Literary and word tattoo designs are some of the best out there. There is definitely a growing trend for lettering tattoo designs. However, finding the right saying, the best placement on the body, and the type of font or script to ink the design can be a challenge. This mini guide will help you break down the process of getting your own lettering tattoo design quickly and easily.
Choose the saying
The first thing you’ll want to do, of course, is choose a saying. Often, if you’re even thinking of getting a written saying or design tattoo, you probably already have a few ideas in your head. It can be a favorite poem, a Bible verse, or even the names of your children or an important person in your life. It’s best to choose something that is meaningful and powerful to you and something that you believe is timeless. For example, getting the name of your current girlfriend of the week is definitely a bad idea. However, a saying or something to remember a lost loved one is something that will stand the test of time.
If you’re out of ideas, the best thing to do is wait and do a deep, personal search for ideas. It is better not to want the tattoo so badly than to go with whatever old saying your friends or tattoo artist recommend. This will not mean much to you in the long run. However, if you know the general idea of what you want to say or even have a rough quote, but are not 100% sure of the exact saying, quote or poem, searching online can be very helpful. There are plenty of listing sites and you can often find the exact listing you want. If you can’t locate it easily, you can try one of the current question sites like Yahoo Answers.
choose font
The second thing you’ll want to carefully consider is the font. There are so many different styles of fonts to choose from. You can try looking at computerized font directories as a starting point. The even more important question, however, is the overall appearance of the font you want. For example, are you looking for something in an old English font, a calligraphy font, or a graffiti style? Once you get the rough and general look of the font you want, you can narrow it down by searching online font directories or even a tattoo design site many have loads of great tattoo specific fonts already uploaded. A third option is to take the ideas to a professional tattoo artist and see what they can do with them. Many tattoo artists can do amazing freehand lettering and embellishments super easily and quickly and they look great.
Choose the location
Last but not least, you’ll want to choose the location on your body. In fact, this could be a first step too since the location is very important. It plays an important role in the size of the tattoo design and the amount of detail that can be done in the tattoo. Generally, a small tattoo design should be less complex than a design where there is a larger amount of canvas or skin. So a foot letter tattoo will be much simpler and less embellished than a large letter tattoo on the upper back. Size and placement can also influence how much text or how many words you can easily fit in the space. Therefore, the location is very important to the overall design.
