Choosing a tattoo design is important and you have to live with that decision for a very long time. You need to consider the symbolic value of the tattoo you are getting. One tattoo to possibly take a look at is the octopus tattoo.

When we think of octopuses we think of wisdom, grace, and possibly intelligence but a lot of people don't think this way. Most people think of them as monsters or something scary they have seen on the television.

Let's think of it in a different light. Octopuses can disengage their arms when under attack and even regrow a limb if it is lost. This can signify hope in us all, kind of like getting rid of things that have gone bad in our lives. Wouldn't it be nice to lose something that was bad in our lives and have something grow back and evolve into something good to make us better? You bet it would!

The most distinguished part of an octopus design is the tentacles. It can give out a negative sign to people because it symbolizes grabbing and trapping. But it also can give off a positive such as grace, like being graceful at something such as an octopus is graceful through the water.

When you choose an area for your tattoo, remember that it is permanent. Take a look at your life outlook, your goals, and your character. You can place the tattoo any where on your body that you want, make sure that the place you put it lets the tattoo stand out.

If you decide to use symbols in your octopus design, you can have an artist give the octopus a round head to represent the earth and the tentacles being waves symbolizing the difficulties of life on earth. You can make the octopus into an alien or have it with big round eyes and scary fangs. It is completely up to you how you want it represented.

Octopus designs are very flexible and can be put any where with the tentacles stretching out or either wrapping around a limb. Artists can use a variety of colors but blue, purple, and yellow usually look the best. You can even have the artist make the tattoo a cartoon and have funny expressions. The different ways to represent you octopus tattoo is endless. Have fun with this design and pick out the one that you like the most.