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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Werewolf tattoo design
A very popular topic in current movies and tvs are vampires and their enemy, werewolves. A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature. This free tattoo shows a werewolf screaming at the moon.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Portrait tattoo design
This guy had his new-born baby's photo inked on his arm. Nice tattoos for parents.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Lovers tattoo
A very funny combination of tattoos for two lovers. The tattoo on the guy's arm is the buddha, and on the girl's arm is Guanyin, commonly known in English as the Goddess of Mercy. Of course, Buddha and the Goddess are not lovers :)
Friday, September 17, 2010
Python tattoo design
A giant python tattoo design. In Chinese legend, a large python has the ability to transform to a dragon and fly on the sky - this is why there is some cloud in this free tattoo design.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Black Tortoise tattoo design
This well designed tattoo is a black tortoise, which is is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations, and it is often considered as a divine creature. It is sometimes called the Black Warrior of the North, and is known as Genbu in Japan, Hyeonmu in Korea and Huyền Vũ in Vietnam. In Taoist legend it was said that Xuánwǔ was the prince of a Chinese Emperor. However, he was not interested in taking the throne, but decided to study in Tao's way. At age 16, he left his parents to search for enlightenment in Tao's way. It was said that he eventually achieved god status and was worshipped as a god of northern sky.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Koi fish tattoo design
This is a Koi fish tattoo. In Japanese, 'koi' is a homophone for another word that means 'affection' or 'love'; koi are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan. An example of this is given in a short story by Mukoda Kuniko, "Koi-san". Koi tattoos have also become a popular trend in North America.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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