Francis M’s 3 Stars and a Sun tattoo

Here are some tattoos of Francis M’s 3 Stars and a Sun clothing line logo.

More photos after the jump….

Sucks to have the same tattoo as someone else

Philippine Sun, Baybayin and Flowers

Kaleina Kruz sent in an updated photo of her Philippine, Baybayin and Flowers tattoo. If your looking elsewhere, her tattoo is on her shoulder. I did the Baybayin design in side the Philippine Sun. It says Kaia. These are probably the best photos anyone has sent in of their tattoo. Want a custom design/referrence file? Check out the services section.

More photos after the jump and a link to the original post

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Quezon City skyline and Philippine Sun

Jeb sends in a photo of his colorful tattoo of the Quezon City skyline and Philippine sun.

In his words:

Hey my name is Jeb and would like to share my new tatto with you. I lived in the Philippines for 2 years and loved it there. I will always have a place for the Philippines in my heart. My wife created this tattoo for me. It is the Quezon City skyline and the Pinoy Sun in the background. I do give you permission to upload this on your site. Thankyou. Enjoy!

Philippine flag and cross

Marco from Toronto sends in his tattoo of the Philippine flag and cross. Inked by Waycool Tattoos

Philippine map, sun, stars, and….

Gabriel from Oceanside CA sent in a photo of his shoulder tattoo:

Sun and stars from the filipino flag a letter G inside thae sun for my name and the island of tha philippines meaning for my pride of my culture
Artist or Shop: 3 different people did this tatt a friend doing the island Escondido Body Art for the sun and stars abd the G from my friend’s friend

Katigbak

My first tat at 26…i learned about alibata/baybayin in college. i knew i had to get one. my last name was perfect with it’s very ‘Tagalog’ sound. took me years to decide on where to put it, how big, and what lay out it should have. i figured i’d have it on my left back side going down. i wanted it in brush strokes. the basic idea was all there, but my artist joe did a swell job in putting it all together and adding his own twist. turned out better than i imagined. can’t wait for my next ink.

Inked by Joe Saliendra

Villaluz

Arvin from Union City, CA sends in his photo of his Chinese/Filipino shoulder piece.

Inked by Nelson from Legacy

Philippine Sun & Baybayin

Here’s a Baybayin design I did for Kaleina Kruz from NYC. It’s KA-I-A (her daughter’s name) in the “Philippine Sun” surrounded by flowers. It already looks great with just the outlines. Hopefully she will send an updated photo once filled in.

Ti agmúla, agápit

As part of the Asian Tattoo article feature, the writer got a Baybayin tattoo. It reads Ti agmula, agapit. Can anyone guess what it means?

Here’s some comments from Dino, the one inked:

The tattoo also says, “Yeah, I’m Filipino and have somewhat of a grasp of my culture’s history, but in reality, I think it just looks really cool.” I mean, I could claim that I am hardcore Filipino, but I am past that now. I did the whole spoken word militant bullshit. The tattoo is just a way to celebrate my culture and to permanently mark my body with something that helps me also celebrate myself as a human (how profound).

Read more at his blog

Inked by Oey, the owner of Sacred Tattoo in Oakland, CA (510) 251-8287

The 2 sides of Filipinos

Actually, it’s really more 1 sided. Here’s a good looking Filipino “tribal” shoulder piece with Baybayin and Christ. Another mashup of pre & post Filipino history controversy. I’m not really sure what the Baybayin says but it looks like the free fonts you see online. I would’ve had the tattoo artist write it himself.

Photo by Randy Olaes

1/2 Filipino WWE Star Batista

1/2 Greek and 1/2 Filipino WWE star shows off his Philippine flag tattoo

photo by Ernie Pena hotlikewasabe.com