Tribal Sleeve Tattoo Stencils

The sleeve tattoo

There are many different types of tattoos. There are also different names for the tattoos, depending on which region of the body the tattoo is being made.

For example the sleeve tattoo. What this is exactly and what it means is explained below.

• Translation

Exactly translated means "sleeve tattoo" from the English sleeve = sleeve, shell.

These types are tattooed on both arms and legs. Thus, the tattoo should look like a shell on the relevant part of the body. Characteristically, the name does not denote the type of body jewelry but the size.

A sleeve tattoo not only adorns the outside of the upper arm, for example, but is also stabbed all around. There are different options here.

• Species

There are different types of sleeve tattoo:

Quarter sleeve

Half-sleeve

3/4 - sleeve

Full sleeve

The quarter-sleeve tattoo covers a quarter of the arm. Mostly you can find this type of tattoo from the shoulder to the biceps, alternatively also from the forearm to the wrist.

With the half-sleeve tattoo, half the arm is adorned with art. You can choose between the shoulder to the elbow or, alternatively, from the forearm to the wrist.

The 3/4 sleeve tattoo again covers three quarters of the entire arm, the name already derives.

The full sleeve thus covers the entire arm, from the wrist to the shoulder.

If the leg is tattooed in the style, the designs and names are the same as for the arm. Thus the full-sleeve tattoo on the leg runs from the ankle to the hip.

• The stinging

A sleeve tattoo is a relatively time-consuming affair in every variant. In most cases, such a tattoo is done in several sessions. You should also take this time. On the one hand, it's more relaxed for both sides. On the other hand, a story is often told in a sleeve tattoo or a composite image is captured, for which new ideas or suggestions for improvement may arise between the sessions.

• Importance

In a sleeve tattoo, own stories are usually told. These can be important life events, for example, which are summarized or also personal values ​​and interests.

Such a tattoo should be designed with a good artist (this can be the tattoo artist because most tattoo artists are artists!). Not only do the elements have to match, but also the individual colors harmonize with each other and match the events shown. Since it is a very large tattoo and permanent body decoration, there should be precise clarity about the appearance.

• Background of large tattoos in general

Such large and elaborate tattoos are known from the Iron Age Skyten, which was a horse people of the Russian steppe. The most diverse functions and meanings are known from the literature, for example as a membership mark of associations, to mark prisoners or as a ritual symbol.

• The decision: yes or no to the sleeve tattoo

The decision for a tattoo at all is usually not made in a short-circuit act. Likewise, the decision for a tattoo as large as the sleeve tattoo should not be made too hastily. If you are not quite sure whether a sleeve tattoo is suitable for you or if it suits you, there is now the possibility of a "fake tattoo" for testing. These are arm warmers that are made of thin pantyhose-like material and are printed with tattoo motifs. So you can test whether you would feel comfortable with a sleeve.

Hardly any tattoo makes it possible to tell a story or various life events in such detail as a sleeve tattoo. It is also possible to bring in further ideas or changes for the sleeve from session to session. There are no limits to your own creativity.