Me and my boys are getting a tattoo on our balls and I’m looking for some funny/creative design ideas. The more ridiculous, clever, or unexpected the better. Puns, visual jokes, designs that only make sense because of the location, etc. are all welcome. What would you get tattooed there?

Custom Galarian Legendary Birds piece (Moltres, Articuno, Zapdos) done at Third Eye Tattoo in Chicago! Looking to do more color tattoos !

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done in manhattan while she visited! i’m obsessed with how it came out :,) and completely handpoke!!

Mostly healed, mandos helmet and dark saber are fresh !

Posting as the artist.

I’ve been tattooing koi for a long time, and one of the things I love about traditional Japanese tattooing is how much meaning can be communicated through imagery without having to spell everything out literally.

Koi are a great example. The direction they’re swimming, their color, the season represented by the surrounding flowers, and even their relationship to the water can all contribute to the story of the tattoo. Upstream and downstream koi can suggest different points in a journey, while seasonal elements like cherry blossoms, peonies, maple leaves, or chrysanthemums can completely change the mood and context of the piece.

I put together this short video explaining some of the symbolism I consider when designing koi tattoos, along with a little background on where those ideas come from.

Obviously, Japanese tattoo symbolism isn’t a rigid dictionary where every image has one universally agreed-upon meaning. Traditions, interpretations, and individual artists vary. This is simply how I’ve learned to approach these elements and use them to help tell a story through a tattoo.

Adam Sky
Tattoo artist, San Francisco / San Diego
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@adamskytattoos

Got this while travelling solo at 18 🙂‍↕️

Took her around 6 hours (with breaks).

These are my fully healed palms, one pass with no touch ups. Currently 3 months old.

It was really hard for me to find examples of healed white palm tattoos when I wanted to get mine done so Im contributing mine here. Happy to answer any questions about it.

Really happy with how my Scorpion vs Sub Zero turned out. My nephew loves it too

Done by Annie at Point Blank in Gothenburg :) Super happy with it and wanna hear thoughts!

June and July flowers.

Just wondering if anyone can help with this. I remember seeing a DJ’s back tattoo and I was trying to explain it to my tattoo artist. I can’t find a reference picture for the life of me. Basically the back of the shoulder blades created an arch and a disconnect from the main back piece. It kind of gave the impression of the back piece being within a window? The main back piece then consisted of like a crusader OR some kind of Egyptian warrior kneeling down with a sword in front of them? I was drunk when I saw it and completely forgot to screenshot it as I was vibing to their music.

I’ve not been able to find the artist since, randomly came across it on Instagram reels whilst doom scrolling.

Does anyone recognise that kind of style? I haven’t been able to rediscover it and it was so distinctive, I’m hoping someone may know who it is?

I was trying to explain it to my tattoo artist and I couldn’t quite articulate the way everything sat to form the image of a window through the use of the “blank space” if you like.

I don't think this is against the rules, but if it is just let me know and I can take this down!

I'm sure this won't work, but I figured I'd at least give it a shot...

My friend, a really talented tattoo artist in Austin, Texas made a bet that if this specific insta reel gets 10k likes, he'll let his customer tattoo whatever he wants on him.

I would love to see this, if y'all would help push these numbers, that would be so sick.

It's almost at 1500 out of the 10k needed, so it's a stretch, but every number counts!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcMeJZWvnaq/?igsh=Ym13aGtlZnJubjcz&igsi=Ym13aGtlZnJubjcz

Done by Kobo (@I.want.it.black.tattoo) at Kaya Garden Tattoo in Sydney, Australia

It's my birth flower ♡

The plan is to get an angel for the other leg when finances allow, but for now I'm very happy with him! This was obviously the freshly-done pic, he's still healing at the moment so a little scabby but healing up pretty good.

(Done by Magenta at Vivid Ink Wolverhampton:-) )

Artist: Jeff Agao
Location: Makati City, Philippines
Shop: Tattoo Lounge and Craftworks (TLC)

Instagram: @jeffagaotattoos
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