TATTOOS HISTORY

A tattoo is a marking made by inserting ink into the layers of skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons. Tattoos on humans are a type of decorative body modification, while tattoos on animals are most commonly used for identification or branding.

Tattooing has been practiced worldwide. The Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, traditionally wore facial tattoos. Today one can find Berbers of Tamazgha (North Africa), Maori of New Zealand, and Atayal of

Taiwan with facial tattoos. Tattooing was widespread among

Polynesian peoples and among certain tribal groups in the Taiwan,

Philippines, Borneo, Mentawai Islands, Africa, North America,

South America, Mesoamerica, Europe, Japan, Cambodia,

New Zealand and Micronesia. Despite some taboos

surrounding tattooing,he art continues to be popular in many

parts of the world.

Tattooing has been a Eurasian

practice at least since around

Neolithic timesÖtzi the Iceman,

dating from the fourth to

fifth millennium BC, was found

in the Ötz valley in the Alps and

had approximately 57 carbon

tattoos consisting of simple dots

and lines on his lower spine,

behind his left knee, and on his

right ankle.

CHEST TATTOOS

TYPE OF TATTOOS

The American Academy of Dermatology distinguishes 5 types of tattoos:[29] Traumatic tattoos, also called "natural tattoos", that result from injuries, especially asphalt from road injuries or pencil lead; Amateur tattoos; Professional tattoos, both via traditional methods and modern tattoo machines; Medical tattoos; Cosmetic tattoos, also known as "permanent makeup".

TEMPORALLY TATTOOS

Old fashioned tattoos, which were first made popular as inserts in bubble gum, were poor quality ink transfers that often resulted in blurry designs and could easily be washed or rubbed off. A very identifiable brand would be the fruit flavored chewing gum fruit stripe which has been popular with American children for many years. Nonetheless, these lick-and-peel temporary tattoos became a well-known piece of Americana.

Modern temporary transfer tattoos are made of ink and glue, and last much longer than older temporary tattoos. In this process, the tattoo is applied to the outer surface of the skin and remains until such time as the image fades away (typically after 3-5 days) or is removed.

While most temporary tattoos are created commercially for advertising or as novelty items, the process of creating has been adapted to the fine art of lithography as well.

Temporary tattoos usually consist of five main elements: the front of the sheet of paper, the back of the sheet of paper, ink, glue and a protective plastic sheet. The front of the sheet is covered with a special coating upon which the tattoo image is printed with special inks. A layer of glue is then applied on top of the image. A thin, transparent plastic sheet is placed over the front of the sheet to protect the image and glue layer. The back of the sheet is left untreated and has a list of ingredients and instructions printed on it.

Transfer temporary tattoos are usually applied by removing the plastic sheet, placing the image face down against the skin and moistening the backing by wetting it thoroughly. The backing can then be carefully removed, leaving the image in place