Butterfly Tattoo Designs

Over the ages, many meanings have been associated with the beautiful butterfly. They start life as a less than attractive caterpillar, disappear in a cocoon, transform, and emerge as a beautiful butterfly. Therefore they signify change and evolution, so this is a popular tattoo design for people who want to mark a stage in their lives where they have evolved, or gone through some personal change. The tattoo signifies the start of a new beginning.

Another meaning many people attribute to the tattoo is freedom, which is portrayed by the wings. Wings symbolize the ability to rise above problems, having a free spirit, being uplifted and being care-free. What a great feeling!

Cultures have attributed the change of the caterpillar to the butterfly to the coming of age, and the evolution of people from one stage of their lives to another. Some cultures believe the butterfly is the soul of the dead coming back to earth. Some believe the sighting of a butterfly means there will soon be a birth. Butterflies have also been associated with strength and leaders.

You can attribute what ever you feel is important to you, at this point in your life, to your tattoo design.

If you have decided to put on a butterfly tattoo then the best spot is the lower back and the ankle on which the tattoo will look more erotic and will be eye catching. The people are often advised to choose the tribal historic butterfly tattoos which will look Celtic and organic in their pattern. These butterfly tattoos are usually placed on lower back and on the rail bones. The beautiful pattern, which can be formed from the butterfly designs, makes it a liking passion for the artists and the people who carry them. They add on and improve the personality of the people who wear them and have their own features.

Upper back butterfly tattoos look great when you focus on quantity and detail. A collection of many well-placed butterflies mid-way in flight looks great as a full back piece. You can even use your shoulder blades as part of the tattoo design and have them flittering around them. For even more flair, use different types of butterflies to add interest to your piece.

You can find free butterfly tattoo designs all over the web. They probably wont be the quality you need to transfer it to a flash design so that it can be inked on your body. Most free butterfly tattoo designs are older and more generic. If you're going to pay for a great tattoo you should pay for a great tattoo design. Where do you go to find the best quality unique tattoo designs?

A good online tattoo gallery will give you hundreds of real butterfly tattoo designs to look at. As you browse, think about how you can change the design to make it unique. Not only can you add ideas that you got from looking at pictures of real butterflies but you can add other images, such as flowers. If you use your imagination you can come up with very unique real butterfly tattoos.

Don't just go to any online tattoo gallery. You need to find one that has high quality, professional designs that are ready to be inked. A membership tattoo gallery will allow you unlimited downloads for a small fee. You would pay more to download two designs from pay as you go sites. As a member you can browse and download all you want. You can put together pieces of different real butterfly tattoos into one tattoo and take it to the tattoo parlor.

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