If you’re getting a tattoo that you truly want. Get it. Don’t not get it because someone else already has it. Yes these tattoos are over done, but if you want one, don’t let this stop you. If anything, let this make you think a little bit more about your choices. Good luck! 🎨
My buddy has been wanting to tattoo me since he was starting out (about a decade ago, now). Today he finally got to lmao. After our wedding (he was one of my Groomsmen), he said he'd do a small piece for my wife and I as a wedding gift for us. He just happened to have his stuff with him today when he was in town to visit so I claimed my freebie - he drew me up a cool Traditional Reaper guy holding a wilted flower. Spooky and cute, but in a classic style. I absolutely love it! He's gonna be touching it up with some colour next time he's in town and possibly giving my wife her first tattoo when she locks down on what she wants!
1.) Lions 2.) roses 3.) horrible clouds done as filler on chest 4.) flowers on the foot/shoulder/back 5.) crosses 6.) Greek realism statue arm sleeves 7.) black wolf/howling at moon 8.) tribal done wrong/without meaning 9.) any skull but usually black & grey 10.) moon phases doing down spine
@@coreyyoung6052 every NBA player ever has the clouds, even young new guys in high school or rookies in the league have em. Guys like Mickey, Ja Morant, LaMelo, etc. Clouds are the dumbest filler you can get
Your tattoo your story. Don’t let anyone modify you story. As I’ve gotten older I’ve learned to appreciate other people tattoos nice or ugly. There is always a cool story in regards to where you were in your life during that tattoo.
I love that this guy actually shows his tattoos in the video so people know he's not just shitting on these tattoos listed. I really want a black geometry tattoo with patterns or something. Still figuring it out.
I got a rose as a coverup. It was the easiest way to cover a nautical star I got at 18. I ended up working it into a half sleeve of one of my reptiles. We incorperated monstera leaves, a lily, the rose, and a few other flowers. Its cliché but I love it!
I feel like if you have an idea of how to make an overused tattoo unique and original by flowing it with other designs can help make it stand out from everyone else’s overused tattoos
My viewpoint is the same. Honestly it’s so hard today to do anything that’s super original and different even when adding it up with other things. I always just say to try your best going in to the tattoo appointment and just to work with your artist. You’ll still come out probably with something similar or has been done before but you’ll know in yournheart you tried to be different 👊🏼
Man everything is done before but there is a difference between a cool design that few people have our a lion that you will literally see 10 times a day on different people
That’s what I’m doing I’m getting spaced out butterfly wings with the letter M in Im the space, hopefully that makes it not another basic butterfly tattoo🤣
@@milliesaysokboomer Don’t worry Roses are one of the tattoos that are justifiably overdone imo. They look good on every style, every ink color and the subtle details in a rose allow your artist’s drawing/shading skills to really shine. Overdone ≠ Not worth getting. I feel similar about skulls
@@maenad1231 yeah if done well. Mine is mediocre well not too bad I guess since I get a lot of compliments, but I’ve seen better and I wish I saved money and got it done by someone specializing in roses. Instead I went to the coolest looking shop and the artist stared at my reference and said definitively, ‘I can do a better rose’ it isn’t better
lol, At 48 I just got my first tatoo, an infinity symbol with a Rainbow. To be fair, I've wanted it for about 40 years and I freely acknowledge its super common, I just wanted it anyway :)
I got lotus flowers tattooed over my scars as a symbol of overcoming depression. There’s a a saying that goes lotus flowers grow from dirt and bloom into a beautiful flower. This moved me so much so i decided to get it. Now tho idk if i should cover it
Ive done more than 100 designs in my years... Most pf what you have mentioned ive done multiple times already. Mostly lions, skulls, clocks, and forest sleeves. What i was waiting for for you to mention was some Egyptian mythology. Atleast for me i had multiple of clients who asked for Anubis. Sleeve anubis, chest anubis, leg anubis, you name it...
It's really cool to me that he included tattoos he himself has as well. It's always healthy to be able to poke fun at yourself too. And can I just say..the middle skull tat at 7:17 with the GOLD COLORWORK?!?! 😳🤯HOW??? 🤯🤯
The same technique is used in painting I think called NMM (non metallic metal) just meaning non metallic paints or in tattoos inks are used. It's all about really good understanding of highlights and shadows.
8/10 people could have the tattoo but you could get it and it would still be unique because the meaning of tattoo has different significance to every other person. I wanted a rising phoenix tattooed on my ribs but people kept calling it basic n mainstream. I have watched sm videos of tattoo artists calling it too overrated. The thing is I DONT CARE it is. I have fought with severe depression n anxiety for past few year and have almost ended it on multiple occasions but I survived. I dug my finger nails down, bit down, kept going day by day n survived. So I really wanted a rising phoenix as a reminder of that and my courage that kept me alive. It was like being born again from the ashes. To me it is very special. To go to an artist with such a tattoo and have them call it cliche is really not okay.
Finally. Someone said something relevant. Implied meaning as the inevitable secondary result of being tattooed. Now that you got it, and have to live with it, might as well apply some meaning to it. Bravo!
I have a black rose tattoo, but for me it’s a memorial piece for my great grandma who was named Rosa (Spanish for Rose) and passed away in 2020. One of my favorite pieces.
Another thing is…when it comes to over done tattoos, many attach a negative connotation to it. Sure, the imagery is overdone, but the artist and technical ability of said artist can separate yours from the average. Take for example, your sleeves. I’ve seen many poseidons, even have one myself. People are still wowed by it because the quality is incomparable to someone who did not do their research. Same thing with yours, your quality of work is top notch so of course it still breaks necks. If anyone is worried about people not being impressed by your sleeve because it’s “overdone” and the imagery is popular, don’t be. Just go to an amazing artist and you will still get compliments and looks. Obviously tattoos are for yourself, but others opinions definitely can affect your mindset, so if that’s what you’re worried about just find a really strong artist who specializes in the specific style and pay whatever they ask! These are popular for a reason, they look great when properly executed. It’s like the shape of t shirts, pants and socks. They all are made to fit, why fix it if it ain’t broke
I was a week out of Navy boot camp. I took a train into Chicago and got a tattoo of an anchor with a nearly nude woman put on my left shoulder. In the years since I’ve seen it on at least three other sailors in the same spot. It was my lesson to always personalize tats a little, even if taken from a catalog or off the wall.
