Egyptian Tattoos

Egyptian tattoos are very beautiful in nature and with such a variety of artwork to choose from, it can be difficult deciding on simply one design.

Some of the most common Egyptian tattoos include, The eye of Horus (sound eye, Wadjet) which is believed by many to possess power, prosperity, protection and wisdom.

Other popular Egyptian god tattoos include, Hathor the Goddess of love, music, dance and is represented by cow horns and a sundisk on the head. Anubis is know as the god of embalming and is represented by the head of a jackal. Ma'at is known as the goddess of justice and is seen with an ostrich feather in her hair along with winged armed.

Enjoy these beautiful pictures of wonderful tattoo ideas.

Cats were highly regarded by many ancient Egyptians and were better known by the name "mau". Its quite common to see Egyptian themed cat tattoos.

These type of tattoos are seen on various locations of the body, with the back and arms being the most common areas.

Other Egyptian tattoo designs that are quite popular is the Scarab Beetle, which is often seen in the form of an amulet. And of course the very common Ankh (Cross) which is perhaps the most recognizable symbol of ancient Egypt, along with the mysteriously intriguing hieroglyphics.

Eagle Tattoos

As we mentioned before, if you are an animal lover and seeking a bird tattoo of any type, you are in for a treat, because bird tattoos are hands down some of the most captivatingly beautiful works of art on the market.

Not surprisingly eagle tattoos are perhaps the most common of all bird designs, which comes naturally for those of us in America, when you consider that eagles go hand in hand with the American flag and are symbolic of freedom, prosperity and patriotism towards the United States.

Enjoy this picture gallery of fantastic eagle artwork which will most certainly help you come up with a few ideas.

The most common location for an eagle tattoo includes the back, chest, bicep and calf area.

As for the details of the actual design, it seems that many people like to have the eagle donning open wings to appear in flight or perhaps swooping or striking its prey.

Some people choose to combined multiple designs into one piece of art, however unlike many other tattoo ideas, an eagle is such a prominently beautiful creature they look exceptionally bold as a stand along piece of artwork.

Full Sleeve Tattoo Style

A sleeve tattoo is that which covers the entire patch of skin which it is supposed to be inked on, completely. The most popular kind of sleeve tattoo is the one inked on the arm, which covers a particular part of the arm, or the whole arm itself. These kinds of tattoos are known as full sleeve tattoos. There is a lot to full sleeve tattoo designs, which one must know before trying anything out.

First of all, you need to know the two ways in which full sleeve tattoos can be imprinted onto your skin. You might be looking for a design which will probably help you create and connect any smaller individual patterns that you have got inked in before. In this case, you need to find a kind of aesthetic connection between the patterns and join them up to form a single entity, which will display all your ideas in a wonderfully creative way.

On the other hand, you may also want to wear a complete full sleeve tattoo design itself on your arm, that is, instead of trying to look for a particular connection between the various individual designs that you already have, you could go in for an entirely new, distinct full sleeve tattoo design, with a complete and strong concept or theme, and which is holistic in nature, and not the result of various broken fragments of thought, which again, is a wonderful thing in its own merit too.

On order to find the perfect full sleeve tattoo design for yourself, it is important that you take care of certain aspects while choosing. The first one is, whether you wish to sport a common full sleeve tattoo design, one which many people may already have got done, or whether you want a distinct, custom made design which will fulfill all your tattoo fantasies in just one go. For this, you need to decide if you want the tattoo to be based on any particular idea or theme which is personal to you or whether you wish to go with something that just depicts a particular universal concept and looks just stunning.

You hence need to come to a conclusion on the basic concept of your full sleeve tattoo design. You could select a fiery flame tattoo design, or you could go in for a bold tribal one, or a delicate floral or Japanese one, the latter two especially suited for women, though men wouldn’t look bad in them if they make the right choices, either. Again, here you need to take a look at the monetary aspect, too. Custom designs will cost you more, after all.

