| Ireland is the home of the Celtic people. | | | | can be accomplished in one or two. The extra |
| This warrior nation excelled in combat | | | | effort and skill it takes to get a Celtic |
| against such nations as Rome and Gaul. | | | | tattoo also requires the monetary application |
| Sometimes the lost and sometimes they won, | | | | that fits that skill. Celtic tattoos can run |
| but they left a legacy that has transcended | | | | from two hundred dollars all the way up to |
| to modern times. These warriors were proud | | | | five thousand dollars. Some traditionalists |
| of their clan and practiced Celtic tattooing | | | | will t ravel to Ireland, Scotland, or Wales |
| or body art as a form of expression that | | | | to have the tattoo applied by one of the |
| showed their loyalty and promoted the clan in | | | | descendents of the Celtic clans. If you |
| which they belonged. Recently Celtic tattoos | | | | travel to some of these destinations to have |
| are becoming popular as a way to signify a | | | | your tattoo drawn, be prepared to be turned |
| purpose or statement. Even more common is | | | | down by some artists because you are not of |
| that a person picks out their Celtic tattoo | | | | Celtic ancestry. |
| for aesthetic purposes only. | | | | |
| | | | The popular areas of the body where a Celtic |
| The Celtic tattoo patterns are found in the | | | | tattoo can be drawn are usually around the |
| 'The Book of Kells' which is a pictorial | | | | bicep or calve muscles. These tattoos not |
| display of Celtic tradition and heritage. | | | | only draw notice to these areas but on most |
| Used by tattoo artist around the world the | | | | people it gives a sense of beauty. Weight |
| Celtic tattoo is the most recognizable among | | | | lifters and other athletic people that have |
| the tribal tattoo genre. Taken from the | | | | large muscles in this area of the body choose |
| metalwork that resembled the tattoo and the | | | | to put their Celtic tattoos there to give |
| tattoo themselves, the artwork and intricacy | | | | that area more notice. There are some cases, |
| of each tattoo shows labor and faith put into | | | | with especially women, the Celtic tattoo is |
| its creation. The talent of the original | | | | extended and drawn around their waist curving |
| artist should be sought in the tattoo artist | | | | toward sensual places of their body. This |
| that you choose. The process is labor | | | | alluring tattoo will carry the same Celtic |
| intensive because of the intricate pattern | | | | design but will alter to place emphasis on |
| and could be expensive, but you will come out | | | | the curve of the body and the amount of |
| with a tattoo that any person of Celtic | | | | exotic design the customer wants. The extreme |
| descent would recognize with honor. | | | | body art enthusiast has been known to have a |
| | | | Celtic tattoo around their neck or across |
| Known as the hardest designs in the world by | | | | their forehead. These areas of the body are |
| tattoo artists, the Celtic tattoo session can | | | | for experienced tattoo wearers who consider |
| take up to several hours were a simple tattoo | | | | their entire canvas for the art. |