Cool Inking Ideas

Many people acquire astrological tattoo designs because they belong to a particular sun sign. They want to articulate a personal belief system which is associated with stars.

Zodiacal wheel is a familiar diagram to most people especially for those who read horoscope predictions on a regular basis. Depending on the version of Zodiac—the Chinese or the Greek version—all these astrological symbols (glyphs, animals, signs, etc) can offer almost unlimited design ideas for inking.

Given below are the representations and characteristics of each sign. Wearing zodiac sign can help to declare your specific traits.

1. (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Aries, the Ram: mutable, creative and have strong willed.
2. (Apr 21 – May21) Taurus, the Bull: strong in mental and physical states, have good stamina and teaching ability.
3. (May 22 – Jun 21) Gemini, the Twin: flexible, optimistic, communicative and creative.
4. (Jun 22 – Jul 22) Cancer, the Crab: good patient, empathetic, caring, conventional and a peacemaker.
5. (Jul 23 – Aug 22) Leo, the Lion: brave, generous, stubborn, intuitive and a natural leader.
6. (Aug 23 – Sep 23) Virgo, the Virgin: intuitive, strong memory, a perfectionist, a team player and a good planner.
7. (Sep 24 – Oct 23) Libra, the Scales: timid, quiet, and reliable.
8. (Oct 24 – Nov 22) Scorpion, the Scorpion: self-confident, possessive and loyal.
9. (Nov 23 – Dec 22) Sagittarius, the Archer: lack patient, stubborn, honest, and a philosopher.
10. (Dec 23 – Jan 19) Capricorn, the Sea-Goat: patient, perseverant, and intelligent.
11. (Jan 20 – Feb 19) Aquarius, the Water Bearer: simple, humble, intelligent, independent, honest, dependable and loyal.
12. (Feb 20 – Mar 20) Pisces, the Fish: generous, passionate, honest, trustworthy, and considerate.

Astrological symbols are often colorful. You can probably pick the one that is associated with your sun sign. Nevertheless, you can select a tattoo just for its esthetic beauty—a simple glyph symbol, or a more intricate design that is blended with flowers or animals.

Some good body locations to bear a Zodiac symbol are the arm band, ankle, shoulder, wrist, upper back, lower back, hip, collar, and chest. You can find your perfect tattoo in a professional gallery.

Gemini occupies the third house of Zodiac. It is an air sign often represented by the Twins. Those who are born under this sign (between 22nd May and 21st June) show their characteristic of being a natural communicator. They are curious about a variety of interests and capable of making changes to adapt themselves to the new situations. All these qualities can be very helpful to an individual who wants to achieve his / her objectives in life. However, the Geminis should always remind themselves to stay focus and not to be distracted from doing the important things.

The glyph of Gemini looks like a numeral “II” in Roman. Ruled by the planet of Mercury, it represents the duality of two opposite forces that always exist in the nature–the good and evil, right and wrong, hot and cold, up and down, etc. Some people may also attribute the two vertical lines of the glyph to a male’s and female’s reproduction which is controlled by the constellation.

The popular Gemini tattoos can be images of the glyph, or an identical twin. The glyph is often created in a stylish design which is suitable for the men and women. You can pick a twin image that consists of two angels, animals, cupids, skulls, fairies, or human faces with portraits showing your loved one and youself. Some women place a Roman numeral II in the middle of the artwork and intertwine it with vines, flowers, stars, or a tribal symbol. Combining the glyph with some meaningful texts, or a person’s name, or a letter “5” which is associated with this constellation is also very common for a Gemini design.

There are many suitable locations on the body to place this tattoo. Some of the popular spots are the collar, arm, leg, shoulder, lower back, and naval. If you’re a woman who wants to attract attention, consider placing a tattoo at your ankle. For man, a glyph inked with a striking color on top of a black tribal symbol will make you look very stunning.

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Aries is the 1st astrological sign of Zodiac, and it is associated with the Ram. Those who are born from 21st March to 19th April can pick various ram images as their tattoos. It is a fire sign and ruled by Mars. The people who belong to this constellation are known to have distinctive personalities such as good wisdom, courage to battle fear, strength and leadership qualities.

