Tattoos are considered cool or frowned upon depending on your point of view. A person with a tattoo is considered a maverick. The best example of this is the problems people with visible tattoos have in getting jobs. Note that I said visible. If you have a tattoo on your chest or back that is covered with clothing, the unseen tattoo will not become a factor in your chances to get a job. Most people overcome this by getting tattoos they can conceal during working situations and flaunt in social situations. People that get tattoos regard themselves as part of a separate community, with the tattoos as the ink that binds them.

Within the tattoo community there are two factions – the outsiders and the purists. These factions are not rival groups but hardcore or elite and then the amateurs. The elite believe that a tattoo should be created for a reason. There is a quote about tattoos that goes ‘Show me a man with a tattoo and I’ll show you a man with an interesting past’. A tattoo is supposed to have a story behind it. A tattoo that does not celebrate or commemorate a moment of your life is not considered a real tattoo but a decoration by the elite tattoo community.

Although a tattoo is art, and art as we know is free for all. Most people do not understand the art that they encounter everyday in their lives. I am not talking about tattoos only. It could be a modified car or wall art. To understand the art you need to be attuned to the artist or creator. A very good example of this is the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa is one of the most celebrated works of art in the world. If you look at it, it is a painting of a not too attractive woman standing or sitting in front of an insignificant background. So why is it famous then?

The answer lies with the artist – Leonardo Da Vinci is considered a genius. This has extended to his work. The Mona Lisa may just be a crappy painting, commissioned by a wealthy lord and painted only because he needed the money. We do not know. Whatever the story behind the painting, it’s this story that has made the Mona Lisa famous. The same thing goes for tattoos. You might have the most beautiful and symmetric tattoo, but it will be forgotten fast if there is no story behind it. These are pretty strong opinions, but let me give you another analogy.

Let’s imagine you meet a girl with a tattoo of a butterfly. In the course of the conversation the tattoo she has comes up and she tells you that she wanted to get a tattoo and since butterflies are pretty, she got a tattoo of a butterfly. You move on in the conversation and maybe forget about it. Now imagine if she told you that the butterfly is to commemorate a special day or a day that changed her life, you are intrigued and want to know more. You ask, and she tells you. Now the conversation has gone to different level and the both of you are connecting.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying do not get a tattoo. I’m saying get one for the right reasons.

Choosing a tattoo can be stressful because it’s so long-term; a tattoo is so permanent. Making the wrong decision can be painful, costly and inconvenient. There are so many factors to consider before making the final decision on a Cool Tattoo Design, including size, color, meaning, style and placement of the design as well as the artist you choose to help you get the tattoo you want.

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