The only tattoo I have from that list is the tribal tattoo. My first tattoo was a tribal phoenix/dragon. I got it to symbolize strength and rising again from the ashes. It was actually a momentary decision, but it has become a very important symbol and reminder to me.
Started getting tattoos when I was 24 .. at 54 I have a sleeve and 9 other tattoos … I thought I was doing good on this list until you hit the butterfly lol … 90’s + tramp stamp = Butterfly 🦋
Everyone has every tattoo, what matters is what it means to you!! And what it represents in your life. I have a Greek sleeve with roses. Haha but they have their own meaning to me.
I don't have any tattoos yet but I am going to get an owl as part of a woodland creatures sleeve I have booked for next year which will also include flowers ;) As you said, there's a reason these designs are popular. It's because they're awesome and even though the subject matter is the same, they all look different and unique. x
I'm always up for input from people about my ink when I'm considering my next one, but - ultimately, I don't care what anyone else has. Everything I get means something to me, & every one is always done custom so it's unique for me.
As a musican the first tattoo I ever got was a treble cleft design based on a water colour painting I did. Years later playing in bars and street performing I'd come to realize so many musicians also had treble cleft tattoos and music notes. Way more common than I thought
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Lol. I just got my first tattoo 2 days ago and it features both a butterfly and a rose. But, I'm a thyroid cancer survivor and my tattoo is designed to celebrate that. The butterfly is used to symbolize the thyroid as the gland itself is shaped like a butterfly. The rose represents my Oma who passed and my tattoo also includes cornflowers for my late mother and apple blossoms for my Opa. So, while it might have elements that are overdone, it's very personal to me and I love it! No ragrets.😆🥰
Congrats on pushing through and being so strong I have hashimotos I assume my thyroid will eventually give out and while I wouldn’t do what you did the butterfly is a good idea to represent my thyroid issues I’ve struggled with since I was 11
Going for my first tattoo in 2 days. Soooo happy that mine isn't on the list!!!!! For your list, I would like to add those traditional American style sparrows on the clavicle, and the barbed wire 🤣
I appreciate that this video isn’t even knocking popular tattoos. It’s just stating the obvious. I have a flower forearm tattoo with a woman holding a baby(for my son). My flowers are asters and morning glories but I definitely want a lotus on my ankle too. Don’t even care that it’s popular. Some of the popular tattoos are popular for a reason. They tattoo well, are low in being regretted, and just have great meaning.
I am grateful for every tattoo I do, as long as I am working I could be doing the same tattoo every day and still be thankful. Tattooing is a gift of a job and I would never look unfavourably at any design no matter how many times it comes in. If you feel that way you should get a different job.
Thankfully I don’t have any of the ones you mentioned, but I’m also surprised you didn’t mention cobwebs or swords, which are two of my more commonly seen tattoos.
I think even super-overdone tats can look great if done by a talented artist and given an imaginative and original twist, as you say yourself. The absolute worst is when someone has lots and lots of small tattoos done by different artists, in different styles, that also clash in colour and theme. Every time they get a bit of extra money, they have another added, with no regard for making them blend together and compliment each other in aesthetically pleasing ways. They end up looking like an abandoned subway wall and become a walking eyesore. 😂
Any tattoo artist turning down a tattoo because it's been done is insufferable! It's our bodies and we can decorate them any damn way we want. Money's money man!
I live in Deep South Texas. Which means sleeves full of the Virgin Mary, the last supper, praying hands with a rosary, and all that covered in roses with stems.
I was laughing my ass off, cause I have a combination of several of them: 1) I have a butterfly with a skull instead of the body 2) Wolf howling at the moon with trees 3) Snake that morphs into a tribal silhouette (don't judge! my very first tattoo) 😂 No regrets still love them all 😊
Nautical star was actually in this but decided to take it out and save it for the next along with not having the video he to long 😂 and good you gave me acouple new ones for part 2
I actually designed a butterfly tattoo for my family member, but she's getting it because her sister loves butterflies, and her sister got a dragonfly to represent her. And her sister got a vine of flowers down her spine in remembrance of her best friend, who passed away right after graduation, and loved those flowers. One tattoo that's definitely popular: dragons. Mostly Chinese/water dragons. Coming from a girl who has a big water dragon tattoo. I also have a skull that's in the same style as the game Hollow Knight. And it's cracked with a little ghost coming out of it. Don't care that half my tattoos are cliché. I love them dearly x)
@@sdaftermath123 I want to get a road with eucalyptus trees on either side creating a tunnel, because as a kid, I knew we were close to finally arriving at the ocean when we drove under those trees. I will now never get this tattoo, for fear of it being seen as a basic bitch idea. My hopes & dreams are dead now.
-Pocket watch -Roses -Combination of pocket watch and roses -I don’t know many people with a wolf tattoo -Skulls in black and grey Snakes -Snakes and skulls together -Vegvisir These are some of the tattoos I see quite often if I put more time into it I’m sure I could think of more
Oh snap!!! 1st real tattoo I ever got was not only a flower (your #1) but also a lili (1st flower you mentioned)! Gonna rock the heck out of it as suggested. 3rd tattoo is a butterfly. What’s even weirder is I wouldn’t mind trees around ankle either!
Out of the ones you mentioned I only have a wolf tattoo, but it is a small and simple one. I'm a little surprised that u didn't mention dragons and over the years I see a lot of them on people, male, female, and even nb. I eventually want to get a dragon tattoo myself.
