Sexy Arm Tattoo Pictures

Arms are the most frequently tattooed part of the body. This common practice and choice has its roots both in Eastern and Western traditions and makes sense when you consider that our arms are very visible parts of our body and naturally lend themselves to being viewed in most situations.

Most frequently, we see that tattoo arm designs fall into two major categories, Japanese and American Traditional. These will frequently be naval or sailing tattoos, kitch Americana such as pin-up girls from the 40's and 50's style, flags, etc.. They are generally executed within a few basic styles, including different locations on the arm, different sizes, shapes and of course designs.

One popular style becoming more common as tattooing increases in popularity is the SLEEVE TATTOO. These can be a full sleeve which will cover the entire arm, a half sleeve which starts at the shoulder and extends to the forearm, and the quarter sleeve, or quarter arm tattoo which generally goes from the wrist to about the middle of the forearm.

The idea is that the tattoo is dense enough so that no bare skin is evident and the appearance is as if you were wearing an article. You can even find some tattoo 'sleeves" to actually wear that way on e-Bay though I don't recall seeing anyone wearing one myself J.

Another popular pattern for the sleeve is floral, and as you expect generally women will favor this approach. But that isn't written in stone by any means and with the right design a floral pattern will work excellently with men as well.

Your choice is your own, of course, but taking into consideration your build type in general and the size of your arms in relation to the rest of your body is something that would be wise to consider before applying the ink.

Tattoo Designs For Women On The Side

Most people have been starting to notice that over the past few years the whole world has changed. One segment that has really seen phenomenal growth in the arena of tattoos and tattoo design has been that of women's tattoo designs. It used to be that very few women would get tattoos and those that did often got small designs that would be covered up. However, that is luckily no longer the case and more and more women are getting tattoos these days than ever before. The great part about this growth is that it has lead to many more women getting into the field of tattooing and there are more female tattoo artists than ever before. Thus has lead to many more designs being produced for women. In the past the market was such a small segment that flash artists often would not develop much flash or many tattoo designs specifically targeted to women. These days though it is such a large sector of the tattoo world that there is more and more women's tattoo designs being developed all the time. Now women are starting to push the envelope and starting to create their own new trends and hot ideas in tattoo design.

Here are some of the most popular location and designs for women.

Feminine Wrist Tattoos

Feminine wrist tattoos have been a very popular trend recently. There are a lot of different designs that can work well for the wrist. There are full wrap around tattoo designs that are often done as floral tattoos. Also under wrist single word tattoos are very popular for women these days.

Feminine Upper Back Tattoos

One of the more recent and quickly growing trends in women tattoo designs are upper back tattoos. Throughout the 90's the lower back tattoo was all the rage. However, this tattoo has been kind of overdone and now women are seeking out other locations to get tattoos done. One of the more popular options these days is the upper back and even full back tattoo designs. Some women are still getting lower back tattoos but instead of the small lower back they are getting large designs that start on the lower back and come up mid way and create a whole scene of something like fairies or angels in the forest as an example.