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Although until recently one might have been assumed Gothic tattoo designs would identify the wearer as a member of the gothic subculture, the lines have become increasingly blurred over the last few years. There is now a massive crossover and many people from other sub-cultures (and indeed those who would say they have no sub-culture at all) are finding that a gothic tattoo can be in equal measures unique, beautiful, emotive, sensual and just plain gorgeous.

Crosses, Ankhs, dragons and other fantasy creatures and lots of other items related to the darker side of life (and death) are appealing to a much wider cross-section of people. Indeed, there are also many designs such as spider-webs, skulls and similar that have always been popular tattoo designs irrespective of any links to goth culture.

Taking a look at a list of popular Tattoo themes only goes to illustrate just how much crossover can exist:

1. Angel Tattoos
2. Biker Tattoos
3. Celtic Tattoos
4. Cross Tattoos
5. Devil Tattoos
6. Dragon Tattoos
7. Fairy Tattoos
8. Fantasy Tattoos
9. Lizard Tattoos
10. Monster Tattoos
11. Rose Tattoos
12. Scorpion Tattoos
13. Skull Tattoos
14. Snake Tattoos
15. Star Tattoos
16. Tribal Tattoos
17. Zodiac Tattoos

So basically whether you consider yourself to be gothic or not, whether you consider your tattoo to be gothic or not, whatever your preference is, the only limit to the beauty, uniqueness and style of your tattoo is your own imagination…

You can see a fantastic selection of gorgeous and unique tattoos at Tattoo Me Now.

Please come back soon for more articles on the subject of tattoos and tattoo design. We will be covering all aspects of the art including: tattoo history; tattoo aftercare; tattoo colouring; tattoo subject matter; tattoo competitions and many more…..

Something else that we will cover is the growth of popularity of tattooing and how this has changed over time. Starting in the distant past with tribal tattoos and moving forward through history to encompass tattoos as branding marks, military tattoos and on to the negative perceptions that tattoos have experienced at times before the more recent growth in acceptance. This gets especially interesting as we move into the 20th century as the post-war era dawns and the youth subcultues, biker gangs and sub-cultural groups arise and grow. From these seeds, the spread of tattooing suddenly explodes outwards as we approach the 21st century and suddenly we find tattoos appearing on people who in times past woulnever have been thought of as sporting ink. Then as we move closer to the present day, we find of course that as previous generations age, the cross-section of age groups that are inked grows.

Thanks for spending the time to read this article. I hope you found it interesting.

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