Currently planning my first tattoo. Although I’m not sure I agree with the phrase “overdone”. I feel like classic is a better phrasing. Most of these are nature or animals, representing classic natural symbology of the earth. I guess I don’t get how those can be “overdone”
I agree. He might as well have just said "Traditional" tattoos are overdone. I mean pick an image: skull, dagger, rose, eagle, snake, etc. Considering the imagery associated with traditional tattoos has been around for a long as it has, then traditional tattoos are clearly "over done". (Sarcasm intended)
Never could commit to something as I couldn’t think of something i knew I would love forever. Before my father passed he saw a lot of nurses with great ink and said that he kind of wished he’d done one for his father. When she asked what it would be he said a horseshoe. So I’m thinking maybe. Maybe ( I’m 65) I’ll do one with my Dads dates and my Mothers too. Think maybe just death dates. Not sure. I think horsehair should always be “up” Or open so to speak so the luck doesn’t run out? Any thoughts on small tasteful horseshoe tattoos ? Thx 👍
Lol I didn’t even realize I had 3 heart tattoos until you mentioned it. Also just got a neotraditional butterfly, and I have a neotraditional rose dagger. Almost forgot to mention the lotus.
I almost got #10 (the tree) but only because I couldn't find an artist who'd do geometrics. But fortunately after a vacation break a new tattoo shop opened with exactly that what I was looking for. Now I have an awesome geometric + mandala dotwork (= many hours) full sleeve that I really seldom see elsewhere 😅 (I also got wings all over my upper back and shoulders, is that a nono too?)
I’m getting an oni mask with cherry blossoms as the filler/background all around my forearm for my first tattoo next month, I have seen a lot of cherry blossoms but they’re still fire to me lol. Made my appointment already, getting it done by an actual Asian tattoo artist here in Houston so that’s pretty cool
3 weeks ago made my 1st tattoo and it's none of the tattoos you mentioned soo that's cool 😎👌!! Lol and I'm in love with it 🥰💙!! The tattoo artist did a great job!!
While I don’t know why other people get lion tattoos, I’ve seen cuz there a Leo or cuz it represents them. I knew I wanted a lion tattoo since I was a kid, always been my favorite animal and I used to tell my gpa when we die we will come back as them! So lion tattoo was coming either way for me popular or not!
Yeah I know they're over done but...; 1. Roses = my favorite flower & I have a specific idea in mind cuz it has 3 meanings to me 2. Pocket watch = I love them compared to a regular watch. I own about 3 or 4. I want one as a tattoo but I want to make it interesting 3. Cross = I am a Christian & again I have a specific design in mind to make it unique to me 4. Snakes = my favorite reptile 5. Wolves = just love the animal & wolf used to be an old nickname plus my coworkers call me Big B. So back off before I huff & puff 6. Tribal = my first was tribal but I had the suits from playing cards added in cuz it looked better that way. Also I'd love some Polynesian styled work cuz I respect & love the tradition of tattooing 7. Skulls = yeah ok can be "edgy" but like everything else make it my own & I'm gonna wear that shit happily
I have lotus with a dream catcher on my sleeve which I am going to cover it up soon. I have a infinity with love life n feather on my ankle which I am going to cover it up later. 😅😅
I have rose tattoos but theyre used as filler tattoos on my religous sleeve. Never gone to a tattoo shop and asked for a rose, just had them do them as part of whatever piece I was getting
I'm working on the tribal tattoo on my upper back. So far it's only the lines but hopefully will be filled in soon. I've also got a wolf made of fire, dream catcher with a skilloet of a wolf's head howling, tiger, cerberus, dragon flames and a bracer with a knife.
You got me with all four of mine! I have a cross of the word faith, the h goes into a branch with four birds on it (representing my four kids), the word First from the song by Lauren Daigle which means to put God First, and a semicolon with a side butterfly wing (; for suicide awareness and butterfly wing to represent my daughters second chance at life). All in black ❤
I just got my first tattoo on my forearm the side where my palm faces. It says “faith” and the “h” extends out into a branch with a bird perched on it. I feel like I knew what I wanted to add on until I watch this video lol. On the other side of my forearm with the back of my hand, I wanted a broken face being shattered with floral sprouting underneath. I seen some done with butterflies but I think I prefer the black and grey floral look
Damn i got two overdone tattoos in one tattoo and that's the skull and rose in black and grey on my hand. But i really love it still even 6 years later.
I just got a butterfly tattoo with Lady Gaga's sexual assault survivor symbol as the bodice. I love it because it's a beautiful, creative twist on the original tattoo and it looks awesome. I also like that people assume it's basic because they typically don't ask me about the meaning, so I have an easy time only telling people I trust what it represents.
The inside of my upper arm is Philippians 3:13. I got it after me and my wife reconciled after an affair. It talks about forgetting things that are behind and reaching forward to the things that are ahead.
Thanks for the video. I am looking to get my first tattoo but everything I think of is on the overdone lists. :) A Compass. A Lion with crown and a Bible verse (got lots covered there). It's difficult because what I think I want is based on internet searches, so the same sort of stuff comes up, but I am not confident enough to tell an artist what I want and to give total freedom to do something really different. That makes me nervous especially as a first timer. So, its a vicious cycle.
Not sure if you've gotten your first tattoo done, but go around to different shops and look at their portfolios. Find someone who has work that you love. Soon as you do, definitely has sit down with that artist and let them know what you're thinking. They will definitely be more than happy to work with ya
I have a few of these. in my defense, I stopped getting tattoos in the mid '80's. At a time when they were still very much frowned upon, were barely seen in public, and were not super overdone lol.....
I’ve got 4 AT themed flash tattoos. Similar to the pocket watch, I’ve got a hiking style compass with a rose and a flower around it. It was parried up with a same style backpack and camping lantern. There is also an owl in the mix too.
That's what I love about AT. it's a timeless classic style.. the soaring eagle, or clipper ship, or gypsie head were dope 75 years ago and are still dope now.
