February 27th, 2010Brightly Colored Sun Tattoo

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Sun Tattoo is often brightly colored and can be done in virtually any size. Some of this tattoo is done in a simple black, while other sun design are tattooed with every color ranging from red, to orange, to yellow. There are many ways to personalize this tattoo to help them stand out even more.

February 2nd, 2010Flaming Sun Tattoo

Long time coming
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You can change the entire meaning of Sun Tattoo by changing its color. You can also easily add horns and evil looking eyes if you want to make your sun design looks a bit evil. The flaming suns are very popular when tattooed due to their bright red and orange colors.

January 7th, 2010Sun and Moon for A Tattoo

Tatuagem Sol e Lua Tattoo
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Sun Tattoo is available for many traditional designs.  The Celtic suns and Aztec suns are very common. You can place the sun design on your chest, arm, or on your back.

December 15th, 2009What Color is your Sun tattoo?

the great wave and the red rising sun
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Sun Tattoo can be done in bright color ranging from red to orange to yellow, while some are simply done in black. The shape of the sun design as tattoo is more than just a simple circle. Flares of flames shooting off the actual sun are added and some geometric shapes are incorporated into the sun design.

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Creative Commons License photo credit: XeronesThe Sun Tattoo design is a reflection of the Sun’s profound symbolic nature in most cultures around the world. The sun represents fertility, vitality, passion, and courage as a tattoo design and symbol. The Sun design as a tattoo could be represented further by the heart symbol, a rosette or rose, the lotus, the sunflower and the Chrysanthemum.

October 6th, 2009A Good and A Bad Sun Tattoo

sun and moon fire
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Many people choose the Sun Tattoo because it symbolizes the light and dark, good and evil. This tattoo is also a symbol of rebirth that’s why some people combine it with other imagery such as Celtic knots and stars. The Aztec sun design is also a popular choice due to its blocky and tribal style.

September 13th, 2009Simplicity of a Sun Tattoo

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The potential for adaptability in design is the beauty of Sun Tattoo. Because of the Sun’s simplicity of shape you can mix a tattoo of sun blossoming from a stem of a rose to symbolize burgeoning love. A glowing light of a sun design behind a religious symbol shows the warmth one gets from their personal faith.

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The Sun Tattoo design represents fertility, vitality, passion, courage, eternal youth, light, and knowledge. The most common sun design is a circle with sun ray’s emanating from the perimeter. A dot or point within the center of the sun’s circle depicts the blending of male and female forces.

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Get a Sun Tattoo if you are looking for a powerful, colorful, and elegant tattoo. Some people choose the sun design because they view them as a way to show their inner strength that helps them during tough times. Women place the sun design tattoo on their back, while men place it on their upper arms or shoulders.

July 2nd, 2009Sun Tattoo

She did it

The Sun Tattoo works well in a number of different tattoo styles such as the old school, new school, Celtic, tribal, and oriental to name a few. When it comes to placement of these tattoos have no limitations due to their versatility in size. Many people choose to adorn their bodies with national flags featuring a sun symbols from countries in which they currently live or have a linking heritage.


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