Jan 262010

Browse Celtic Tatto Designs Here

Are you looking for the perfect celtic tattoo design that will be sure to fit the look you are going for?  With so many different tattoo designs, it can be hard to know where to start or begin especially if this is your very first tattoo.  There are a few things you want to go over before you get inked.

First, the celtic tattoo design has a certain meaning and you will want to make sure you understand that before you get it permantly attached to your body.  Usually one who wants this sort of tattoo is typically Irish, Scottish, or Welsh as it’s a way of expressing their heritage or pride.

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The actual meaning of the celtic tattoo is explained as a motherhood or awen symbol so that those that wear this type of symbol are expressing the Celtic descent.  It’s passed knowledge from generation to generation or orally telling stories of the celtic culture and pasthood.

The history of this tattoo goes back about a thousand plus years ago from the early Celts that started this tradition.  The cross tattoo is very popular in the form of making it into the celtic tattoo.

Now that you know a little history behind the celtic tattoo design, you should be able to browse through hundreds of different tattoos which can be printed directly from your computer.  Many times, this will be good enough to take to your local tattoo parlor for them to use and make your permanant celtic tattoo.

Dec 012009

If you’re considering taking the plunge and having some ink on the lower part of your back, you are well advised to think about having some ink designed especially for you so that your tattoo is as unique as it can be.

Unfortunately, over the last few years, tattoos on the lower backs have acquired something of a bad reputation as “tramp stamps”. This was the result of many people jumping on the bandwagon of having some ink on their lower back without spending a whole heap of time or thought into what they were being tatooed with. You needn’t make follow their mistakes.

It can be difficult to articulate exactly what custom tattoo designs are, as every tattoo will be slightly different from the same tattoo on a different person. However, custom tattoos are tats which have been specifically crafted for someone. This is all well and good, but why is this relevant?

After all, this inking will be tattooed onto your skin for lots of years to come (if everything works out as it should!), so you should aim to make it as inimitable as possible but also as personal as possible. The tattoo is for you, so it has to have some important meaning to you.

Without doubt, not everyone is creatively minded and the majority of us require help in generating our tattoo design. However, before asking others for help, you are better off taking some time alone jotting down the types of tattoos you love; try and put together some sketches. Check online and walk in your local city to see what other people have been inked with. If you’re in love with one particular tattoo design, write it down.

To create a particular design which is personalized and unique to you, you should undertake some amateur psychology! Using a big piece of paper, write your name in the centre and write words or short phrases around the outside which could describe you. Start off with your appearance, then go on to how you think others perceive you, as well as what occupation you have, what friendships you are involved with, what you like to snack on, what you like to do in your personal time, which locations you enjoy spending your vacations. Effectively, you are attempting to get an awareness of yourself onto this piece of card, to enable you to gain a summarized idea of what you are like as a person. So frequently my friends have done the same thing and ended up with their perfect design after putting together a design concept that they then discussed with a tattoo artist. Go on; give it a try.

After having assimilated a final list of potential custom tattoo designs, you should have a chat with your partner to take into account their opinions. This isn’t necessarily for them to amend the design, but to offer input. If you are happy with your design, you don’t have to do this, but in my experience, lots of folks find this to be helpful.

After having done this, you should go and visit a local tattoo parlor to seek for their ideas and feedback. They will have an enormous selection of tattoo designs to choose from, and it is certainly possible to include your own likes and dislikes to transform one of their designs into one of the custom tattoo designs from which you will eventually make your choice. Without doubt, there’ll be a varied level of involvement, which is dependant upon how certain your preferences are and how artistic you think you are.

In conclusion, the tattoo you decide on must be something you engage with completely. Attempt to envision this love as a long term relationship rather than a short term relationship; this should see you on the correct path to finding the design which is perfect for you.

Dec 012009

Since the summer Olympics starts tonight I thought I would do a little post about the Olympics. Strangely, enough I read an article claiming that some Olympic hopefuls have gone as far as inserting performance-enhancing drugs through their tattoos, hoping that this will help them win the gold. Apparently, if you insert  drugs through a tattoo needle it will increase the effectiveness of some drugs, which means athletes can take smaller doses and will ”fly under the radar” in dope tests. This is honestly something that I never would have even thought of.

Some research was done regaurding this in Germany with DNA vaccines. They came to the conclusion that delivering these vaccines via a tattoo needle was 16 times more effective than doing it the natural way of injecting it into a vein or muscle. The reason this method works is because the vibrating of the tattoo needle automoatically starts pereparing the body’s immune system, which then increases the body’s response to the drug. Experts are saying that this method of cheating is a little bizarre but they don’t put it past some athlete’s to actually try it.

If you ask me I think this idea is pretty brilliant, but there is one flaw to this cheating plan. It would be  very easy  to see if some athlete’s are doing this. I mean it will be pretty obvious that they just got a “tattoo” because the skin would be red and irritated. Not unless the drugs that they are using stay effective hours after inserting them. Nonetheless this method of inserting performance-enhancers is pretty interesting.

Your Tattoo Friend

Ashley

Dec 012009

The history of the Celts goes back for thousands of years. The Celtic people were recognized far and wide for their first-class skills in jewelry, artwork, arms and even metalworking. Regarded as ferocious battlers by the Romans, they were warriors from top to bottom. Throughout Ireland and the coastline of England you can see top-notch examples of Celtic artwork and Celtic crosses.

Over time, modern Celtics developed and established symbols for themselves along the way. Celtic people in Northern America are known to display Celtic symbols to allow others to know that they have Celtic descent. Celtic symbols and knowledge have been passed down through the ages as their is little recognized written history retained today. Tatooing however, keeps Celtic traditions alive with the notorious Celtic cross and other common Celtic designs.

The bulk of Celtic tatoo designs and artwork come from Ireland where the history of the Celts is still very strong to this day. In Trinity College Dublin, Ireland you can see lots of documentation in manuscripts on Celtic symbols and heritage. Celtic tatooing reached its peak at about the same time that metalwork and stone work became highly desired.

Celtic knot tatoos are amongst some of the most favorite and most common designs, sporting loops with no end that symbolise a ne’er ending cycle of death and rebirth. There are also Celtic animal tatoo designs as well, which are similar in design to the knot tatoos, although the cords in the design commonly terminate in feet, tails or heads. Unless the person having the tatoo requests an end to the Celtic design to make a spiral then the Celtic knot tatoo design is usually ne’er ending.

The proper meaning of the intricate knots found in Celtic tatoos resists all type of literal translation and its significance is found at a far deeper level. The complexity of the knots shows the persistent crossing of both physical and spiritual elements. The strands and their ne’er ending path are a favorite design for Celtic tatoos, symbolizing life, faith, and love. Used for heritage as well as emotional purposes the Celtic people have used these tatoos for many years.

People who come from a Celtic lineage, Scots, Irish or Welsh, commonly find a Celtic tatoo to be a good way to express their heritage pride. As well as giving tribute to their roots these tatoos help to re-establish pride in their long history. The tatoos arent simple to do, most taking several hours. Unlike other tatoo designs, Celtic tatoos are amongst the toughest designs in the world.

If you come from a Celtic ancestry and have decided to get a Celtic tatoo, the first thing to do is find an artist capable of doing the tatoo. These designs are very challenging and not all tatoo artists can carry them out. Its a good idea to find a tatoo artist who has a history in Celtic designs, as this will ensure the tatoo is made right. The artist who makes the tatoo needs to have an eye for detail and perfect line placement which is a skill that not all tatoo artists possess.

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