I am a female and I want the tiger head on my left shoulder-blade. I wanted it started just below my neck to covering my left side of my shoukder-blade, then kinda fading into the right shoulder-blade, but still keeping to the left. Is it a good choice? It's not guna be coloured just one ink. Black or the one everyone uses. I also want my dogs paw print and the Yr he was born on my right upper fore-arm. (I'm 12 btw lol, gotta wait till I'm 18😭)
I have a rose, a carnation, dove, the butterfly that was supposed to be a symbol for suicide awareness (which also has an infinity sign) and I have a Taino Indian tribal tattoo of a coqui(a frog). So many people have the coqui.
OK, you got me; the one tattoo I had considered getting for a while was a Celtic owl, which I guess would also be considered tribal. Probably kinda like Rachel Roth's tramp stamp in the Teen Titans comics. I still don't have any ink on my flesh, but if I were to get any tattoo in the foreseeable future, it would probably be on top of the ORIF scar in my arm and a representation of the bone when it was broken and the hardware that's still in there.
I did a stick and poke rose as my first tattoo. Yes ik stick and pokes are risky I was 16 and dumb but i actually used it to include a semi colon instead of a leave on my rose
I got 4 you mentioned i have the dove the skull hearts (getting stitched up) and a wolf it's a wold paw print with the wolf's face in it...and it also says lone wolf💯🤣
I have a rose but it's on my wrist but it's for my battle with depression & plus it's special cause I got it the night before my niece was born but it sucks so I'm getting a cover up
I am a 4th generation holder of an illinois watch co pocket watch that was gifted to my great grandfather for his role in completing a big project on time and under budget. He was a mason. I am a mason. I think i am one if the few that can actually justify having a pocket watch tattoo lol. My tattoo is an exact replica of the watch that has been passed down to me.
Lol, I have a lotus tattoo in the small of my back, which was my 3rd. A rose tattoo on my ankle, which was my 1st. Never wanted a lion tattoo. However a white tiger and a black panther are 2 that I do want and am planning on getting them within the next 2 or 3 that I get. Also have a cross on my chest for my dad's memorial tattoo.
If you’re getting a tattoo that you truly want. Get it. Don’t not get it because someone else already has it. Yes these tattoos are over done, but if you want one, don’t let this stop you. If anything, let this make you think a little bit more about your choices.
Good luck! 🎨
My buddy has been wanting to tattoo me since he was starting out (about a decade ago, now).
Today he finally got to lmao. After our wedding (he was one of my Groomsmen), he said he'd do a small piece for my wife and I as a wedding gift for us. He just happened to have his stuff with him today when he was in town to visit so I claimed my freebie - he drew me up a cool Traditional Reaper guy holding a wilted flower. Spooky and cute, but in a classic style. I absolutely love it!
He's gonna be touching it up with some colour next time he's in town and possibly giving my wife her first tattoo when she locks down on what she wants!
1.) Lions
2.) roses
3.) horrible clouds done as filler on chest
4.) flowers on the foot/shoulder/back
5.) crosses
6.) Greek realism statue arm sleeves
7.) black wolf/howling at moon
8.) tribal done wrong/without meaning
9.) any skull but usually black & grey
10.) moon phases doing down spine
The dude in the video has 6)
I just got atlas on my calf but that's it
@@Inmindofraphael having some of these tats is fine as it’s more about the creativity of how they are done. Enjoy your tat and body art man
god those fucking clouds. the tyga era when everyone in the hood was getting that shit. oh my fucking god.
@@coreyyoung6052 every NBA player ever has the clouds, even young new guys in high school or rookies in the league have em. Guys like Mickey, Ja Morant, LaMelo, etc. Clouds are the dumbest filler you can get
Your tattoo your story. Don’t let anyone modify you story. As I’ve gotten older I’ve learned to appreciate other people tattoos nice or ugly. There is always a cool story in regards to where you were in your life during that tattoo.
I love this train of thought. I have a wrist tattoo that I regret daily because it’s such bad quality. But like you said, there’s a reason I got it!
Agreed!
Absolutely
I love that this guy actually shows his tattoos in the video so people know he's not just shitting on these tattoos listed. I really want a black geometry tattoo with patterns or something. Still figuring it out.
Hes judging and has the most basic realism tattoos
I got a rose as a coverup. It was the easiest way to cover a nautical star I got at 18. I ended up working it into a half sleeve of one of my reptiles. We incorperated monstera leaves, a lily, the rose, and a few other flowers. Its cliché but I love it!
I'm about to do the same! How does it look now?
I feel like if you have an idea of how to make an overused tattoo unique and original by flowing it with other designs can help make it stand out from everyone else’s overused tattoos
My viewpoint is the same. Honestly it’s so hard today to do anything that’s super original and different even when adding it up with other things. I always just say to try your best going in to the tattoo appointment and just to work with your artist. You’ll still come out probably with something similar or has been done before but you’ll know in yournheart you tried to be different 👊🏼
Man everything is done before but there is a difference between a cool design that few people have our a lion that you will literally see 10 times a day on different people
@@justinkd thanks for another good video
@@MorainStaria I have a tribal dragon tattoo. Beg to differ.
That’s what I’m doing I’m getting spaced out butterfly wings with the letter M in Im the space, hopefully that makes it not another basic butterfly tattoo🤣
I can’t believe Koi fish tattoos weren’t on this list. I’ve seen nearly a million people with a koi fish on their leg.
guilty
I concur. I have Pices and I feel like it is overdone. I will have my brother touch it up.
My buddy just got that on his forearm lmfao
I got a koi fish on my arm and I love it, but I can agree they’re done a lot.
I have one on my back it's pretty nifty
1. skulls
2. roses
3. lion _(bonus point if it’s wearing a crown)_
4. pocket watch
5. infinity symbol
I can’t believe I forgot the dream catcher
I have a rose and I feel offended... Don't have the rest though
@@milliesaysokboomer
Don’t worry Roses are one of the tattoos that are justifiably overdone imo. They look good on every style, every ink color and the subtle details in a rose allow your artist’s drawing/shading skills to really shine.
