Tattoo Pics & Stories

Dead and living sides 
Still a work in progress soon to be full color

Holly's Flower Tattoo Design 
Its my favorite! My flower tattoo design

Do you know the meaning of this Tattoo 1? 
I got my Tattoo done and i love it.

Im not quite sure how i came up with it, so im asking if any of you have seen it before? If you have please share ...

Black & Grey Owl Tattoo  
Fell in love with this owl as soon as I saw it. Always been a fan of night time, a "night owl" as my mother's called me most of my life. So it fit perfectly!...

Polynesian Half Sleeve Tattoo Question 
Its not actually my tattoo i was just wandering if anyone could tell me what it means with the sun and the faces etc. Thanks

Kid's Names Footprints Tattoo 
Footprints with the names of two of my kids and their birthdates. I will be adding my youngest son's name as soon as I find a good place to do it.
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Survived Tattoo 
After a breakup with my ex husband, I realized that I wasn't whole anymore, I was only half a person and that's not how it should be.

I came to the ...

yinyang dragon tiger tattoo 
It's a yinyang dragon and tiger with chinese character on four sides. Lim(top. my great grandfathers lastname), daughter(left), son(right), and blood(bottom)...

Video Game Tattoos 
Here are some homemade video game tattoos I did on myself. I have never drawn anything and have no interest in tattooing but I was bored and stoned. Enjoy....

"Gang Tattoo" The Teardrop Tattoo 
I am a nurse; and as such, I was the nurse, in a campsite setting for delinquent teenagers. Some of the young boys had various tattoos--some of them were ...

In Loving Memory Tattoo 
I got this a couple months ago for my parents that passed away. The rose for my mother, i was 9 when she passed away. and the masonic lodge symbol for ...

Hakuna Matata 
I've always loved The Lion King - and I've always been a worrier.
My tattoo symbolifies how you need to take in the little things in life, and say to ...

Newfoundland Ink 
I am a Newfie, born and raised. When I moved west, I knew I had to get something to remind me of home. I chose the outline of Newfoundland with the flag ...

Coraline 
It was the first movie I ever saw with my son, and its our favorite

Ying Yang Tattoo With Fire 
When I was 18 I decided to get a ying yang tattoo with fire I always wanted one but I never knew that it meant something other than the balance of good ...

Dove Tattoo 
I chose this because of my Grandma.
She raised me and when she died I was torn apart. Her favorite song was on the wings of a dove and she had planned ...

Loepard Tattoo 
I had been contemplating a tattoo for a very long time and finally this past year I decided to do it. I went back to my youth when I have a reading done ...

Celtic Triquetra 
I got it to represent the stages changing in my life as a woman...as a young girl...a mother...and the one the old wise woman...it also represents a new ...

Cherry Blossom Tattoo 
I found myself at 40 going through some much change in my life. Career, personal, even where I lived. I wanted a tattoo the symbolized the many changes ...

Living Life 
I been wanting a tattoo since i was 16. When i turned 18 and was finally able to get a tattoo i already had it picked out. Over the years my mother had ...

Foot tattoo 
it was my second tattoo and is my own design (nearly) My design was slightly more complex and the tattoo artist had to simplify it a little bit.

i got ...

English Lion Tattoo 
It reads

"British by Birth and English by the Grace of God"

I got it because wanted to show I love my country and am proud to be English - not to ...

Mummy and baby Dragonflies tattoo 
My dragonflies tattoo represents me and my son, Jakob. When he was born his dad gave me a beautiful dragonfly necklace made with sapphire and diamonds ...

Survivor Tattoo 
I had Hodgekins when I was 23 yo. After I had Had a few Tats already I was 12 years in remission and decided to get a lavender ribbon for hodgekins around ...

Serenity Tattoo 
This is my tenth tattoo and it represents my serenity. Each of my tattoos is in regard to a place in my life I have come to, overcome, or wish to always ...

Los Angeles 
I was born and raised in Los Angeles. Now, the thing is I am in college, not in L.A. but in Pennsylvania. I decided that to embark on a new far away journey,...

Tribal Tiger Tattoo 

Peace Love and Happiness Tattoo 
260 euro, the most painful thing of my life..
took it all out on my boyfriend..
It was actually kind of funny,
when the artist got up to my ribs I started ...

