Free Tattoo Designs

You've come to the right place for free tattoo designs! We have just about every kind of tattoo you can think of: tribal, animals, hearts, Celtic, Chinese, Kanji, Native American, fairies, stars, butterflies, flowers... you name it. Not to mention specialty designs like arm bands, and lower back tattoos. So if you don't find what you looking for in one gallery, it's most likely in another.

Feel free to browse as much as you like, and explore the site thoroughly. Make us your "go to" resource for tattoo designs. And don't forget to bookmark us now so you can return here later for great tattoo ideas!

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The word "tattoo" has Tahitian origins of "tatu" or "tatau". Whether known as tats, ink, art or work, tattoos are one of the oldest forms of body art. In fact, tattooing of the skin in Japan is thought to date back some ten thousand years, back to the Paleolithic era, making it somewhat ironic that among the most popular tattoo designs today, are Japanese Kanji symbols.

As a form of body modification, tattoos are found in virtually every culture and are chosen for reasons ranging from cosmetic, religious, magical or as a means of cultural identity. Modern tribal tattoos, for example, have their origins in Maori and ancient Celtic society. If you wish to investigate further,the University of Wisconsin College Library has a very thorough Research Guide to Tattoos & Body Piercings. In addition, the Santa Monica College Library has a great resources page for Tattoo Research.

To download the tattoos on this site, just move your mouse over an image or animation and right-click. Then select "Save Picture As...". Feel free to open the pictures in your favorite graphics software, such as Photoshop or Image Ready, and edit if you wish. Keep in mind that linking to these images is not permitted.

PLEASE NOTE: These tattoo design images have been collected from various newsgroups and public domain sources, and all are believed to be free of copyright. If you find an image within this collection that is not free for distribution, please contact us with this information, and we will either remove the image, or credit its author.

That being said, all other content on the site is: copyright © 2005-2007 www.tattoo-designs-free.com.

Tattoo-designs-free.com relieves itself from all liability regarding an individual's choice to get a tattoo of any image that this site provides.