If not so long ago tattoos were frowned upon, then now almost a third of the US population has at least one them. And if your body art choices used to consist of crudely drawn half-naked ladies and everything nautical themed, then now a skillful tattoo artist can get you inked with any tattoo designs of your liking.
Tattooing is genuinely a form of modern art; the creativity and skill involved can doubtlessly be compared to drawings and paintings. Of course, there are tattooists and tattoo artists or people who trace a sketch and color it and those who create astonishing works of tattoo art using creative ideas, shading, color blending, light sources and the body itself. We here at Bored Panda have collected a one of a kind tattoo gallery, featuring artsy and exceptionally executed tattoo ideas from various artists. From realistic large-scale 3D drawings, to abstract, minimal and playful, all of the examples are truly unique tattoo ideas, that you've probably never seen before.
So if you're looking for inspiration for the next addition to your tattoo collection, this gallery will definitely help you. Scroll down and check it out for yourself!
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The detail that this artist has managed to get into this design is incredible! The frost looks so real! This tattoo artist is amazingly talented!
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A great example of this style of tattoo. The colours really work together.
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I'm not too into the design itself, but I must say it's really well done and high-quality. Very impressive!
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Gorgeous! Inspiration taken from many artists & styles, but they all work together really well!
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I love that, that would be the sort of tattoo I would want to get! So beautiful you can just imagine it really being painted on. Incredible work
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Tributes to the World Fair's .. Ferris Wheel .. Space Needle .. Big Ben.. etc.
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I like the traditional style tattoos on the merman, counterpointing the newer techniques used in the design as a whole.
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Good use of pirates drinking beer and looking for mermaids and sailing! love it
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Wow! You can sense the tension in the muscles. The folds of the fabric are expertly done. I like the way the colours from the tattoo on the left side bleed slightly into the new work & blend the two pieces.
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Nice. For some reason it makes me think of cover art for 1990's Cyberpunk novels.
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That's literally a work of art! Make a print of that and sell it. i'd buy it.
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The shimmer in the owl's eye on the bottom half is so realistic!
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Is that thing accurate? Bet you could plan your vacation on that. "Hey, why don't we take a trip to that spot on the bottom of your ribcage"
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Does anyone else think that Luke looks a little like Michael Jackson in this? Thriller comes to mind. But nice tattoo anyway.
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I actually had to spend some time wondering where that hand was coming from, haha!
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I admire the tattooer´s precision. But I wonder how the tattoo will look after the girl gets older and certain parts will become a bit loose.
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I like the fact they work well as stand alone pieces, as well as blending well together. That must be hard to achieve, especially on a piece this large.
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when you are too much into Pokemon and always run out of Poke Balls
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So much detail! Each scale is so well captured! This must have taken a few sessions to complete to this standard!
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Dang, he obviously needed it to be all black for that cover up, but her back was clean! Poor girl, hopefully they stay together for forever.
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This somehow reminds me of the "cyanide and happiness: ladder saga"...
