A foot tattoo, peeking out of your trendy shoe, will surely drag many eyes to your lovely feet. So if you are looking forward to go for it, here are a few tips to get some attractive tattoos on feet.
Since a long time, tattoos have been used as a type of decorative body modifications by humans. A tattoo is a marking done by inserting ink into layers of the skin in order to change the pigment, most often for decorative purposes. Tattooing is a popular art in many parts of the world. Most often individuals get a tattoo done on arms, back and sometimes face as well. More recently, we see a rising trend of getting a tattoo done on the feet.
Tattoo Designs for Feet
One of the prominent advantage of tattoos on feet is that you can hide them if you feel that it doesn't fit your family or workplace ethics. When getting a tattoo done or when choosing a tattoo design for feet, you need to take into consideration your likes and the importance of that tattoo for you. Popular choices for feet tattoo designs include butterflies, flowers, animals, alphabets and letters, hearts and the list continues. Foot tattoo designs for women most often range between flowers and butterflies which further enhances the feminine feeling. Stars, letter and cute animals are also quite popular among females.
People also like to choose various themes for tattoo designs such as matching feet tattoos, wherein an individual gets a tattoo on each feet with some common link between both the tattoos. Vine and flowers is a common tattoo design which can start from your feet and go right up to your knee. You also have knuckle tattoo designs wherein you can get some letters tattooed on your toes. And if you believe in thinking out of the box, then you can opt for some tribal tattoos, such as tribal dragon tattoos which can look quite unique and original.
Why Are Tattoos on Feet Rare?
Tattoos on feet have a striking appearance, and more importantly, getting a tattoo done on the feet is relatively rare and therefore deemed to be quite exotic. The feet provide an ideal flat platform for the tattoo, thus adding to its attractiveness. But there is a reason, why tattoos on feet are relatively rare in nature. Generally, if the tattoo is done on a fleshy part of the body, the amount of pain the person experiences is less, but when the tattoo is done on the bone the amount of pain experienced is relatively more. This is the reason why people prefer to get a tattoo done on arm or shoulder, areas with good amount of flesh, rather than getting a tattoo done on the feet, which has a relatively less flesh covering.
Tattoos on Feet: Ink Migration and Tattoo Healing
Another problem with tattoos on feet is ink migration, i.e. spreading of ink over the period of time, eventually blurring the tattoo design. Ink migration is a common problem with tattoo on any part of the body, but the chances of the problem affecting tattoos on feet is comparatively high. So when getting tattoos done on feet, be ready for timely visits to the tattoo parlor for frequent touch ups. Another important thing to keep in mind when getting a tattoo done on any part of the body is to make sure that you give it ample time to heal. Normally, it takes 2 to 3 weeks for the tattoo to heal completely. In this period, you have to ensure that this area doesn't come into contact with clothes which can lead to further damage and even infection. In foot tattoos, there are more chances of such infections, and hence you will have to stay away from socks and shoes for some time. But your patience will pay, when you receive all those lovely compliments for your exotic tattoo.
You should take all this things into consideration when you opt to go for a tattoo on your feet. These popular foot tattoo designs will, no doubt, impress people around you. And as far as the pain is concerned, there goes an age old adage "no pain, no gain". By Abhijit Naik
