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Chimera Skull Tattoo | TATTOO DESIGN

Three words come to mind when we see this tattoo: epic chest piece. With a chimera-like assortment of beasts (or parts of beasts like wings, elephant tusks, and claws) around a central skull with an all seeing eye, there really isn’t any other way to describe it.

Dotwork Chestpiece

Image name: Dotwork Chestpiece
Comments: This tattoo was done in black and red pointillism on fellow tattooist DC Wallin. DC wanted skulls with a large abstract eye in the middle all done in dots.

Mexican Best Way to Find Unique Tattoo Designs For Women

Finding really unique female tattoos can be a real challenge. If you have been looking on the Internet you can spend hours, days, weeks or more searching and not really find what you want. It can be overwhelming. Here is the easiest and fastest way I know to find great tattoos for women that are unique and original.

The Internet is littered with websites featuring the same, female tattoos designs. A tattoo is meant to be a unique expression of who you are. It needs to be different so that it will stand the test of time. You don't want to have art work put on your body only to be on the beach a week later and see someone with the same tattoo. Can you imagine?

It can be bad enough seeing someone wearing the same outfit as you, but the same tattoo? A dress you can give to the Goodwill, a tattoo you are stuck with.

So where is the best way to find truly unique female tattoos? Join a tattoo forum. A tattoo forum will give you a place to interact with other tattoo enthusiasts like yourself. The best tattoo forums let their members share pictures. By seeing these pictures you can find ones you like and make changes so they become your own. By talking with others like yourself you can learn where the best places are to find good designs. You can also learn what tattoo studios are the best and which ones to avoid.

There is one tattoo forum we know of that offers all of the above and features unique designs for female tattoos. A really helpful feature on this site is that you can combine designs to make ones that are even more original. Also, these designs are easy to print out so you can take them to your favorite tattoo artist.

Another thing we have found that you should know is that many tattoo designs will look good on paper or on a website, but when printed up and put on your skin they don't look at all the same. The designs on our favorite tattoo forum, so far, all seem to look very similar on the skin as they do in the pictures.

A very important factor in making sure a tattoo design looks the same as it does in the picture is to find a good tattoo artist. By being part of the right tattoo forum you can talk to others that can make recommendations. This can be very, very helpful.

History of Mexican Tattoos

The History of Mexican Tattoo
aztec calendar

Contrary to common belief, Mexican tattoos began long before the stereotypical ideas about them – the idea that Mexicans have only been tattooing for a hundred years or so is a misconception. Tattoos in the Mexican culture date back to the early 1300s and perhaps before that. Both the Aztecs and the Mexica, along with other Mexican native tribes used tattoos as ornamental and as a way to intimidate foes during battle.
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Types of Mexican Tattoos

As with other cultural artwork, Mexican tattoos come in many different categories. The tattoos that originate or that are inspired by this culture are as varied as the landscape of the country itself.
* Aztec Pride
* Regional Pride
* Chilango Pride

1. Many Mexicans have a strong sense of their “original” roots. The origins of the Mexica and Aztec are more important to this sect of Mexicans than any other group that makes up the culture, mainly Spanish. Most native Mexican designs include the sun and sun god, other astrological symbols and symbols of sacrifice. Aztec tattoos focus on symbols important to these North American natives, including the Aztec dagger. Other designs, including sun tattoos focus heavily on astronomical symbols and natural forces. The Aztecs were a fierce people who held their ground and believed strongly in a higher creator. The Aztecs depicted deities in glyphs that can be seen across modern day Mexico City and many regions of central and southern Mexico.
2. Probably the largest genre of Mexican tattoos are regional pride tattoos. Mexicans from certain provinces of Mexico, including Oaxaca, Michoacán, Sonora and Chihuahua are especially proud of their heritage. Many Mexican tattoos of this nature will include backgrounds of the shape of a particular region along with a foreground of a family crest or family surname.
3. Chilango is a Mexican term that refers to a person from Mexico City. Those from the capitol city are proud of both their Mexica and Spanish roots. Mexican tattoos in the Chilango genre will mainly contain images that depict the legend of the eagle and snake as well as images of Huitzilopochtli, the sun god of the Mexica. Even today the legends that were brought forth by the Mexica shape the Mexican culture – the flag of the nation itself depicts the legend of the eagle and snake that helped to lead the Mexica to what is now the capitol city. Those who get a simple tattoo of the Mexican flag are incorporating these historical images as a way to remember where they came from.
Mexican political tattoos can be broken into a few categories:

* Mexican Pride in America -

Many Mexicans who have migrated into the United States for work or family have found the strong resistance from those who oppose their presence. They fight what they perceive to be oppression with art as many cultures have throughout the ages. Often times, Mexican pride tattoos will feature symbols of the convergence of the Mexican and American flags, as if to promote better relations through communicating rather than fighting what is presumably a losing battle for both countries.

* Anti-INS or La Migra -

Anti-INS tattoos are especially popular in Los Angeles and Mexican-American border towns where “La Migra” endeavors to keep illegal aliens out. Once in, however, migrant workers proudly provide for their families who continue to reside in Mexico. Many of these immigrants will get a tattoo to remember their families and why they came to the United States. Many migrant workers will also get portrait tattoos of wives or children they left behind.

* Pro right-to-work with strong ties to Cesar Chavez and other pioneers in this fight for labor freedoms -

Many Mexicans, especially those who have won the right to legally be employed in the United States will continue to protest in the name of worker freedoms. Along with this revolutionary attitude come tattoos depicting Cesar Chavez and other leaders of Mexican labor movements, such as Dolores Huerta.
cross tattoo
Many Mexicans both residing in the United States and Mexico have strong religious beliefs, generally Mexican religious tattoos focus on religious figures of the Roman Catholic church - including Christ, various saints and predominantly, the Virgin Mary, known in Mexico as La Virgen de Guadalupe. Most Mexicans hold a special place in their hearts for the Virgin and believe that she is often disregarded by Catholics of Anglo-Saxon decent as well as other Christians who focus more on Jesus. Many Latino and Chicano prison tattoos feature religious symbols as well.
Many Mexicans both residing in the United States and Mexico have strong religious beliefs, generally Mexican religious tattoos focus on religious figures of the Roman Catholic church - including Christ, various saints and predominantly, the Virgin Mary, known in Mexico as La Virgen de Guadalupe. Most Mexicans hold a special place in their hearts for the Virgin and believe that she is often disregarded by Catholics of Anglo-Saxon decent as well as other Christians who focus more on Jesus. Many Latino and Chicano prison tattoos feature religious symbols as well.

Mexican sugar skull tattoo almost finished

Here it is! Almost finished, I still have to go back to get some color and lines re-done. Because of an accident and a very busy workschedule I just couldn't find the time to go.

I'm so glad I finally got it. :)

It took 5 hours in total. Done by Cute Karin at Inkstition. (Rotterdam - The Netherlands) I really recommend her, she's supercute!

Mexican sugar skull tattoo linework

I finally took the step :)

I chose this design for several reasons; One of them is to remind me of my own and my loved ones mortality. Live by the day. :)