No matter what the art, craft or competition may be, there is always going to be certain people who insist on taking the norm, and elevating it to a new level of pure insanity, and these overly daring individuals are sometime referred to as extremists.
And while tattoos and extremism usually aren't two words you hear uttered in the same sentence, these artsy dare devils below have taken the concept of body art to a whole new and uncharted territory of no return, or at least any chance at restored normalcy.
This picture gallery below contains some of the most tattooed men and women alive, including from left to right, the Guinness world record holder, Lucky Diamond Rich, Tom Leppard and Julia Gnuse.
Full body tattoos like the ones seen above, cover almost every inch of visible flesh except small facial areas around the eyes, like in the case of Leopard Man and the Illustrated Lady on the right.
What possesses these tattoo obsesses enthusiasts to venture down the road of full body art, you ask? Well each and every one of them has their own separate story behind their quest for complete bodily artwork, however i personally believe they all have one thing in common. Hugs, and not enough of 'em...
So the next time you think about going all out and getting a full body tattoo, perhaps reconsider and simply enjoy this little picture gallery of the most tattooed people in the world. It should hold you over until you grow outta this extremely mind numbing phase, which we all go though at some point. Wink wink...
Full Body Tattoos
Knuckle Tattoos
Knuckle tattoos aren't exactly the most common location to get a tattoo, however many tattoo fanatics find the knuckles to be the perfect place for a four letter word tattoo.
Here we have a list of some famous people with knuckle tattoos gracing their hands.
Also checkout these hand tattoos.
Head Tattoos
Believe it or not, head tattoos have been picking up stream in recent years and become quite popular among serious tattoo enthusiasts.
Here we have a gallery of head tattoos, both partial and complete head tattoos included.
There are only a couple of famous people which come to mind, who actually have head tattoos, and those two people are Tim Armstrong of the punk band Rancid and of course Boy George.
Head tattoo with gun and flowers.
Tim Armstrong complete head tattoo.
Eye on back of head tattoo.
Breakfast head tattoo.
Tribal art head tattoo.
Cat man face head tattoo.
Artsy back of head tattoo.
Boy George head tattoo.
Hip Tattoos
The hips are well known for being a sexy spot on the body for getting a tattoo, and along with lower back tattoos, the hips are probably the second most popular area for a woman to get tattooed.
Have a look at these beautiful celebrities with hip tattoos
Jessica Biel has a dove tattoo on her right hip, Megan Fox has the name of her significant other "Brian" tattooed on her hip, singer Rihanna has a sanskrit prayer down her hip and Kelly Clarkson has an outline of the state of Texas on her hip.
Beyonce has an angel tattoo on her left hip, actress Eliza Dushku has the phrase "Lead, Kindly Light" tattooed on her left hip, pop princess Britney Spears has a small cross tattoo on her hip and television star Lauren Conrad has the letter "L" tattooed on her right hip.