Overdone ≠ Not worth getting.
I feel similar about skulls
Roses ✅
Lion ✅
Infinity ✅
@@maenad1231 yeah if done well. Mine is mediocre well not too bad I guess since I get a lot of compliments, but I’ve seen better and I wish I saved money and got it done by someone specializing in roses. Instead I went to the coolest looking shop and the artist stared at my reference and said definitively, ‘I can do a better rose’ it isn’t better
lol, At 48 I just got my first tatoo, an infinity symbol with a Rainbow. To be fair, I've wanted it for about 40 years and I freely acknowledge its super common, I just wanted it anyway :)
49 finally got my second
I got lotus flowers tattooed over my scars as a symbol of overcoming depression. There’s a a saying that goes lotus flowers grow from dirt and bloom into a beautiful flower. This moved me so much so i decided to get it. Now tho idk if i should cover it
My top 3 overdone are:
• Lions
• Pocket watches / clocks
• Roses
Ive done more than 100 designs in my years... Most pf what you have mentioned ive done multiple times already. Mostly lions, skulls, clocks, and forest sleeves. What i was waiting for for you to mention was some Egyptian mythology. Atleast for me i had multiple of clients who asked for Anubis. Sleeve anubis, chest anubis, leg anubis, you name it...
It's really cool to me that he included tattoos he himself has as well. It's always healthy to be able to poke fun at yourself too.
And can I just say..the middle skull tat at 7:17 with the GOLD COLORWORK?!?! 😳🤯HOW??? 🤯🤯
The same technique is used in painting I think called NMM (non metallic metal) just meaning non metallic paints or in tattoos inks are used. It's all about really good understanding of highlights and shadows.
Actually pretty smart, pushing people away from what he has!
8/10 people could have the tattoo but you could get it and it would still be unique because the meaning of tattoo has different significance to every other person. I wanted a rising phoenix tattooed on my ribs but people kept calling it basic n mainstream. I have watched sm videos of tattoo artists calling it too overrated. The thing is I DONT CARE it is. I have fought with severe depression n anxiety for past few year and have almost ended it on multiple occasions but I survived. I dug my finger nails down, bit down, kept going day by day n survived. So I really wanted a rising phoenix as a reminder of that and my courage that kept me alive. It was like being born again from the ashes. To me it is very special. To go to an artist with such a tattoo and have them call it cliche is really not okay.
Finally. Someone said something relevant.
Implied meaning as the inevitable secondary result of being tattooed.
Now that you got it, and have to live with it, might as well apply some meaning to it. Bravo!
I have a black rose tattoo, but for me it’s a memorial piece for my great grandma who was named Rosa (Spanish for Rose) and passed away in 2020. One of my favorite pieces.
I could honestly see skulls and roses on everybody and never be mad about it. The contrast you get from those objects is unreal. Hard to match
Nope, easy to match because EVERYONE already has those tattoos.I don't even notice or look at them. Boring.
@@darylsmioth1904I prefer nice looking common tattos to rare and ugly
Another thing is…when it comes to over done tattoos, many attach a negative connotation to it. Sure, the imagery is overdone, but the artist and technical ability of said artist can separate yours from the average. Take for example, your sleeves. I’ve seen many poseidons, even have one myself. People are still wowed by it because the quality is incomparable to someone who did not do their research. Same thing with yours, your quality of work is top notch so of course it still breaks necks. If anyone is worried about people not being impressed by your sleeve because it’s “overdone” and the imagery is popular, don’t be. Just go to an amazing artist and you will still get compliments and looks. Obviously tattoos are for yourself, but others opinions definitely can affect your mindset, so if that’s what you’re worried about just find a really strong artist who specializes in the specific style and pay whatever they ask! These are popular for a reason, they look great when properly executed. It’s like the shape of t shirts, pants and socks. They all are made to fit, why fix it if it ain’t broke
That's the thing, tattoos are generally seen and applied as a way to look cool, rather than an artistic expression. To each their own I guess
I was a week out of Navy boot camp. I took a train into Chicago and got a tattoo of an anchor with a nearly nude woman put on my left shoulder. In the years since I’ve seen it on at least three other sailors in the same spot. It was my lesson to always personalize tats a little, even if taken from a catalog or off the wall.
The only tattoo I have from that list is the tribal tattoo. My first tattoo was a tribal phoenix/dragon. I got it to symbolize strength and rising again from the ashes. It was actually a momentary decision, but it has become a very important symbol and reminder to me.
Started getting tattoos when I was 24 .. at 54 I have a sleeve and 9 other tattoos … I thought I was doing good on this list until you hit the butterfly lol … 90’s + tramp stamp = Butterfly 🦋
I’m proud and happy to say I have absolutely none of these, but I can’t hate on skulls they are cool like you said
I've never understood skulls in particular. I get the flowers & butterflies for women, the trees, the owls...that all makes sense, but why skulls??
Kiss ass
Everyone has every tattoo, what matters is what it means to you!! And what it represents in your life. I have a Greek sleeve with roses. Haha but they have their own meaning to me.
lol
Say it loud say it proud. 👌🏼💯
100% agree with you.
You saw this video and created a meaning lol
You seem like a hater
I don't have any tattoos yet but I am going to get an owl as part of a woodland creatures sleeve I have booked for next year which will also include flowers ;) As you said, there's a reason these designs are popular. It's because they're awesome and even though the subject matter is the same, they all look different and unique. x
Oh brother. Lmao.
That sound awesome dude 👊 on my right arm I'm doing a nighttime mythical creature theme, and left a daytime nature/animal theme
I'm always up for input from people about my ink when I'm considering my next one, but - ultimately, I don't care what anyone else has. Everything I get means something to me, & every one is always done custom so it's unique for me.
