A magical fantasy design with a scarab beetle dancing along with two sphere-shaped bi-pedal three-toed curious alien type creatures. In the background is a green gaseous cloud and a large sun. This wonderous design appears on a guy's shoulder/upper arm. A nice conversation piece.
A cartoon drawing of a rooster. He is running rapidly to the right. Green, blue, red and yellow ink are nicely apportioned in this whimsical design. He is big eyed and has his beak open, which adds to the urgency of his run. The tattoo show a nice clean outline work and good use of shading.
A bright red, green and blue parrot (aka macaw) is seen here perched on tropical flora. There is a turquoise to blue gradient sky in the background.
A delightful sea vignette featuring two otters, along with a turtle, angel fish and manatee along with green aquatic vegetation. This tattoo design is on the lower back of this girl.
An intriguing pose for this ancient reptile, with its tail bent at a sharp angle. Nice artistic rendering of its bumpy skin.
A black ink crab with a deep purple shadow. The crab is a zodiac symbol, Cancer.
A large black, blue, gray and white caterpillar tattoo on the back of this guy's hand. Nice dots and dashes of white ink for the hightlights.
The critter is drawn with a strong line of perspective with the head much closer than the tail; this make it appear that it is crawling directly at the viewer. Heavily shaded leaves, a twig and some orange touches complete the pleasing to the eye design.
Meaning of a caterpillar tattoo: change, metamorphosis, a new beginning on a very different path, one about to change from plain to beautiful (i.e., to become a butterfly of beauty).
A guy with a head of a bison (buffalo) on his shoulder/upper arm. The buffalo has a pleasing look to it, one of contentment. The fur is well inked in brown, yellow and black ink.
Meaning of a buffalo tat: Strength, power, endurance, loyalty to one's friends, patriotic American, love for Country and Western ledgends and lore.
A ferocious angler fish lures a tiny fish to its demise by using its glowing orange lantern. A swirl of black, blue and gray ink represent the movement of water.
Meaning of angler fish tat: cleverness, craftiness, deception, survival of the fittest.
A completely black ink tattoo design of a wren in a thick outline rectangle on this person's arm. The design is inked in a stencil, woodblock or stamped-like fashion.
Meaning: birds often symbolize freedom since they can fly away from earth's surface, the fact that this one is boxed in may indicate some restriction or reasoned restraint on that freedom.
An outline of a worm popping out of an apple. The smiling worm holds its tiny worm arms over its heart/ The banner completes the saying "Apple of my eye." This is a nice tattoo exactly as it is, or it may look nice after being filled in with color for the apple and worm.
Beautiful gray and black ink design with a wolf in the foreground, an eagle flys overhead, and there are pine trees, clouds and a moon in the background. Excellent representation of perspective. The design also shows a dynamic nature: the eye starts at the base of the wolf's neck and is carried up on a curved fashion by the fur to its howling mouth. Then the design rapidly flows from left to right as led by the body feathers of the eagle. The composition is nicely tied together by the background images.
A very nice upper arm tattoo on this guy.
The werewolf (werwolf) is also called a lycanthrope (lukos, wolf; anthrope, man; origin: Greek). It is a mythic beast which can morph into a human or wolf, usually depended upon a full moon. Werewolves come about by a one lycanthrope biting a human, but not killing it. Unlike the vampire, the werewolf does not possess the ability to choose who to convert.
Meaning of a werewolf tattoo: superhuman strength, cunning, vengance, ability to adapt oneself to live as a human or beast, horrific evil.
This is a well outlined and shaded tatto of the werewolf. It is shown with massive chest, arms and legs in a forward attacking mode. A great back tattoo on this guy!
Guy with two large wasps on his chest. The bodies of the wasps are stripes of black and orange.
Classification>>>
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Sphecidae
Genus: Sceliphron
Species: sp
Common Name: Mud Dauber Wasp
A stingray tattoo design on this person's shoulder, upper back. It's done in black/gray ink with a shadow to give it some depth. The tessellation indicates this is a freshwater spotted stingray.
Meaning: the stingray is associated with stealth, speed (as in the Stingray muscle car), danger (due to its poisonous tail), and friendliness (due to that it is a favorite in petting pools).
Awesome upper arm tattoo design of an acorn, squirrel, mushrooms and flourishes. Done in black/navy blue ink. The style makes it appear to be a papercutting design.
Meaning: the squirrel is associated with cuteness, industry, determination (as in have you ever seen how mad crazy persistent they can be to get in a bird feeder), fun-loving, accumulating (as in to squirrel away).
A frightening picture of a large venomous snake as a full back tattoo. The copper colored snake with a white underbelly curls thru palm leaf vegetation, its forked tongue sticking out and its sharp fangs beared.
Meaning of a snake tattoo: power, stealth, danger, deviousness, death.
A leg tattoo all in black ink of a spider and spider web. The spider appears to be a large black garden spider.
Meaning of a spider tattoo: grace, industry, cunning, ability to lure its prey, danger.
A large snail tattoo. The blob-shaped snail in pink ink has a swirl-shaped shell.
Meaning of a snail tat: slow moving, domesticated (as in carrying your home with you), good luck, slime, a tasty treat to eat (as in escargot).
A realistic rendition of a redwing blackbird in this black and orange ink tattoo.
This bird is an inhabitant of prarie lands in the Americas. The name comes from the male's shoulder patches or epaulets which are most visible when in flight or displaying.
An Old School style tattoo with a coat-of-arms. On the gold-rimmed shield is a large reindeer in brown, yellow and red ink; with a touch of blue in the iris of its eye. The banner reads Je Suis Prest, which means "I am ready" in French.