The origin of the ram representation is unknown. However, according to the Hellenistic culture, a golden ram had rescued Athamus’s children to Colchis from their stepmother.

The most common glyph of Aries is a simple “Y” pattern with two upper wings curling outward. A creative artist can churn out many amazing Aries tattoos by combining the “Y” glyph with stars, or designing the “Y” symbol as butterfly wings, fairy wings, sword handle etc. Likewise you can also consider a ram in black tribal style or a simple “Y” shape in a fashionable design such as superimposing it using a striking red color onto a black Celtic or tribal artwork of your choice. Calligraphy writing in Japanese, Chinese or Hebrew is also a good way to mark your belongingness to the astrological group. However, the most popular work of art is still an creative ram design.

An Aries symbol is often small, but it can be designed slightly larger when intertwining with other elements. Some of the popular locations to place the tattoo are on the arm, shoulder, leg, chest, upper back, etc. For those who want themselves to stand out from the crowd, consider putting one on the back of ear, ankle, hip, and lower front above the bikini line.

As the design variations of Aries is almost unlimited. Try to review as many artworks as you can. You will surely find one that can amaze you if you invest enough hard work on finding your design.

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Aquarius is the 11th sign of the Zodiac, and it is best known as a water-bearer. The constellation sign is dictated by Saturn and Uranus. Those who are born between 21st January and 19th February can consider getting this zodiacal symbol.

Aquarius tattoo can appear in many different forms, and the design can be very innovative, expressive, and bizarre. Nevertheless, the symbol can be as simple as just a pouring water jug, or a droplet, or two zigzagging ‘W’ patterns (called the Aquarius glyph symbol) representing the waves. It can also be a more complex design including an urn and a carrier. The bearer can be a man, or woman, or someone who has a great impact on your life.

The popular design for male is often a muscular young man carrying a jug on his shoulder and spilling water. But, the female will usually opt for a girl in pin-up style bathing in a pool and scooping water onto her long hairs.

Since the zodiacal sign is always associated with the wave, jug and a person, you can make use of your imagination to create something unconventional. Here are some possible design ideas:

1. a mythical mermaid floating above or below the waves.
2. a pin-up woman taking bath with water flowing down from a jug.
3. a girl pouring water from a big urn to a small bucket.
4. stylish calligraphy written in different languages—in Chinese, Japanese or Hebrew characters.
5. a fairy standing in a pond on a starry night collecting stars from the water surface.
6. a simple tribal style Aquarius –just a jug with water spilling out.
7. a portrait of your loved one holding an urn and spilling water from his/her shoulder.
8. an Aquarius sylph symbol intertwining with flowers such as the water lily and orchid.

The most common colors for this sun sign tattoo are turquoise and blue. If you prefer a tribal style design, black color will be most suitable, and it can fit in to almost any part of the body.

As there are many Aquarius design variations, and it often involves one’s talents and imagination to create a truly amazing artwork, you may want to consider finding your tattoo in a professional gallery. You will enjoy seeing myriads of designs and give thumb up to many of the remarkable works of arts.

Almost everyone has come across the twelve Zodiac Signs before, or read the predictions of the astrological symbols. Each of these symbols has its distinctive traits which can tell us more about one’s fate and character. You can determine your Zodiac sign with your birth date.

Today, few people pick Zodiacal symbols because of the personal relation with the particular constellation. If you’re checking your horoscope frequently, you probably believe in those predictions, and you may want to consider wearing Zodiac symbol tattoos. Nevertheless, you can also ink the symbol just to embellish your body.

Some of the good locations to sport an astrological emblem will be the upper arms, legs, upper back, back of neck, hips, armband, shoulders, etc. You can easily stretch the artwork to fit a particular body spot. You can also blend the constellation artworks with flowers or animals to form another distinctive Zodiac tattoo designs.

Here are the 12 Zodiacal signs.

You can have almost unlimited designs to pick from a pro online gallery.