Each person chooses a flower that he likes best. Since ancient times, people have endowed plants with special meaning, therefore, for a drawing on the body, a flower is chosen based on personal associations. When choosing a sketch, flowers for a tattoo are preferred by some types more often.
Among the leaders are:
- rose;
- lotus;
- peonies;
- clover;
- wildflowers.
Sketches for women
Girls prefer a sketch of a tattoo with flowers more often than men. And traditionally flowers are associated more with the fair sex. The preferred places for tattoos on the body of girls are:
- clavicle area;
- ribs - under the chest or along the side;
- wrist;
- hand;
- ankle;
- thigh.
Tattoos depicting flowers can often be found on the hands of girls. Miniature pictures adorn the wrist, and large compositions are clearly visible on the surface of the hand. Drawings in black and white and in color look stylish.
Large tattoos with flowers are applied to the thighs of a girl who wants to emphasize the femininity and seductiveness of the figure. A small flower on the collarbone characterizes a gentle and romantic nature. This is usually a small wildflower or twig.
Male sketches
It cannot be argued that flowers are an exclusively female theme. Men are less likely to use floral designs for tattoos. There are male combinations when flowers complement images with predators, snakes or a portrait of a girl. Drawings with unopened buds of roses and lotuses look interesting on guys. Men will not choose a sketch with a flower on the collarbone or a forget-me-not on the wrist, but large art compositions in which flowers are complementary look attractive and complete.
Popular flower tattoos
Tattoos with abstract flowers can be applied both to decorate the body and symbolize the cyclical course of life. There are plant species and their location that carry a certain meaning.
Bracelet with flowers
Girls often choose a flower bracelet tattoo on their wrist. This can be a sprig of wildflowers in pastel colors, or black and white rosebuds, passing to a brush. Typically, the tattoo is applied as a decoration thatalways accompanies the owner.
Men choose the shoulder in the bicep area for a tattoo bracelet with floral elements. A tattoo bracelet on a man's wrist can be an element of a large image that passes into the sleeve.
Dragon with flowers
Dragon tattoos look bright and attract the attention of others. The image of the dragon has a special semantic meaning among different peoples. For example, in China, the dragon is reputed to be a symbol of wisdom and knowledge, magic and everything unknown. However, even Chinese dragons, depending on their appearance and color, have different meanings.
- White - symbolizes help and kindness.
- Blue - calmness, knowledge and pacification.
- Yellow - loneliness, isolation from the outside world.
- Red - passion, desire for power, wealth and prosperity.
- Black - respect for one's family, family traditions.
Floral elements are added to the dragon sketches, this helps to smooth out the aggressive mood of the image, adds integrity and softness to the picture.
For a large image of a dragon with flowers, choose an arm or a back. By painting the dragon's body long and flexible on a large surface of the body, every element and the skillful work of the tattoo artist are visible.
Snake with flowers
People treat a snake with flowers tattoo with respect, but with fear. The reptile symbolizes life wisdom, the ability to find a way out of any situation. Drawing can carry both positive and negative meanings. Due to the ability to shed the skin, the snake is seen as a symbol of renewed life. In Christianity, the serpent pushed Adam and Eve to sin, so she became associated with treason, temptation, evil.
Girls, applying the image of a snake, complement it with flowers. The tattoo symbolizes temptation, beauty, passion. Common types of flowers with a snake are roses and peonies. Men complement tattoos with flowers much less often, usually as fragments when drawing a large plot.
Lotus flower
One of the most popular sketches of flowers for a tattoo. The image is endowed with a huge number of meanings, it is a symbol of perfection, life and death, eternity, purity, happiness, love, femininity and tranquility. Such a drawing is chosen by girls, seeing in it a symbol of fertility, femininity and prosperity. Guys prefer the lotus sketch less often. Flower candecorate the body of a young man who is passionate about the topic of self-knowledge, spiritual development.
Any place on the body chosen for applying a lotus tattoo will be suitable and positive in meaning. It is popular to stuff the lotus on the back of the head, back and leg. Girls more often choose the thigh, men - the back surface of the lower leg.
Skull with flowers
Depending on the sketch, style and application technique, a skull with flowers can decorate both female and male bodies. Trendy tattoos include the Calavera skull or sugar skull - the main symbol of the Mexican Day of the Dead.
Calavera is the goddess of death with the appearance of a beautiful girl, instead of whose head there is a skull decorated with flowers, drawings and precious stones. It symbolizes a positive attitude towards death as not towards the end, but towards the beginning of a new life.
Today Calavera is very popular all over the world. Such tattoos attract everyone's attention and leave no one indifferent. The skull is decorated with lilies, tulips, roses. Eye sockets are depicted in a frame of petals or by drawing bright exotic flowers inside.
Each flower in the skull carries a specific meaning. So, a rose means passion, flowering, a combination of opposites, and the flower in the jaw of the skull symbolizes a carefree attitude to life, the desire for entertainment and thrills.
Peony
Peony is a bright colorful flower that stands out among the flowers on the tattoo. It looks great as a stand-alone image and an addition to a large sketch.
A sketch of a flower has several meanings. First of all, it symbolizes prosperity, wealth, good luck. Sometimes a peony is applied as a symbol of a happy marriage.
The meanings of a peony tattoo can have different interpretations depending on the color of the peony.
- White - symbolizes purity and freedom among girls. Speaks of a positive attitude towards life.
- Red is a symbol of prosperity, wealth. In women, it emphasizes the passion of nature.
- Pink is a symbol of romance, calmness and positiveness.
- Yellow peony speaks of striving for luck and conquering new heights.
- The striped peony symbolizes strength and prosperity.
Images of flowers with peonies are rather big, they are applied to the forearm, shoulder and arm. Peonies look beautiful on the hip and ribsgirls.
Flower with captions
An inscription tattoo is an original and individual way of expressing your own thoughts and life mottos. It can be made in any style, color, in Russian, English, Arabic and Latin. The most popular place for the inscription is the hand. They write about love, life values and significant events. The image of a flower that complements the inscription emphasizes the meaning and meaning of the phrase. The inscriptions can be inside a floral wreath and as an extension of the stem. Large flower arrangements are applied on the ribs or shoulder blade in combination with the inscription.
Sakura
The sakura branch is often chosen as a tattoo by young romantic girls. Although the flower is a symbol of Japan, it is also applied to the body by those who wish to decorate the body with an unusual and original pattern.
In the past, a sakura tattoo meant exclusively power. Emperors and persons endowed with state powers adorned themselves with them. Today the sakura flower carries the meaning of the transience of life. As you know, sakura does not bloom for long and its petals can fly around even for several hours.
Sakura flower is delicate and sophisticated. Sakura sketches prefer modest, sensual and feminine natures.
A sakura flower or twig looks harmoniously on any part of the body.
- Spina was the first place in Japan to start stuffing sakura for dignitaries.
- A sakura twig looks graceful on the wrist or forearm. A small flower can be easily hidden under clothes.
- A small flower is stuffed behind the ear or on the fingers.
- On the collarbone and chest, the sakura flower looks cute and tender, emphasizing the feminine attractiveness of the owner.
Flowers accompany a person all his life. They take part in all significant events, inspire, improve mood. It's no surprise that floral motifs are hugely popular as tattoo designs.
