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Popularity: Tattoos have become very fashionable in recent decades in most parts of the world, particularly in North America, Europe, and Japan. The growth in tattoo civilization has seen the arrival of new tattoo artists into the industry, many of whom have scientific and fine art training, and that coupled with advancements in tattoo colours and the ongoing refinement of the equipment used for tattooing has led to a marked upgrading in the quality of tattoos being produced. Movie stars, models, popular musicians and sports figures are just some of the people in the public eye who are commonly tattooed, which in turn has fuelled the acceptance of tattoos within mainstream popular culture. In 2005, a telephone census conducted by an International company asked over 1000 US citizens to give their opinions of tattoos as a form of art. A majority of the respondents said tattoos were a form of art, while the remaining said the differed. In many traditional cultures tattooing has enjoyed a rebirth, partially in deference to their heritage. Historically, a decline in traditional tribal tattooing in Europe occurred with the spread of Christianity. A decline often occurred in other cultures following European efforts to convert indigenous people to Western religious and cultural practices that held tattooing to be a "pagan" activity. Within some traditional indigenous cultures, tattooing takes place within the context of a rite of passage between adolescence and adulthood.

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	What are tattoos A tattoo is a design or shape made by the insertion of a pigment into punctures or cuts in the skin. In technical terms, tattooing is micro-pigment implantation. The word is traced to the Tahitian tatu or tatau , meaning to mark or strike (the latter referring to traditional methods of applying the designs). In Japanese the word used for traditional designs or those that are applied using traditional methods is irezumi ("insertion of ink"), while "tattoo" is used for non-Japanese designs. Most tattoo enthusiasts refer to tattoos as tats , ink , art or work , and to tattooists as artists. This usage is gaining support, with mainstream art galleries holding exhibitions of tattoo designs and photographs of tattoos. Tattoo designs that are mass produced and sold to tattoo artists and studios and displayed in shop are known as flash. Various designs for Tattoos If you have an idea for a tattoo but can't find what you're looking for, then why not try a 3D-visualiser! They will be able to produce a Photorealistic Image or Art work based purely on your details. The tattoo artist will then have an accurate template to work to, and you can both see exactly what is required.



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	Popularity: Tattoos have become very fashionable in recent decades in most parts of the world, particularly in North America, Europe, and Japan. The growth in tattoo civilization has seen the arrival of new tattoo artists into the industry, many of whom have scientific and fine art training, and that coupled with advancements in tattoo colours and the ongoing refinement of the equipment used for tattooing has led to a marked upgrading in the quality of tattoos being produced. Movie stars, models, popular musicians and sports figures are just some of the people in the public eye who are commonly tattooed, which in turn has fuelled the acceptance of tattoos within mainstream popular culture. In 2005, a telephone census conducted by an International company asked over 1000 US citizens to give their opinions of tattoos as a form of art. A majority of the respondents said tattoos were a form of art, while the remaining said the differed. In many traditional cultures tattooing has enjoyed a rebirth, partially in deference to their heritage. Historically, a decline in traditional tribal tattooing in Europe occurred with the spread of Christianity. A decline often occurred in other cultures following European efforts to convert indigenous people to Western religious and cultural practices that held tattooing to be a "pagan" activity. Within some traditional indigenous cultures, tattooing takes place within the context of a rite of passage between adolescence and adulthood.









Recent History Between 1766 and 1779, Captain James Cook made three voyages to the South Pacific, the last trip ending with Cook's death in Hawaii in February 1779. When Cook and his men came home, the salons of Paris and London were soon alive with stories of the 'tattooed savages' that Cook and his men had seen on their travels and discovered in previously unknown lands. Crewmembers of those voyages returned with more than just incredible tales of what they had seen, many of the sailors returned with tattoos. Cook's Science Officer and Expedition Botanist, Sir Joseph Banks, returned to England with a tattoo. Banks was a highly regarded member of the English aristocracy and had acquired his position with Cook by putting up what was at the time the princely sum of some ten thousand pounds in the expedition. In turn, Cook brought back with him a tattooed Tahitian chief, whom he presented to King George and the English Court. Many of Cook's men, ordinary seamen and sailors, came back with tattoos, a tradition that would soon become associated with men of the sea in the public's mind and the press of the day. In the process sailors and seamen re-introduced the practice of tattooing in Europe and it spread rapidly to seaports around the globe.







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