King Cheetah 
I really love animals and I thought the Cheetah represented me well.

I do everything fast paced in my life. I also am going to major in Zoology in ...

AUDIE 
My best friend from childhood over dosed.
AUTUMN NICOLE McCAIN. About a year before then we got into a fight and we never talked again. I regret every ...

LOVE 
Well my mom and I always say "love you to the moon and back". We've been saying that ever since I was 3yrs old. I got my tattoo in Arabic because I want ...

Yin Yang Tattoo 
Well, so I finally got this. I've been wanting to get inked for a bit of time now,
this means a lot to me,,the kanji's are LOVE(top),,strength(left),,Courage(...

Autism Dove Tattoo 
I got a tattoo of a dove on the right side of my rib cage. I knew from about the time I was 15 that I wanted a tattoo of a dove to represent my brother ...

Celtic Tree of Life Tattoo with Knots 
A simple design to remember the past.

In memory of my father 
My dad passed when I was 16, he loved tattoos and had many of his own. ever since I was little I wanted to get a tattoo just like him. Well when he passed ...

Mermaid Tattoo 
I remember the artist asked me why a mermaid, my response to her was, "I like mermaids" or something alone the lines of that. It was a good enough reason ...

She has my back 
My mother (RIP) used to tell me she had eyes in the back of her head to watch me all the time and catch me doing all the evil things little boys do. As ...

Tiger and Butterfly Symbol Tattoos 
Tiger symbol tattoos. Tiger and butterfly tattoos sent in by our readers

My Ship Tattoo 
I love songs about ships. Books about em, stories, movies, whatever. I just like ships man.

Ships where the first way that humans travelled the earth ...

This Above All... 
I got this work to remember who I am am and where I came from, also to remind me of my home state and my wife Angie.

Jaden Portrait Tattoo 
Just fell in love with my daughter at birth of course - a friend of mine took this photo of my daughter when she was about 11 months old. Her face - to ...

RARE DREAM 
TO ME CHERRY BLOSSOMS REPRESENT SOMETHING THAT IS VERY RARE AND UNIQUE BCAUSE CHERRY BLOSSOMS ONLY GROW IN JAPAN AND ONLY DRURING CHERRY BLOSSOM SEASON ...

Celtic Tree of LifeTattoo. 
Just got it a few days ago, kind of a rite of passage tattoo. I'm 17, so needless to say this won't be my last. :)

Represents my Irish heritage, my ...

Grandfather Clock Tattoo 
I had been wanting to get the key for awhile. Basically what it means to me is, a key is individual, only one key fits in one hole. It shows that I too ...

Fairy Mother in the Center of a Sunflower 
My grandparents, who practically raised me, gave me a little fairy stuffed animal as my first gift at the hospital when I was born.Every year thereafter,...

Geisha Tattoo 
I got my first tattoo when I was 17, and then I was hooked. I joined the military at 18 and got tattoos from all over the United States. I ended up living ...

My Family Leg Tattoo 
It is my first tattoo. I had it done for my 35th birthday. The design was created by a 16 year old boy, a friend of my sons.

It is a family tree at ...

Protection from evil tattoo 
I got this tat for my kids and husband with the frangipani flowers as the flower means protection from evil plus putting there name with it.

Family Tree Tattoo 
This tattoo started out as flash (traditional heart) on right shoulder with banner (no name initially included) and was done in 1990. In 1994, the name ...

Celtic Cross First Tattoo. 
My new tattoo is a variation of a really great Celtic cross I found online. Matt at Ink-Link Tattoos in Shelby, NC was the artist. From design to inking,...

Phoenix Tattoo 
I've always loved Phoenix birds and the story behind their mystical life. They burst into flames and then are reborn from the ashes. I went through a ...

Silver Birch Tattoo 
I got this tattoo, my second, as a way to sum up the last 5 years of my life, and the new start I was making. Every time I looked out my bedroom window ...

My sisters 
My favorite flower is the daisy, and my favorite color is blue. My best friend loves ladybugs, and she went with me to get the tat, so I got a ladybug ...

Lily tattoo 
The two lily's represent me and my mom. My parents divorced when I was a young girl and my mom raised me by herself. She's a very strong woman and I wanted ...

