Chinese symbol tattoos has really been a craze these years. This article is a step-by-step guide for those who want to get Chinese tattoos but do not know what to do or need some tips on getting no-regret Chinese symbol tattoos. This guide is not only useful for your Chinese symbol tattoos, but can serve as a reference when you are getting other script tattoos such as Arabic tattoos, Hebrew tattoos, Sanskrit tattoos etc.
1 Think of a content for your Chinese symbol tattoos
So since you have made your decision to get Chinese symbol tattoos, now it is time for you to decide what Chinese tattoos to be tattooed on your body. There are unlimited options, you can choose any names, words, or phrases and quotes for Chinese symbol tattoos.
2 Get a professional translation
This is probably the most essential for your Chinese tattoo, there are so many sad stories about a getting a duster Chinese symbol tattoos. no one wants to be ruined by a wrongly translated Chinese symbol tattoo. So how to choose a reliable and trusted translator from so many online translators and website? who should be trusted? Here are some tips.
1)Avoid those sites that provide a bunch of tattoo translation in different languages.
They are probably hiring different casual translators whom you have no idea of how good or bad it is. The biggest drawback of this kind of sites is that you can not guarantee effective communication about your tattoos directly with translators, or even a response from them.
2)Avoid those pseudo-Chinese translators that claims to be Chinese or good at Chinese.
You can tell from their site and their service. Are their information detailed and are their service professional? or you can simply test its authenticity by requesting a Chinese audio of how your Chinese symbol tattoos are pronounced. He or She will probably kindly rejects your tiny request if he is a false one.
3)Diversify your ways to get a Chinese translation.
Besides online translation service, there are many other ways to get a correct translation. For example, you can go to a Chinese restaurant to help you or you can go to the school library or your Chinese teacher. But there are disadvantages for this, for example, you have to make a design yourself and the accurateness of translation is in doubt.
3 Get a unique style or design
More and more Chinese symbol tattoos appears on streets. Are you still getting those cliche and crappy styles? How can you stands out from the crowd? Get a unique and appealing style is important. For this, you can find and download some Chinese writing fonts to design by yourself. but for a lot of people, this is a lot of work and may easily make mistakes. A better alternative it to find a translation service that offers a wide range of styles and designs for Chinese symbol tattoos, choose your favorite Chinese writing styles from them. If you find only Chinese symbol tattoos are too monotonous. you can also mix it with other picture designs, such as Yin Yang designs, Chinese dragon designs, flower designs. You may decide on your own or consult your tattoo artist to make them harmonious.
4 Get a high quality stencil.
A stencil is what tattoo artist use to app directly to your skin.A high quality stencil is very essential for those script tattoos. I find that a lot of misspellings of Chinese symbol tattoos are caused by the lack of a high quality stencil. It is rare for a tattoo artist to master Chinese symbols, so the void of a high quality stencil or a blurred stencil may easily result fatal mistakes. besides, some tattoo artists charge extra charges if you do not provide a stencil, so it is preferable that a high quality stencil is offered by a translator and designer.
5 Find a trusted tattoo artist.
Designs and stencils usually will be delivered to you by E-mail in PDF format, so that you can easily zoom in and out as you like. The next thing to do is print them out and find a trusted local tattoo artist. If you are not sure what size you should print out. Don't worry, just make it clear and take to your tattoo artist, they will resize for you according to your needs.
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