My Findings on Body Art and Modification

Tattoos are gaining more popularity every day. They are something that can make us different from the person sitting next to us. But with all the people getting tattooed these days it is not hard to imagine more people having the same tattoo. Especially, with the popularity of some classic designs such as hearts with the strip of writing, certain military tattoos, tribals, and other flash favorites. People usually do not want to show a stranger a tattoo only to find out they have the same one.

This is why there are custom shops which guarantee they will never give the exact same tattoo twice. They do not just have flash hung up on the wall and put the stencils on and go. They draw up a design for a customer. They will take the customers artwork and make it a little different as well, bringing it to a new level.

However, with all the people with tattoos in the world, is a person having a similar tattoo to yours really a bad thing. I see people all the time with tattoos that I like and want. But I think to myself, “No, I can’t get that same design, that’d not cool.” A lot of times I take ideas from other’s tattoos and combine them with other elements. But with all the flash designs out there, and their popularity, it cannot be too hard to find someone with the exact same tattoo and probably with the same placement. So I am starting to open up the idea of a classic flash tattoo design, such as a sugar skull or Black Panther, and not worry too much about other people having the same thing. It really just means having similar taste in tattoos and something to talk about.