tattoos should be high on your list of favorites. A good tattoo artist will be able to ink you with any type of eagle, but to have one that truly stands out would be the difference between a good job and a great job. Eagle tattoos can seriously make a statement to your body art and can last a lifetime if you choose the design carefully.There are plenty of eagle designs around, but if this is what you are deciding on as your design then you want one to be unique to you only. Check out as much as you can when it comes to different eagle designs. An eagle in flight or standing high on perch, can give a different meaning depending on how it is designed.
Think about what message you are wanting to portray when you browse the different eagle tattoos that are available. Think about detail, do you want it to be highly detailed, as realistically portrayed as possible? Or do you want a general outline that stands on its own as a representation of your personality.
Whatever the design you choose, ensure that you are completely happy with the way the eagle is portrayed. You are going to have this bird on your body for a lifetime and so eagle tattoos should be thought out rather than rushed into.
Great eagle tattoos come from great tattoo artists being able to give you exactly what you want. If you can show your tattoo artist the design that you have chosen and be sure that they can replicate it for you then your ideas and their talent should translate into a design that you ca be proud of for decades to come.
Eagle tattoos are common choices for men and women who serve as police officers, firefighters, soldiers, or other service members.
Eagles are also often accompanied by word banners, particularly if the tattoo is done as a memorial or tribute to someone. Words such as freedom, strength, and liberty are popular choices added to banners or underneath a tattoo of an eagle.
Images of eagles have played important roles throughout history in many different lands, appearing in various emblems.
In ancient Greece, the eagle was worshiped and associated with the Sun god, while in Norse mythology, eagles were said to be associated with the god Odin, who represented wisdom.
In Native American cultures, the free-spirited eagle is deeply revered and their feathers were often given as a sign of pride, security or friendship.
Eagle tattoos can be done in many different creative ways and found just about anywhere on the body.
The most common area for this type of tattoo is the upper arm, followed by the shoulders, and the upper and lower back areas.
The back is a great location for designs of eagles with their wings fully spread as if in flight. If the design is large enough, detailed feathers are usually the main feature of the tattoo, which gives the eagle a realistic appearance.
Eagles can also be done as smaller designs, featuring only the head of the bird, or even done in tribal-style completely in black.
They can also be worked into leg or armbands, or as a part of another design.
Some eagles are tattooed in flight, as if swooping in on their prey, complete with sharp talons, and of course the internet and many tattoo shops are full of images of the majestic eagle in varying poses.
If patriotism is an integral part of the tattoo, red, white, and blue will be prominent colors, in addition to the various shades of browns and beige for the eagle itself.
An eagle can also be incorporated into many backgrounds and mountainous nature scenes, or along with other types of wildlife.
The bald eagle has been a figure of freedom in the United States since it was adopted in 1789. (Lucky for us, George Washington was President back then. (If Benjamin Franklin were more than a public official, we would have had the turkey as our symbol!) Not only is the eagle endangered, but also a new species of rebel picked up the eagle as its figurehead - the motorcyclist. Specifically, Harley-Davidson picked up the figure of the eagle - wings outstretched, with a banner wrapped around the bird stating, "Live to Ride, Ride to Live."
Once motorcyclists caught on to the love of the Harley, it was not very long before tattoos of the logo began to show up on the avid motorcycle community. Soon, the icon of freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of the open road had men and women both looking to exonerate their feelings with a tattoo bearing the eagle. I have seen some incredible eagle tattoos in the past, but nothing like one in particular back in 1998. I was in Chicago at the Motorcycle Show at McCormick Place. Within the show, there were tattoo booths not only displaying past tattoos in books, but also upon the artists themselves. One particular young woman caught my attention - mostly because she wore a tube top as she tattooed a client.
The tube top was not what caught my attention, but rather the skin that showed from the lack of clothes. Her back, arms, stomach, neck - all had tattoos. Upon her back and covering the entire upper half of it, was the most detailed, finely shaded eagle I had ever seen. Its wingspan covered her shoulders, and she had a background of blue sky and white clouds. In the talons of the eagle, a banner (of what I later found) of her daughter's name was slightly crumpled in its clutches.
She turned a bit so I could see her chest, pointing out the portrait of her daughter just above her heart. Explaining her tattoos, her life had taken a turn for the better after the birth of her daughter. As for the eagle, it was because she was originally from Russia, and moved to the United States at the age of eleven. Based off her childhood experiences, she learned that the US had freedoms for women that she could not have ever found in her hometown.
The eagle was her tribute to the United States, for giving her a chance at individuality that she had not been able to find before. Her own personal growth as a tattoo artist began shortly after she got her eagle - unbelievably her first tattoo! (Most people get a small tattoo as their first one.) The banner was added at the birth of her daughter - the first child in her family born as a United States citizen. As cool as that tattoo was, it somehow seems even more poignant when I found the story behind the artwork!
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