2012 Most Popular Tattoo Design Projections

[Lochlan]

We did it last year and enjoyed it so lets do it again this year.....

What are your projections for the most popular tattoos of 2012?

Here are my top three 2012 Tattoo Idea guesstamations:

1) Animal morphs

2) English Roses

3) Traditional Tattoos

[ShawnPorter]

I think it's my same list as last year:

1. Palms

2. faces junk.

[Mr. Frog]

More garbage brought in from an iphone. Nothing will change. At least if you work in a street shop.

[macheteloko]

garbage!

[Dr Benway]

I think there will be more demand for neck script and general cholo culture tattoos.

[Tight-Lines]

Anchors

Lady Heads

As always:

Jersey shore style tattoos.

[Stewart Robson]

I expect to see, but know I won't enjoy seeing: bad tattoo versions of sixties/seventies style artwork.

Greg Irons, Dave Mann, Rick Griffin, Ed Roth etc.

I hope I'm wrong...

Oh yeah, we'll see more Mayan stuff.

[Avery Taylor]

I was talking to a friend of mine about this over Christmas so I was glad to see it as a new thread here. My prediction is much like Stewart's. I think that there will be a lot of 60's, 70's, and early eighties stuff. Greg Irons, Jack Rudy, and Mike Malone. Especially Malone. He has so much great flash out there, and it is well drawn. I think that people are getting tired of the over simplification of tattoos. The American Traditional resurgence has gotten so simplified that it is losing its visual power. Malone will be the new Higgs.

[ian]

Considering that it's now the year of the dragon... well... Dragons :D

[brimstonesix]

script on achilles heel and the side of the foot seems to be popular. crosses....all the time. and upside down wrist script seems to not be slowing down. less stars though definitely. lots of chicks have been wanting tattoos on the sides of their finger,not sure what thats about.

[gougetheeyes]

Palms. And those dang burning churches that are all getting progressively worse since they're copies of copies.

Oh yeah, we'll see more Mayan stuff.

Ha, good call. Mayan-themed is the new cosmic skull.. especially over at that little cosmic factory known as Three Kings.

[Kev]

I expect to see, but know I won't enjoy seeing: bad tattoo versions of sixties/seventies style artwork.

Greg Irons, Dave Mann, Rick Griffin, Ed Roth etc.

I hope I'm wrong...

Love Dave Mann posters. This is pretty epic:

[ShawnPorter]

I expect to see, but know I won't enjoy seeing: bad tattoo versions of sixties/seventies style artwork.

Greg Irons, Dave Mann, Rick Griffin, Ed Roth etc.

I hope I'm wrong...

you're not going to be, Stewart. I can totally see the biker stuff coming back; post ironic and all that noise.

[Mr. Frog]

Fine line Traditional, and American Biker Jap. Because all the cool tat bros that were Old Timey, or Doom metal are now Custom Biker dudes.

[ShawnPorter]

Fine line Traditional, and American Biker Jap. Because all the cool tat bros that were Old Timey, or Doom metal are now Custom Biker dudes.

Maybe it'll get tossed in a blender and be old timey doom metal biker antique collectors?

[Kev]

"Rabble,rabble, I was a biker before it was cool, grumble,grumble"

Just wanted to lock that into the Google search crawler so I can reference it later this year = )

[G.Uristti]

i totally wouldnt mind vikings and wizards! bring that shit on

[Avery Taylor]

i totally wouldnt mind vikings and wizards! bring that shit on

I am with on the this. I love those as well.

[kylegrey]

Found this cool Malone sheet and a wild Bob Shaw from 1969 ,would love to see the pony tailed biker make a come back.

[Scott R]

i totally wouldnt mind vikings and wizards! bring that shit on

vikings and warriors hell yes !wizards? I would have to see some killer ones, but thats the beauty

[Avery Taylor]

Found this cool Malone sheet and a wild Bob Shaw from 1969 ,would love to see the pony tailed biker make a come back.

I have been wanting the one on the top left for awhile.

[Avery Taylor]

Top left of the Malone sheet.

[kylegrey]

vikings and warriors hell yes !wizards? I would have to see some killer ones, but thats the beauty

Theres one from Tony Hundahl on FLICKR that for me is the definitive ,nice and evil as opposed to Lord of the Rings .

[Scott R]

kyle i have looked through several pages on flicker is it a back/arm?

[kylegrey]

@Cu-Bu check under the group Wizards is probably quickest ,its a calf tattoo .Alternatively look in my favourites under profile Tuff Inc .