| Ok so I just got back about an hour ago from a | | | | which appeared to help mankind in their times of |
| tattoo artist I know and trust. I had been wanting | | | | needs. I found that some didn't even look like |
| to get a dragon tattoo for some time now on | | | | what I had always envisioned a dragon to be. |
| my calf but wasn't really happy with the typical | | | | Many were covered with fur and feathers instead |
| tattoo flash art I had seen. And being a girl I take | | | | of scales. But all were beautiful and had individual |
| getting any new tattoo very seriously. I did some | | | | meaning to the people of China. |
| research. | | | | The Medieval Dragon. Ok here was my idea of a |
| First I had to decide what type of dragon. I never | | | | dragon. Being an avid online fantasy gamer these |
| realized there was so many variations of a | | | | were the dragons I had encountered. Huge, |
| dragon. Throughout recorded history we have | | | | scaled, winged, fire-breathing creatures that |
| written and drawn pictures about dragons. Many | | | | struck dread into the heart of the masses. These |
| of our modern day religions have dragons in their | | | | were the foes of shining knights and powerful |
| beliefs. Whether these mythical creatures actually | | | | wizards for centuries past. |
| existed, were legends passed down from | | | | But what about a combination of the two? |
| sightings of the last dinosaurs, or were just | | | | Nowhere I looked could I find a tattoo of one of |
| stories to excite and scare who knows. Anyway I | | | | each of these legendary beasts, the Chinese and |
| looked two of the standard dragons for my | | | | the Medieval Dragon, together or locked in battle. |
| tattoo. | | | | Last year I had subscribed to an online database |
| The Chinese Dragon. Exhibiting the mystique and | | | | of thousands of tattoos for me to research and |
| beauty of the orient these graceful serpentine | | | | download. After some great suggestions on the |
| dragons come in an abundance of colors and | | | | forums there and a merging of a couple tattoos I |
| shapes. Some have wings, some fly without | | | | had a unique and one of a kind dragon tat just |
| them. Many were considered to be holy beings | | | | for me! |