Celtic Cross Tattoos

Despite the popularity of the Celtic cross tattoos, there is little evidence regarding the history of Celtic cross tattoos. The ancient Celts passed their tattooing knowledge to each other orally, and there is little written down about it in historical documents.

Today, modern people of Celtic descent, the Irish, Scots and Welsh, like wear these tattoos as a way to express pride in their history. Recent tattoo culture expresses total freedom of expression using the intricate designs used by the Celts. People of all heritages like these tattoo designs because of their beauty and the skill that it takes to make a good design. Celtic cross tattoos are also considered to be a style statement in our American culture today.

The unending crossing of the intricate strands characterized by a Celtic tattoo represent the permanence of love, life and faith. This symbolism has helped popularize Celtic tattoos.

Did you know that in the 18th century tattooing was the seaman's way of picking up a postcard or a souvenir from the places they had visited on their South Sea voyages? As the British aristocracy took to the seas, they began returning with tattoos as well. Tattoos became exotica for the upper classes.

Then, as western tattooists set up their shops near the docks in port cities and began tattooing prostitutes and criminals, the tattoo turned into the mark of the underground. For hundreds of years thereafter, the tattooist had became akin to an outlaw, and tattoos remained mostly in the outskirts of respectable society.

But today, as we look around us, we can see that tattoos have enjoyed a comeback in popularity, and are certainly not considered the mark of the underground anymore. As celebrities and well know people sport their own tattoos, getting a tat for oneself is considered to enhance the beauty of ones body with this act of self expression.

If you are looking for more resources on Celtic cross tattoo designs, you should check down below in the Tattoo Product Reviews sections for information on how to pick a tattoo that is right for your personality, and access to a huge variety of designs and ideas.

Here are three celtic cross tattoo designs for you.

Here are some more Celtic crosses that are very nice that you might be able to use for your tat design.

I like this design a lot, how about you?

These are Celtic design vector crosses. The term "vector" usually means that the design was drawn using a computer software program. Anyway, you might find a design among these, or you may not. But what the heck, check them out.

Here are some more Celtic vector crosses for your consideration.

Tattoos have been used throughout history for a variety of reasons. They have been used as rites of passage, marks of status and rank, symbols of religious and spiritual devotion, decorations for bravery, sexual lures and marks of fertility, pledges of love, punishment, amulets and talismans, protection, and as the marks of outcasts, slaves and convicts.

Celtic tattoos in general stress the importance of communicating a feeling rather than attempting to represent a specific physical object-and this gives them much of their power and their permanence. The Celtic cross is one of the most powerful of the Celtic tattoo designs.

For years the Celtic culture ruled most of Europe, specifically Ireland and Britain. When the Romans came along, all this changed. When the monks brought Christianity to Britain they adopted the ancient style of art for use with the symbols of Christianity. It was a clever move as the conversion of the Celts to Christianity stuck, and the Celtic cross with it's nod to both ancient pre-Christian worlds and modern antiquity is probably one of the most popular tattoos in the world today.

When you go to get your Celtic cross tattoo, check out how long the tattoo studio has been in business. You should look for a tattoo studio that has been in business for a long time and that is well established. Ask them how long they have been in business, and if it has only been for a short while, look for another studio.

When you meet the tattoo artist, ask about their training. A tattoo artist is a skilled artist who has been trained correctly in all aspects of tattooing. A tattooer or tattooist is a looser word used when referring to someone that can trace a design with a tattoo machine.

For example, many tattoo artists have formal art training and are experts in other artistic mediums. They use these skills to come with better freehand designs and are generally better at shading and blending.

Ask the tattoo artist if they have done other Celtic cross tattoos. If they have, you have a much better chance at a better looking tattoo in the end. Since this is a mark you are embedding in your skin for life, you want the very best artist you can find, preferably one with experience doing Celtic cross tattoos.

Most importantly though, the tattoo parlor must be clean and safe. A brand new sterile tattoo needle must be used every time. Ask the tattoo artist to explain the tools and procedures that will be used during the tattoo process. If he or she sounds annoyed or unconfident, do not get a tattoo there, go somewhere else.

All other tools used in the tattooing must be sterilized or disposable. These tools must be sterilized and disposed of after each customer, of course.

The tools must be sterilized in an autoclave, an apparatus which uses superheated steam under high pressure to sterilize instruments. The tools must not be sterilized in an ultra-sonic cleaner or by a dunk in a tub of rubbing alcohol. And remember to ask the tattoo artist if his/her autoclave is FDA-regulated.

Make sure the artist always uses latex gloves. Vaseline should be put on you with disposable instruments, not by hand.

Everything should be laid-out for your tattoo. You don't want to share in a big bottle of ink with other tattoo-lovers; you want little single disposable containers of ink just for you.

