If you are thinking of having a forearm tattoo, or want to know more about forearm tattoos then this website is for you.
Contained within this site are a number of articles, YouTube videos and links to other interesting tattoo websites which will hopefully inspire you with some of the different styles and designs that are available or may be of particular interest to you.

What is a Forearm Tattoo?

As the name suggests – a forearm tattoo is a tattoo design that covers a large portion of the arm from the wrist to the elbow and range considerably in size from small discrete image designs, quarter sleeve to full-half sleeve and are not for the faint-hearted. They may also appear on the inner or outer portions of the arm.

Having any sort of tattoo is a huge commitment and once inked is pretty difficult to hide or disguise. If you change your mind, it is nearly impossible to remove a tattoo on the forearm, so make sure you are 100% comfortable with the idea before making the commitment – there is no hurry to get it done.

Once you have decided to have a tattoo, the next most important thing is to make sure you carefully choose an appropriate design that reflects you and your personality.

Take as much time as you can to trawl the internet or magazines for a good design (the sites listed and linked below literally have over ten thousand of easy to search designs to browse and print off). Find a few designs you like and like and take some time to decide your preference.

Spend as much money as you can on a good reputable tattoo artist to transfer the design to your forearm or forearms – your tattoos will be around for quite a while and are unlike other styles which could be hidden elsewhere on your body.

Start Researching your Design

The sites below provide literally thousands of tattoo design ideas. All you have to do is register and choose your design, print it off and take it down to your local tattoo parlor.

Each of the sites below categorizes the designs to make it easy to find what you are looking for. The popular designs includes Tribal Tattoos, Dragon Tattoos, Cross Tattoos, Star Tattoos, Lower Back Tattoos, Butterfly Tattoos, Forearm Tattoos, Celtic Tattoos, Fish Tattoos, Egyptian Tattoos, Gothic Tattoos and Armband Tattoos.

Print My Tattoo

(7,500 tattoo designs ready to be printed and used, with unlimited downloads).

Chopper-Tattoo

(provides you with literally thousands of award winning tattoo designs – easy to browse

Tattoo Me Now

(3,523 designs (and growing!) in 40 categories with over 37,000 customers).

Please note we may receive a commission if you purchase from these sites.

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Every heard of a Haptic Tattoo?  Well, Nokia are looking into haptic forearm tattoos to help you feel who’s calling.

Nokia are proposing the application of tattoos with ferromagentic inks, that will vibrate based on commands from your phone.

In the first described embodiment of the patent, you’d wear a sort of material that’s attachable to the skin. On your forearm, for example. This material can do two things: detect a magnetic field, and emit a vibration.

The material could be paired with a phone, for example, like Bluetooth accessories are paired to electronics. The phone, however, would have to be capable of emitting varying magnetic fields.

Visit unwiredview.com for the full story…

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The Koi makes a great forearm tattoo. The word Koi comes from the Japanese (meaning ‘carp’), or more specifically, ‘nishikigoi’ (meaning ‘brocaded carp’) is a ornamental, brightly coloured (white, golden or orange), domesticated freshwater fish that is often found in public ponds. Although Chinese in origin, the Koi is celebrated for its manly qualities in Japan.

The koi is a strong symbol of masculinity.

The term also sounds like a Japanese word for “love,” so the brightly colored fish are popular symbols of friendship, affection or love. Koi is also seen as a symbolic value of abundance and wealth, and as a personification of warriors and spiritual guides. In tattoo imagery, especially in combination with flowing water, it symbolizes much the same: courage, the ability to achieve lifes goals and overcoming obstacles.

Koi tattoos can simply be an indication of love or affection. A tattoo of a Koi swimming upstream against the current or climbing a waterfall could depict someone who is struggling to overcome lifes problems, whereas a koi flowing downstream could depict someone who has overcome difficulties. A Red Koi usually symbolises love and a Dragon Koi represents overcoming difficulties.

The most popular colours for koi tattoos is black and white. If you have dark skin you can choose natural color such as red,yellow and black colour.

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Inner Forearm Tattoos, when being applied, can be sore and uncomfortable. If you are worried about this, look around at how many people have them – they have all survived, so it can’t be that bad.
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On a serious note though, the Inner Forearm is a very sensitive area, and tattoos in this area of the body can be sore and cause significant bruising, swelling and/or inflamation.

Infections or allergic reactions are rare, if you have concerns following the tattoo procedure then seek medical advice immediately.

If you are considering Inner Forearm Tattoos, remember, the amount of ink that remains in the skin throughout the healing process determines, in large part, how robust the final tattoo will look. There are many products that can be applied to the tattoo area to help with the healing process. These healing products are mostly oil based ointments as they keep the skin hydrated.

In general, the advice is against removing scabs that forms on new tattoos, and avoiding exposing the tattoo to the sun for extended periods; both of these can contribute to fading of the image.

Also, it is agreed that all new tattoos needs to be kept clean. The general consensus is that good old soap and warm water will keep the skin clean and free from infection.

Sometimes when a blood vessel is punctured during the tattooing procedure (maybe the needle has gone in too far) a bruise will appear. Bruising and swelling should go away, but if you are concerned, we would suggest going back to your artist or visit the doctor to have a look at it.

