Full Body Tattoos

No matter what the art, craft or competition may be, there is always going to be certain people who insist on taking the norm, and elevating it to a new level of pure insanity, and these overly daring individuals are sometime referred to as extremists.

And while tattoos and extremism usually aren't two words you hear uttered in the same sentence, these artsy dare devils below have taken the concept of body art to a whole new and uncharted territory of no return, or at least any chance at restored normalcy.

This picture gallery below contains some of the most tattooed men and women alive, including from left to right, the Guinness world record holder, Lucky Diamond Rich, Tom Leppard and Julia Gnuse.


Full body tattoos like the ones seen above, cover almost every inch of visible flesh except small facial areas around the eyes, like in the case of Leopard Man and the Illustrated Lady on the right.



What possesses these tattoo obsesses enthusiasts to venture down the road of full body art, you ask? Well each and every one of them has their own separate story behind their quest for complete bodily artwork, however i personally believe they all have one thing in common. Hugs, and not enough of 'em...



So the next time you think about going all out and getting a full body tattoo, perhaps reconsider and simply enjoy this little picture gallery of the most tattooed people in the world. It should hold you over until you grow outta this extremely mind numbing phase, which we all go though at some point. Wink wink...

Sleeve Tattoos

Sleeve tattoos are becoming an increasingly popular choice among tattoo enthusiasts. Sleeve tattoos start at the wrist and extend to the elbow or sometimes as high as the shoulder. Checkout this collection of sleeve tattoo pictures of various famous people. If you have a sleeve tattoo yourself, feel free to post a picture link in the comment section below.

David Beckham double sleeve tattoos.

Ozzy Osbourne sleeve tattoo on right arm.

Billie Joe Armstrong sleeve tattoo on left arm.

Tyson Beckford sleeve tattoos on both arms.

Benji Madden sleeve tattoos.

Lower Back Tattoos

The lower back is perhaps the single most popular location for a woman to get tattooed, and is widely considered the sexiest area to have a tattoo design. Many celebrity singers and actresses have tattoos located on their lower back, just have a look at these pictures of Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Cheryl Cole, all of which have lower back tattoos.

Here we have even more celebrity women with lower back tattoos, which includes Jessica Alba, Drew Barrymore, Eva Longoria and Lindsay Lohan. See the lower back tattoos below.

Many other famous women also have lower back tattoos.

Pamela Anderson has a tribal tattoo design on her lower back, beautiful Victoria Beckham has three shining stars on her lower back, Janet Jackson has a flower design of sorts on her lower back, Natalie Imbruglia has a Sanskrit tattoo, Brooke Hogan the word Redemption with angel wings, Sarah Michelle Gellar has two dragonflies on her lower back, Vivica A. Fox has a vine, Kaley Cuoco has a Kanji symbol tattoo meaning faith, Michelle Branch has Kanji, Brandy has a large lotus flower and even the great singer Robbie Williams has musical notes tattooed on his lower back.

Knuckle Tattoos

Knuckle tattoos aren't exactly the most common location to get a tattoo, however many tattoo fanatics find the knuckles to be the perfect place for a four letter word tattoo. Here we have a list of some famous people with knuckle tattoos gracing their hands. Also checkout these hand tattoos.

Robbie Williams love knuckle tattoo.

Ozzy Osbourne "Ozzy" knuckle tattoo.

Josh Homme has "Cap" and "Cam" tattooed on his knuckles.

Tim Armstrong PUNX knuckle tattoo.

Benji Madden has "Made Man" tattooed on his knuckles.

Carey Hart knuckle tattoos.

Hip Tattoos

The hips are well known for being a sexy spot on the body for getting a tattoo, and along with lower back tattoos, the hips are probably the second most popular area for a woman to get tattooed.

Have a look at these beautiful celebrities with hip tattoos

Jessica Biel has a dove tattoo on her right hip, Megan Fox has the name of her significant other "Brian" tattooed on her hip, singer Rihanna has a sanskrit prayer down her hip and Kelly Clarkson has an outline of the state of Texas on her hip.

Beyonce has an angel tattoo on her left hip, actress Eliza Dushku has the phrase "Lead, Kindly Light" tattooed on her left hip, pop princess Britney Spears has a small cross tattoo on her hip and television star Lauren Conrad has the letter "L" tattooed on her right hip.

Head Tattoos

Believe it or not, head tattoos have been picking up stream in recent years and become quite popular among serious tattoo enthusiasts. Here we have a gallery of head tattoos, both partial and complete head tattoos included. There are only a couple of famous people which come to mind, who actually have head tattoos, and those two people are Tim Armstrong of the punk band Rancid and of course Boy George.

Head tattoo with gun and flowers.

Tim Armstrong complete head tattoo.

Eye on back of head tattoo.

Breakfast head tattoo.

Tribal art head tattoo.

Cat man face head tattoo.

Artsy back of head tattoo.

Boy George head tattoo.

Hand Tattoos

Here we have an excellent gallery of hand tattoos, drawn on the hands of various famous people from the world of music and movies. Khloe Kardashian has a hand tattoo of her husbands initials, Cheryl Cole has a lovely tribal tattoo on her right hand, Lindsay Lohan has the phrase "Shhh..." on her finger and NBA star Mike Bibby has the word "Faith" and "Loyalty" tattooed on his hands.

Chris Brown has a skull on the top of his right hand, rock star Tommy Lee has a large star on his right hand, Hilary Duff has the word "smile" on her finger and rapper Dr. Dre has a spider and flames on both of his hands.

Enjoy this picture gallery of hand tattoos.