Tattoo History
Tattooing involves placing ink permanently under the skin epidermis. It has
been practiced among many cultures, including the Egyptians, Celts, and American
natives, Eskimos, Japanese, south East Asians and Pacific Islanders. The earliest
form of tattoo has been found on a European ‘Iceman’ dated about 5300 years
old.
India also has few tattoo artists in big cities that do the tattoos but compare
to US, UK & few other countries India doesn't have many tattoo professionals.
Most celebrities in bollywood (Indian film industry) have tattoos from popular
artists & now tattoos seem to get more attention by other people too.
Tattoos are now part of everyday society with over 60% of all North Americans aged 18 to 30 years old having at least one tattoo.
Tattoo Ink
Tattooing inks are pigments used in tattooing. Tattoo inks consist of a pigment and a carrier.
Tattoo inks are available in a range of colors which can then be thinned or mixed together to produce other colors and shades.
Tattoo Culture
Tattoo Culture examines the rituals and social significance of tattooing in cultures around the world. The record of human history shows that tattoos have served in many various and diverse cultures as rites of passage, marks of status and rank, symbols of religious and spiritual devotion, decorations for bravery, sexual lures and marks of fertility, pledges of love, punishment, amulets and talisman, protection and as the marks of outcasts and convicts.