Showing posts with label latin cross. Show all posts
Showing posts with label latin cross. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Crown Tattoos

Crown and crown tattoo essentially mean the same thing, they symbolize superiority, empire and power. This is just the basic idea, however, and many people who want to establish their own meanings to these symbols, some prefer something funny, while others may apply a more serious meaning.


Many people like to make their crown tattoos became the main attraction of their artwork. Two of the crown of the most popular tattoos in this style is the Imperial crown and tiara. Imperial crown usually sports a flat top, or dome which has a shape similar to the fungus, and surrounded by metal bands, which is adorned with many jewels, while the tiara, though small, similar plastered on gems, usually with white diamonds, but sometimes sometimes with a gem of a dark green, blue or red color. It can be seen placed themselves, or they may bear the name, dates or sayings such as 'princess' or 'king'.


Some tattoo crown carry religious meaning. For example, a crown of thorns to be placed around the arm, around the star, or above the pure heart. Crown of life - which is a symbol of solid faith, even through prosecution - is another popular choice. There are several ways that people like to describe this picture, a European crown surrounded by light, or Latin cross upon it with all kinds of crowns. One idea for this style will use all five crown of Christian - that is the crown of life, victory, truth and soul winner. In this drawing you can show five different crowns in various styles and colors, one on top, bottom, left and right, and fifth in the center. You can also add quotes the Bible that go with each.


Sometimes people prefer to crown them to actually wear. They may be placed on the head frame, a cartoon king or queen, or even in animals, like lions or zebras. They also can be placed on the heart, or at the head of the astrological signs.



Crown tattoo tends to make a bold statement about how users see themselves. They told the audience that this person might be confident, very religious, or have control over their own lives.[gallery columns="2" orderby="rand"]

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Cross Tattoo Designs And Symbolisms

The symbol of the cross is one of the most world wide recognized symbols. As a tattoo, cross designs have been used for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. There are many different types of cross patterns that come from various cultures; each cross has its own specific meaning. Some of these patterns are especially popular as cross tattoo designs. The following information contains a brief description of cross tattoo designs and their meanings.


The Latin cross tattoo design, which looks like a lower case t, is symbolic of religion; this cross design is often enhanced by doves, flowers, and other religious symbols such as angles and saints. The Gothic cross tattoo design looks a lot like the Latin cross, but the Gothic cross is thicker, darker in color, and usually contains such images as thorns, red roses, blood, or barbed wire. The Latin cross tattoo, and the Gothic cross tattoo, are some of the more popular cross tattoo designs.

The Celtic cross tattoo has been rising in popularity in recent years. The Celtic cross design contains intricately knotted patterns, a circle in the middle, and is very detailed in its design. The Celtic cross has pagan origins and was believed to symbolize the sun, thus it is sometimes called the sun cross. The Celtic cross has also been used, more recently, as a symbol of Christianity.

Some of the lesser known, but no less beautiful, cross tattoo designs include the Maltese, Lorraine, and Ankh cross. The Maltese cross design has four equal arms, each arm ending in a V shape. The eight pointed Maltese cross design originated from the Knights of Maltese and each point represents aspects of character, like virtue and loyalty, which were important to the Maltese Knights. The Lorraine cross was used as a symbol of Joan of Arc and French patriotism; the Lorraine cross tattoo design is often combined with the French flag. The Ankh cross , also known as the Egyptian cross, was originally an Egyptian hieroglyph that symbolized life and immortality; the design of the Ankh cross looks like a capital T with a circle at the top.