Latest Tattoo Fonts Designs For Men & Women 2012

Latest Tattoo Fonts Designs 2012

# 1: Script Fonts:

Script fonts can give a personalized touch to any tattoo. Fonts such as the ITC Edwardian� and the ITC Christoph�s Quill� designs can add formality to remembrance tattoos, while the the Forte�, Harlow�, or Fling� fonts impart their own special emotion. Script typefaces are passionate communicators that will enhance your message.

# 2: Blackletter:

Blackletter fonts are similar to some medieval forms of manuscript lettering. Often referred to as "gothic", the most popular blackletter font - the Old English� design - is a classic example. Other blackletter fonts include the Fette Fraktur�, Gothique�, Linotype Textur� and Linotype Gotharda� designs, all of which share a style that is unquestionably gothic while maintaining their own distinct aura.

# 3: Celtic Fonts:

Celtic fonts, sometimes called "uncial� fonts, are a popular match with Celtic armband or Celtic tribal tattoos. Uncial letters were written from the late Roman Empire through the early Middle Ages, their rounded forms being quicker to write with a reed pen than the sharp-angled Roman capitals. Their calligraphic heritage has been given a modern twist in fonts such as the ITC Forkbeard�, Iona�, ITC Frances Uncial�, ITC Korigan� and Sweeney� designs.

# 4: Graffiti Fonts:

We've taken the best designs off the walls and made them available as fonts. Graffiti fonts have almost as wide a variety as graffiti writing does. The ITC Airstream�, ITC Neo Neo�, Cult�, Angryhog�, Owned� and Southbee� designs have that look anybody after a "street" tattoo will want.

# 5: Unusual Fonts:

How brave are you? You want that new tattoo to be an original, why not choose a font that nobody else has the guts to use? Look to the ITC Gramophone�, Arriba�, Amelia�, Smack, La Bamba or Retro fonts for a look that will get your new ink noticed. Your mom will hate it!

Sarasota Chalk Festival 2011

The Sarasota Chalk Festival, an annual international street art exhibit and competition in Sarasota, Fla., closed on Nov. 7, 2011 after a week of events, and this year, latecomers were in for an unwelcome surprise. For the first time ever, Sarasota officials were spraying down the sidewalks the day after the 2011 festival, erasing the hundreds of chalk traditional, mosaic and 3D artworks created by artists from around the world.


Juandres Vera, of Mexico, finishes his submission for the 3D Pavement Art category at the 2011 Sarasota international Chalk Festival.


A chalk mosaic pays homage to modern collages made from hundreds of digital photos. (Apt. 46/Flickr)


One artist blends past and future with an homage to apples and Apple products. Sarasota, Fla. officials estimate over 100,000 visitors attended the free festival. (Apt. 46/Flickr)


A chalk depiction of the ancient gods for the category of Traditional Street Paintings, Pre-1940s. (Zinnia Jones/Flickr)


Melanie Stimmel Van Latum, one of the Sarasota Chalk Festival’s signature street artists, is a founding member of the Street Painting Society, and the only woman to win the title of Maestra Madonnara. (Melanie Stimmel)


Wide-pan view of the 2011 Sarasota Chalk Festival. The festival’s end on Nov. 7 saw a high-pressure street washer wipe all the art away, leaving only photos through which to remember the gallery. (Apt. 46/Flickr)


This LEGO terracotta army was inspired by the giant LEGO man found on a Sarasota beach, as well as the Terracotta warriors of ancient China. (Zinnia Jones/Flickr)


The finished LEGO terracota army by Planet Streetpainting of the Netehrlands. (Zinnia Jones/Flickr)


Mother Earth, in pastel chalks. Many chalk artists see the event as a performance art, but many patrons were unhappy about the decision to wash away the artwork immediately. (Apt. 46/Flickr)


Lindsay Zeltzer works on a realistic chalk rendering of Jack Nicholson’s The Joker from the Tim Burton “Batman” movie. (Zeltzer)


A full 3D scene from the movie “Avatar.” This piece was part of a 24-hour competition between professional artists at the Sarasota Chalk Festival. (Apt. 46/Flickr)


A 3D shot inside a library by Eduardo Kobra, of Brazil. “The most important thing was to learn, socialize and learn, especially with all these great artists,” Kiobra said. “It was a unique experience that will certainly be repeated again.” (Milton Jung/Flickr)


Water reflections are recast in chalk near one of the parking lots near the 2011 international festival.
Source: ibtimes