Once you have decided on these facets, you need to consider which tattoo artist you actually want to get your full sleeve tattoo design inked from. Be careful that you choose a reputable one, for otherwise there are chances of the tattoo not being very satisfactory. Of course, here again you need to consider the financial aspect, for renowned artists will obviously charge more. And of course, the time consumed in order to bring out the best in the full sleeve tattoo design will be enormous, that is, around twenty-odd hours. Therefore, the tattoo will typically take at least twenty one-hour long sittings to be completed. However, if quality matters to you more than anything else, well, any sum of money, or amount of time, will be considered quite small as compared to the beauty of the art that you will wear on your body.

Pisces Tattoo Designs

Are you an absolute copy of your zodiac sign? Do you wish to show it off to the world, advertising its characteristics as your own? Well, the best way to do so would be to get yourself inked with a zodiac tattoo design. Tattoos are the best way to express your personality and attributes, as well as ideas and values, and Zodiac Tattoo Designs help you even further to express all this in the astrological manner. If you are a complete believer of astrology, and wish to articulate this belief, as well as show all your personal characteristics in one go, the best option for you is a zodiac tattoo design. Zodiac tattoo designs are available not only in the innumerable tattoo parlors around the world, but also on the worldwide provider of information-the internet. All you have to do is check out various tattoo galleries and choose the one that you want from them. You can also design one for yourself, or ask your trusted tattoo artist to design one for you. This would be an expensive affair, but will also most certainly be worth the expense, as you will adorn your body with a unique and special tattoo, which will give you both, a sense of satisfaction as well as that of pride. If your birthday falls sometime between February 20th and March 20th, then you happen to be a Piscean. You are imaginative and sensitive, compassionate and kind, selfless and unworldly, intuitive and sympathetic on the bright side, but on the dark side, you are an escapist, idealistic, secretive and vague, weak-willed and easily led. Pisceans are gentle, patient and good-natured, and are quite popular with all sorts of people, mainly because they offer no amount of threat to the ones with power and authority. They accept their environment the way it is and try to adapt themselves to it, succeeding quite efficiently. This is considered to be a feminine sign. The symbol of Pisces is two fish, swimming in the opposite directions, with their tails tied together by a cord. The symbol has many myths behind it the most popular one being that Aphrodite and her son Eros escaped from the monster Typhon by turning into fish and hiding underwater until the danger had passed. They tied their tails together so that they wouldn’t lose each other in the darkness of the water. On hearing their tale, Zeus rewarded them by placing them among the stars as the constellation of Pisces. If you are the ideal Piscean, then you would do well to show it off to the world with pride. You could get yourself inked with a Pisces tattoo design. While a Pisces tattoo design does not have much scope in terms of patterns, since they depict only two fish, they offer myriad possibilities when it comes to color combinations and size. You can choose any of the bright and striking hues present in this vibrant world to color your tattoo with, and make it look all the more vivid and interesting. You can also choose where exactly you want your Pisces tattoo design to be placed, for it can be inflated or deflated to any size, according to your wish. You can have it engraved on your upper arm, ankle, lower back or any other region of your body that suits you. All in all, Pisces tattoo designs would be fun to sport, and will help you enhance your personality and peoples’ understanding of you better. So go ahead and get a Pisces tattoo design inked now!!

Dragonfly Tattoos

The dragonfly is an exceptionally beautiful creature which seem to possess a certain mystical quality, perhaps because of their resemblance to what a fairy is imagined to look like, or maybe its because of the ancient Asian myth that a dragonfly represents virtues including happiness, success and victory among other positive aspects.

Dragonfly tattoos are also enjoyed by both men and women, unlike butterfly and fairy artwork which is most commonly seen on women alone.

Checkout these cool pictures which will most certainly give you some great ideas for your dragonfly tattoo masterpiece.

Dragonfly tattoos are very rangy in both style and size, as we see a few of excellent designs above, one being a large back piece and another much smaller ankle pic.

Some other common locations include the foot, which is perfect for very small tattoos, and the hip which is popular among girls.

The is no color restrictions for this type of tattoo, in fact we've seen just about every color under the sun, but perhaps more commonly, blue, purple, green and black ink are used.