The Contests Tattoo Convention in Singapore

The Contests: Usually there will be competitions run for tattoos inked on a particular day and for the duration of the convention. Categories may include such as “Best Gray Scale,” “Best Sleeve (Arm or Leg),” “Most Original Design,” etc.

Ghanesha Girl Tattoo

Ghanesha Tattoo

Ta Moko Tattoo

The Maori from New Zealand utilized tribal tattoos as a symbol of status, designation, and occupation. These tattoos, called Ta Moko, were also sometimes used as the person’s signature for legal documents. The Ta Moko meant for this purpose was located on the tribesman’s face.

Ancient Tattoos

The third category of researchers are those who keep measuring the pyramids in search of that elusive cosmic candy. They affirm that ancient tattoos were actually at first a way for the alien gods to keep track of the population. They’re still working on this theory though.

Ancient Chinese Tattoo

A trip in to the human mind

Imagine the chief researcher, who had steak for breakfast, he will most likely state that tattoos were initially used as camouflage for hunting. This of course contradicts much the other theory proposed by those researchers that have peyote instead of steak and who clearly see tattoos as an ancient form of worshipping, they are pretty much the same bunch who affirmed that ancient populations renounced their nomadic lifestyle so they could cultivate certain plants, which consumed have a rather fuzzy effect.

The Dayak Tattoo

The Dayak in Borneo still use tribal tattooing to this day. When a young man makes his first hunting kill, he is thought to pass into adulthood. This occasion is marked with a variety of tattoos. The Dayak also believe that tattooing the image of a creature or object on their bodies helps them draw energy from their spirits. Like the Samoan’s, applying the Dayak tribal tattoo was deeply ritualistic.

The Asian Tribal Tattoo

The Ainu, who were the natives of Japan, had a variety of reasons for ritualistic tribal tattooing. Women would get tattoos in order to resemble goddesses and to scare away demons. These tattoos were located on the woman’s hands, arms, mouth, clitoris, and forehead. A woman who was not properly tattooed when she got married was thought to have sinned and were damned to death.

Tattoo is Safe or Not

It's not hard to pick whether a tattoo shop is safe or not. A good shop will have its rules in plan view, and normally won't let anyone under the age of 18 in the doors without a parent. The shop should have a staff member that can talk to you when entering. They should be able to direct you to the portfolios, answer questions about their artists, make appointments, sell gift certificates, and make you feel comfortable. Shops that ignore you when entering are generally the same way throughout the experience.

Getting a tattoo

Getting a tattoo: First Steps to your first Tattoo, Tattoos are becoming a lot more "main stream" than they were just a few years ago.

The most common images used for tattoos sailor

Tattoos still remain popular among sailors and fishermen. In addition, there are a number of images that are most frequently used for their tattoos.

The African Tribal Tattoo

The African tribal tattoo did not involve the use of pigment. Rather, the tribesmen were cut and the wound was filled with certain substances in order to cause the scar to rise up. These scarred versions of tattoos still represented a rite of passage. They also indicated affiliation and rank.

The History of Sailor Tattoos

The history of sailor or fishermen tattoos can be traced back to the 1700s when Captain Hook stumbled upon the natives in the South Pacific. Impressed by their tattooed bodies, the sailors on Hook’s ship decided to get their own tattoos as a souvenir of their visit to the area. From here, the connection between sailors and tattoos was established.

Origin Tattoo

Tattooing was very common among all tribes across the world. Tribal people used animal bones as carving tools/instruments in tribal tattoo art. Tattooing was an accepted norm among these tribes although it was a painful process.