Many people who want to get a tattoo, especially the newbies, often end up struggling badly with making a decision on what tattoo design they want. The newbies always say that they want to get a tattoo but are extremely confused as to what tattoo design they want. One should get this clear that tattoos are more popular than ever before in history, but you need to discern between wanting a tattoo because everyone else is doing it and feeling you have to get one to fit in, and wanting a tattoo because you actually have your own internal drive to do so.

Before getting the idea of what tattoo design you want, try out this small exercise- if you want a small tattoo on your wrist, first pretend that you are going to get a full sleeve, what would it be? Once you have an idea how you’d want your full sleeve to look, take whichever small element of the full sleeve would go on the wrist, and you have your tattoo picked out. If the small tattoo you were originally planning, doesn’t fit neatly into your ideas about the sort of large tattoo you would get don’t do it!

Never add to many things to a tattoo. The smaller the tattoo, the simpler it needs to be. A good recipe for any tattoo, large or small is one main subject, one secondary subject and one back-ground element. Examples of this could be a moon, with a couple of stars and a whisp of smoke. Or perhaps a skull with a couple of flowers and some flames. Possibly a Bird with a few dragonflies and some clouds, or a goldfish with a few maple leaves and some water. In other words avoid trying to cram every idea you’ve ever had into your tattoo, no matter how large it is, your tattoos will look better and age more gracefully if they are essentially simple in their design.

Now, consider the reason why you want a tattoo. If your tattoo is to honor someone else, think about the things they enjoy or enjoyed and have meaning to them. Always refer to other tattoos but this doesn’t mean that you should limit your imagination. If you find something similar to what you want, ask your artist to make whatever changes you want. Keep in mind the image you choose will be a reflection of yourself. Keep in mind the image you choose will be a reflection of yourself. And always, always, take all the time in the world you need to decide. This is not something you rush into.