The Use of Line in Henna Tattoos

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The Use of Line in Henna Tattoos
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Mehendi is an ancient Indian Body Art. It is used
in creating intricate ethnic or contemporary
designs and exotic patterns on various parts of
the body, though traditionally applied to the
hands and feet of women preparing for special
ceremonies. Once thought only for women, men are
finding it a nice alternative to permanent
tattoos.
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The process of applying henna in this manner is
called 'Mehendi', an ancient ritual and art form
dating back 5,000 years and is considered good
luck in India, Middle East and North Africa. No
Indian wedding is ever complete without the
Mehendi, whichever part of the country the bride
may be from, her hands are adorned with the
lovely red hue of the Mehendi.
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Henna is a natural product, a plant, growing in
size from 3 to 5 feet and can vary slightly from
region to region. Its leaves are then dried and
ground to make the henna powder. The ingredient
in henna that makes up the dye properties is
called lawsome (lawsonia inermis). Since it is a
natural product, there are no known side effects.
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Henna's dye component, hennotannic acid, does not
pass through into the skin, it only stains the
dead cells in the top layer of the skin.
Hennotannic acid naturally makes the
brick/red/brown stains it usually takes many
hours to get a good henna stain on the skin, and
that stain is quite harmless.

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Pure, 100 henna, with the help of heat, moisture
and time, leaves a reddish brown stain on skin,
first light, and then darkening during the next
24 hours. The shade varies according to the
quality of henna used, the ingredients of the
paste and the methods used when applying,
sometimes the color can darken to almost black,
but basically the color is brown.
(fromwww.hennaweb.com)
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Tattoo History
Sailor Jerry Americas Foremost Tattoo Artist
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Lydia the Tattooed Lady
From the groucho Marx movie, At the Circus
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Oh Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met
Lydia?Lydia The Tattooed Lady.She has eyes that
folks adore so,and a torso even more so.Lydia,
oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia.Oh Lydia The Queen
of Tattoo.On her back is The Battle of
Waterloo.Beside it, The Wreck of the Hesperus
too.And proudly above waves the red, white, and
blue.You can learn a lot from Lydia! When her
robe is unfurled she will show you the world,if
you step up and tell her where.For a dime you
can see Kankakee or Paree,or Washington crossing
The Delaware. 
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Oh Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met
Lydia?Lydia The Tattooed Lady.When her muscles
start relaxin',up the hill comes Andrew
Jackson.Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia.Oh
Lydia The Queen of them all.For two bits she
will do a mazurka in jazz,with a view of Niagara
that nobody has.And on a clear day you can see
Alcatraz.You can learn a lot from Lydia! Come
along and see Buffalo Bill with his lasso.Just a
little classic by Mendel Picasso.Here is Captain
Spaulding exploring the Amazon.Here's Godiva,
but with her pajamas on. 
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Here is Grover Whelan unveilin' The Trilon.Over
on the west coast we have Treasure
Isle-on.Here's Nijinsky a-doin' the
rhumba.Here's her social security
numba. Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia.Oh
Lydia The Champ of them all.She once swept an
Admiral clear off his feet.The ships on her hips
made his heart skip a beat.And now the old boy's
in command of the fleet,for he went and married
Lydia! I said Lydia...(He said Lydia...)They
said Lydia...We said Lydia, la, la!
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When cutting out your print, dark areas will be
left and lighter areas are cut away. Any lines
you would like to keep should have the areas
around it cut out.
Lines should be drawn in lots of different
thicknesses or line weights
Use geometric or organic shapes
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