It is kind of a funny thing in life that the harder you try
often the quicker you fail especially with something that is creative and artistic
like tattoo designs. What I mean by that
is the more worried and locked into finding the perfect design you feel the
less you will be able to come up with something creative and unique. After a while you start to focus only on the
fact that you don't have an idea and that become the reality. So instead of trying to hard to come up with
the one ultimate idea that will work for your sleeve tattoo ideas and design
instead look at it as a journey.
I read a bumper sticker the other day on a Jeep that was
stopped next to me at a red light and it really applies here. It stated, "Real Jeeps Are Created Not Bought". I am pretty sure the owner felt that you can't
just go and buy a "real Jeep" at the store but instead you buy it and then
trick it and modify it to fit your four wheeling needs right? Well a tattoo design be it a sleeve tattoo or
any other design is much the same way.
Sure you can go and get a tattoo using some flash or stock images but
are you really going to be satisfied with it?
I propose that real tattoos are also created or made and not just bought
in a drunken night out with the boys. So
relax about the final end design and enjoy the journey and the creative process. Once you let go and se it as a journey you
will come up with a ton of great ideas.
Think Of A Theme
One of the first things that can really help is to devise
some type of theme that you want. Try to
think about what you hold as important to you and your life and what do you
want others to know about you. Are you
exceptionally honest and want people to know that or do you have some talent
you would like to share with others?
Whatever feeling, emotion or value that you hold as important in your
life might make a great tattoo design.
This can often be created into a theme.
Find The Symbolism
Once you have some general ideas about a theme you might
want to portray in your design then you can start searching out symbols that
fit with that. If you are looking for
strength, power you might choose a Koi fish design. If you are looking for something that
represents change in your life then you might choose a butterfly. You get the point you can match the image and
design through the symbolism. This way
you can portray what your thoughts or feelings through your design.
Gather Resources
Once you have a few ideas for symbols that you want to
incorporate into your tattoo design then you can start to look for tattoos with
those designs in theme. It is not that
you will simply copy what others have done.
Instead collect images you like and then work from them to build your
own unique tattoo design.
The best sleeve tattoo ideas come from within you and it is
a creative process. Sure some guys just
like to go and get a tattoo full of skulls and scary things to look tough. However these days with so many people
getting tattoos it is much better to spend some time and thought and get
something that is unique and different.
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