Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Sunflower Tattoo on Rib Cage


The word "sunflower" originates from the Greek helios meaning "sun" and anthos meaning "flower," since these flowers are always facing towards the sun. Sunflower represents positive attitude, happiness, fun with its brilliant and distinct appearance . Its characteristics of always following the sun symbolizes deep loyalty and constancy. It also promises power, warmth, and nourishment — all the attributes of the sun itself. The unique combination of striking beauty and utility is the reason why sunflowers have appeared as such revered symbols throughout the ages.

This gorgeous sunflower tattoo is done beautifully by Independent Tattoo. Though the design did not take advantage of the beautiful colors of the flower itself, it still comes out interesting and striking. And undoubtedly, it added a lot of sexy appeal and charm to the owner of this body. Combine with the nice shapely body, this flower rib cage tattoo is definitely is a head turner.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Rib Tattoos For Guys


Rib tattoos for guys are generally designs that are huge and intricate since it is located on an area of the body that can accommodate large tattoo. The art theme that guys usually go for are koi fish, dragon, snake, text, angel, panther and tribal and celtic styles. These are artworks that are usually expressive of their manhood or symbols of strength and endurance. The outline of the design usually starts from the chest extending to the side down to the area above the hip. Others want to focus purely on the rib cage area while some guys have a whole project going on that they extend the design all the way to their back.
The tattoo on the photo depict Wolverine and Sabertooth in a fighting action. Obviously, the person wearing this tat is a fan of the X-men series. The tattoo is done byKurt Fagerland @ Ink & Dagger Tattoo in Decatur GA.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Rib Tattoos for Girls

Rib tattoos for girls are sexy and appealing. They express a sensual yet strong statement as not everyone can get away with rib tattoos. A girl needs to have the body and attitude to flaunt it. Otherwise, it would just be a boring piece of rib tattoos.
There are lots of designs to choose from. Butterflies, flowers, hearts, starts, dragonfly, tribal art...anything goes. As long as its a design that a girl can relate to, it will surely be an interesting piece of body art. Moreover, it is important not to go cheap when it comes to tattoo designs on a girl's rib cage. Visit our recommended tattoo gallery to see where you can get amazing tattoo art. Once the design is work out, it is also important to choose a professional and reliable tattoo artist to do the work. Keep these reminders in mind and a girl can surely have an amazing rib tattoo that she can be proud of for the rest of her life.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Rose Tattoo Designs on the Rib Cage

Rose tattoos can have different meanings depending on the color and how it is portrayed. In this photo, the rose tattoos on the rib cage have very dark red colors symbolizing love and passion.

When the flower is represented as a rosebud, it means beauty, girlhood and youth. It can also stand for pure and lovely. A single rose represents simplicity and a bouquet of roses in full bloom can mean gratitude. Pink roses symbolize grace and gentility while the dark pink ones stand for appreciation. Yellow roses signify joy and gladness while orange roses denote enthusiasm and desire. Lavender is known to symbolize love at first sight and enchantment.

It is also interesting to note that the number of roses can denote several meanings. One rose means love at first sight, two roses connote "you are the one" and three roses want to say "i love you". More roses stand for more meanigs, 10 roses saying "you are perfect" and 12 roses proposing "be my steady".

Tattoo done by Inkblot Studio, Ames, Iowa