Also shown are two large luscious strawberries and groups of light purple and yellow flowers with small green leaves.
The particular crest show is that of the Clan Fraser (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Frisealach). It has its origin in France, hence the French words in its motto.
A sweet lil' bunny in gray ink on a person's leg.
Makes me think of "Bunny, bunny, bunny, bunny"--do you know this improv game?
Two cute playful young raccoons. The stripes and bandit-like appearance of the raccoon make it a favorite critter.
A ram's head and horns tattoo with a banner that reads 25.03.73 and flames in the background. On a guy's arm.
A cute owl design with a brigthly colored blue, purple and red own wearing glasses and a necklace with a heart pendant. Some sweet looking flowers on each side, and what appears to be a blue moon in the background.
A rare tattoo of the oft-blurry-photographed monster of Loch Ness. A sweet black ink design on this girl's upper arm.
A very cute mouse tattoo design in gray ink. The happy little critter munches on a raspberry fresh off the vine.
A "peaceable kingdom" type portrayal of a lion with a small ram. Done in black/dark purple ink, with blue ink for the ram. Nice representation of the lion's mane and wiskers. An upper sleeve design on this guy's arm.
Love the kingfisher! This reclusive bird is usually seen along rivers and streams, and will fly away before you can get close to it. This colorful tattoo is done in blue, red, white and black ink. It is perched on a branch, there is a kanji character and a dragonfly.
Gulls in flight are featured in this beautiful tattoo on a woman's side. Also shown are large hibiscus flowers, blue sky and clouds.
A guy with a tattoo of a gorilla's head and neck behind some large leaves.
Meaning: power, strength, king of the jungle.
A tattoo design of two giraffes. The design appears to be stamped on, as opposed to drawn with an outline and shaded in. Below is "follow your path" done in a typewriter font.
A wonderul flam! Big, bright bold colors on this design. It features a closeup on the flamingo's head with a black, green and yellow background. Kudos on the use of white ink for the highlights.
A beautiful jungle image with a yellow finch on a branch. This full back piece is done in bright pinks, greens and blues.
A nice tattoo design of a purple finch on a twig. There is a single leaf and a blue ribbon tied on the twig. Nice detail work as well as shading on this.
Meaning of finch tattoo: a symbol of freedom from earth's surface, a creature of sweet songs and humble nature.
Charles Darwin's autograph and the date 1845 are seen below 4 portraits of finches. This is from his seminal work on evolution and shows how the beaks of finches differ as a means to survive in different environments. An accurate rendition of the original drawing.
Meaning of this tattoo: most definately its wearer is a fan of science, logic, the scientific method and evolutionary theory. Certainly not some bible-thumper.
A tribal design falcon with strong straight lines in the feathers, a lightening bolt behind the eye and on the leg, and a yin yang symbol on the shoulder of the bird. Precisely done black ink tat that conveys a message of power and keen observation.
Meaning behind this tattoo: on one hand its wearer is a skilled hunter, an admirer of military campaigns and expressions of power. On the other hand, the yin yang symbol is a recognition of the duality and complementary nature of all attributes. So while admiring the skilled hunter there is also recognition of the clever prey that alludes capture and the subtle power of pacifism and surrender to power.
A cute fawn tattoo design. It has large blue eye and many small blue stars.
A cute fawn tattoo design. It has large blue eye and many small blue stars.
An outstanding rendition of a large buck's head--a six pointer in terms of the number of parts of its antlers. There is a large green wreath with yellow berries surrounding it. Very nice detail work.
An outstanding rendition of a large buck's head--a six pointer in terms of the number of parts of its antlers. There is a large green wreath with yellow berries surrounding it. Very nice detail work.
An awesome black ink tattoo design of a flying crow. This tattoo is placed on this guy's side. Beautiful detail work on the wings and head of the crow.
An awesome black ink tattoo design of a flying crow. This tattoo is placed on this guy's side. Beautiful detail work on the wings and head of the crow.
On this woman's shoulder is a large black crow, with blue and pink highlights. It is on what appears to be an olive tree branch. A partial orange sun is seen in the background. Nice contrast between the jet black body of the crow and the delicately done leaves and twigs.
On this woman's shoulder is a large black crow, with blue and pink highlights. It is on what appears to be an olive tree branch. A partial orange sun is seen in the background. Nice contrast between the jet black body of the crow and the delicately done leaves and twigs.
A wonderful crane on this person's upper arm. The bird appears to be doing a celebration dance. Feathers are difficult to render correctly, and this tattoo artist had done a very good job. Also nice use of white ink for the highlights.
A wonderful crane on this person's upper arm. The bird appears to be doing a celebration dance. Feathers are difficult to render correctly, and this tattoo artist had done a very good job. Also nice use of white ink for the highlights.
Ah, the coelacanth! This fish was believed to be extinct. There was a facinating story about how it was discovered back in 1938 in South Africa. The fish was thought to have died out at the end of the Cretaceous period, and was seen as the missing link between modern fish and tetrapods.
This tattoo is a nice honor to this fascinating species. Done in blue ink.
Ah, the coelacanth! This fish was believed to be extinct. There was a facinating story about how it was discovered back in 1938 in South Africa. The fish was thought to have died out at the end of the Cretaceous period, and was seen as the missing link between modern fish and tetrapods.
This tattoo is a nice honor to this fascinating species. Done in blue ink.
The clownfish, what a delightful little sea creature. They have a special relationship with sea anemone: they are one of the few fish that are not poisoned by the anemone, so they can hide in them.
The tattoo is done in the typical bright orange and white colors. Nice black ink outline and a good rendering of its smiling mouth and a couple of bubbles.