From the back alleys, carnivals, and speak free spots to roadsides in the downtowns, tattooing studios have journeyed a long way and from bodies of criminals and hooligans to those of educated and upper middle classes, the tattoo designs are leaving long lasting impression on majority today. Tattooing is a way of inserting color materials beneath the skins as what beautifully one said "it is a creative means of self-expression".
The history of tattoo dates back to 5000 years ago and one can find the traces of the art in Egyptian culture when women folks of monarchy were accustomed to flaunt splendid designs on their body parts to impress others. Derived from Tahitian word tatau or Polynesian ta-both mean striking mark-, the word tattoo has a noticeable etymology.
