Chest Tattoos

Chest Tattoos

When choosing a tattoo, the traditional place for men to have a tattoo designed and place is through the chest. The chest represents an area that can shown off during the summer months and small tattoos can be used as a part of a larger chest piece, which can contribute to a larger tattoo – displaying a collage of pictorials and symbols that have meaning to the person that has chosen to get a chest tattoo.

There are many popular types of chest tattoos that have seen a rise in popularity to be placed on the chest. Some of these tattoos include the names of the children, a family crest, or traditional Mens tattoos such as eagles, jaguars and other types of animals which have been popular in the past. Men are able to customize these tattoos, which are usually placed on the left or right side of the chest, above the pectoral muscle. This are causes little discomfort to the tattoo that is being placed through the skin and therefore many men use this area as the traditional place for a first tattoo.

A large percentage of men have chest tattoos that they take advantage of. These types of chest tattoos can vary in size and shape and most are completely unique. There are some chest tattoos which can extend to the back, as well as extending to the arm. Many tattoos that make use of tribal patterns are used to extend on to other parts of the body, creating a band around the arm or a complete chest piece, sleeve and even a back piece when the chest tattoo is extended through the side, and on to the back.