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The poppy depicted on the tattoo will become a bright accent of both female and male image. The flower is printed in both miniature and large sizes.

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The poppy depicted on the tattoo will become a bright accent of both female and male image. The flower is printed in both miniature and large sizes.

The meaning of the poppy tattoo

Since ancient times, this flower has been associated among many peoples with youth and beauty, but at the same time with the transience of life.

Another meaning of poppy is its narcotic properties. The flower symbolizes intoxication and death sleep.

According to legend, the poppy grows in the place where the blood of a warrior was previously shed. Therefore, such a tattoo symbolizes tribute to the memory of the dead.

Also, the poppy is one of the most popular Ukrainian national symbols. It is often depicted together with ears of wheat, cornflowers and ethnic ornaments. And in Ancient Rus' this scarlet flower was considered one of the strongest amulets.

How to make a tattoo poppy

The drawing would not be so colorful and realistic if it were not applied with multi-colored pigments. Therefore, a poppy tattoo is most often performed in a watercolor style, which best conveys the brightness and silkiness of the flower’s petals.

A more aggressive option is a sketch in trash polka with characteristic blurred contours and rough strokes.

Poppy tattoos are tattooed on the shoulders, back, forearms, and ankles. Women often decorate the area between the ribs and sides with this pattern.

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