

I'd also recommend ignoring deguido's and his girlfriend's warnings.

When I saw the mandala, I knew it was the design/image I had been searching for for 4 years. (See it here.) The circle is a very universal symbol, so don't give up the search, there's bound to be one that resonates with you. I ended up getting a 15cm full colour mandala on my chest. The aesthetic/meaning appeals to me on so many levels. Even though I abandoned the specific design, I was unable to move away from the circle. Posted by bleary at 8:40 PM on July 27, 2006įor my first tattoo, I was planning on getting an Ouroboros as well but I never quite found a design I liked. Oh, and read the -art faqs and other places for advice on finding an artist. But, know that it's personal and don't expect an artist to completely understand the symbol language you've created. My advice is to go at this as though you are making up your own myth, your own meaning. This type of synthesis has a personal meaning to me, perhaps something similar also works for you. that would be a combination of both worlds. If I were to get an enso on my back, I think I would want a zen master to paint it directly on my back right before getting the tattoo, and then have the tattoo artist make it permanent, right then and there. (it includes a pine tree done in a style similar to what I've seen in such scroll worlk.) But I do also like the sumi-e style and did not mind having some of it influence what would go into the design of my tattoo. I did that while searching for my tattoo-I like the enso, but did not want a picture of one. but if you don't mind trying for a sumi-e appearance in a tattoo, why not look through some of the online tattoo image sites, and also paper magazines looking to see what type of effects are technically possible.
ENSO CIRCLE TATTOO MEANING SKIN
The skin and a tattoo machine are very different from rice paper and a brush.

I am going to babble a little because I got my first tattoo this year, and I was pondering the same images you are.
