Flower tattoos are some of the most innovative and interesting designs around. New ideas are getting tested daily by artists and collectors that vale of the beauty of the natural world. In contemporary ink, the popularity of sleeve tattoo concepts provides large scale and shapely opportunities to test out a range of ideas from abstract watercolor to fine detailed mandala patterns. This gallery of brilliant full...
The gypsy rose tattoo remains a classical American Traditional tattoo design, although more contemporary forms of the mysterious figure are now entering the tattoo lexicon. According to Aitken Smith, “The rose is a flower that has long held the imagination – on the surface a powerful symbol of passion and love, but rich with deeper, esoteric connotations as well.” When combined...
The combination of rose and tiger tattoo images create an intoxicating mix of strength, beauty, and power in body art imagery. Combining classic design ideas of tiger and roses often result in awe inspiring tattoos contrasting the rose’s beauty with the tiger’s raw strength and magnetism. As they are often larger pieces, tiger rose tattoo tend towards placements such as...
The magnolia is a tough bloom with a beautiful scent that has moved into a variety of interesting tattoo designs reflecting it’s subtle and hardy nature. In Ancient China magnolias were thought to represent a gentle nature and classic femininity, and in contemporary culture that ideal has extended to include endurance, strength and nobility. The overlay of subtle colors and...
When most people think of tribal tattoos they think of the large scale, intricate Polynesian pieces or fearsome face tattoos of the NZ Maori. Others think of massive black ink designs popular for all sorts of different people in the early 2000s. The truth is that some of the most symbolic, interesting tribal designs are etched very small but pack...
A roaring lion tattoo need not be large and imposing; they can be equally ferocious when etched in small designs. Lion tattoos are a great animal symbol linked with nobility, strength, and honor, and these characteristics can be adeptly defined in small body art. With many styles suitable for a small lion tattoo, the choice is yours whether to go...
Tribal influenced rose tattoos have maintained their popularity despite a downturn in other expressions of this design type that were hugely popular in the early part of the century. Tribal rose ink allows the colorful rose design to work against the flowing lines and rich black ink patterns that tribal tattoos most often deploy in their concepts. Others choose to...
Hand tattoos are a staple in contemporary body art and so of course there’s awesome rose tattoos. There was a time not very long ago when trying to get a hand tattoo could be more trouble than it was worth, with artists not keen to ink up such a tricky and highly visible area. As the hand tattoos in this...
Iconic red rose tattoos are the most popular rose design and one of the most recognizable concepts across all styles of body art. The red rose symbolizes the excitement and adventure of new love but also the type of relationships that grow and deepen over time. They can also offer a sweet classical counterpoint to other tattoo ideas, and be...
A purple rose tattoo brings a new twist to a timeless body art design. The bright colors of beautiful blooms are becoming a staple of high-quality tattoo art. The rose is an enduring tattoo theme that is being expanded as collectors seek to utilize a wider variety of colors and themes. The color purple is often linked to royalty and...
