One of the best places to get tattooed for a guy is the chest.
Chest tattoos for men are a great option for someone looking to make a bold and strong statement with their tattoo artwork.
Chest tattoos for men are typically large pieces of ink that cover a large canvas area on the body and therefore perfect for a bold tattoo with lots of intricate details.
If you want to go big then this is the place to do it.
You can always easily cover up a chest tattoo with regular clothing but it is also very easy to reveal the area when you so choose.
Thus ability to easily cover as well as the great number of old school designs and ideas make chest tattoos for men a great option.
If you are going to get such a tattoo you should carefully consider design options and ideas first before you just jump on some simple flash you see at your local tattoo shop.
It is much better to meticulously create your own design and pull together ideas you want to express then just jumping into some flash others probably already have.
Here are some ideas to get you started.
Go Old School One option with such a large space is to go with what most of the early sailors did with the area.
They would often get large schooner ships and pirate ships tattooed to their chest.
Today these are still a very popular option and they definitely give homage to those old salty dogs that jumped into the art of tattoos before us.
With the new inks available today and the superior equipment it is very easy to put an updated and modern spin on an old classic design.
Go With Words Another option that is also very in style right now is to go with words.
There are a variety of ways to do this but in any of these options you are thinking about the font and the layout of the words as the primary part of the tattoo.
You might embellish the tattoo with some art and graphic designs also but the words are the primary focus.
Japanese kanji, Arabic script or even Celtic poems all look really great and can be done on a banner or integrated into another part of a design.
Heart Wings And Flying Things Other options include some of the old school designs such as nautical stars.
Nautical stars were an old favorite of early sailors and meant living true to life and good luck as well as a safe return.
Also tattoos with banners and sayings held up by a pair of swallow birds are a classic design that can also be modernized and detailed with your own thoughts.
Hearts with wings and pierced by daggers, flames or whatever are also very popular options.
Sacred hearts and bleeding hearts all work well in this area.
Wings are more typically used as back tattoos but here on the chest they look great when they are behind an element.
For example a great looking family crest or shield will look ideal with a pair of big white wings flying behind or attached to it.
These are just a few of the many chest tattoos for men ideas that are out there and there are many more available o the web and at your local tattoo store.
Remember to take your time and locate designs that you like.
Then work with a professional tattoo artist to come up with the final design sketch that you like.