Black and white tattoo for men in the form of a sleeve

Tattoos are one of the most striking ways of showing individuality. A black and white tattoo in the form of a sleeve for men is considered a kind of attribute of a successful life and courage. Stuffing is not a new trend, but it has not lost its popularity over the past few years.

The sleeve can be of different types:

• complete;
• half;
• by three quarters;
• one quarter of a hand.

The sleeve fully covered with the tattoo is the entire arm. The drawing can be applied not only to the area from the shoulder to the wrist, but also to move to the hand, touch a part of the chest, scapula.

As for the plots, the purely masculine choice of tattoo design is a symbolism of strength. Most often, the motive is based on the central character - the animal. In most variants, men give preference to predators: panthers, wolves, bears. The same category includes birds (kites, eagles, phoenixes), marine life (sharks). Fictional characters (dragons, gorgons) are also in demand.

In second place will be sketches with symbols of power. Everything related to wealth and success is relevant here. Elements of oriental culture are also valuable among men. Often samurai and ninja flaunt on the sleeves.

It is also worth mentioning a topic that has gained popularity not so long ago: travel and everything that accompanies it. There is a place for compasses, maps, planes and islands. A separate item is to mark landscape tattoos: coniferous forests, mountain peaks, sea panoramas.

A sketch of a sleeve tattoo successfully combines different motives and intricate patterns, it can be in a minimalistic or complex design, bright or black and white. Despite the colorfulness of the multicolored drawings and the interest in monochrome tattoos, it is the black and white sleeve tattoos that remain the most popular among men.

In a large-scale body composition, the bottom is traditionally associated with the top with a general meaning. But this is far from the only possible option. Sleeve tattoos are different in concept:

• one drawing all over the hand;
• several separate drawings connected by a plot or style;
• different motives in one drawing;
• many images that are not related to each other, but have a common background.

If you are inept at combining different styles, you can easily get the perfect tastelessness. For example, by linking biomechanics and old cheekbones (or new cheekbones) in one tattoo. Or by choosing a trash polka in combination with a tribal.

Also, light and shadows become important parts of the sketch. They can make even an unpretentious black and white plot very effective. Determining it is only half the battle. It is much more difficult to decide on the style of sleeve tattoo because of the considerable variety.

• Biomechanics... This is truly a masculine style. When you look at such a sleeve, it seems as if a futuristic cyborg comes to life in front of your eyes. Here it is important to entrust the work to the master, who will convey the selected sketch very believably and in detail.

• Celtica... Celtic themes are an option for fans of mythology and religious motives. Drawings are complemented with crosses, runes, patterns, images of birds, animals, ancient divine figures.

• Oriental... One of the most colorful styles on this entertaining list. But black and white tattoos are also here.

• Ornamental... It differs from blackwork in a variety of geometric patterns.Often the entire drawing originates from a mandala or a flawless circle. Sometimes there are elements of the addition with an encrypted deep meaning.

• Realism... Painter portraits of famous personalities, possibly idols, are often found here. Well, or the images of warriors familiar to many men. Or images of animal forms. It is worth noting that these are not necessarily exclusively carnivorous individuals. Totem animals such as a parrot or an elephant are equally encountered. Realism is one of the hardest styles in tattoo art. Such works are highly valued financially, since they are highly artistic creativity.

• Trash polka. The entire rebellious presentation of the style is full of protest against the generally accepted framework. The background of an aggressive tattoo is usually deep black, over which blood-red strokes are applied.

• Chicano... There will be all the stereotypical attributes of a male action movie: weapons, money, expensive cars, girls in swimsuits. This trend originated in the days of gangsters. Sleeve tattoos in this style are one hundred percent masculine. Even taking into account the fact that sometimes the composition is diluted with flowers.

The hand is as if created for a tattoo, because this part of the body is most recently affected by age-related changes. At this point, the pattern is less deformed during weight gain and loss. Vertical compositions with many elements look beautiful on the hand. It should be noted that the creation of a sleeve tattoo is a complex process that requires special professionalism and skill due to the difficult location of the sketch and the high demands of clients.

Work on a sleeve can take several sessions. It all depends on the scale of the sketch, style, detail and financial solvency of the client. In addition, such a tattoo is not available to everyone, and it's not even a matter of time and patience, but of a solid cost. Therefore, sleeve tattoo among men is something of a symbol of attitude towards the category of independent people who live for their own pleasure.