Features of the dagger tattoo
A dagger tattoo can adorn both male and female body. Men predominantly choose sketches in which edged weapons are depicted piercing the flesh, girls prefer more peaceful variations, complementing them with colors. The meaning of the tattoo changes only depending on the nature of the drawing, additional elements, while maintaining the basic essence for both sexes.
Tattoo with a dagger on the body: placement options
Artists advise getting tattoos on the following areas:
- shins;
- shoulder;
- hand.
This choice is due to the sufficient length of the zones, which makes it possible to qualitatively draw a long blade and the handle that complements it, as well as the ability to expand the image with significant elements.
With regard to color variations, both monochrome, black and white, and color performances with a predominance of bright colors are allowed.
A dagger tattoo as a way to disguise a scar
Scars, scars from scars and other skin imperfections can be advantageously beaten by stuffing images with melee weapons on these places.
Masters of tattoo parlors offer different solutions to the problem:
- overlapping the scar with a blade;
- application of a pattern with imitation of a blade piercing the scar area;
- masking a linear scar by drawing a straight or curved blade over it;
- creating a large-scale painting depicting animals, flower buds or other symbols around a wide ragged scar.
The main meanings of the dagger tattoo
A dagger tattoo is interpreted ambiguously and can reveal the following points.
- The intention to fight for your interests, not deviating from the goal.
- Willingness to follow the code of a samurai who can take his life if there is no other way to preserve his honor.
- Demonstration of physical dexterity, courage, determination, sharpness of mind, lightning speed of decision making.
- Heavy emotions as a result of the experienced betrayal, forced loneliness, fatigue from injustice.
- Power of character, vindictiveness, if a person is unjustly offended or harmed by loved ones.
- Striving for internal and external freedom.
Complementing the interpretation is facilitated by certain details of drawing the coldweapons.
With bloody drops
If scarlet drops flow down from the blade, the tattoo symbolizes fearlessness, active struggle without thinking about the consequences.
The Blade That Pierces the Heart
Such a drawing is a sign of an experienced betrayal, betrayal of a loved one. A tattoo can also symbolize cruelty, vindictiveness of nature, cynicism. For Catholics, such a drawing is the personification of faith, an association with the heart of the Virgin Mary.
Paired with a skull
The drawing becomes a talisman, a powerful defense against attacks, but it can speak of the inherent cruelty of a person.
Snake around the blade
A symbol of readiness to reflect any blows of fate.
Handle drawing features
Depending on the type of dagger handle, its shape and size, the message of the tattoo changes as follows:
- the shape of the cross speaks of the connection between reality and the other world;
- if the handle is short, the owner of the tattoo emphasizes his physical strength;
- an elongated handle means a developed spiritual world, the presence of an inner core.
Tattoo dagger with roses
A dagger tattoo with roses is referred to a separate category of wearable designs. Separately, these symbols have a completely opposite interpretation, but in a couple the contradictions are smoothed out, forming a harmonious combination.
Softening the categorical and coldness of the image of the dagger, pink buds fill the drawing with positive energy - betrayal is justified by strong love feelings, uncontrollable passion. Additional nuances are introduced depending on the color shade:
- red roses wrapped around a dagger symbolize pure love, the ability to sacrifice;
- buds in shades of a yellow palette speak of the experience of parting, inner pain;
- flowers in pink and lilac shades are a sign of wisdom, the ability not to despair, calmly experience even negative emotions;
- the white buds decorating the blade emphasize the purity of the soul and thoughts, spiritual enlightenment.
Choosing a sketch with a dagger, you can dwell on different styles of body design. Experienced masters will tell you when bright color accents are appropriate, help and advise additional details for a complete storylinecompositions.