If you keep these tips in mind when you go get your Celtic cross tattoo, you should end up with a stunning one, and avoid the risk of infection while you go about at the same time.

I have reviewed the tattoo products that I have found available on the marketplace for you here. The links to the products are included of course. My recommendations are below in Tattoo Product Reviews - Part 3, in the conclusion.

Chopper Tattoo

Link: Chopper Tattoo

Chopper Tattoo is one of the most popular download galleries on the net for tattoo designs. They have the largest selection of high quality tattoo designs on the Internet, and their database is continually growing with new designs as they are added. Once you are a member of Chopper Tattoo you can view thousands of tattoo designs. Once you have found a design you like you can click on the design, enlarge it and then print it. They also have thousand of tattoo lettering to choose from should you wish to include lettering on your tattoo.

You can also search Chopper Tattoo for tattoo parlors near you.

Tattoo Me Now

Link: Tattoo Me Now

Tattoo Me Now offers a tattoo design gallery, a tattoo member photo gallery, and a tattoo studio directory. Additionally, you get 4 bonuses, 3 tattoo ebooks that you can download right now, and a secret bonus.

Tattoo Design Gallery - There are more than 3,507 tattoos in the design gallery to choose from. You can find the design or designs that you like and print them off for the tattoo artist. You can have a design modified to make it your own design, or combine two designs to make a unique design.

Tattoo Photo Gallery - You can use the tattoo photo gallery to get inspiration for your new tattoo, upload photo's of your new or old tattoo and receive ratings and comments from other members in the gallery to get to know what others think of your tattoo. You can also download photos from the member photo gallery as well.

Tattoo Studio Directory - There are 10,409 in the US, the UK and Canada listed in the tattoo studio directory. You can find studios in your area, you can find the tattoo studios in your area and check to see if there are any reviews, call them, visit their website, or google them to find out more. You can write your own reviews and rate your experience and level of satisfaction with a certain studio.

Continued in Tattoo Product Reviews - Part 2

Tattoo My Brain

Link: Tattoo My Brain

Tattoo My Brain is a tattoo design gallery with over 6,000 designs of all types. The author collected these tattoo designs from all over the globe, and asserts that even the most fussy customer can find a tattoo design that they like in this collection. You can download and print as many designs as you like. You can take your design to the tattoo studio and have the design personalized, or combine two designs for your own unique tattoo design. Tattoo my brain comes with 5 bonuses, ebooks on subjects other than tattoos.

Tattoo Ideas

Link: Tattoo Ideas

Tattoo Ideas offers a subscription page which you must sign up on first to get to the sales page where the ebook "Tattoos Unlimited" is for sale. This book offers hundreds of tattoo designs as well as other practical information about tattooing, and tattoos. The tattoo templates in the ebook are clearly drawn and easy to follow. You also get 3 tattoo related bonuses, 3 ebooks, when you purchase this ebook.

FindYourTattoos.com

Link: FindYourTattoos.com

This is an audio sales page, and offers a Tattoo gallery of over 550 designs with a bonus of over 400 tribal and Japanese character tattoo designs. You also get a bonus ebook, "Got Ink" which tells you everything you need to know about getting your next tattoo, and also includes more tattoo designs.

Continued in Tattoo Product Reviews - Part 3

Tattoos Design Package

Link: Tattoos Design Package

This is a package of 5 ebooks about tattoos and including tattoo designs. Here they are listed for you:

Got Ink - All about your next tattoo and includes hundreds of designs.
XTASYS Tattoo Designs - There are 300 original tattoo designs in this package.
Tattoos Unlimited, 3Rd Edition - There are over 300 tattoo designs in this ebook.
700 Best Flash Tattoo Design - Hundreds of quality tattoo flash and tattoo designs.
You And Your Tattoo - Easy to read ebook that will provide you with realistic information about tattoos.

Ultimate Tattoo Ebook

Link: Ultimate Tattoo Ebook

This is the ebook "Got Ink", which is all about tattoos, and provides hundreds of tattoo designs. This offer comes with 2 bonuses, a tribal tattoo bonus with over 150 tribal tattoo designs, and a Japanese character bonus with over 90 of the most popular Kanji symbols and their meanings.

In Conclusion:

After reviewing each offer it occurs to me that it is really all about what you are looking for in a product. If I were looking for the most value for my money, I would choose the "Tattoo Me Now" package. If you are looking for The most designs that you can find, I would choose the "Chopper Tattoo" package. If you are looking for a package with an ebook that you can download right now and read information about getting a tattoo and tattoo designs, I would choose either FindYourTattoos.com, or possibly the "Tattoos Design Package". Good luck on your search for the "perfect" tattoo!