26 photosClock Tattoo Drawings Design Ideas
I have been collecting and redrawing clock designs for years, and the same thing happens every time someone brings one…
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Tattoo ideas · 15 articles
Tattoo drawings
Drawn-out designs for clocks, skulls, angels, hummingbirds and half sleeves, to study before anything goes near your skin. Good for seeing how an idea holds together on paper first.
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19 photosHalf Sleeve Tattoo Drawings (Unique Design Ideas)
A half sleeve lives or dies at the drawing stage, long before a needle touches skin. I have watched more…
Mkpoikana Otu11 min read
24 photosFemale Classy Half Sleeve Tattoo Drawings
The first time I brought a folder of reference drawings to a consultation, my artist flipped through it for about…
Mkpoikana Otu11 min read
25 photosFemale Classy Half Sleeve Tattoo Drawings (Best Ideas)
I have been drawing and collecting half sleeve references for years, and the same thing comes up in almost every…
Mkpoikana Otu12 min read
19 photosHummingbird Tattoo Drawings
A hummingbird is one of the few subjects where the drawing matters more than the tattoo. Get the wing angle…
Daniel11 min read
18 photosSkull Rose Tattoo Drawing Ideas
A skull rose tattoo drawing works because the two shapes solve each other’s problems: the skull gives the rose structure,…
Daniel12 min read
Made in the TattooBuild studio
Our team typed each of these into the studio. Start from one of their ideas, or describe your own.
A barn owl framed by an open pocket watch and peonies, with amber eyes and richly layered feathers
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An old pocket watch stopped at 4:17, its glass cracked, a single rose lying across the face
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A moth with a skull on its back
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A tiny hummingbird drinking from a single foxglove, its wings drawn as three quick strokes
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15 photosAngel Tattoo Drawings Ideas
An angel tattoo drawing only works on skin if it was designed for skin in the first place — and…
Daniel13 min read
19 photosLily Flower Tattoo Drawings
A lily is one of the few flowers that still reads clearly as itself after ten years on skin, and…
Daniel12 min read
19 photosPlaying Cards Tattoo Drawings
A playing cards tattoo drawing works because a deck is already a finished design system — fifty-two small, perfectly balanced…
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16 photosUpper Arm Tattoo Drawings Inspiration
An upper arm tattoo drawing is not finished until it has been redrawn to fit the specific arm it is…
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11 photosElephant Tattoo Drawing & Inspiration
I have been sketching animal flash for years, and the elephant is still the design I redraw most often. An…
Daniel11 min read
19 photosLeg Sleeve Tattoo Drawings & Inspiration
A leg sleeve lives or dies at the drawing stage, long before a needle touches skin. The leg is the…
Daniel11 min read