10 Koi Fish Tattoo Designs Unique Tattoo Ideas ~ Tattoona

April 27, 2013 By: Terry Fortson Category: Animal Tattoo Designs

A very classic way to have a unique powerful tattoo is to get a koi fish. It is very easy to make these one of a kind pieces. These can also be placed virtually anywhere.

Even though they have the ability to be placed almost anywhere on your body they are mostly seen on the forearm, calf, shoulder blade, bicep, and as chest pieces. These are usually pretty large pieces so the bigger the canvas the better. Koi fish are very detailed and can be almost any color that you would like them.

The fish usually does not stand alone. They are usually made to look like they are coming out of the water, or surrounded by lotus/cherry blossom flowers. Sometimes even combining the two. If you love color than this is perfect for you because there are so many options to use color in a koi fish tattoo. Most koi tattoos you cant see the mouth of the fish but in some cases the fish has an expression on their face.

Some commonly used colors for the Koi fish tattoo are, oranges with reds, blues with greens, solid colors on the fish with brightly colored flowers, and purples with blues and whites. The koi fish is also commonly used in larger pieces such as sleeves.

The Koi fish is known to be good luck. They are very strong swimmers so they can represent strength as well. These are very meaningful tattoos. You can also get a piece with two koi fish in it. This can mean many things one being the Pisces sign. The others meaning unity or love.

Due to the fact that this a very meaningful tattoo choosing the proper coloring, size, placing and background are very important. This will help you decide what the koi fish means to you.If youre a real fan of koi fish tattoo designs? Then you should look at the pictures listed below,they are really good.

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