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Koi Fish Tattoo Design
Koi fish are usually depicted in black and white color with lots of energetic movements, though brighter hues like gold, yellow, red and blue can also be used to make this tattoo more striking. Generally, the natural beauty of their colorful scales are captured with the help of intricate shading. The most widely used background for koi fish tattoos are flowing or splashing water. Koi fish are often seen as leaping out of water with a splash of water around, which represents the act of overcoming the obstacles of life. They can be excellent tattoos for wrists feet and shoulder blades of a woman. For men, the most popular places to sport this tattoo are the back and shoulder. But it is also suitable for other places like forearm, chests and ribs and a koi fish tattoo on the forearm can look really masculine.

Men generally prefer the masculine version of Japanese koi fish tattoos, where the legend of transformation of koi fish into dragons is depicted. A full back spread can be created to portray the journey and transformation of koi fish at the dragon gate fall. For giving a more exotic look to Japanese koi fish tattoos, they are often portrayed with backgrounds that include flowing water, floating cherry blossoms, or lotus flowers. They are also great to createzodiac tattoos especially Pisces zodiac tattoos. For creating Pisces zodiac tattoos with koi fish, one has to simply replace the symbolic curved lines of this zodiac sign with two koi fish.

By choosing a right color scheme along with a suitable location and intricate designs and shades, you can create some truly fascinating koi fish tattoos. Moreover, the myths and legends associated with koi fish tattoos will always inspire you by reminding you of the importance of courage, strength, ambition and perseverance to leap out of crises and embark on a voyage to reach your destination