Sun Tattoo Designs

 

Sun design tattoos have been popular for centuries, since the life-giving and sustaining power of the sun has long captivated man's imagination. Today however, sun tattoos are popular for other reasons besides their appeal to primeval man.

Sun tattoos can be executed in a wide range of styles and colors, and in almost any size, from a detailed full back piece complete with sunspots and solar storms to a simple, stylized rising sun design. With their simple geometric outlines, sun tattoos fit well almost anywhere on the body.

Shoulders, shoulder blades, pecs, the leg, and the back are popular places for men to get sun tattoos. Women often choose the lower back, nape of the neck, or around the navel or hip for a sun tattoo. These creative and beautiful designs can bring a little light to your life and show your personality in wa variety of ways.

Because of the almost infinite flexibility of sun tattoos, you can pick a design you like, but give it your own personal "flare" by selecting a different color. Personified suns are popular, using the image of Father Sun and/or Mother Moon, and this anthropomorphic approach brings an added degree of personality to your sun tattoo design.

Since many ancient cultures revered the sun, you can find tribal inspired sun tattoo designs for almost any culture, or you can draw inspiration from ancient texts such as Egyptian sun (Ra) literature, Pueblo Indian motifs, Aztec astrological charts, or the suns which often adorned ancient mariner's maps.

This is truly one of the most diverse and versatile tattoo designs. One note for modern sun worshippers: like any tattoo, even a sun tattoo is not immune to the damage of UV light, so when showing that awesome tat off anywhere under the sun, be sure to use appropriate sunscreen.