But more often than not designs are protected by copyright. You can spend hours and hours searching for free tattoo designs, and you may find some. The bottom line is  tattoos last forever.

    There is no room for doubt when choosing your tattoo design. So unless you design your own tattoo, or are lucky enough to find a free design you love, you may want to make an investment in your body art. 

    So... Is it worth paying for tattoo designs?

    Thats where Chopper Tattoo and Tattoo Me Now come into it. These are two paid membership sites that in my opinion, provide great value for money. Both offer members thousands of tattoo designs, a data base of tattoo parlors and more.

    A tattoo is for life, so obviously you want to be 100% confident in your choice of design, and the artist/parlor who will do the work. The more designs you have to choose from then, the more chance you have of finding that perfect design. Picking a design that your 100% confident with can be one of the hardest, decisions to make.  Let alone finding an artist/parlor that you can be assured of their quality of work. 

    Maybe you want the best quality tattoo design you can find, maybe your wanting the most up to date designs, or you could be looking at keeping up with modern trends or looking to modify an existing tattoo? Maybe your looking for feedback or reviews of certain artists/parlors? 

"Both 'Chopper Tattoo' and 'Tattoo Me Now' Provide Members With Thousands Of Tattoo Designs And A Data Base Of Tattoo Parlors." 

    So you may be thinking "Why should I pay for a tattoo design? I'll just go online and find something that I like without paying for it!" Fair enough.. But the purpose of this review is to distinguish the differences between two of the most popular tattoo design sites for people who are willing to invest in their body art.

    The first thing you'll notice when visiting Chopper Tattoo is that it has a very professional look, attractive graphics and easy to follow layout. All help to inspire confidence in the customer. 

    They claim to be "The Number One Tattoo Gallery" on the Internet.  Chopper Tattoo have the largest 'ever growing' data base of  award winning tattoo designs. In fact they guarantee to have more designs to choose from than any tattoo parlor. They also provide a tattoo parlor locator.

Membership Options A 30 Day Tattoo Gallery Access  A 60 Day Tattoo Gallery Access  + Bonus (Monthly Special) A Lifetime Unlimited Tattoo Gallery Access + Bonus     A pretty cool feature of Chopper Tattoo that I liked, was the bonuses they offer with a lifetime membership. You get a free copy of Inked Magazine  and free Music Downloads to the value of $297.  Thats a pretty sweet deal...

    Tattoo Me Now has recently had a major face lift. The site is now looking great.  The first thing you'll notice is that it has a brighter, more open feel compared to Chopper Tattoo.  It is easy to navigate and extremely user friendly. 

    With a data base of 3,523 tattoo designs and growing, Tattoo Me Now is right up there with the competition.  They claim to have over 20,000 satisfied members, so they must be doing something right. The major point of difference between Chopper Tattoo and Tattoo Me Now is the later has a members forum. In my opinion gives the customer more value for money.

Five components of Tattoo Me Now

1. The Design Gallery. Over 3,500 designs, in 40 categories. The ability to combine two or more tattoos into one. A 'bookmark' feature so you can pick get back to your favorites easily at a later time.
2. The Members Gallery. Tattoo photo galleries in 38 categories, ratings and reviews. A place to show-case your own tatts and get to know what others think about them. Get inspiration from other members and their tattoos.
3. The Studio Directory. Search for a tattoo studio in your area, over 10,000 studios in 38 countries. Read reviews and opinions on studios, so you can make an educated decision.
4. The Discussion Forum. Get to know like minded people. Meet artists and members and get feedback before you get your tattoo. A good place to find and get answers to your questions.
5. The Video Vault. Educational, funny, conventions, documentaries and TV shows, all tattoo related videos in 12 categories. Rate, review and upload your own tattoo videos. 

     

Tattoo Me Now also has some pretty cool bonuses

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    I have tried to pick a personal favorite out of these two tattoo design sites. Honestly, there is not much seperating them. They are both great sites with great content and designs. Both offer different lengths of memberships and a 100% guarantee. It is a hard and personal choice. It's sad to say it, but it may just come down to your preference of the bonuses on offer.

    I have given Tattoo Me Now 5 STARS because of the forum,  the contact you can have with other members and artists is invaluable. Along with the video aspect it comes together as a very entertaining site. It would be my first choice because I feel the interactive aspect offers members more bang for there buck.

    I give Chopper Tattoo 4 STARS. It is still a great site, providing quality tattoo designs. There site well laid out and easy to navigate. If great tattoo designs is all your after without the distractions of forums and videos etc, then Chopper Tattoo could be dthe perfect choice for you. Plus, they offer a pretty sweet bonus package.

    A tattoo is a very personal and beautiful thing. How much are your tattoos worth to you? Can you put a price tag on a gorgeous tattoo that you'll love for the rest of your life? 

    When it comes to tattoos, they are permanent! You need to decide if you want to spend hours and hours of time looking for a free design online, or weather your willing to spend a few bucks as an invest in your life long personal art work.