Now, the core picture in this design (the “celtic shamrock”) is fairly common and is probably on quite a few sheets of flash, but I think this is a good example of how you can take a popular motif and tattoo it a little bigger, a little cleaner, a little brighter, and with a few extra features (like the negative space clovers) and turn it from overdone to something unique and far more effective. This tattoo is by Justin Weatherholtz at Wizard’s World in Douglassville, PA.
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70 responses to “Celtic Shamrock”
Wow, I love this tattoo. Very nice.
Wow, I love this tattoo. Very nice.
Whoa, that’s awesome.
Whoa, that’s awesome.
The colors are wonderful in the tattoo they compliment each other great! Awesome tattoo!!
The colors are wonderful in the tattoo they compliment each other great! Awesome tattoo!!
Go Justin, he does fab work. Check him out. 🙂
Go Justin, he does fab work. Check him out. 🙂
That’s absolutely awesome.
That’s absolutely awesome.
Fuuuuck. I lalalove it. It happens to be my favorite color[green] and I love the smaller shamrocks that aren’t any color. Those really pop out to me. :] Kuddo’s to the artist
Fuuuuck. I lalalove it. It happens to be my favorite color[green] and I love the smaller shamrocks that aren’t any color. Those really pop out to me. :] Kuddo’s to the artist
I love how some of the background green weaves in and out of the main design, and i’m a sucker for celtic knotwork anyday…
I love how some of the background green weaves in and out of the main design, and i’m a sucker for celtic knotwork anyday…
Dayum! That is beautiful.
Dayum! That is beautiful.
Very nice indeed. Wonderful bold colours. 😀
Very nice indeed. Wonderful bold colours. 😀
an excellent example of taking something popular and making it unique again. very well done ^_^
an excellent example of taking something popular and making it unique again. very well done ^_^
i loooove it.
i loooove it.
didnt p.o.d. use that central celtic symbol on their cds?
didnt p.o.d. use that central celtic symbol on their cds?
that’s a wicked spin on the typical celtic clover
that’s a wicked spin on the typical celtic clover
It’s not something I’d wear personally, but it’s extremely well-done. Nice!
It’s not something I’d wear personally, but it’s extremely well-done. Nice!
that is fantastic, i love the use of negative space
that is fantastic, i love the use of negative space
I LOVE the colors
I LOVE the colors
I live in Boston, and I am bored to tears with all the crappy shamrock tattoos I see. That being said, if I bumped into this bloke, I’d compliment him on his good taste.
I live in Boston, and I am bored to tears with all the crappy shamrock tattoos I see. That being said, if I bumped into this bloke, I’d compliment him on his good taste.
Damn nice. I usually am not a fan of multi-color tattoos, but this is quite pleasing.
Damn nice. I usually am not a fan of multi-color tattoos, but this is quite pleasing.
this is pretty, but not a true celtic knot, which bugs me. i love the negative space clovers, though.
this is pretty, but not a true celtic knot, which bugs me. i love the negative space clovers, though.
very cleverly done. A+
very cleverly done. A+
The blues and greens are amazing!
The blues and greens are amazing!
Cool spin on a common theme! Me likey.
Cool spin on a common theme! Me likey.
nice to see someone willing to get it the size it needs to be……too many little tiny pussy versions of this!…..
nice to see someone willing to get it the size it needs to be……too many little tiny pussy versions of this!…..
man even I like that and i usually don’t like celtic stuff
man even I like that and i usually don’t like celtic stuff
The colors are fantastic. 🙂 Great tat.
The colors are fantastic. 🙂 Great tat.