Tattoos come in different shapes and sizes

. All over the world, tattoos have become very popular for both men and women as a part of a permanent accessory to their bodies

. A specific design that you put in your body should have its own special meaning to you

. To generalize, there are five basic categories for tattoo design: abstractions, naturalistic, pledge or dedication, simplification or stylized, and complex structures or combinations

. Abstraction tattoos are the simplest form since they do not require much artwork

. They usually come in black and gray colors

. Tribal tattoos fall under this category since most use black and gray color tones and their design are mostly abstract in nature

. Naturalistic tattoos have more detail and the designs are more intricate to make them look more realistic

. These types of tattoos involve more detailing and shadowing to make it look very real

. Examples are these types of tattoos are portrait types (tattoos with pictures of people or places that look very much like the real thing)

. The colors that they use are very vivid; sometimes they look so real, you would think that it would jump out of the skin

. Pledge or dedication tattoos are very popular in the western society

. They are mostly associated with tattoos that are designed by sailors as a remembrance of the people close to their hearts that they would leave when they go out to sea

. Most of the time, the design for these types of tattoos would usually involve the name of the person with a small dedication included with the name and the image that would include in the dedication would mostly be hearts, flowers and anchors

. Simplification or stylized tattoos are mostly of different images that are less intricate than that of the naturalistic tattoos

. Most of the designs for simplification or stylized tattoos vary from different cartoon characters to different images of animals, plants and symbols

. They are said to be the cheapest since they are just copies of original artwork from another artist

. Complex structures or combination tattoos are a combination of the different categories

. They are a combination of different styles and design that is very similar to the Japanese body suits

. Though usually the combination of the different designs for combination tattoos do not link with each other, the combination of the design as a finished product are very good to look at

. Most combination tattoos cover almost the whole body which is why they are being compared to the Japanese body suits

. Choosing the right kind of tattoo design would depend on the type of general design that you wanted

. So, choose wisely before you finally decide on the kind that would best fit you

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