Duck Tattoos

Once upon a time, tattoos were based on designs basically inspired from the forces of nature or images that had any mythological, religious meaning. Though the ideas were limited, the designs were unique and meaningful. For example, hummingbird tattoo designs, one would wonder as why to get a tattoo of such a tiny bird, but most of the bird tattoos are done for their meaning rather than for their size or beauty. Talking about bird tattoos, duck tattoos have been quite popular since the ancient times.

Duck Tattoo Designs and Meanings

Duck is one of those unique birds whose image changes with age! Duck is the bird which gives company to babies when they are scared of water and it is the same bird which entertains the toddlers! But the rubber ducks which swim lazily in the water and the extra active Donald Duck are entirely different from each other! That is the beauty of duck tattoos, they can be depicted in any form.

Rubber Duck Tattoos
It might be very surprising for many to know that rubber duck tattoos are one of the most popular tattoos! The reason behind getting a rubber duck tattoo is simply the love for those toy ducks. Talking about these tattoos designs, one might only come up with the classic yellow duck with a red beak. But in the tattoo world, there are loads of designs available in rubber tattoos. The color of the duck is kept the same i.e. yellow with red beak, however it is shown with different costumes and characteristics! For example, to show an evil duck, two red horns and a wicked smile is depicted! The meaning is very clear, evil ducks symbolize danger. On the other hand, some get a mother duck tattooed along with her three ducklings. This is used to symbolize care and kindness. Girlish ducks with a pink bow, prince duck with a crown, wise duck with glares and eyebrows raised etc. are some unique tattoos designs. You can get any kind of rubber duck tattoo, as most of the designs are personalized. In fact there is no need to add any details to the original cute ducky!

Cartoon Duck Tattoos
There must be hardly anyone who didn't like the Donald Duck family! This love for the duck family has inspired many to get cartoon duck tattoos, especially one of Donald Duck. The designs are generally based on the members of the Donald Duck family viz. Daffy, Huey, Dewie and Louie.. Depending on the desired size of the tattoo, you can get any of the above mentioned tattoos. Get a duck tattoo which matches your personality the best. Like, if you are three brothers, you can get the Huey, Dewey and Louie tattoos done! If you don't like the goody good ducks, you could get a tattoo of the ill-tempered Howard's tattoo! Girls can get tattoos of Daffy Duck, you can even decorate your Daffy Duck with lush eyelashes, cute pink dresses and bows! It is not necessary to use the same colors as the cartoons, you can make them colorful and smart, funny, evil or wise!

Factual Duck Tattoos
Apart from the cartoons and rubber ducks, the real ducks can also be made a tattoo design. Ducks are considered as the symbol of honesty and simplicity as per the Celtic tattoo art. They are also regarded to stand for resourcefulness, adaptivity and beauty. There are number of duck species, so you need to research a bit before deciding which duck species you would like to convert into a tattoo. The most common species is however the Mallard. Mallard ducks are quite different from other species of ducks, mainly because of their color combination. Mallard ducks are brown with orange claws or beak and a shade of purple in the wings! The most unique part however is their distinct green head and all these colors are seen only in case of males. The females are just light brown in color. So if you like colorful tattoos, you could get tattoos of Mallard done.

Whichever duck tattoo you get, do take proper tattoo care as ignorance can lead to tattoo infection. So now that you know the meanings and designs available in duck tattoos, you can get yourself one soon!