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Cross Tattoos The Most Popular

Crosses are, without a doubt, the most popular type of tattoo you can get. Just about everyone likes to employ a cross, whether they use it in their own designs or as just a standalone tattoo. Perhaps it is because the cross can symbolize so many things, or maybe it is just because the cross is one of the most basic, easiest shapes for tattoo artists to create. Whatever the reason, whenever you get a tattoo of a cross on your body, you want to make sure that it stands out from the thousands of other tattoos of the same design.

When getting a cross tattoo, the worst possible thing you can do is take a tattoo design right out of one of the cross tattoo galleries and tell the artist that is what you want on your body. Do you really want some boring, used up design that hundreds of other people have already used, on your body? Why not get something original? Something you can call your own. Even if you have no design skill whatsoever, there are countless ways to create a unique cross design.

The best way for non artistic types to create their own unique cross tattoo is to start with a template of some sort. A basic foundation that you can build on with your own unique taste. And that's where the cross tattoo galleries come in. Although you should never get a tattoo straight from a gallery, you should certainly use the gallery to your advantage as a starting point for what you create yourself.

So, the first step to finding your own unique cross tattoo is to look through gallery after gallery to find a design that is fitting. Do you want a Celtic cross? A Roman cross? One of the other countless types of crosses? There are hundreds of examples of crosses in any given tattoo gallery, so find the four or five designs that you like the best and go from there.

If you have some drawing skill, you can take the cross tattoo templates that you have gathered and add your own sketches to them to make the designs your own. Otherwise, just make a list of some things you would like changed and tell the tattoo artist about the changes you want when you go in for your tattoo. The artist will create a quick sketch which should match what you are looking for.

Here are few pictures of the most popular Cross Tattoos:

Cross Tribal Tattoos

cross tribal tattoos

The tribal cross tattoo provides many variations of the cross design. In the west the cross immediately conjures up thoughts of religion. However, there are many other reasons for the development of the tribal cross as a symbol.

The tattoo can be either intricate or simple. Very often there are those who don't want tattoo designs that are complex. A simple cross is exactly the look they want. Men do usually have these inked on their bodies in a single color like black or deep blue and it has been noted that more and more women are turning to these tattoo designs. In order to present this tattoo as more feminine they are incorporating more color and also keeping the design small.

Additionally this tattoo need not have any relation to religion whatsoever. It must be remembered that even though the cross is a symbol adopted by Christianity it was in existence thousands of years prior to that religion. You will find this symbol has meaning in almost every culture that exists and as a design for tattoo is popular.

Even though each culture has its own tribal cross tattoo or design they all have two lines that intersect. The four points of the cross have different meanings in different parts of the world. They could mean North, South, East and West or they could mean earth, wind, fire and water.

The tattoo could have a circle on it or it could have a loop at the top to symbolize the female gender. There is also the Maltese cross that means bravery. These crosses were also used during the times of the Crusaders. Some of the crusading knights were burned alive when attacked with fire bombs. Their comrades used their own bodies to smother the flames in an attempt to save them. This led to the Maltese cross becoming the symbol of firemen. Many firemen around the world have the Maltese cross tattoo.

The most famous tribal cross tattoo is perhaps the Celtic cross tattoo. There is one for the Welsh, one for the Irish and one for the Scottish. They are all versions of the same cross. It is thought the Celtic cross is a symbol of the moon goddess. The Irish adopted it from the Druids. The Druid's cross is made up of a circle with a cross through it.

The tattoo can be worn by anyone. You don't have to actually be Celtic. The Celtic cross is for both men and women. In recent times, women have been adapting even this cross to make it more feminine.

This is a tattoo that can be made to suit the person who is wearing it. It does help to speak to a tattooist. In this way, you will hear first hand exactly what you can and can't do regarding the tribal cross tattoo of your choice.