It's no wonder that tribal butterfly tattoos are seen often taken that both tribal and butterfly tattoo are so popular. As we see online, the symbolism that surrounds these designs is quite interesting and probably adds to their popularity. Butterflies often represent rebirth, renewal, perseverance, rejuvenation and the soul. While the tribal tattoos normally represent a person's identification with a cultural heritage, belief, or practice and perhaps an allegiance to a specific social group or culture.

We may often see ideas like Polynesian tattoos, Celtic tattoos, Japanese tattoos, Filipino tattoos, or even Maori tattoos; they are under the criteria of Tribal Tattoos. Tribal tattoos are normally found to be abstract in form and black in shade however due to their recent popularity many of them are now done in different colors.

Some of the most interesting designs available are these types of tattoos because of the artistic nature of the design. When viewing a tattoo of this type your eyes are involuntarily drawn to the central icon of the design which is the butterfly. Some of the designs are so intangible that perhaps you may not make out the butterfly at first glimpse. And this is what makes the tattoo more attractive and often draws attention to the wearer.

Similar to numerous butterfly designs, tribal butterfly tattoos look wonderful when placed in the lower back area. And what's more is that the tribal ones look good on both men and women. As with all tattoo designs it's important to follow the guidelines is to start with an image that has clean, clear lines. You have to make sure the image has smooth curves.

The curves should not be too near to one another otherwise the tattoo artist may have difficulty applying the design. You can get a Xerox copy of the image in the exact size you want it placed on your body. This is very important because a design that looks great in a large size might not be appropriate as a smaller tattoo because the image may lose too much detail.

By Krystal Robbins