Grizzly Bear Tattoo in Flame 
I just wanted a totem to remind me of all the hardships and courage in facing difficult times i have experienced since i was young til now. My Grizzly ...

neck tattoo 
took 3 hours

Paw Print Tattoo 
My first tattoo is the pawprint tattoo.

I got because I really wanted to just get one. I nearly didnt get it but my friend spurred me on by saying "prove ...

Tribal for the Ocean 
Its a tribal tattoo which is very significant to me cauz it means oceanic warrior and I really love the dangerous surf.

My First Ink 
Leading up to my 18th birthday, my mom was getting really excited about giving me my present: my first tattoo. I had wanted one for so long, and the day ...

Vine and Leaves 
My sixth tattoo is a work in process. Along with my tattoo artist, we designed an original vine and leaves tattoo. It wraps around my right ankle up to ...

Everlasting 
I just got this tattoo. I have wanted it for a while now though. it symbolizes never quitting. We all face many things throughout life trying to bring ...

music is life 
Well, I guess this tattoo sums me up. I love music in all forms.

It's a treble clef and a bass clef tattoo.

This was my third tattoo and I am ...

Expendable Tattoo 
tattoo i really want but dont wont get it without knowing the meaning of it?

Any Ideas??

"This to shall pass" 
If your going through any struggles in your life just tell yourself that and you will remind yourself that it will all pass eventually.

Vanesa Kanji Tattoo 
there is no reason to say anything about it you just have to see it:)

I'm man 
I got this tat at age 18 and it reads "Fear God" . What this means is that I'm not scared of anyone or anything but God. I've been through alot in my life ...

Danika Tattoo Story 
The tattoo is pretty simple, I'll probably get some detailing done pretty soon....but this is what it means:

The yin-yang in the center obviously represents ...

Stars! 
This is my favorite tattoo. It starts on my left shoulder and works up to my collar bone. I plan on adding on to it to make it into a sleeve.

what is the meaning? 
Please tell me what it means?

Can You Tell I'm Patriotic? 
I got my first tattoo 3 days ago on my left calf. It means the world to me. "Semper fidelis" has been my favorite motto for many years now. Its latin for ...

Lower Back Tribal Tattoo 
I got a tribal tattoo and I dont know the meaning of this please help me know whats the meaning of this.

Tiger on back  Not rated yet
This tattoo was a gift from my wife for my 40th birthday. The tiger picture was selected for its realism and for its meaning, which represents me. The ...

In memory of sleeping grizzly  Not rated yet
Being native american, this one means a lot to me. Its a prayer pipe, and the native american man looking through the smoke is sleeping grizzly, a freind ...

In Memory Of Sergeant Chad Eppinette  Not rated yet
I got this tattoo in memory of My husband Sergeant Chad Eppinette.

He was a decorated war vet with two tours to Iraq and a purple heart.

He suffered ...

eternal art tattoos  Not rated yet
catfish at eternal art tattoos in shelby. hes the best artist around hes so nice and really trys to help you with your tattoo

ETERNAL ART TATTOOS  Not rated yet
catfish at eternal art tattoos... catfish is the best

Eternal Art Tattoos  Not rated yet
catfish at eternal art tattoos..hes the man

Ten Stars My Second Tattoo  Not rated yet
THIS IS MY SECOND TATTOO, I GOT IT DONE LAST FRIDAY. THEY'RE 10 STARS, EACH OF THEM REPRESENT SOMEONE IMPORTANT FOR ME( MY MOM, MY FATHER, GRAND-MOTHER,...

Evil World Tattoo  Not rated yet
This is the evil of the world.

Maori Tattoo Suggestion  Not rated yet
I am planning for my 5th Tattoo.....
I have found this maori tattoo design where sun being the major source of energy is depicted and that is majorly ...

Hope Tattoo  Not rated yet
My tattoo says Hope, which is my little sisters name, and the five stars symbolize my brother and two sisters as well as myself and my mom.

Mom-Favorite ...

The Beauty of New Life  Not rated yet
The Rose represents beauty and for the love of my life. As for the Dove it represents new life. So when I heard the heartbeat of my child that she is holding ...

Big Daddy NJ Tattoo  Not rated yet
Hey:

I got this tattoo like 22 years ago. It's tribal and essentially a four headed eagle design within a rectangle. Then there's a two headed eagle ...

