Sun And Moon Tattoos

Sun and Moon tattoos are some of the most popular and visually intricate tats around. Available in both separate and combined tattoo designs, these popular tattoos transform natural images that have obsessed and fascinated the human mind for the last 10,000 years into cool body art.

It’s no surprise sun tattoos are popular considering the sun has been a symbolic mainstay in virtually every human culture and religion since the beginning of time. The sun, with its powerful circle shape and reputation as the dominant celestial body in the sky, has always represented light, energy, and healing. Sun tattoos can be human-like, with limbs and faces attached, or they can be abstract in their design with Celtic and bio-mechanical influences. Popular color choices, not surprisingly, are orange, red, and yellow but many tribal sun tattoos incorporate less orthodox colors to create a unique and interesting tat.

Moon tattoos represent growth and change—as evidenced by the power the cycles of the moon have over our lives. Where Sun tattoos tend to be very decorative and bright, moon tats tend to be drawn in more mysterious yellows and blues. Moon designs, like their sun counterparts, are often drawn with faces and limbs—the figure of a crescent moon with a night cap being one of the most popular moon tattoos drawn.

Sun and Moon tattoos that combine both images are an extremely popular way to express the duality and completeness of nature and life. Both images depend on each other, and tats of this kind often represent this by drawing them as male and female--though the actual style of certain sun and moon tattoos depends on the individual taste of the person getting the tat. Great-looking designs have been done in neo-tribal, old school, biomechanical, and Celtic styles just to name a few.

When searching for your own designs it’s a good idea to look at lots of different examples and consult extensively with your tattoo artist. They can point you in the direction of a design that will look cool, not just for a year or two, but for the rest of your life.

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