Tattoo designs for men are not hard to find. More men than women still get tattoos despite the fact that the women seem to be trying to catch up. The real difference between the designs for a man and a woman is pretty obvious as naturally the answer is masculinity. What can make a tattoo more masculine are bold and assertive lines and a theme that is based on something men can relate to easily. Tattoo designs for men can make their body art collection stand out and be distinctive while telling the world a little bit more about the man who has them.
Tribal is a distinctive style that works better for most men than women because of the dynamic dark lines and jagged shapes drawn symmetrical and aggressively along the skin. This tattoo is usually done in solitary black, but can be fused with other dark hues. This type of tattoo is based on far older styles of body art that were used for ritualistic purposes such as the process in many cultures to mark becoming a man or for protection in battle. According to some, even today some Burmese believe that a tattoo over the heart will protect them from being shot. Sailors brought this type of tattoo home with them to the United Kingdom and America from the Maori tribes of New Zealand.
A favorite sport also brings some good ideas for tattoo designs for men. Most sport mascots are masculine in appearance. The Dallas Cowboys, for example, have a stylized emblem for their team that works well as a tattoo design. A football team emblem can be placed anywhere to show team devotion, but it goes especially well on the chest over the heart to really make a statement.
Hip hop music has infused tattoos with many masculine images and designs. Based on urban, gangsta and prison influences, hip hop body art tends to tell the wearer’s life story in ink. Rapper, producer and actor Eminem has many tattoos. There are dog tags around his neck, on his left shoulder there is a large mushroom, his daughter’s name in a very straight lettering on his inside arm, a gothic bracelet on his left wrist and the saying “Slit Here” on the right wrist. There’s a tribal D on his right forearm, the number 12 on his left forearm and a tattoo representing the name Slim Shady on the other side to complete his history.
Tattoos can be infused with masculinity from the wearer’s own history. Sometimes tattoo designs for men can tell the story of a bond or friendship between co-workers such as with the case of Orlando Bloom, the actor from Lord of the Rings, who along with eight other stars from the movie Lord of the Rings got a tattoo of the Elvish design meaning the number nine. This tattoo is on his right wrist.