Punk Tattoos

The punk culture flourished in 1970’s in the United States of America as well as in Britain. This culture is based on non-conform appearance from the point of view of clothing, hairstyle, jewelery, as well as tattoos. Punks have created their own little universe, where they follow their own rules. At the same time, they are not worried about what other normal people opine about them. It is very common for commoners to call punks selfish, stupid or even despise them. However, it is important to understand that they are not selfish or stupid people, but they are people who do not follow a normal set of rules, as they do not believe in them. Same is the case with punk tattoos as well. The most common feature of punk tattoos is that they are essentially visible tattoos. They can be made on their faces or on the head.

Punk Tattoo Designs

Punk culture has long been associated with specific music genre, hence, it is natural to have certain tattoo images connected to punk music. As a matter of fact, they are considered as cool punk tattoos. Tribal tattoos have also found a lot of acceptance among punks. It can be attributed to the fact, that punks are looked upon as new, modern tribal people.

Dragon tattoos have a special place in punk tattoo art, as they are fantastic and mysterious animals. A number of other animals can also be seen commonly in punk tattoos, as animals are a symbol of physical strength. Among the other tattoos, skulls and marijuana leaves also have a special place in punk tattoos, as it is directly related to the fact that most of them do drugs in order to boost their disconnection from the real world. Read on skull and crossbones tattoo.

Biker tattoos also have become popular in punk tattoo designs. They are considered as an expression of freedom, which is an important part of punk culture. A British flag is another popular punk tattoo, which gives them a sort of national identity.

Since punks are not satisfied with the laws in the society, they decided to find a form of protest against the society and they found tattoos as the best medium of protest. The tattoo designs often suggest anarchy, rebellion, horror or may be disgust. There is always some logic attached to the tattoo designs, hence, each image has its own meaning and most of the images are related to the protests.

The most common type of tattoos you will come across are the punk rock pony tattoos, punk knuckle tattoos, punk cupcake tattoos, punk rocker outline tattoos, punk rocker skull tattoos, punk star tattoos, etc. You may want to read on star tattoos for girls. Lettering tattoos are also very popular. Often the words ‘punk’ can also be seen tattooed. Knuckles are the favorite area for this tattoo. Click to read on tattoo lettering ideas.

Although punks prefer their tattoos to be on the more visible areas of the body, the feet, wrist, fingers, neck, lower back, chest, hips hands, arms, etc. are other popular areas for a tattoo. You may often come across a punk tattoo sleeve made with a combination of a number of tattoo designs. Read on sleeve tattoos.

If you are hunting for punk tattoos and are not able to find one, you will want to look for an image, which evokes rebellion, anarchy, social disgust or horror. You will have to blow up the image, for the world to see and recognize it. At the same time, the placement of the tattoo will have an important role to play. You will have to place it on an area where it will be visible for people to see it.