Polynesian Flower Tattoo Design Question  Not rated yet
I found this polynesian flower tattoo design. Can anyone tell me the meaning of it or is it just a random design?

Many thanks in advance.

Hakuna Matata!  Not rated yet
I saw someone else on this site had a similar tattoo, so I wanted to upload my own! I got this 2 years ago for the same reason she did: to remind myself ...

Year of the Rabbit Tattoo  Not rated yet
Inked with the bunny 2 years ago by Cheyenne in Portland - formally of Oddball studios (now at Atlas I believe). It was taken from a Chinese woodcut pendant ...

My Dolphin Tattoo  Not rated yet
I love dolphins, always have! So I decided to get my 1st tattoo in inverness, it was sore, but i am already planning my next one! :)
it cost me £100!...

My Frog Tattoo  Not rated yet
Well, I got my frog tattoo for my eighteenth birthday. Now it may seem like I just got a frog as a tattoo because I would want to express my freedom now ...

Generation Terrorist Tattoo  Not rated yet
Heavily based on the album by the Manic Street Preachers. I hate modern mainstream music awell as modern life in general. Also I'm very opinionated. This ...

S.R.H. Spade Tattoo  Not rated yet
This was my second tattoo. It is the spade symbol that is related to the "SRH" scene. SRH standing for Supporting Radical Habits. I first saw this worn ...

Heather Cherry Blossoms Tattoo  Not rated yet
There are many different meanings for cherry blossoms...my favorites are femininity, sexuality and strength. This cherry blossoms tattoo covers my c-section ...

Elna Koi Fish Tattoo  Not rated yet
Its amazing tattoo....of my body
Everybody seems impressed once they saw it.
My life quite tough until the end of last year....i lost my hubby....he ...

Of meaning to me...  Not rated yet
This tat represents several things all in one package. Firstly, the flags...I'm Filipina-American which is represented by the Filipino and US flags. In ...

Princess Crown Tattoos  Not rated yet
Princess crowns symbolize leadership, and a royal rightful authority. Princess crown tattoos symbolize a girl's sovereignty over her own life, emotions,...

Angel Wings With Daddy  Not rated yet
I got this tattoo in October of 2010.
I got this tattoo at Lucky 13 tattoo, in Richmond, Va. I drove three hours to get it.
My dad passed away in October ...

Dolphin Tattoo (No outline)  Not rated yet
This is my third tattoo, wanted one on my foot with no outline and decided on a dolphin as they have been my fav animal since i was a child.

Flower Vine Tattoo  Not rated yet
This in my Second tattoo saw it online and just took it to my local tattoo artist wanted something girly.... and got it.

Cancer Ribbons Tattoo  Not rated yet
This is my first tattoo 3 cancer ribbons in honour of 2 people and 1 pet who meant a lot too me....

Left: Clear - Lung cancer my pop (granda) who meant ...

Realistic Heart Tattoo  Not rated yet
This tattoo is my third. I decided on this design, because i had just come out of a long term relationship. It was the first time i ever felt love for ...

Smiac Kochac Zyc   Not rated yet
Kochac for a heart and it was a done deal. it was fairly quick and painless but i think i held my breath most of the time which made me incredibly lightheaded....

heart over heart  Not rated yet
i got my first tat when i was 17 for my pap that died. he was EVERYTHING to me and still is. its true when ppl say that love never dies. its a outline ...

Beauty coming from a scar  Not rated yet
I got this tattoo to cover a really big ugly scar i got from a motorcycle accident with my ex boyfriend. It represents me coming out of a bad abusive relationship ...

My Butterfly Tattoo  Not rated yet
i was looking at some tattoo ideas and i came accross one that i thought was beautiful it had a butterfly with swirls an leaves coming off the swirls i ...

If only I could make up my mind lol  Not rated yet
I do have one tattoo that is very important to me. It is on my upper back, placed right in the middle, between my shoulder blades. I plan to get another ...

Ambigram Script Tattoo  Not rated yet
Its basically an ambigram script of my name and my girlfriend's name(short-form)

The whole idea of my tattoo is a reminder of all the best memories ...

