Famous people's Tattoos

A lot of famous people have a lot of different tattoos some which are meaningful and some have no meaning at all they just liked the tattoo style.

Eminem

The rapper Eminem has many different tattoos all with different meanings.

He has one tattoo on his arm saying 'Proof'' he got this for his best friend which name was Proof , when he was shot dead in 2006.

        

He also has another two tattoos one on his right arm saying 'D' and one on his left saying '12' read in conjunction it says 'D12'. The 'D' on it's own represents Detroit the place where Eminem grew up and when you put them together they represent the rap group 'D12'.

    

Websites used:

http://eminemmarshmallow.blogspot.ie/2012/05/eninems-tattoos-and-meanings.html

http://www.eminemlab.com/eminemtattoos.html

Amy Winehouse

She had 14 tattoos in total. Her tattoos were mostly Classic Americana (Old School) as shed has a bird, a pin up girl, horseshoe etc.

The first tattoo that she ever got was a picture of Betty Boop at the bottom of her back.

 

She also had a tattoo of a feather on her arm which she said symbolised courage and bravery in an interview.

The Different Tattoo Styles

The Classic Americana

This is the 'Old School' type of tattoo it uses very similar and limited colours which are outlined in black bold ink. If this style of tattoo is looked after well after being done it usually will last a very long time without having to be touched up.  This style became very popular from the "Sailor Jerry" in the 1930s. These tattoos usually are fierce animals, birds (eagles, sparrows, swallows), roses, daggers, cherries, hearts etc.

New School

The new school tattoos are often called a 'comic book on your body' this is because they use free styling and very unique/unusual patterns and ideas that have not been used before. They are very different to the traditional 'Old School' tattoos as they use very vivid colours. The tattoos usually included fantasy, comical animals, graffiti, sea creatures or are hip hop themed.

Black and Grey

Black and grey tattoos are done with different shades of grey to make the image. It is apparently originated from prisons where inmates had very little access to coloured ink. This is done by watering down the black ink. It is usually done using a single needle. The tattoo artist might sometimes use white ink to smooth out the sharpness between the different grey and black shades or to highlight the tattoo .

Websites used:
https://tatring.com/tattoo-ideas-meanings/The-Dfferenet-Styles-Of-Tattoos

https://99designs.ie/blog/tips/classic-tattoo-styles