How to Decide on Your Next Tattoo When You Already Have a Tattoo Idea

Inspiration is at the heart of every tattoo idea. You see a tattoo design that calls out to you - either on someone else or because of a meaning the image has in your life - and you know that you want the tattoo somewhere. You know that you want to ink your body and create a memory that will last a lifetime.

But once you have that tattoo idea, what do you do? You cannot simply go to the next tattoo parlor and tell them you need the tattoo immediately. You need to make sure that your tattoo design is exactly as you envisioned it, so by the time it's completed you have absolutely no regrets.

How to Ensure That Your Tattoo Idea Becomes a Reality

В· Contact a Local Artist

Local artists are a useful tool. They're ready and willing to work with you to perfect the idea you have in your mind, and eventually create a tattoo design that is perfect for how you see it. Most are also willing to make changes when necessary and continue to perfect the design until it's ready to be placed on your body. The only downsides of this is that it can be hard to find a tattoo artist locally, and the cost can be fairly pronounced depending on the quality of the artist. Also, untrained artists may not know how to craft a design that will fit on your body. Your body is not a flat canvas, so any tattoo idea needs to work with the curves and shape your body naturally has.

В· Design it Yourself

Another option is to design it yourself. If you have any artistic talent you won't need to find a tattoo artist, as you can simply make the design your own. Once again we have two potential problems, however. The first is that you may not be an artist, so it can be hard for you to design a tattoo. The second is that you may not know how to craft one that will work on your body. Still, it's not a bad idea even if you're not much of an artist. A tattoo artist can usually work with your sketches as well.

В· Browse Tattoo Galleries

Finally, a great way to perfect the design, gain inspiration, and see if there is already a design that meets your tattoo idea is to browse online tattoo galleries. Some of these galleries are free, others cost some money to access, but tattoo galleries have thousands of tattoos by amazing artists and often you can either find greater inspiration or the exact tattoo you were looking for within these websites. At the very least, it will help you ensure that your tattoo idea is exactly what you want.