As a musican the first tattoo I ever got was a treble cleft design based on a water colour painting I did. Years later playing in bars and street performing I'd come to realize so many musicians also had treble cleft tattoos and music notes. Way more common than I thought
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Lol. I just got my first tattoo 2 days ago and it features both a butterfly and a rose. But, I'm a thyroid cancer survivor and my tattoo is designed to celebrate that. The butterfly is used to symbolize the thyroid as the gland itself is shaped like a butterfly. The rose represents my Oma who passed and my tattoo also includes cornflowers for my late mother and apple blossoms for my Opa. So, while it might have elements that are overdone, it's very personal to me and I love it! No ragrets.😆🥰
I got my first today. Also a cancer survivor.
Congrats on pushing through and being so strong I have hashimotos I assume my thyroid will eventually give out and while I wouldn’t do what you did the butterfly is a good idea to represent my thyroid issues I’ve struggled with since I was 11
Going for my first tattoo in 2 days. Soooo happy that mine isn't on the list!!!!! For your list, I would like to add those traditional American style sparrows on the clavicle, and the barbed wire 🤣
I have a feeling your tattoo is probably the first one mentioned on someone elses list.
@@ronwhite8021 maybe, but doubt it!
I appreciate that this video isn’t even knocking popular tattoos. It’s just stating the obvious. I have a flower forearm tattoo with a woman holding a baby(for my son). My flowers are asters and morning glories but I definitely want a lotus on my ankle too. Don’t even care that it’s popular. Some of the popular tattoos are popular for a reason. They tattoo well, are low in being regretted, and just have great meaning.
I am grateful for every tattoo I do, as long as I am working I could be doing the same tattoo every day and still be thankful.
Tattooing is a gift of a job and I would never look unfavourably at any design no matter how many times it comes in.
If you feel that way you should get a different job.
Thankfully I don’t have any of the ones you mentioned, but I’m also surprised you didn’t mention cobwebs or swords, which are two of my more commonly seen tattoos.
I think even super-overdone tats can look great if done by a talented artist and given an imaginative and original twist, as you say yourself. The absolute worst is when someone has lots and lots of small tattoos done by different artists, in different styles, that also clash in colour and theme. Every time they get a bit of extra money, they have another added, with no regard for making them blend together and compliment each other in aesthetically pleasing ways. They end up looking like an abandoned subway wall and become a walking eyesore. 😂
Any tattoo artist turning down a tattoo because it's been done is insufferable! It's our bodies and we can decorate them any damn way we want. Money's money man!
I live in Deep South Texas. Which means sleeves full of the Virgin Mary, the last supper, praying hands with a rosary, and all that covered in roses with stems.
I was laughing my ass off, cause I have a combination of several of them:
1) I have a butterfly with a skull instead of the body
2) Wolf howling at the moon with trees
3) Snake that morphs into a tribal silhouette (don't judge! my very first tattoo)
😂
No regrets still love them all 😊
For part 2, definitely add Kanji symbols, nautical star, barbed wire and background clouds.
Nautical star was actually in this but decided to take it out and save it for the next along with not having the video he to long 😂 and good you gave me acouple new ones for part 2
I think in the future chrysantemums will be also an overused flower. I see them in nearly every japanese themed tattoo all over instagram
Kanji, yes. If you wanna see /Chinese or /Japanese one Reddit get real nasty real fast asked them about your kanji/hanzi tattoo. It’s gnarly.
I actually designed a butterfly tattoo for my family member, but she's getting it because her sister loves butterflies, and her sister got a dragonfly to represent her.
And her sister got a vine of flowers down her spine in remembrance of her best friend, who passed away right after graduation, and loved those flowers.
One tattoo that's definitely popular: dragons. Mostly Chinese/water dragons. Coming from a girl who has a big water dragon tattoo.
I also have a skull that's in the same style as the game Hollow Knight. And it's cracked with a little ghost coming out of it.
Don't care that half my tattoos are cliché. I love them dearly x)
Same here 😂
I have a forest tattoo and i'm proud about it, because in my opinion, it looks really good 😜
I have the forest tattoo but with mountains/ valley and a river. I don’t like the way it wraps. I’ve had it for 6 years, I’m ready to black it out.
@@sdaftermath123 I want to get a road with eucalyptus trees on either side creating a tunnel, because as a kid, I knew we were close to finally arriving at the ocean when we drove under those trees. I will now never get this tattoo, for fear of it being seen as a basic bitch idea. My hopes & dreams are dead now.
-Pocket watch
-Roses
-Combination of pocket watch and roses
-I don’t know many people with a wolf tattoo
-Skulls in black and grey
Snakes
-Snakes and skulls together
-Vegvisir
These are some of the tattoos I see quite often if I put more time into it I’m sure I could think of more
Oh snap!!! 1st real tattoo I ever got was not only a flower (your #1) but also a lili (1st flower you mentioned)! Gonna rock the heck out of it as suggested. 3rd tattoo is a butterfly. What’s even weirder is I wouldn’t mind trees around ankle either!
Out of the ones you mentioned I only have a wolf tattoo, but it is a small and simple one. I'm a little surprised that u didn't mention dragons and over the years I see a lot of them on people, male, female, and even nb. I eventually want to get a dragon tattoo myself.
Saving that one for part 2 😉👊🏼
“Small and simple” tattoos, for people who want to say they have a tattoo but are too afraid to commit to a real tattoo
Currently planning my first tattoo. Although I’m not sure I agree with the phrase “overdone”. I feel like classic is a better phrasing. Most of these are nature or animals, representing classic natural symbology of the earth. I guess I don’t get how those can be “overdone”
I agree. He might as well have just said "Traditional" tattoos are overdone. I mean pick an image: skull, dagger, rose, eagle, snake, etc. Considering the imagery associated with traditional tattoos has been around for a long as it has, then traditional tattoos are clearly "over done". (Sarcasm intended)
Bro skulls and TRADITIONAL roses are forever gonna stay in the tattoo community 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Facts
Absolutely. Rose representative of life and how short it is. Skulls ( memento mori)
Hey brotha love the video ! Had a quick question. What’s on your head ? Is it a hearing aid?