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Each and every one of us is always on the lookout for great deals and any way to save money that we can find. With the Internet being so popular these days, many people often turn to the Internet for free tattoo designs. For most of us, free is always the way to go. When you stop and think about it, a free tattoo design sounds a lot better than paying as much as $150.00 for one at a tattoo studio. The fact about it is simple – someone could just as easily draw their tattoo design themselves and then pay the tattoo artist to put the tattoo on them.

If you give it some thought, you may begin to wonder if free tattoo designs are actually worth it in the end. The fact of them being free is always great, although you may wonder if the design is something you would like to display permanently on your body. When you show your new tattoo to friends, they may think negative thoughts when you tell them that you got the design free off the Internet. Each and every time you show your tattoo people will want to know about the message and the design, which you’ll probably need to think about.

All of us are familiar with the old saying “you get what you pay for”, and it’s truly no different in this scenario. Although there are hundreds and hundreds of websites on the Internet that provide free tattoo designs, few of them are really worth the interest. Most of the free designs out there on the Internet are very poor quality. Therefore, it would be in your best interest to wait and have a professional tattoo artist make the design for you.

Those who choose to go with free tattoo designs will tell you that tattoos are very expensive and they can’t afford to have a professional tattoo artists draw up the design. Some people, when dealing with custom tattoo designs, will say that their tattoo artist doesn’t do custom designs or that he just don’t want to do theirs. Although most of this may be true to an extent, there truly is no better way to get a tattoo than using a design made by a professional tattoo artist.

As most already know, free tattoo designs are normally made by those who know next to nothing about tattoo designing. In most cases, these designs are made by someone who is looking to make a quick profit instead of a true professional tattoo artist. You can easily tell that they aren’t professional quality simply by looking at them. Most free designs have poor quality, poor lines, and often times the work appears to be made on a personal computer. You certainly wouldn’t want to use something like this with your tattoo – simply because you will be showing it the rest of your life.

If you spend a lot of time searching on the Internet for free tattoo designs, you may be able to find a few with good quality. There are some good quality designs out there, although you’ll probably have to search quite a bit to find them. It’s best to have an idea in mind about the tattoo you want then look for it that way. Although it may take you some time, you could very well find it. If you do come across it as a free tattoo design – you should always triple check the quality before you decide to have it done.

Article courtesy of www.goto-reports.com

Forearm Tattoo design ideas (not free though) can be found at the links below: 

 Chopper-Tattoo (provides you with literally thousands of award winning tattoo designs – easy to browse)

Tattoo Me Now (3,523 designs (and growing!) in 40 categories with over 37,000 customers).

Print My Tattoo (7,500 tattoo designs ready to be printed and used, with unlimited downloads).

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Tattoos are more popular than ever before.  It is estimated that nearly 1 in 4 people have at least one tattoo.  When deciding on a tattoo design, there are many different styles to choose from, giving people a chance to be creative. The article below will explore some of the most popular tattoo designs (not necessarily forearm tattoos).

Tribal tattoos are among the most popular designs. Tribal tattoos have a history dating back many hundreds of years and they continue to evolve and become more and more complex with their designs and styles. Tribal tattoos can either be the traditional black style that cover the arms and the legs or the more colorful styles that can cover every area of the body. The colorful, more modern look is becoming more and more popular when compared to other styles.

The “old school” styles of tattoos continue to be popular. Anchors and other more ‘retro’ designs are making a great comeback these days and are not just tattooed on sailors. These styles were very popular back in the 1960 and 70s. We are pleased to see that they are re-gaining their popularity

Lower back tattoos are the most common for women. The lower back is one of the most sexual and sensual areas on a women, making the ideal spot to have a tattoo. Tribal designs are the most popular, although dragons, flowers, and other symbols make great tattoos as well. The lower back offers plenty of natural curves, which can make for an innovative tattoo. 

Dragon designs are another popular type style of tattoos. They were popular in the past, and are now starting to get their popularity back. There are a lot of different dragons to choose from, including the mythical dragon and ancient Chinese dragon. Dragons are great on the chest or shoulder for males and the back for females. Dragon tattoos can be virtually any size, although most males tend to have them cover one side of their chest or the upper region of their arms.

Celtic tattoos are also popular as well (and our favourite). They are mostly seen with those who have a Celtic heritage (in particular Scottish, Welsh, Irish or Cornish), although many with no Celtic heritage have them now because they offer a variety of symbols and designs, providing universal meanings for everyone. 

There are several other types of tattoos out there, although the above are the most common. Tattoos can be very creative and innovative; it all depends on what you want. If you’re looking to stand out and be truly creative – you can always have a professional tattoo artist design one for you.

If you are looking for inspiration or a more standard design you could start with checking out the links below.

The sites below provide literally thousands of tattoo design ideas. All you have to do is register and choose your design, print it off and take it down to your local tattoo parlor.

Each of the sites below categorizes the designs to make it easy to find what you are looking for. The popular designs (including Tribal Tattoos, Dragon Tattoos, Flower Tattoos, Lower Back Tattoos, Anchor Tattoos, Forearm Tattoos and Celtic Tattoos) as mentioned above can all be obtained from these sites.

Chopper-Tattoo (provides you with literally thousands of award winning tattoo designs – easy to browse)

Tattoo Me Now (3,523 designs (and growing!) in 40 categories with over 37,000 customers).

Print My Tattoo (7,500 tattoo designs ready to be printed and used, with unlimited downloads).

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