcohol during the repair of tattoo parts, otherwise it will cause discoloration of tattoo parts. Don't care too much in the future, let it heal naturally, scab, peel and recover, and the overall recovery time will take about a week (remember not to scratch the tattoo part because of itching during scabbing, otherwise it will fade and the lines will break! ! ! )。

Professional tattoos are written by tattoo artists with professional tattoo equipment. It is composed of one or more organic color dyes, characterized by the same depth of dye injection into the dermis and almost no dye in the epidermis. The more ink you use, the more difficult it is to handle. Externally, there are many colors, clear color boundaries and even dyeing. The color components used are mercuric chloride, yellow cadmium and green chromium. Blue is a substance containing cobalt. Over time, colors may fade, especially red and yellow.

Amateur tattoo system is mostly implemented by oneself or friends, generally gray or blue-black. Commonly used pigments are carbon or Indian ink, and generally domestic ink is used, and its pigments are more fragile than Indian ink. The color distribution is uneven, the edges are not sharp at different depths of the skin, and the color patterns lack brightness.

Beauty tattoos are most common on lip lines, eyebrows and eyeliner, and are also quite common among women. Commonly used colors are brown, black and red ink, which often contains iron ions or iron oxides, and text production is mostly done by hand. When treating around the eyes, use a metal protective eye mask and be careful when treating.