Sleeve tattoos are becomming more popular, but it really isn't my style.
Really?why not? there is actually a difference between an arm covered in tattoes and a sleeve tattoo
Perhaps I don't know the distinction. What's the difference?
A sleeve tattoo is a large tatto that has a unified theme, that covers most or all of a person's arm, usually from shoulder to wrist.
Gotcha. I've shied away from tattoos in general. But they certainly appear to be growing in popluarity.
I have a couple of them but i wish i didn't have them. Tattoos have historically been regarded in the West as uncivilised
Only 20 years ago it seemed that people who had tattoos were a little rough around the edges. Now that everyone has them though, they don't seem as tough as they used to.
History of tattooing
Tattooing has been practiced across the globe since at least Neolithic times, as evidenced by mummified preserved skin, ancient art and the archaeological record. Both ancient art and archaeological finds of possible tattoo tools suggest tattooing was practiced by the Upper Paleolithic period in Europe. However, direct evidence for tattooing on mummified human skin extends only to the 4th millennium BC. The oldest discovery of tattooed human skin to date is found on the body of Ötzi the Iceman, dating to between 3370 and 3100 BC. Other tattooed
Sleeve tattoo
A sleeve tattoo (or tattoo sleeve) is a large tattoo, or a collection of smaller tattoos, that has a unified theme, that covers most or all of a person's arm, usually from shoulder to wrist.
There is a difference between an arm covered in tattoos and a sleeve tattoo. A sleeve tattoo has a unified theme, whereas an arm covered in tattoos may have many tattoos of different styles that does not have an overall unity.
The term "sleeve" is a reference