Yes it’s a special hearing aid called a baha. Not many people have this one
Never could commit to something as I couldn’t think of something i knew I would love forever. Before my father passed he saw a lot of nurses with great ink and said that he kind of wished he’d done one for his father. When she asked what it would be he said a horseshoe. So I’m thinking maybe. Maybe ( I’m 65) I’ll do one with my Dads dates and my
Mothers too. Think maybe just death dates. Not sure. I think horsehair should always be “up”
Or open so to speak so the luck doesn’t run out? Any thoughts on small tasteful horseshoe tattoos ? Thx 👍
Lol I didn’t even realize I had 3 heart tattoos until you mentioned it. Also just got a neotraditional butterfly, and I have a neotraditional rose dagger. Almost forgot to mention the lotus.
Lmao did you delete my number lol how does Simone forget they have a tattoo cuz I’m here to remind keep telling your self that ant
Oh My Gawd.
Haha my first one was a lion. But it has a lot of different meaning than most would think. To each their own 🤷♂️ lol
I'm excited to see if my first tattoo choice is on here. I would love a room filled with people with wings on their back. I'm 32 and still want it.
Sometimes they look like chicken wings. Lol
On 7:09, that's where im planning to get my 5th tattoo and it will also be a skull. Is that part of the leg painful? 😊
about to add a rose and dove for my son so excited been to long since I got a tattoo.
The Greek god ones are so nice! Been thinking about getting Zeus or Poseidon and I think I’ll do it after watching this.
they make me wanna puke every time i see them
I'm looking into getting a Greek mythology sleeve too! Where are you finding ideas?
did you do it?
I almost got #10 (the tree) but only because I couldn't find an artist who'd do geometrics. But fortunately after a vacation break a new tattoo shop opened with exactly that what I was looking for. Now I have an awesome geometric + mandala dotwork (= many hours) full sleeve that I really seldom see elsewhere 😅
(I also got wings all over my upper back and shoulders, is that a nono too?)
Mandelas and geometric tattoos have a good chance of becoming like the 90s tribal. Just enjoy tattoos that you like 😂 I like flash tattoos the best
I’m getting an oni mask with cherry blossoms as the filler/background all around my forearm for my first tattoo next month, I have seen a lot of cherry blossoms but they’re still fire to me lol. Made my appointment already, getting it done by an actual Asian tattoo artist here in Houston so that’s pretty cool
are you of asian decent?
@@premelosv probably not, there are probs more white people with Japanese tattoos than Asian people lol
Oni masks are pretty popular. I like them and have considered getting one. I have 3 tattoos.
Just watched a video of tattoo donts and justinked has almost all of them on the list. It’s like tattoo artists are at war with each other
I’m not an artist though
3 weeks ago made my 1st tattoo and it's none of the tattoos you mentioned soo that's cool 😎👌!! Lol and I'm in love with it 🥰💙!! The tattoo artist did a great job!!
While I don’t know why other people get lion tattoos, I’ve seen cuz there a Leo or cuz it represents them. I knew I wanted a lion tattoo since I was a kid, always been my favorite animal and I used to tell my gpa when we die we will come back as them! So lion tattoo was coming either way for me popular or not!
Yeah I know they're over done but...;
1. Roses = my favorite flower & I have a specific idea in mind cuz it has 3 meanings to me
2. Pocket watch = I love them compared to a regular watch. I own about 3 or 4. I want one as a tattoo but I want to make it interesting
3. Cross = I am a Christian & again I have a specific design in mind to make it unique to me
4. Snakes = my favorite reptile
5. Wolves = just love the animal & wolf used to be an old nickname plus my coworkers call me Big B. So back off before I huff & puff
6. Tribal = my first was tribal but I had the suits from playing cards added in cuz it looked better that way. Also I'd love some Polynesian styled work cuz I respect & love the tradition of tattooing
7. Skulls = yeah ok can be "edgy" but like everything else make it my own & I'm gonna wear that shit happily
I have lotus with a dream catcher on my sleeve which I am going to cover it up soon.
I have a infinity with love life n feather on my ankle which I am going to cover it up later. 😅😅
My daughter has a pair of hearts both drawn by her grandparents over her heart so it is significant to her.
Basically dont get them because he already has them.
Use inkbox foe small tats
I have rose tattoos but theyre used as filler tattoos on my religous sleeve. Never gone to a tattoo shop and asked for a rose, just had them do them as part of whatever piece I was getting
I surprisingly dont have any of these after getting tattooed for 12 years. 😂
I’m getting a snake tattoo for my birthday next week I just knew they were gonna be on the list 😂😂
I'm working on the tribal tattoo on my upper back. So far it's only the lines but hopefully will be filled in soon. I've also got a wolf made of fire, dream catcher with a skilloet of a wolf's head howling, tiger, cerberus, dragon flames and a bracer with a knife.
If you get any tattoos, you're just like everybody else.
not having tattoos doesn't make you special, 80% of people don't have tattoos
@@no_yane No, more like 8% you mean.
@@no_yane 50 percent of genz ppl have tattoos
@@OneOfThoseTypes lol normies always view things through the lens of status and attention, no one cares idiot
if u dont get a tatoo your just like everyone.
You got me with all four of mine! I have a cross of the word faith, the h goes into a branch with four birds on it (representing my four kids), the word First from the song by Lauren Daigle which means to put God First, and a semicolon with a side butterfly wing (; for suicide awareness and butterfly wing to represent my daughters second chance at life). All in black ❤
MULPTIPLE 0:14 good thing you dont need to spell to draw
I just got my first tattoo on my forearm the side where my palm faces. It says “faith” and the “h” extends out into a branch with a bird perched on it.
