Finding guy tattoos is not some race to the finish line. The quickest person to get inked is not going to get the best design. In fact, over 95% of men who rush their decision are getting totally generic designs tattooed on themselves. Worst of all, most of them really, really regret doing it. Here's what to watch for when selecting guy tattoos and when going to the parlor to get designs inked.

I don't know how informed you are about tattoo artwork, but it always helps to get even more informed. When it comes down to it, so many men forget all of the basic rules, which is why people end up hating the designs they just got inked with. Tons of men are now walking around town with cookie cutter tats that they hate. The way to stop this is by allowing yourself to relax and spend some real quality time when selecting guy tattoos. This has nothing to do with the style choices you prefer.

If you are gravitating toward artwork that has color or a lot of shading, they can be very, very cool looking tats. They can also come out looking horrible once inked on your skin, though, because of those traits. Designs that have a lot of shading and color almost always come out looking different once tattooed on your body. You need to know exactly how different it will look, so that you're not surprised and shocked once you look at it. This is where a good tattoo artist comes into the picture. Ask questions. Ask many as you need about the guy tattoos you brought in to have them look at. If you have some extra cash, have them redraw it a bit so that the changes are not too drastic if you want to.

Last but not least, I am going to expand on something I just talked about. You should always consider having an artists redraw any guy tattoos you end up liking. If you don't, there's a good chance that you're about to get tattoo with a design that 400 other men already have. Millions of people are getting tatted with the same artwork and you will be so much happier if you put an original piece of artwork on yourself.

Nothing will beat knowing that you have original, perfectly drawn guy tattoos that nobody else will ever have.