Music Notes Behind Ear Tattoo  Not rated yet
I got this tattoo because music is my life and passion. I got this tattoo after I made all-state band, kind of in honor of it. And it's in a good place ...

my story  Not rated yet
hi
my name is manisha

My Mama
Heart & Scroll Tattoo  Not rated yet
I love my Mama. She took care of me my whole life and I want to give her the world. I got this tattoo to think of her everytime I look at it.

Grandma Memorial Tattoo  Not rated yet
My grandma died when I was in the 4th grade. So I got this tattoo to keep her in memory.

Gothic Rose  Not rated yet
It was very exhilarating experience. I'd like to think that the tattoo chose me - with all the different types of images out there. I'm getting the red ...

A Family Affair  Not rated yet
I was 35 when I got my first tattoo. I got it with my niece, Leslie. I am 4 years older than she is & we had always talked about getting a tattoo together....

Greatest Man Who Ever Lived  Not rated yet
I had this tattoo done a year after my grandfather passed away. He taught me everything I know for example how to be a good son, brother, nephew,...

The Spade Tattoo  Not rated yet
My tattoo was inspired by my entire being, personality and the history of my life. Although only small, at the age of 3 I saw my first deck of cards. My ...

Kellys Tattoos 
Kellys first four tattoos, the good and the bad tattoos. Pheonix sleeve is her 4th tattoo

My Stomach Stars Tattoo  Not rated yet
My 3 stars tattoo on my stomach show my transition in life... the three things that changed for the better.... my health got better... i met the love of ...

Different Flowers Tattoo  Not rated yet
i started on my side piece about 2 years ago it began with a tiger lily then vines and small white jasmines were added a short time after a hibiscus was ...

Fire Dice Tattoo  Not rated yet
My tattoo implies that life is like dice ... we do not know how that number will appear ... and life is always hot ...
that's why I created this tattoo....

BackPiece for Dad  Not rated yet
this is the start of the memorial for my dad. shade work still needs done on all of it heres the words

Top:
Thomas J WolferJr
sunrise Jan 30, 1954 ...

Spiritual Religious Tattoos Updated  Not rated yet
I added some more, so thought i would send it in for you're viewing

Taranaki Child   Not rated yet
This is a tattoo i got a couple of years after my daughter was born.
The mountain represents Mt Taranaki in New Zealand, the place my daughter was born ...

Spiritual, Religious Tattoos  Not rated yet
I started out with a gargoyle on a cross, to ward away evil spirits, and just continued.

Cross & Shamrock Tattoo  Not rated yet
I've wanted a Cross tattoo for a while and when I went on hoidays to Santa Ponsa I wanted a cross n somthing to show I'm IRISH!! This seemed 2 b the best ...

My cousin  Not rated yet
My cousin Cpl. Dustin J. Libby was shot and killed in Iraq two years ago December 6. I have his name on my ankle. That way he is always with me.

My Boyfriends Polish Surname   Not rated yet
I've been studying tattooing for past year in my spare time, My boyfriend said he would be happy for me to experiment on him. I tattooed a skull and cross ...

Free Tattoo - Eagle Tattoo  Not rated yet
My first tattoo.

I got this for the USA!

Because I love where I'm at!

Tattoos are my expression  Not rated yet
The first one I received was in December of 2005. I had just left my husband and was waiting for our divorce to be final. I wanted to remember this day,...

Don't Forget Flames  Not rated yet
Well the idea of this flame tattoo came about 3 year earlier than I made it. I liked the band Linkin Park then really much. I can even say, I was a great ...

Rose Tattoo  Not rated yet
This is the second tattoo I got, my last name is Rose so I used that as the design.

My Fairy Tattoo  Not rated yet
I have a tattoo for each one of my four kids, this one is for my daughter
jazmyn. Done by my wonderful roomate. :-)

Horse and Rose Tattoo  Not rated yet
I got this tattoo to represent my passion for the horse.

I originally wanted a horse shoe with the rose vine running in out of the nail wholes but ...

Jessiicaaa Rose Tattoo  Not rated yet
I was 16 years of age when I got my 1st tattoo..

My mum always said that she didn't like them and I wasn't allowed to get any. Then on the 13th of June ...

rose always has its thorn  Not rated yet
My tattoo I got with a friend whether or not I hate her she will always be a stepping stone in my life and a rose has many meanings..
The color is for ...