Tongue Tattoos

Tattoos are a hot commodity these days, becoming more and more popular than they have ever been in the past.  There are hundreds and thousands of different designs and styles of tattoos to choose from, giving you the chance to express yourself.  Although tattoos are very popular, the new trend that is rapidly taking effect in the world of tattoos is known as tongue tattoos.

Although many aren’t familiar with tongue tattoos yet, they are just now starting to take shape.  They resemble other designs and styles, although they cover the muscle known as the tongue.  There are tattoos that cover the entire tongue, or just a single area.  In most cases, those who already have them, chose to have their tongue tattooed a certain color.  Whether it be purple, orange, black, or blue, the tongue can be tattooed a variety of different colors.

The designs that are poplar with tongue tattoos include stars, tribal work, and other shapes and designs that cover a region of the tongue.  Stars are popular with the lower area of the tongue, near the tip.  There are also designs that can be tattooed farther back on the tongue, near the middle of it.  As tongue tattoos become more and more popular, more and more designs are implemented.

As far as the procedure goes, it’s very similar to getting a tattoo on any other part of your body.  A tattoo involved needles puncturing the skin, depositing ink into the epidermis.  The needles move extremely fast, breaking the skin and leaving the pigments of ink.  The tongue, just like the skin, will swallow the pigments once the surface has been punctured by the needle.  Once the pigments of ink are absorbed by the tongue, the color will remain there forever.

Those who have had tongue tattoos in the past say that they aren’t very painful.  Unlike tattoos on the skin, the tongue is a giant muscle.  A tattoo on the tongue is often described as a tickling sensation or the feeling of numbness in your mouth.  When the tattoo artist does the tattoo, he will normally use a tool to hold the tongue out.  If you’ve ever had a tongue piercing, you’ll know what it looks like.  Once the tongue is out, the artist will begin work.  The process normally does take very long, as long you hold still and don’t move around.

If a tongue tattoo sounds interesting to you, the first thing to do is find a tattoo artist in your area who is experienced with doing them.  Not a lot of tattoo artists are familiar with tongue tattoos, as they are just now beginning to surface.  A tongue tattoo is a bit on the creative side – something that you just don’t see in public everyday.

Johnny Depp’s literary inspired tattoo

Johnny Depp has a great relatively new tattoo “Silence Exile Cunning” which is a quote from the book “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” by James Joyce. The tattoo comes from a quote near the end of the book by the main character Stephen: “I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use – silence, exile, and cunning.”

It is on the inside of his left arm and is a great quote and an awesome tattoo. If you want to see a picture of it – just google it – it is everywhere – no need for me to recycle the same old photos!

We also know that Johnny Depp has a multitude of other tattoos – around 14 known tattoos, including:

• American Cherokee Head- reflecting his great-great-grandmother’s cherokee heritage
• Brave Symbol – on his inside right arm from his movie The Brave
• Lily-Rose -  the name of his first-born child is tattoed near his heart
• Heart with Betty Sue – on his left upper arm is his mother’s name
• Inverted Triangle – is above the Betty Sue tattoo and is often used as an expression of romantic love
• Jack – his son’s name
• Wino Forever – on his right bicep is his notorious Winona Forever tattoo which he had changed after his breakup with Winona Ryder
• Three small rectangles on his right index finger – he has described these as a “permanent phone doodle”
• the number 3 – on his left hand between his thumb and index finger is said to be a mystical, magical number
• Flying Bird – on his right forearm and is from the Pirates of the Caribbean movie – but he turned the tattoo around so that it flies towards him – his son Jack’s name is tattoed below
• Skull and Crossbones – on his outside lower right leg with the phrase “Death is Certain” below it
• Question mark ? – on his right inside leg over his ankle

Most of Johnny’s tattoos have been done by New York tattooist Jonathan Shaw.

He is a true tattoo aficianado and every tattoo means something to him and marks a specific time in his life. I have several tattoos myself and each one means something special to me – I think this is one of the best ways to approach getting a tattoo – linking your tattoo to something that means something special to you.

As Johnny Depp says tattoos are milestones to remember life’s journey by.

Tattoo My Brain Review

I do not belong to this site but it rates a mention – even if only for the fact that it gives away the most unrelated bonuses for a tattoo website!

With membership you get the following bonuses:

• Quit Smoking Today! ebook – $39.95
• So You Wanna Buy A Car? ebook – $29.95
• 101 Money Leaks ebook – $29.95
• Online Dating The Easy Way ebook – $39.95
• Your Dreams Revealed ebook – $29.95

I am sorry – but what on earth do these bonuses have to do with tattoos? I am not a big fan of sites that give away totally unrelated bonuses – it insults the intelligence of anyone considering membership to this site.

But apart from the bonuses, the site gives you the opportunity to sign up for a free 5 day tattoo mini course – I have signed up for this and it is average – it tells you a little bit about the history of tattoos, and selecting a tattoo, etc.

Like most tattoo sites it allows you to browse through categories to find the tattoos you are interested in and there are over 6,000 designs on offer. I am not sure of the quality of the designs – so you would have to make up your own mind on this one.

The membership price is $35.95 – a one time fee.

Check it out here if you are interested!

Would love to hear from anybody who has actually joined this site!

Chopper Tattoo Review

I have paid membership to this site and there are three membership types:

• Lifetime Unlimited Tattoo Gallery Access – $34.44 + bonus
• 60 Day Tattoo Gallery Access – $24.95 + bonus
• 30 Day Tattoo Gallery Access – $19.95

The bonuses include access to a free music download site – MP3Suite – where you can download legal MP3 files. This is not my type of thing – so have not used it – but it may be to your liking.

It also quite bizarrely links to some free online games – not sure why anybody would want this bonus when looking for a tattoo design – but it is there if you feel the urge to play games online whilst browsing for a tattoo design.

One of my favourite bonuses is the link for fonts to be used for a lettered tattoo – has some awesome fonts to download – really worth it.

It claims to have a link to Tattoo Parlors but it is really only a link to the Yellow Pages which allows you to search for parlors in the United States and Canada – not very useful to me as I live in Australia – and a bit of a lazy link I think.

It lets you search for tattoo designs in an easy to use Category format and has nearly 4,000 tattoo designs. Some of the tattoos are a little small for my liking  but there are plenty to choose from – it gives you a wide range to view and get ideas and perhaps design a tattoo for yourself.

It has some interesting categories, such as:

• Monster Tattoos – have to be seen to be believed some of them!
• Monkey Tattoos – amusing to me as I cannot imagine wanting a monkey tattoo – but I am sure there are fans out there!
• Cat Tattoos – I am a cat person so particularly like this category – there is one in particular that I am considering for my next tattoo with a little tweak to make it more personal!
• Harley Tattoos – well it is called Chopper Tattoos – so has a nice selection of Harley Davidson tattoos and biker tattoos.

Take note this site DOES NOT include stencils – you simply download the image you like and print it out.

Please note that there is a similar site – www.ChopperTattoo.com – this is purely a site that links to other sites – including the real www.Chopper-Tattoo.com site.

Check it out here if you are interested!