Cross Tattoos For Men
This article focuses on providing information and advice about cross tattoos for men. If you are female and are interested in finding out about cross tattoo designs, please head to the Cross Tattoos For Girls page.
Cross tattoos are a popular design style among men, especially men with strong spiritual and religious beliefs, and men of Celtic ancestry. Many men strongly relate to the powerful symbolism of the cross, and inking a cross tattoo visibly shows a man’s faith in god and is also a mark of respect and remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus.
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A number of different cross tattoo design styles exist nowadays. Probably the most popular is the Celtic cross. Celtic cross tattoos are really striking and unique, combining spiritual and religious symbolism with the distinctive style of Celtic artwork. Celtic crosses consist of a cross with a circle going around the intersection. This represents the combination of Celtic and Christian/Catholic belief systems. The circle is a pagan symbol the represents the natural cycle of life, while the cross is a Christian/Catholic symbol of remembrance, faith, and devotion.
Many men who choose to have Celtic crosses tattooed on their body have Celtic ancestry, and use their body to pay respect to their cultural heritage. Other men who ink Celtic crosses are not of Celtic descent as such, but are religious and select the Celtic cross style because it is a very distinctive and striking design. For more information on Celtic tattoos, please visit the Celtic Tattoos For Men page.
Cross tattoos look good sited anywhere on the body, and can be any size. Smaller designs can be located anywhere, with some of the most popular locations being the foot, the shoulder, the chest, the back, and the upper arm. If you decide to get a larger tattoo it will need to be sited on a larger area of the body, such as the arms, legs, back or chest. For more information and advice about choosing which body area to ink, please visit the Tattoo Body Areas section.
Cross tattoos are commonly inked in black with limited use of other colours. That’s not to say that you can’t get a colourful cross tattoo if you want to, just that most people prefer to have more subtle and classic colours.
If you believe that a cross tattoo is the right design for you, I recommend that you browse through as many high quality pieces of cross tattoo artwork as you can. Great places to find tattoo designs are in tattoo books, tattoo shop collections, and online. I personally recommend using some of the top online tattoo galleries. These galleries can browsed at home so you can really take your time selecting designs that you like. Also, good tattoo design galleries have regularly updated design databases of thousands upon thousands of high quality tattoo designs. I despair at just how many people waste their time using search engines and only looking at free designs. Free designs are often free for a reason, they are poor quality, common, and generic. For cross tattoos as well as Celtic tattoos I highly recommend the Chopper Tattoo online tattoo design gallery. Chopper Tattoo has a small membership fee, but compared to the cost of getting a tattoo, as well as the cost of inking a poor quality design, membership is very good value indeed. For more information about all of the benefits of becoming a member of the Chopper Tattoo online gallery, please visit the Chopper Tattoo Review page.
Make sure that you devote a large amount of time deliberating your options before you commit to inking any design. It upsets me greatly that so many people get spontaneous tattoos without thinking about whether or not they truly want to live with that design for the rest of their lives. Really take your time to make a decision and don’t be afraid to seek advice from friends and reputable tattoo artists. Any good tattoo artist will be happy to discuss your tattoo ideas with you, and give you their advice and feedback. Remember to take a selection of your favourite designs along with you so that your artist can get a feel for the sorts of things that you like.
Please don’t forget to check out the Tattoo Info section for detailed information and advice about planning a new tattoo, the history of tattooing, tattoo aftercare advice, and much more.
