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The consensual non-monogamous community has a long and varied history with tattoos and symbols. Although swinging is still taboo in most social circles, sex with multiple partners, polyamorous relationships and open marriages are almost as old as infidelity itself. Nowadays people start to be out and proud and get tattoos to convey more or less secretly their sexual orientation and preferences. Swinger tattoos like sexy statements, a queen of spade, the upside down pineapple or the swing symbol help other swingers to spot and attract each other easier in bars, in vacation and on the nudist beach. Tattoos and the open-minded society of swingers, hotwives and other non-monogamous communities go now hand in hand and it's a trend that's on the rise.
How to design your own swinger tattoo?
Do you want to decorate your body with something that expresses your sexuality and lifestyle, but you can't decide which one? We want to help you on the journey to find, combine or create the perfect design from scratch.
decide the place for your tattoo
When you start planning your tattoo design, define first where on the body you want to place the tattoo. When determining the location, take into consideration visibility, gravity and discretion. Do you want your tattoo to be seen by the entire world or only to selected people of the lifestyle? High visible locations include the arms, fingers, and legs, whereas semi-private locations include the lower back, shoulders, stomach, and neck and lastly full-private areas of course include all intimate parts such as your buttock, breast and genitals. Once you've determined your desired location you can begin planning your ideal tattoo piece. That's the pleasant part of the process.
stay true to yourself
Remember, no matter how often you've already heard it, a tattoo is permanent. Stay true to your special interests and kinks when choosing your design and make sure it represents you during your lifetime. Are you currently bi-curious, into threesomes or into unicorn hunting? Maybe one fine day you become more advanced in swinging, try full swaps, BDSM or group sex. You will probably open up and adjust your couple's rules and boundaries to explore new sexual adventures. If you are unsure what the future reserves to you, just opt in for a more general design without precise sexual preferences and orientations. It's also important that you remain respectful of other communities and cultures and avoid symbols with multiple or different significations.
Explore Popular Swinger Tattoos
Even if you aim for a unique custom design, you should make extensive research on common swinger symbols, images and signs that represent best your sexuality. You can put together this symbols with embellishment, other elements, text or images to create unique designs. Adding multiple decorations also makes the symbol less recognizable for discretion.
Let's explore some common swinger lifestyle tattoos and symbols with their hidden meanings: 1) The Swing
The swing symbol is the most common swinger symbol to show a general interest in the lifestyle without revealing any sexual preferences for specific practices, genders or boundaries. Due to its simplicity, this symbol leaves a lot of space for creativity.
2) The Queen of Spade
The spade symbol often inset with an upper case Q is mostly tattooed on the ankle to signify a sexual preference for black men. It is a way for a woman (often a hotwife married to a cuckold) to let potential black lovers know she is available.
3) The Upside Down Pineapple
A tattoo with an upside down pineapple is generally worn by people in search of a swinger party. Just like the swing symbol, the upside down pineapple is a general swinger symbol.
4)Gender combinations
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Gender symbols which are linked together in a specific order and quantity are often tattooed to demonstrate the sexual preference or orientation. For example a woman who has a tattoo combining 2 female and 1 male gender, means she is bisexual. Note that this kind of tattoos are very suggestive and they are not easy to decode. Due to multiple possibilities of combinations they might be confused with gender identifications, LGBT symbols or sexual orientations instead of specific practices in the lifestyle.
5) Lettering
Many lifestyle people wear tattoos made up solely of specific text that represent their sexuality in a more or less suggestive way. Those wordings may be quotes, lyrics, slogans, sexy statements, invitations or abbreviations.
get inspired and define your Tattoo style
Now that you have a basic knowledge of some kinky symbols you should have some idea what you want, whether you're going for a unique custom or a traditional plain and minimalist design. That being said, you should stay open to fresh ideas before getting inked. Look into tattoo magazines, art books, botanical images and stock photos for artful inspiration. Spend some time shuffling through the internet and look up for tattoo artists for style ideas. If for example you would like to incorporate the swing in a tribal design then compare and look up for other popular symbols like the peace symbol. Some styles beyond others are tribal, old-school, realism, watercolor or illustrative tattoo styles.
How To Design a unique Swinger Tattoo?
If the above tattoos aren't quite the designs or aesthetics you have in your mind, you may want to consider designing your own. For those who are artistically inclined, this may be easy an easy task, but if you need a little assistance, there is help available.
1. Draw It Yourself
If you have a creative hand, spend some time sketching and experiment with different elements. Perhaps the simple queen of spade could be incorporated into a roses or watercolor background? A basic swing symbol could be enhanced with color and textures. Rather than opt for a traditional piece of old school tattoo, why not sketch your own? Even if you lack an artistic side you can integrate your ideas into a piece. Start exploring images and consider colors. Piece some of your favorite tattoo styles together and imagine how it would best fit you. Journal your ideas and start putting them together.
2. try tattoo design websites
Whether you have a precise idea in mind that needs fine tuning, or you need assistance from start to finish, a large number of design sites may help you put together the elements for your ideal tattoo.
If you have a concept of what you want, but don't know how to go about designing it, consider a site that provides custom work based on an idea like customtattoodesign.ca. 3. Use image editing sofwares
If you are not a graphic designer and never worked with photoshop or illustrator, then consider online graphic editors like canva. This site is very easy to use with the option to choose from among thousands of templates, fonts, stock images, illustrations and more. They don't have a specific tattoo template, but the t-shirt or any other template just work fine. You can begin by selecting or uploading the central image of the design and then add layers like text, frames and shapes and combine your elements into a custom design.
4. experiment with fonts
If you decide to get a text inked, then consider testing different fonts to find the one you wish. Visit DaFont or any similar free font page and try different styles from calligraphic over handwritten to cartoon styles. Once you find a font you like, you can type directly your desired text in the box to test it before downloading. You can then use those fonts in any word document or in photoshop for adjustments.
5. Ask for help
If you are still struggling to find the ideal concept or just don't know how to
then it's a good idea to ask for help. You can either ask an artist friend or directly your tattoo artist for suggestions. Another option is browsing artist gigs on fiverr or any similar freelancer page. Last but not least, you can also contact us to help you planning the overall concept and editing for free. We are here to support the community. Test your tattoo before going permanent
If you've designed the tattoo of your dreams, but aren't sure about placement then try them virtually on your phone with apps like Inkhunter before it's inked forever. The app projects any tattoo design, on any part of your body to let you see how it will look.
Another way to test out your design before you get inked are temporary tattoos. You can try some of our designs or upload your own to sites that are specialized in temporary tattoos like OhMyTat, Stray Tats or Sticky You. Finally go and get inked
Designing your own swinger tattoo can be a fun experience. If you're ready to create a tattoo that uniquely represents you and your lifestyle, check out any of the above resources to get started on your new tattoo.
Once you've created the perfect design, it's time to find the artist who can bring it to life. When you finish designing your new tattoo, make sure you print out both the black and white line drawing and the color image. Both will help convey the design correctly to your tattoo artist so the finished work comes out just like you imagined. Take your piece to a few different shops for feedback. They may choose to modify your design, so welcome their expert suggestions. Most will offer free consultations by appointment, so go and get started. 
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