Perfectly Drawn Tattoos Look Like Stickers Placed on the Skin

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Beijing-based tattoo artist MR.L (who also goes by the name 17) creates exquisite body art inspired by traditional motifs, animals, and pop-culture references. His carefully rendered designs are so crisp that they almost look like stickers that have been placed on the skin.

MR.L achieves this striking Pop Art effect by keeping his drawings pared down to one or two characters. This is also achieved by utilizing geometric shapes, as well as bold, black line art. By outlining his illustrations with a thick border, he contains the patterns and details inside the subject and makes the tattoo stand out against the human body.

In addition to creating flower tattoos and paper cranes, he also makes a variety of animal-inspired illustrations. Some of these, like his series of playful cats, contain flower motifs inside of the feline. Others take on a more cartoon-like aesthetic, such as sword-wielding geckos wearing robes and an alligator sporting a belt.

You can keep up to date with the MR.L's latest creations by following him on Instagram.

Beijing-based tattoo artist MR.L creates colorful body art inspired by traditional motifs and pop art references.

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

Cool Tattoo Art by MR.L

MR.L: Instagram

My Modern Met granted permission to feature photos by MR.L.

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Margherita Cole

Margherita Cole is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met and illustrator based in Southern California. She holds a BA in Art History with a minor in Studio Art from Wofford College, and an MA in Illustration: Authorial Practice from Falmouth University in the UK. She wrote and illustrated an instructional art book about how to draw cartoons titled 'Cartooning Made Easy: Circle, Triangle, Square' that was published by Walter Foster in 2022.
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