American tattoos are not only popular in America, but also around the world. People just modify the tattoos according to their taste. For example, people would add images of their gods or deities to their sailor Jerry tattoo, or add animals to classic American cars tattoos. Classic American tattoos include sailors, nautical stars, pin ups, classic American cars and swallows among others. Most people place their American tattoos on hands, neck, face and other visible parts of the bodies.
Of all American tattoos, the most popular are the nautical star and sailors tattoos. The nautical star is more than a century year old. It represents the North Star which past sailors have used as a reference before modern navigation. Sailors back then would tattoo the nautical star because they believed that it could bring them back home safely.
Sailor tattoos usually composed of nautical or maritime tattoos. Sailors were among those who revived the art of tattooing when they visited various islands during their explorations.
Sailor Jerry, a prominent American tattoo artist, has popularized the following symbols: Bottles, Snakes, Wild cats, Eagles, Falcons, Scroll Banners, Weapons, Dice.
But if you were to ask someone what is an American tattoo most would say, American military tattoos, American flag tattoos, basically anything to do with American pride.
