2012 Most Popular Tattoo Design Projections

[taaarro]

I've been wanting a wizard tattoo... Valerie Vargas' tattoo of the Rollo wizard, which she posted on her blog a while ago, is unsurprisingly amazing.

[Avery Taylor]

Ink It Up - Traditional Tattoos

This is my favourite Wizard. Grant has more updated photos on his Instagram, but this was the only one I could find with a quick Google search

[kylegrey]

See also Greg Irons and i'm sure Jack Rudy has done one or two in his time .

[Kev]

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

That screwed alligator rules = )

[Patriot Ink Tattoo]

I agree with the 60's, 70's, and 80's stuff, but let us all pray that it doesn't go as far as the "Taz" and other cartoon monstrousities of days past.

[kylegrey]

Less perfect pin-ups i.e. missing teeth ,limbs etc .I've noticed Jef Whitehead do this and also a cool Jack mooneyes girl smoking a cigarette in her arm prosthetic.

[Dr Benway]

Less perfect pin-ups i.e. missing teeth ,limbs etc .I've noticed Jef Whitehead do this and also a cool Jack mooneyes girl smoking a cigarette in her arm prosthetic.

I wholeheartedly support this.

[Headphoned]

I too would like to see some less than perfect pin ups....Might even have to get one! Prediction wise, I expect owl tattoos to peak and arm bands to make an unwelcome comeback.

[ShawnPorter]

Less perfect pin-ups i.e. missing teeth ,limbs etc .I've noticed Jef Whitehead do this and also a cool Jack mooneyes girl smoking a cigarette in her arm prosthetic.

I've got a big ol' gap toothed redneck girl pinup on my ribs. I love gaps.

[InkPlease]

I'm no tattoo artist, but I think that the top three for 2012 is going to be:

1. Script Calligraphy Style

2. Tigers

3. Cartoon Characters

[jhonny]

My projections are:-

For men- Tribal tattoo design

For women-heart tattoo design

[Duffa]

Less perfect pin-ups i.e. missing teeth ,limbs etc .I've noticed Jef Whitehead do this and also a cool Jack mooneyes girl smoking a cigarette in her arm prosthetic.

By Hans Schroder :) (I've posted previously in the pin ups thread)

Hans Schröder, Malmö Sweden

I saw a "dead crack whore" pin up somewhere recently and I can't remember where it was?...

[Avery Taylor]

Anatomical hearts.

[Jennifer Stell]

Dragon, Dragons... Year of the Dragon? Right...?

[Scott R]

Anatomical hearts seems like a good bet.

dragons outside of japanese work (heck even in japanese work I have seen less compared to oni,fudogs,geishas and flowers)have been dormant for awhile. So I will piggyback off Jennifer aswell

[Ursula]

hmm I have strange feeling that claiming to want a tattoo by Oliver Peck is going to be the new claiming to want tattoos by Kat Von D, or any of the other reality show tattooers.

Just a note about the Wizard tatt trend. I briefly talked to Tim Lehi about doing one a couple years ago, def still want that to happen. His wizards are the fuckin jam. All evil and magical and metal-ey.

[ShawnPorter]

has anyone said larger scale Russian Prison work?

I've been seeing a lot of it on my tumblr feed.

In between the literally stupefying amount of porn I follow.

[Duffa]

Tim Lehi - His wizards are the fuckin jam. All evil and magical and metal-ey.

The only way wizards should be ;)

[Patriot Ink Tattoo]

hmm I have strange feeling that claiming to want a tattoo by Oliver Peck is going to be the new claiming to want tattoos by Kat Von D, or any of the other reality show tattooers.

Just a note about the Wizard tatt trend. I briefly talked to Tim Lehi about doing one a couple years ago, def still want that to happen. His wizards are the fuckin jam. All evil and magical and metal-ey.

Unfortunately think I think you're right. And I hope that the Tattoo Age doc.s don't go viral and shit, don't get me wrong, but some people don't deserve to get tattooed by some of these great artists, not saying that I even do, but fuck man, I'm scared of how stuffs going. Remember when you had to do your homework to find out whose these people were, then in turn (somehow) earn the right to get tattooed by them. (hope this makes sense, I'm super tired)

[ShawnPorter]

So here's my amended list:

1. Palms

2. Lil Wayne Style face junk

3. Larger scale Russian Prison work on non Scary Russian Mobsters

4. Female tattooists taking on dumb "professional names" blurring the tattoo artist/suicide girl line.

[Kev]

4. Female tattooists taking on dumb "professional names" blurring the tattoo artist/suicide girl line.

HA-yeah, what's up with that anyway? 2013 prediction: Rise of the male model tattooer. I say that because I see what a big deal that Rob Genest guy is. I don't get it personally.

[Shannon Shirley]

20 yrs ago at ''American Grafitti'' the late Eric Hogan did a little modeling, came back with a bunch of ambigously gay post cards, very funny. he tried so hard to be hard.

HA-yeah, what's up with that anyway? 2013 prediction: Rise of the male model tattooer. I say that because I see what a big deal that Rob Genest guy is. I don't get it personally.

[Ursula]

4. Female tattooists taking on dumb "professional names" blurring the tattoo artist/suicide girl line.

WORST EVER. I don't fucking get it. Are dudes that desperate to touch an attractive lady that they're willing to get shit tattoos? I know more about tattooing and the history than more than half these bitches and I'm not even a fucking tattooer. These chicks are the ones who ruin it for people like me. Do you know how hard to is to get people at conventions to take me seriously? It's because of these dumb asses. Making people think that all chicks who are attractive and have tattoos are just either trying to be a tattooer, or trying to fuck a bunch of 'name' tattooers. Luckily I'm about a zillion times smarter than most of those chicks so as soon as I start to talk or show people my artwork they start to take me seriously. For real though, it's cause of all those dummies that the stigma of "girls suck at tattooing" and "tattooed girls are whores" exist. Try not showing up a convention with 8 inch heels on and a skirt that can barely be considered a belt.

Sorry for the rant. I just can't stand women who devalue themselves like that. Just to look 'cool'. We'll see who still looks cool and who's still in the tatt game when we're all over 65.

[Ursula]

And I'm not referring to women like Deb, or Valerie who actually do nice tattoos and are tattooers because they want to be a tattooer. You all know the types I mean.

[ShawnPorter]

We need to make a female tattooer name generator.

I'll be Shawny Daggers.