What do you imagine when you hear the word patchwork? Is it the quilts your great-granny used to make? Well, that’s one way to look at it, but we’re here to celebrate an entirely different kind of proverbial quilt — patchwork tattoos.
If you’re no newbie to the patchwork tattoo aesthetic, you know what it is going to be all about, and if you want to get inked with your first tattoo, hang on, we'll tell you all bout about these unique tattoos.
So, the main idea behind this original and visually striking tattoo style is to create a completely unique tattoo pattern on the skin by using various symbols, images, designs, and colors. You can think of it this way — patchwork tattoo ideas encompass all the things that are significant or important to you, translating them into a visual language and creating a thoroughly unique display of them through ink.
And while patchwork tattoo sleeves seem to be the most popular way to get this aesthetic nowadays, it doesn’t mean you cannot create such a look on absolutely any part of your body.
Also, this style and the completed look do not necessarily require tons and tons of small patchwork tattoos as, ultimately, it is you who decides on the look. So make it fifteen or make it three; you’re the designer here. And the best part about patchwork tattoos is probably this — they can be of different sizes, different styles, various colors, and any way you like them, but most importantly — they’re absolutely you.
Now, if you’re hunting for some cool patchwork tattoo ideas, we have just the thing for you — a tattoo gallery full of exceptional specimens of the style. So scroll down below, check out the images, upvote the tattoo designs you liked the most, and let us know which ones you’d choose for your own patchwork in the comments!
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Aesthetic Forearm Patchwork Tattoos
Aesthetic Nature Arm Sleeve Tattoos
Upper Body And Arms Patchwork Tattoos
Animated Characters Patchwork Arm Tattoos
Tfw U Get Beat Up By A Spider Demon And Can’t Talk! We’ve All Been There
Sharp Full Hand Patchwork Tattoos
Small Hand Patchwork Tattoos
Here’s a throwback to these super fun custom patchwork hands. Love putting this kind of pieces together, let's do more in the future
Random Chest Patchwork Tattoos
Hi guys, I'm asking for help. this is my chest (I want to do patchwork all over my body lol). Someone told me a few months ago that my tattoos would probably age poorly and become indistinguishable in the future. I would like to know your opinions about it! Thank you so much.
Colorful And Small Arm Patchwork Tattoos
Slowly but surely adding to my patchwork sleeve. Most recent Gudetama piece done by Cam Pohl at Fish Ladder Tattoo Company in Lansing, MI.
Wildlife Patchwork Sleeve Tattoos
Greater crested newt, mouse eared bat and mushroom added to my wildlife patchwork sleeve a couple of months back by Caro Lacid @ No Regrets, London, UK.
Small Arm Patchwork Tattoos
Here's a bunch of tattoos I did over the course of a couple of days with some healed tattoos in.
Animal Leg Patchwork Tattoos
Catter-fly! one of my favourite things to do is finding the perfect spot for a piece and composing some patchwork!
Aesthetic Back Patchwork Tattoos
Upper Body And Arms Patchwork Tattoos
Small And Colorful Arm Patchwork Tattoos
Added a few more small ones to this cute patchwork sleeve.
Black And Red Full Back Patchwork Tattoos
The Back Was Done In One Session Minus The Snake.
Red And Black Full Arm Patchwork Tattoos
Loving starting to see the end result on this patchwork sleeve we have been doing since the start of my apprenticeship
Full Arm Patchwork Tattoos Sleeve
Finished my patchwork sleeve! All by Minty Fresh, Iron Key Studios - Peoria, AZ.
Cosmic Cowboy Arm Patchwork Tattoos
A closer look at Ximena’s custom cosmic cowboy patchwork sleeve
