Most often, the tattoo is applied to the most open part of the body - the arm. Since ancient times, a drawing was applied to the upper limb not only to demonstrate one's status, but also for beauty. The hand is the most mobile part of the human body. In addition, it is at this place that the pattern will be most likely to be visible. That is why people so often "clog" their hands. A full arm tattoo is called a "sleeve" and is very popular in the modern world.
History and varieties
As the name implies, a tattoo of this kind has a fairly large area and is applied to the hand, thereby imitating clothes. Since ancient times, the tattoo has a protective character. People believed that the drawing on the body would help them protect themselves from dark forces and evil spirits. Now, tattoos are applied all over the arm, most likely, not for the purpose of a talisman, but for beauty.
Lengthsleeves may vary. It depends on the sketch you choose and individual wishes. Often you can find a tattoo on the whole arm. This is a classic style of sleeves. Also a fairly common option is a three-quarter sleeve tattoo. Most often, such a tattoo is done from the shoulder, not reaching the wrist. A half-arm tattoo is also considered a sleeve. The image can be located both from the shoulders to the elbow, and from the elbow to the wrist. There are also tattoos in the size of one quarter. In the event that you stuffed such a tattoo, starting from the shoulder, then you can easily hide it behind a T-shirt.
Choosing pattern
The choice of men most often falls on large tattoos: on the whole arm or on three quarters. But women love more miniature images on their hands. In addition, they adhere to smoother and more gentle lines when selecting a sketch for a tattoo on the whole arm. Men's photos of sleeve tattoos most often show us that the stronger sex prefers hard lines.
In general, there are no specific rules for choosing a pattern for sleeves. You can choose everything that the master in the salon will offer you. Tattoos on the whole arm can be performed both in the blackwork style and using a large number of colors. For sleeves, you can choose absolutely any pattern: flowers, animals, landscapes, motifs of patterns of different nations, and so on ad infinitum. It may even happen that initially you did not plan to score the whole arm, but only made a small tattoo, but gradually began to supplement it with others,united everything with a common theme and eventually got a tattoo on the whole arm. "Male" sleeve designs are a bit more common than "female" ones, but both sexes equally love this type of tattoo.
Some nuances
It will take a considerable amount of time to make a sleeve. In fact, this is a very long and painstaking work. If you chose a sleeve for the whole arm, then most likely it will take about 6 sessions to fill it completely. Moreover, one session lasts no more than 4 hours, and the intervals between them are a couple of weeks. Since this tattoo will take up a large place on the skin, it is better to think over the sketch in advance to the smallest detail, choose an experienced master and take your time.
