Tattoo ornament
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Ornamental tattoo is a drawing on human skin that is very similar to wood carving.
An image in this genre is very often not just a picture, but has a certain meaning or reflects a particular mood. Under the guise of patterns, traits of a human character, parting words and more can be seen.
Many people who want to make these tattoos with their personal totem. Ornamental tattoo originated in the Pacific Islands as one of the types of body painting. In those days, the tattoo served not only as part of the decoration, but also served as an informational and ritual function.
The image was always filled by the priest. He could do this to those people who had a high status in society. Often, such tattoos were performed during the transition of a child into adulthood.
Having looked at the sketches, it can be noted that this style is very difficult to apply to the skin and requires a lot of time, since contains intricate patterns... The end result of such an image will look spectacular on the body. Tattoo ornaments on the arm, leg and shoulder look very colorful.
Special features of the style
The main features of this direction of tattoos are clear lines. The symmetry of the patterns is observed here, and the picture itself is filled with:
- crosses;
- spirals;
- waves;
- nodes;
- various geometric shapes.
Very often, on sketches of tattoos in ornamental designs, you can see the image of the moon or sun, pictures on a floral or marine theme.
Directions within a style
There are many different techniques in this genre. However, from the whole set, three main directions can be distinguished. As part of a tattoo in an ornament, you can often find images that have small thin lines, made with great accuracy.
Such lines are typical for linework style.
The blackwork direction is distinguished by the presence of tribolic patterns that have large shapes. Optionally, you can combine all the styles in one drawing and get the original image as a result. Many people think that a combination of linework with blackwork looks best. What do you think?
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