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Tattoo sleeves are either a one big tattoo or several smaller ones that almost completely cover person's arm like a sleeve. They can come in variety of lengths. A full sleeve tattoo starts at the shoulder blade and goes all the way to the wrist.

A half tattoo sleeve tattoo covers half of the arm, typically the upper arm from the shoulder to the elbow. Quarter tattoo sleeves usually cover a quarter of an arm on the bicep region.

Unlike normal tattoos, tattoo sleeves don’t require any commitment in time, money or pain. One reason why people get tattoo sleeves is because they might get an arm tattoo, then another one, then one more until the area is filled with quite a bunch of various tattoos. It's a common choice to connect the existing individual tattoos together into one large sleeve tattoo opting for a common style or theme.

Sleeve Tattoo

These types of sleeves can be done in almost any period of time since a person doesn't have to walk around with an unfinished tattoo. It is also possible to cover some or all existing tattoos in the finished tattoo sleeve.

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The downside of this path of getting tattoo sleeves is that since they are not planned as a single piece of work, it requires some creativity to blend the small tattoos together into one big tattoo. The tattoo sleeves that have been planned beforehand take a lot of patience since it could take several months, sometimes even years to complete them. It is impossible to create such a large design in a couple of hours. The more complex the design the longer it takes to complete it. It's not only actual tattooing that can take a lot of time, quite often the tattoo place has to heal a bit before the artist can continue working on it.

Full Sleeve Tattoo Designs

When considering on getting a tattoo sleeve, there are more things than only time to think about. The sleeve tattoo prices can be very high especially if you are getting a big and complex design. Think also of the size and location. Upper arm half sleeves are the most common.

Typically people choose to get a tattoo sleeve on their dominant side. Right handed people prefer to get a tattoo sleeve on their right arm and left handed - on their left. The most important thing when getting tattoo sleeves is choosing a tattoo artist. A good artist can give great suggestions to improve the design of your choice and also make a professional drawing. Make sure you discuss all the details with your tattoo artist before scheduling how often you are going to visit him or her. Before you go looking for a tattoo artist, it's always handy to have a tattoo design or a sketch with you when you first visit the tattoo artist of your choice. There is a huge variety of tattoo websites that offer ideas and drawing for tattoo sleeves.

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One of the most popular tattoo sleeve designs are Celtic knotwork patterns. The long, highly detailed knotted thread that weaves around the arm is well suited for a big area. It can look good on its own and it is very suited for connecting individual tattoos.

Other themes that are well suited for connecting various smaller tattoos are flames and floral patterns. Different vines and small flowers are highly popular for female tattoos. Guys might prefer tribal tattoo elements for their tattoo sleeves. Their monochromatic, thick, dark lines can work great to frame smaller elements of a tattoo sleeve. These are just a few ideas for a sleeve tattoo but what you choose is entirely up to you. Various tattoo webpages hold almost endless amount of images which you can use for designs or inspiration.