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The Top 45 Illustrative Tattoo Ideas – [2022 Inspiration Guide]

Source: @veintidos.studio via Instagram

The Top 45 Illustrative Tattoo Ideas – [2022 Inspiration Guide]

  • Next Luxury / Tattoo Ideas
  • by — Jono Elderton

Illustrative tattooing is the style to fit a highly customized piece that doesn’t expressly conform to any of the other major ink styles.

They often have the aesthetic beauty of book illustrations and art, can be rendered from color or black and gray, or be made to look like a television image or manga panel.

While tattooing genres such as American traditional, Japanese irezumi, or tribal ink have rules and conventions that identify them as specific tattoo types, illustrative tattoos are much more freewheeling from both design and application technique standpoints.

They do, however, utilize the best and most exciting technical approaches, whether it’s pinpoint single needle depictions, use of vibrant colors, or amazingly shaded and customized artistic renditions.

For sheer individuality and originality, it’s often hard to go past the idea of a brilliantly executed illustrative tattoo crafted by a talented tattoo artist. The following 45 tattoo designs showcase some of the best in illustrative tattoo ideas and execution.

1. Black Ink Illustrative Tattoos

Forearm Illustrative Tattoo -andy_blundell

Source: @andy_blundell via Instagram

Black Illustrative Tattoo -elliezedda

Source: @elliezedda via Instagram

Leg Illustrative Tattoo -royelle_tattoo

Source: @royelle_tattoo via Instagram

Simple Illustrative Tattoo -alexleathertramp

Source: @alexleathertramp via Instagram

Junji Ito Tattoo

Source: @ballistixz via Instagram

2. Botanical Illustrative Tattoos

Botanical Illustrative Tattoo -cornelia.tattoos

Source: @cornelia.tattoos via Instagram

Weeping Willow Tattoo

Source: @@ersatz_existence via Instagram

Galdiolus Tattoo

Source: @cradtattoo via Instagram

Botanical Illustrative Tattoo -hannaeyetattoo

Source: @hannaeyetattoo via Instagram

Flower Tattoo Illustrative

Source: @maria.wheat.tattoos via Instagram

Detailed Flower Tattoo

Source: @maxruvmelbourne via Instagram

3. Colorful Illustrative Tattoos

Colorful Peacock Tattoo

Source: @electric_blue_tattoo via Instagram

Colorful Cat Skull Tattoo

Source: @mark_ofthe_gemini via Instagram

Color Mandala

Source: @anacannon84 via Instagram

Books and Tea

Source: @jonny_elliott_phx via Instagram

Flower Bouquet

Source: @electrik_ink_timisoara via Instagram

4. Illustrative Dragon Tattoo Ideas

Dragon Illustrative Tattoo

Source: @pernessani via Instagram

Leg Illustrative Tattoo -carlieyedtattoo

Source: @carlieyedtattoo via Instagram

Black Line Dragon

Source: @tomasan.tattoo via Instagram

Colorful Illustrative Dragon

Source: @arkaytattooer via Instagram

5. Small Illustrative Designs

Nefertiti Black and Gray

Source: @veintidos.studio via Instagram

Happy Cat Tattoo

Source: @h_appytattoo via Instagram

Black Ink Mouse Tattoo

Source: @deboraghisonitattoo via Instagram

Small Illustrative Tattoo -blackbisontattoo

Source: @blackbisontattoo via Instagram

6. Black and Gray Illustrative Tattoos

Octopus Tattoo

Source: @mattrodway.tattoos via Instagram

Classical Black and Gray Ensemble

Source: @jelenatattoos via Instagram

Sun Illustrative Tattoo -neringa_tattoo

Source: @neringa_tattoo via Instagram

Black Illustrative Tattoo -trailmixtattoos

Source: @trailmixtattoos via Instagram

Forearm Illustrative Tattoo -hinter_masken_

Source: @hinter_masken_ via Instagram

7. Animal Illustrative Tattoo Ideas

Illustrative Spider Tattoo

Source: @hongyi_tattooist via Instagram

Elephant Illustrative Ink

Source: @em.has.ink via Instagram

Wolf Tattoo

Source: @bjoern_holtappels via Instagram

Illustrative Jaguar Tattoo

Source: @mjstattoo via Instagram

Illustrative Butterfly Tattoo

Source: @gracietattoos via Instagram

8. Illustrative Skull Tattoo Art

Illustrative Ram Skull Tattoo

Source: @adambeardless via Instagram

Skull and Violin Tattoo

Source: @ta2s_by_rudy via Instagram

Forearm Illustrative Tattoo -ginacraigtattoos

Source: @ginacraigtattoos via Instagram

Naval Skull Tattoo

Source: @wonkatastic via Instagram

3rd Eye Skull Tattoo

Source: @ravensteder1985 via Instagram

9. Cartoon and Anime Illustrative Tattoo Designs

Adventure Time Tattoo

Source: @inkbybabalon via Instagram

My Hero Academia Tattoo

Source: @mattia.ramenghi.tattoo via Instagram

Saitama Tattoo

Source: @mattiasterzi via Instagram

Ohana Stitch Tattoo

Source: @pacmanhead via Instagram

Pikachu Tattoo

Source: @tamy_tequila via Instagram

Seven Deadly Sins Tattoo

Source: @@nxwxpxr via Instagram

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Jono Elderton

Writer

Jono writes about booze and tattoos for Next Luxury, having spent nearly two decades experiencing both in a variety of situations around the globe.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) from the University of Canberra and a Graduate Diploma of Professional Writing from Deakin University.

Jono writes about booze and tattoos for Next Luxury, having spent nearly two decades experiencing both in a variety of situations around the globe.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) from the University of Canberra and a Graduate Diploma of Professional Writing from Deakin University.

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