I feel like I knew what I wanted to add on until I watch this video lol.
On the other side of my forearm with the back of my hand, I wanted a broken face being shattered with floral sprouting underneath.
I seen some done with butterflies but I think I prefer the black and grey floral look
Damn i got two overdone tattoos in one tattoo and that's the skull and rose in black and grey on my hand.
But i really love it still even 6 years later.
I just got a butterfly tattoo with Lady Gaga's sexual assault survivor symbol as the bodice. I love it because it's a beautiful, creative twist on the original tattoo and it looks awesome. I also like that people assume it's basic because they typically don't ask me about the meaning, so I have an easy time only telling people I trust what it represents.
Did you get lady Gagas illuminati symbol on you too ?
@@bpswank429 👹
The inside of my upper arm is Philippians 3:13. I got it after me and my wife reconciled after an affair. It talks about forgetting things that are behind and reaching forward to the things that are ahead.
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bruh.....
Thanks for the video. I am looking to get my first tattoo but everything I think of is on the overdone lists. :) A Compass. A Lion with crown and a Bible verse (got lots covered there). It's difficult because what I think I want is based on internet searches, so the same sort of stuff comes up, but I am not confident enough to tell an artist what I want and to give total freedom to do something really different. That makes me nervous especially as a first timer. So, its a vicious cycle.
Not sure if you've gotten your first tattoo done, but go around to different shops and look at their portfolios. Find someone who has work that you love. Soon as you do, definitely has sit down with that artist and let them know what you're thinking. They will definitely be more than happy to work with ya
I have a few of these. in my defense, I stopped getting tattoos in the mid '80's. At a time when they were still very much frowned upon, were barely seen in public, and were not super overdone lol.....
You definitely came for me, i have trees w birds, and owl, a skull, and a rose all on the same sleeve bro….. booking my blackout as we speak
I’ve got 4 AT themed flash tattoos. Similar to the pocket watch, I’ve got a hiking style compass with a rose and a flower around it. It was parried up with a same style backpack and camping lantern. There is also an owl in the mix too.
That's what I love about AT. it's a timeless classic style.. the soaring eagle, or clipper ship, or gypsie head were dope 75 years ago and are still dope now.
that voice break on the intro...00:01
😂😂💀💀
People are sheep.
Says the sheep
You probably dress like most people yourself sheep
I am a female and I want the tiger head on my left shoulder-blade. I wanted it started just below my neck to covering my left side of my shoukder-blade, then kinda fading into the right shoulder-blade, but still keeping to the left. Is it a good choice? It's not guna be coloured just one ink. Black or the one everyone uses. I also want my dogs paw print and the Yr he was born on my right upper fore-arm. (I'm 12 btw lol, gotta wait till I'm 18😭)
I have a rose, a carnation, dove, the butterfly that was supposed to be a symbol for suicide awareness (which also has an infinity sign) and I have a Taino Indian tribal tattoo of a coqui(a frog). So many people have the coqui.
I just got my first, edelweis, alph flowers and a mountain groundhog :'). Personaly never seen that one before
i just got my first tattoo a couple weeks ago :) its a fine line cicada wing and i'm in love with it
Great ideas on how to look like everyone else. It's so cool to blend in and follow!
OK, you got me; the one tattoo I had considered getting for a while was a Celtic owl, which I guess would also be considered tribal. Probably kinda like Rachel Roth's tramp stamp in the Teen Titans comics.
I still don't have any ink on my flesh, but if I were to get any tattoo in the foreseeable future, it would probably be on top of the ORIF scar in my arm and a representation of the bone when it was broken and the hardware that's still in there.
Is the dusk till neck tatoo from Seth gecko count I got dat in n lft side of my neck 🤷🏾
I feel so attacked 😭😂
😂😂😂 gotcha
New to this guys videos but what is the thing on the site of his head ? Is it a cochlear implant?
Why'd your voice start out high pitched at the start there?
Because I was excited
Dragon wasn't listed, amazing
Saving that for another video 😂🤫
I have older tats. And I do want a few more is it would it be overrated to get a tattoo with my family crest or shield on or as a tattoo
I did a stick and poke rose as my first tattoo. Yes ik stick and pokes are risky I was 16 and dumb but i actually used it to include a semi colon instead of a leave on my rose
1.Lion/tiger
2.Greek mythology
3.Clock
4.Rose
5.skulls
6.candles
7.rosary/ cross
Not necessarily in that order
Damn you did good 🔥
I got 4 you mentioned i have the dove the skull hearts (getting stitched up) and a wolf it's a wold paw print with the wolf's face in it...and it also says lone wolf💯🤣
Clocks and roses ! Ahhh its all about wearing what makes you happy.
well i want to get abstract tattoo and i didnt see it on this list so i think its a go
I have a rose but it's on my wrist but it's for my battle with depression & plus it's special cause I got it the night before my niece was born but it sucks so I'm getting a cover up
I am a 4th generation holder of an illinois watch co pocket watch that was gifted to my great grandfather for his role in completing a big project on time and under budget. He was a mason. I am a mason. I think i am one if the few that can actually justify having a pocket watch tattoo lol. My tattoo is an exact replica of the watch that has been passed down to me.
I live in Maine, so the forest theme forearm tattoos are EVERYWHERE.
But i just finished my Greek sleeve, so what can i say?
Lol, I have a lotus tattoo in the small of my back, which was my 3rd. A rose tattoo on my ankle, which was my 1st. Never wanted a lion tattoo. However a white tiger and a black panther are 2 that I do want and am planning on getting them within the next 2 or 3 that I get. Also have a cross on my chest for my dad's memorial tattoo.
Love the video I’m about to get a cross and roses but I am aware it’s basic but I think it will still be cool
Basic yes. Still cool? ABSOLUTELY! Get it and love it. And don’t listen to what people have to say (because you’ll hear them say it) 💁🏼♀️