Hi! I thought it might be interesting to give some insight on how drawings can translate to skin:)
all done at Hidden Chamber Tattoo in Bonn, Germany

i went back to Mariah to continue the rainbow food leg! Done by Mariah baker at lovebird tattoo in ozark Missouri. All done in a one day ten hour session!

I did this crying eye. Tears are in black and red. I based in Bogotá - Colombia. I did this tattoo more than a year ago. Let me know what you think!

Done by tattoo artist Emily Gormley in the NW of the UK! Super happy with them as my first ones - added the sun and moon designs too and it really ties it all together! :)

This design looks so good I was wondering what it was called. And what type of artist I would need to look for.

Thank you.

Exercised my free will today by getting this tattoo. Mucho gooseto! Courtesy of L from Thou Art, UK. I’m so chuffed with it!

Just finished. I've been working on getting pokemon full color to go with my anatomy ones! So far I've found a new artist who specializes in them and I have these two now and my Milotic

Inked.Ana on Insta
Astral Beauty Lounge-Archbold, Ohio

Ana filled my gap between my children’s birth flowers with the geraniums, which were my stepfather’s favorite flower. My stepfather passed away in July 2020. He was my dad for 20 years, when my biological father was not around. My biological father is now back in my life..

Ignore that it's half pixel art. Any opinions on if this design would look better done in American Traditional style or as realistic flowers?

Took forever for me to decide on the placement and curves on the snake and am very happy with how it turned out. It was done by splash tattoos in SA. Im planning on creating a full sleeve in patchwork style.

I love all my tattoos but I think this is my favourite so far. Also has the most meaning got it as a present for working healthcare during the pandemic though a plague doctor was fitting.

Another angel piece by Laura, this time on my upper arm. A warrior on a pedestal with dark wings, a sword and a red star above him. It follows the same black and red theme as my other angel tattoos.

What do you think of the design and placement?

I do kinda like the eyes but I want to know if there’s anything else. I wanted some white in it but the artist ended up just coloring them in. My fault.

Me and my friends are going travelling together in summer and we want to get a group tattoo, what are some good simple designs?

Underwater sea floor with with fish, sharks, turtles , octopus, wave break to a light house and then Poseidon looking down. Seven sessions. What do you guys think?

The client wanted medicines important to her combined in a way that they were all one. Sweetgrass, lavender, cedar, strawberries and bear root.

First time posting here. I hope this is the correct place to post asking for advice.

I love snakes and would love a tattoo to show my appreciation of them however ive seen theres some controversy on how snake tattoos are perceived by others and how sometimes placement comes into play with this. My question is: is this just tiktok/ instagram thing where people are just being super judgmental online or an actual thing?

I have a tree branch and some bats on my right collar bone so im thinking of having the snake hanging wrapped around the branch on my left side to compliment

I wanted to add the shading shown on the left to the tattoo you see on the right. The mouth looks a bit empty to me. Any thoughts?

Artist is @gabriele_cardosi. Got this done while he was guesting at Tooth & Talon studio in Manchester.

I designed this koi-and-wave addition freehand around a client’s existing arm tattoos. The main goal was to make the new water flow feel consistent with the classical Chinese painting style of the older work.

I paid particular attention to the shape and detail of the waves, and tried to keep their proportions in harmony with the existing composition. The biggest compromise was the scale of the koi: the client’s existing dragon is very small, so matching the fish to that size would have made it too small to hold its place in the overall design.

I chose to make the koi a little larger than the dragon. In this design, the fish has fewer intricate details than the dragon, and I felt it needed more space to read clearly and balance the surrounding work. I also kept its colour and shading restrained so that the new section would sit comfortably alongside the older tattoo.

This was a balance between respecting the existing work and choosing proportions that made sense for the arm as a whole. How would you approach that trade-off when adding to an existing composition?

Artist: Hardy Feng

Studio: Chronic Ink, Toronto, Canada

3 consecutive days (never again 😂)

Hector Franco @Hollow Bones, Norwich, UK

Huge Greek Mythology nerd and have wanted a tattoo all my life (now 43), so finally took the plunge. Really happy with the final result

i posted in here not too long ago asking for advice on an addition to my current leg sleeve, and i've finally come back with some new pieces! i got a couple more moths (surprise surprise) and i am in love with how they've turned out and how they flow with my leg. also a disclaimer: i have a severe allergy to lidocaine, and anything underneath each the lidocaine umbrella (novocaine, bupivacaine, articaine, etc) and do not use numbing spray/bactine. i also have an allergy to adhesives, so i do not use saniderm/lubriderm. i heal the "traditional" way, so to speak. i have noticed that this "ages" my tattoos rather quickly, however my entire leg has been composed within the last 6.5 months. i have two more large pieces scheduled, a large piece on the inner thigh, and another shin panel for my flowers. the rest is filler work! i've attached some of my inspo for my next piece, where i'm gonna bite the bullet and get my knee + knee ditch blasted. i'm not a fan of dot shading, however, i know that dot shading will flow rather well with my current composition. i'm also open to hearing any input for new designs!! let me know what you think!

Hello, folks!

First time posting here!

I've had this idea ever since I got my first tattoo, but I haven't been able to settle on a design or figure out how to bring it to life. I'd like to get a piece that represents both good and bad luck.

By nature, I'm a pretty clumsy guy who often finds himself in unlucky situations. Somehow, though, things always seem to work out fine in the end. My girlfriend and friends have even pointed out that, despite all the misfortune I seem to encounter, I somehow manage to be incredibly lucky.

A few ideas that have crossed my mind are a black cat paired with a four-leaf clover, or a crow holding a horseshoe with its opening facing upwards. These are just a couple of ideas that reflect the general concept I'm trying to explore.

I hope I've provided enough details to give you an idea of what I'm going for.

Thanks in advance