The Samoan word for mark, tattoos have been around since time immemorial.

The isometric designs found in dotted tattoos are believed to have originated among Tibetan monks.

“There is a ritual wherein Tibetan monks mark a sick person with dots, which are drawn in a particular pattern they believe is best for healing him of his ailment. Today, artists around the world have added their own styles and modernized this art,” says artist Sabby.

Other artistic influences for this art form known as Dottism, stemming from tribal motifs, Indian henna designs, abstract and modern art.

These dotted tattoos are often complicated labyrinths of geometric patterns intersecting and blending with one another.

Usually, these type of tattoos are created on a larger area of the body due to the fact the space accentuates the visual power of the design.

To create these intricate designs, some of which are three-dimensional, scales and compasses are often employed. The tattoo consists of a replication of the same pattern that can go on either until eternity or the bearer runs out of skin. For those enamored with geometry, dotted tattoos are definitely the way to go. Triangles, squares, rectangles, circles, angles, lines and more lines form patterns that explode visually for anyone attempting to follow the pattern with their eyes. Tattoo artists like Xed lehead, Kostas and Amanda Rouse have popularized this growing trend and brought it to India, particularly Mumbai and New Delhi. To each his own, but remember that a tattoo represents a permanent marking.” target=”_blank”> tattoosare often complicated labyrinths of geometric patterns intersecting and blending with one another.

Usually, these types of tattoos are created on a larger area of the body due to the fact the space accentuates the visual power of the design.

To create these intricate designs, some of which are three-dimensional, scales and compasses are often employed. Triangles, squares, rectangles, circles, angles, lines and more lines form patterns that explode visually for anyone attempting to follow the pattern with their eyes.

The tattoo consists of a replication of the same pattern that can go on either until eternity or until the bearer runs out of skin.

For those enamored with geometry, dotted tattoos are definitely the way to go.

Tattoo artists such as Xed lehead, Kostas and Amanda Rouse have popularized this growing trend and brought it to India, particularly Mumbai and New Delhi.

To each his own, but remember while considering to get one that a tattoo is a permanent marking.

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MDeeDubroff

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M Dee Dubroff is the penname of this freelance writer and former teacher originally from Brooklyn, New York. A writer of ghostly and horror fiction, she has branched out into the world of humorous non fiction writing and maintains eight web sites covering a wide variety of topics. She also writes feature articles for several local newspapers. Her book entitled: A Taste of Funny, and her website, Eat, Drink And Really Be Merry (http://www.ingestandimbibe.com) feature many well researched and humorous articles on the subject of food and drink.