you’re free to choose to tattoo one of the three or combine them into one cohesive piece.
The red of the ink is apt for the fiery sign.
Hosler created a flash sheet full of these cute rabbits that are customized for each zodiac sign.
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The tiny stars surrounding the small animal make this dainty art excessively adorable.
There are also traces of pink around her face with the fire sign’s curved symbol on the cheek.
Mullen added curved ram horns to the woman, giving this tattoo its astrological bent.
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Taurus
The earth signTauruscan be illustrated in many different ways.
She focused on just the bull’s head and made it whimsical and almost cartoon-like.
There are pink and black stars around the head and on the eyes.
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Chicago-based tattoo artistCeci Shalitzindrew a goddess with curved horns.
Around the base of either horn is a series of circles that almost look like pearl necklaces.
The woman has loose, wavy hair that Shalitzin detailed painstakingly.
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Almaleh excelled at representing the twins here by making them a mirrored image of each other.
The twins are bordered by several flowers of various sizes and leaves.
Pennslyvania-basedJessica DiBattistafocused on representing the Gemini symbol in vibrant colors.
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She added a crescent moon in a bright yellow color.
Both shapes sit on top of a blue shading with tiny blue and black dots.
He also added color to this piece with swirls of blue smoke behind the all-black symbol.
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Pink flowers with yellow pistils lie on either side of the piece.
Its symbol looks like the numbers six and nine sat right next to each other.
New York City-based tattoo artistSophie C’est La Vieincorporated blue hues and the crustacean into her Cancer-inspired tattoo.
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The swirls of pastel, cobalt, and navy blue blend beautifully on the large crab.
She added stars, leaves, and a moon to this serene piece.
Toronto-based tattooistVonnerepresented the crab in another unique way.
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Eight crab legs and two claws protrude from either side of the head.
Shalitzin loves incorporating women or aspects of femininity into her designs.
Behind her head lies abstract art similar to a mandala pattern.
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In the woman’s hand is an orb that contains a crab.
The sea animal is hollow except for the Cancer symbol that lies on its body.
Almaleh represented the fire sign with a lioness.
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This version of the lion was created by Markece.
He covered half of the animal’s face in a mixture of florals and leaves.
The pistil of one flower is replaced by the lion’s eye.
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Libra
Libra’s symbol looks like an upsidedown horseshoe on top of a line.
Instead of an animal, this air sign is represented by the scales to symbolize balance.
Vonne depicted the scales in the form of a naked woman with a third eye.
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Ohio-based tattoo artistJay Harriscreated ink focused on Libra’s symbol.
The solid sign is on a cracked circular stone base with several florals and leaves surrounding it.
There are three types of flowers in yellow and pink hues with bright shamrock-green leaves.
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Virgo
Earth signVirgois embodied by a maiden who is often referred to as a goddess of wheat.
Its symbol is a cursive M with a loop attached to its right side.
Shalitzin included both elements in the tattoo below.
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Behind the woman’s head is a sun with dotwork shading between each of its rays.
If you look closely, you’ll notice that her hair was also shaded with dotwork.
Soberanis also included flowers beneath the maiden’s face, a butterfly, and planet Earth.
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United Kingdom-basedLauren Smithused the Virgo constellation in the body art below.
But instead of tattooing stars, Smith shaped the constellation with flowers and vines.
She added a few budding florals and varied the size of each bloom.
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Scorpio
What other creature than a scorpion could accurately represent the oft-misunderstoodScorpio?
Its symbol is a cursive M that extends into a small arrow at the tip.
Of course, many Scorpios like to get the venomous arachnid to represent their water sign.
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The one below is a perfect example.
Blue is a great color to represent the complicated water sign.
DiBattista created a colorful version of the Scorpio constellation.
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Black and white dots connect the yellow and black stars in this ink.
Swirls of pastel blue, bubblegum pink, and purple hues are all around the perimeter of these stars.
Shalitzin added a scorpion to a woman’s shoulder with this ink.
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The woman has loose, wavy hair with a few tendrils falling onto her forehead.
The Scorpio symbol lies on her shoulder in bold black ink.
The tattoo artist created the phases of the moon that form an arc above the woman’s head.
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The curly-haired baby is standing above a detailed rose.
To complete the tattoo, she added teeny tiny stars as details.
Markece tattooed a centaur with a bow and arrow on his client’s neck.
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With his tattoo machine, he drew muscles on this mythical figure that is acting like galloping into battle.
The symbol is a lowercase N that curves into a loop at the end.
Around its horns, she added a crown of flowers.
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Guadeloupe-based tattooistDjonny Cleonfocused only on the sea goat’s face for his client’s piece.
This goat looks intense and fierce with its thick face and slanted eyes.
She has vibrant green eyes with long lashes and a pink heart on her cheek.
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She also rocking a blunt cut with angled bangs.
Aquarius
The last of the air signs isAquarius.
Its symbol is two short parallel zig-zag lines, which can easily be incorporated into body art.
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It’s embodied by the water bearer, a healer who pours water onto the land.
The hues in this piece are so magnificent and vibrant that the mermaid’s scales appear to be sparkling.
She added an ombre effect to the stars, leaves, the tail, and even the water.
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North Carolina-based tattoo artistDax Trailalso went for minimalist art and created a botanical Aquarius constellation.
She added tiny black dots to connect the solid stars.
There is also a delicate-looking lavender plant with buds in a light purple hue.
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Pisces
The last of the water signs isPisces.
They dipped their tattoo gun into colorful purple and blue pigments for this serene tattoo.
The small fishes look like they are swimming on the client’s skin with their lengthy, detailed tails.
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They used the same two colors to add the Pisces constellation right underneath the animals.
The woman’s hair flows in waves that were shaded with precision by the artist to give it dimension.
Pennslyvania-based artistElle K Yancyprovides yet another rendition of the Pisces fish.
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The water sign’s symbol sits smack dab in the middle of the animals.
As evidenced above, there are countless means of representing the zodiac on the body with a tattoo.
you’re able to even combine different astrological signs together if you’re feeling experimental.
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