Tattoos

June 30, 2016

21 Creative Disney Tattoos Inspired By Iconic Childhood Films

A love of Disney can last well beyond childhood, and for many, it’s a lifelong adoration that only grows fonder with age. Some people celebrate their devotion to these charming films with costumes, artwork, or even nuptials at the happiest place on Earth. Others prefer an ever-present reminder of the inspiring, magical stories with beautiful body art.

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May 27, 2016

Intricately Intertwining Snake Tattoos Using Black and White Ink

Artist Mirko Sata inks his entwined snake tattoos with dazzling intricacy, contorting the illustrated serpents into slithering twists and slippery knots that seem to pop from clients' skin. The reptiles' scales are rendered with texture that appears almost tangible through Sata's interchanging use of black and white pigments, with the white appearing almost illustrious, glimmering around the geometric edges of the coiled creatures and glinting from fanged faces.

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May 16, 2016

Ingenious Tattoo Ink Designed to Disappear from Skin After a Year

Many people love the idea of having a tattoo but are unsure of what they'd want on their body for the rest of their life. Tech startup Ephemeral is currently developing a way to wear an inked design for an extended period of time without the eternal commitment. Their solution uses a process akin to traditional tattooing, but will last only about a year before it begins to fade.

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March 15, 2016

Geometric Sleeve Tattoos Visually Crystalize Across the Body

Brandon Crone combines multiple tattoo styles to produce cohesive, stunning pieces of body art. Fusing dotwork, blackwork, and geometry, he adorns clients' arms and chests with designs that flow from intricate angular structures to large areas of solid black. In addition, the non-inked areas of skin create secondary patterns found within the negative space of the tattoos.

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