| The butterfly tatoo has to be one of the best | | | | these family crests do have lots of great tribal |
| loved of inks. You may already know that the | | | | butterfly tatoo ideas, and some of the design |
| word for indelible figures inked on your body | | | | parts could be borrowed. Potential for black |
| came from tatau, which is both Tahitian and | | | | Monarch designs can also be found in Celtic |
| Samoan. Nearly everyone in Polynesian society | | | | designs. There are some beautiful and intricate |
| was tattooed, as it was an indicator of rank, | | | | inkworks combining a tribal design and Celtic knot |
| social function, accomplishments and family. | | | | work, for example. |
| Although you see "tattoo" written in the | | | | A butterfly tatoo seems to work best at about |
| dictionary, many people prefer to write this design | | | | actual size or less. That's just my opinion, |
| style as "butterfly tatoo", maybe in tribute to the | | | | naturally, but this also gives you the option of |
| exotic origins of the word. | | | | adding to your lepidopteran collection over time, |
| The butterfly tatoo is used by men and women | | | | eventually collecting an entire garden of butterflies |
| alike. This beautiful, light-as-a-feather insect has a | | | | if you see fit. |
| full set of symbolism in every part of the world, | | | | In addition to the beautiful winged insect's image |
| although it means different things to different | | | | itself, a secondary decorative image is often |
| people. But whether you are from China, Ireland, | | | | placed beside or intertwined with the first. A |
| Zaire or New Zealand, the lepidopteran is | | | | butterfly tatoo design can be in band form, with a |
| associated with the soul. It's something we all | | | | Monarch falling in the middle of your band of |
| have in common, and probably a major reason | | | | intricate knot work or some other such design. A |
| for the picturesque design's universal appeal. | | | | more modern look is the tribal butterfly tatoo |
| Butterfly tatoo design is nearly as varied as the | | | | placed within an art deco-style decorative design. |
| insect itself, of which five hundred sixty-one | | | | I've seen secondary designs as simple as a row |
| varieties are known! That would be like a whole | | | | of gradated circles or dots. Beautifully simple and |
| book if I wrote about them all, so I thought | | | | elegant. |
| maybe to write about just one of the most | | | | As an example of more complex secondary |
| popular designs that I've seen around. | | | | designs, there are combinations of designs that |
| Maybe you've heard of it: the tribal butterfly | | | | could stand on their own such as a Japanese or |
| tatoo. It's a stylized type of artwork that is not | | | | Chinese character, or even part of a poem, |
| strictly photo-realistic. This is kind of nice, because | | | | entwined with your Monarch as calligraphy. So |
| realistic butterflies can never quite look like the | | | | much has been written about butterflies that |
| real thing anyway. So why not go with your | | | | there is no lack of ideas for text to accompany |
| imagination and have your own unique tribal | | | | your butterfly tatoo. If you are out of ideas, you |
| lepidopteran design? | | | | could always consult my first article on this design |
| Black lepidopteran designs are the ones seen | | | | style of ink, which covers a lot of general history |
| most often - when they're tribal, anyway. There | | | | and literary references to this charming winged |
| might be lots of reasons for this, but two that | | | | creature. |
| come immediately to mind are highlighting the | | | | Butterfly tatoo, anyone? That's all for now about |
| actual design over the color, and the color | | | | tribal and black tribal butterfly tatoo designs. In |
| schemes of your ink clashing with your clothes. | | | | the next article, we'll look at the possibilities for |
| There are so many great ideas to choose from | | | | colored butterfly tatoo design. One last thing: your |
| when selecting the butterfly tatoo of your | | | | exquisite lepidopteran will be with you for the rest |
| dreams. Some of the most common ink styles | | | | of your life, so please choose a skilled tattooist to |
| I've seen around include the semi-realistic line | | | | ink the design, and maybe even more |
| drawing, the gothic, the Asian-themed, and of | | | | importantly, choose the design itself very |
| course the always popular tribal ink. | | | | carefully. You can find tens of thousands of |
| Japanese family crests regularly feature | | | | designs on the Internet, and the better websites |
| butterflies. While most people probably don't want | | | | have an easy search interface, so take time to |
| someone else's family crest tattooed on them, | | | | find what you want. Now enjoy your new ink! |