August 1st, 2010
There are so many choices when thinking about what tattoo to get and nautical star tattoos are popular. When trying to make that decision, there are important things to consider. One thing to consider is history of whatever the choices are. A popular tattoo that many people get is the nautical star. Because they are common, many people like to know about its origins.
The word nautical in Nautical Star Tattoos refers back to sailors. This is an obvious connection because the word itself refers to things having to do with sailing. Many of the sailors early in history would navigate by using the stars at night. The North star was one thing in the sky that would allow the sailors to know where they were headed. Once the sailors knew where the north star was located, they could safely plan the trip back to where they were headed.
Because most people believe that sailors were known to be a bit superstiocious, many of them would get Nautical Star Tattoos somewhere on the body, most commonly the forearm. This became a symbol not only of the direction of the ship by using the stars at night, but it also represented the course of life for these sailors. They knew that by some miracle or chance, they would make it home safely, or to their destination. By tatooing a star on their forearm, they were hoping that they would make it back to their home.
Nautical Star Tattoos also became known by these sailors as the symbol of finding ones place in life. When seeking direction and the course of life, it would be nice to have a compass, or a north star to know the direction in which to head. Most people would say that these sailors got these tattos for that reason also. Especailly being a sailor, finding ones course in life my seem difficult at times when so much of life is left to chance, and the way the wind blew. The star is the place of hope that every person can look upon.
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July 30th, 2010
I know this Scorpio chick born the day after me and she all tatted up with Scorpio tattoos. One on the back of her neck the M symbol for Scorpio, one on her waist, shoulder blade and another on her ankle foot area. Would anyone else here wanna get one too? That’d be badazz. Just wonderin though
YES. I’ve been planning to for the past 2 years. I’m finally getting it on my birthday this October. I’m getting the Libra glyph on my right shoulder or the center of my upper back, where the shoulder blades meet.
You’re right. They’re really badass. A little too socialized, but still badass.
July 30th, 2010
I have a bit of chicken pox scar on my left chest and I want to cover it up with a tattoo. What should I get? No Dragons please, and No Japanese tattoos. I like video games, computers, art, dark gothic stuff etc
http://www.thereader.com/blogs/film/uploaded_images/cool-spiderman-chest-tattoo-793872.jpg
alright this is a verry cool tattoo
July 30th, 2010
i have two already and i want to get a third and finish my half sleeve i have some ideas but i need more and i cant find a website for that does any one no of any?
I like ratemyink.com
also love looking at the worst rated on there….always gold
July 30th, 2010
or nautical starS? What does that star mean? What if they have tattoos of swallows? I think that is what those birds are called. Usually they get them about the shoulders, but i see the stars around the arms usually. i want to get some stars, but i dont want to if they mean something specific. thanks!
"The nautical star is a very old modern tattoo, going back at least a century or more. Back in the days of yore, before modern navigation, sailors would navigate in part by the stars in the night skies, in particular the North Star in the Northern Hemisphere, and various other constellations of stars in the night sky. In the Southern Hemisphere, sailors had to use different stars and the Southern Cross became quite well-known. Sailors would then tattoo nautical stars on them because they relied on the stars to take them home, and being superstitious, they hoped their star tattoos would get them home safely as well.
Compass stars are also popular for this reason. The nautical stars were originally used by sailors to help guide their way as they sailed through the night. They relied upon the stars to protect them and bring them home safely.
A lot of soldiers get nautical stars for the same reason…protection. It is a symbol of protection and guidance. It was a very popular tattoo among sailors.
So a case could be made that the nautical star tattoo, or a tattoo of any star for that matter, would be a symbol of guidance. Now as time has passed the nautical stars represent the direction of one’s life, for those of us who are not sailors but still need guidance.
Some say that if the nautical star is pointed upwards they have a higher outlook on life and so on. "
The meaning of the Nautical star is to create your own path, but use the stars as a guide when you are lost or scared.
July 20th, 2010
is there anyway she can change it or add on to it to make it look less like that? if so, include links to sample pics. thanks
Here you go. Knock yourself out.
http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2252b5d6e8e1d00ccff8f357d4064-500pi
http://ll.tattoojohnny.com/images/designs/MUF-00017/MUF-00017_thumb.jpg
http://uvskinz.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/dlf_crab.jpg
http://ll.tattoojohnny.com/images/designs/JJF-01386/JJF-01386_thumb.jpg
http://www.tattootribes.com/multimedia/110/cancer-two.jpg
http://www.tattootribes.com/multimedia/88/maori-crab-cancer.jpg
http://th01.deviantart.com/fs26/150/f/2008/089/a/3/Zodiac_Flower_Design__Cancer_by_D_Angeline.jpg
http://www.bullseyetattoos.com/productimages/_thumbs/jr1077p.jpg
July 20th, 2010
My friend wants me to do her newborn photos and her and her hubby want it to be dark/gothic. they both have tons of piercings and tattoos. I think were gonna be doing the shoot outside in a grassy area with lots of trees by a river. I don’t really have a clue of how to do a "dark" or "goth" newborn shoot, so any ideas or tips would be extremely appreciated!!!
Indoors would have been easier. Frilly black lace and purple/black silk under the child (easy gothic).
Outside, I don’t know, that grungy old photo feel with the vignetting might work if that’s what you’re into. Here’s a photoshop tutorial parts of which you might find useful http://www.photoshopstar.com/graphic-design/photo-effects/old-style-photo-effect/
Plain old black and white shot the right way can also give a dark gothis feel, like here; http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/3040844159_b1a04590c9.jpg
Also it’s a plus to use the parents as props (Cleverly letting some tattoos, piercing or dark clothing of the parents holding the child show in the frame will provide a free instant goth feel.
Anyway, there are probably lot’s of options. But with no notic and no time to think beforehand those are the things I would be force to fall back on.
July 20th, 2010
So I want to get a tattoo of a pin up girl but I’m not interested in the traditional pin up girl models. I want to know if there are any websites out there with pin ups but girls with tattoos/piercings, things like that?
Just go to any tattoo studio talk to the artist and tell him what you would like to get for a tattoo and he or she will draw it up for you and than the two of you could look it over and make any changes to it.
July 20th, 2010
I want to get the nautical star as a tattoo when i’m older but i was reading into the symbol’s meaning and it said that it either meant you were a marine or you were gay or lesbian.. either way meaning "finding a way to home" or just being different.
would ppl take offense to me getting it because i’m not lesbian nor a marine?
99% of people who see your tattoo won’t even give it a second look. No one really cares what others have tattooed on them. Get what you like and don’t worry about that maybe just one person might know what a nautical star means….
July 9th, 2010
I would like to get 1 of each of my kids baby footprint tattooed on me but I was trying to be more creative with it and put their zodiac sign with it or around the footprints somehow? Do you think that would be too much? Should I just stick with one or the other or should I do both but not in the same area? What you think?
I personally think the zodiac signs alone is enough, but it’s your skin, if you want to have the footprints aswell then try and mix them in somehow, maybe have the footprints in black but with a white (untattood skin) zodiac sign in each?