With tattoos getting more personal for people, custom tattoo designs are predominantly in demand when getting inked. Today, having a custom tattoo design has so many possibilities. We hope this article will provide you with information on getting custom tattoo designs.

Create your Own Design

If you are a creative person, you might want to draw or sketch your own tattoo design. With this, you get freedom to set your own preferences. Theme, color, size and other aspects of the design are therefore under your control. You could base your custom tattoo on a traditional design and add your own personal touch to it.

Online Research

You could go online and visits sites that provide a gallery of custom tattoos made by the website’s own artist. You may choose to buy that design, or perhaps hire the artist to create a new design for you. Furthermore, there are tattoo sites that provide a marketplace for custom tattoo designs from artists all around the world who want to exhibit their work, and hopefully have it bought by a customer.

There are also sites that provide a custom tattoo maker in which you choose your own design and combine it with other designs. The only downside in this is that you may create a design which shows a lack of balance. Try consulting with a tattoo designer to help you with the technical aspects of your design.

Hosting a Contest

One of the trendiest ways to get a custom tattoo design is to host your own custom tattoo design contest. You may offer it on your own website or go to a tattoo site that offers a platform for this kind of scheme. With a contest, you will be able to choose from a number of designs that are in line with your needs.

With custom tattoo design contests, you just sign up to the site, provide details of your tattoo design, set the price, provide feedback and choose from among the designs by artists who will join your contest. An artist loves a challenge, so even the most seasoned artist will join your contest. The benefit of these is to have your very own personalized design at a reasonable price. How tempting is that?

Tattoo Parlors

If you cannot produce your own design or go online, go to your local tattoo artist. Just make sure that he or she provides quality work. Ask about their portfolios and provide him or her with information about specific features you require in your tattoo design. Tattoo designers might give advice, but it is still your final choice that matters. After all, you will be the one wearing it.

Tattoos today are unlike before, when it was traditional, a sign of social status and a clan symbol. Tattoos are more personal now and bring out the character of a person. It speaks volumes about his or her personality. Getting a custom tattoo design is a way of showing your personality and is a personal statement. Just be sensible and choose a tattoo design that is close to your heart.

Author's Bio: 

Kristen Dunn is a tattoo enthusiast and professional tattoo designer who has created thousands of thought provoking, elegant, and funky tattoos for her clients. She has a vast collection of custom designs to her credit. Winner of several awards and accolades, Kristen is now a founding member of the world's largest custom tattoo design community at CreateMyTattoo. View her tattoo collection or read more on her blog here.