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96 Ink Art Examples

From Latin Tattoos to Cult Humor Ink

— April 6, 2010 — Fashion
I have seen some crazy tattoos over my lifetime, but I must say that when someone decides to “have ink done” and gets a tattoo of a video game character across their shoulders, or the WordPress logo on their calf, it makes me kind of wonder where their head was at the time.

The new ink craze keeps places like LA Ink and Miami Ink in business, making black ink body adornments that puts human imagination on open display. While others may wonder where ink that makes a tattoo comes from, I just wonder how much ink is too much (I know a guy who has some ink that starts at the bottom of his foot, and trails up the back of his leg, the sides of his back, and finishes on the sides of his neck).

Of course, if the powers that be ever decide to alter the ink recipe to allow for the creation of ink cartridges that can print tattoos directly to the skin of a person, then we will see EVEN MORE outlandish ink creations. Admit it. Don’t you think it would be fun to get one that says “I just got fired from a lousy job, and all I got was this lousy tattoo?" Or maybe it’s just me (who knows). In the meantime, while you take a break from studying ink history and ink making, check out these ink_inspired trend posts!
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Captivating Collagistrations
Captivating Collagistrations
Susanita Playfully Blends Magazine Print With Ink
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Tattoo Coolness Factor May Chill
Tattoo Coolness Factor May Chill
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Tattoovertising Animal Rights
Tattoovertising Animal Rights
Carey Hart Promotes ‘Ink, Not Mink' For PETA
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91
Talk Show Inks
Talk Show Inks
These Oprah Tattoos Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life
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90
Eco Tattoo Removal
Eco Tattoo Removal
Green Skin Cooling
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Cewebrity Tattoos
Cewebrity Tattoos
Tay Zonday Chocolate Rain Ink
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88
Global Tattoo Festivals
Global Tattoo Festivals
Annual Moscow Tattoo Festival Shows Off Badass Ink
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87
Fanatical Sports Tattoos
Fanatical Sports Tattoos
Fair-Weather Fans Need Not Apply for This Obsessive Ink
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86
Temporary Boomer Ink
Temporary Boomer Ink
These Tattoos for the Elderly are Edgy
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85
Inked Fur Activism
Inked Fur Activism
The Mario PETA Campaign Sends the 'Ink, Not Mink' Message
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84
Free Tattoos for Athletes
Free Tattoos for Athletes
Vancouver Tat Artist Offers Free Ink for 2010 Olympic Medalists
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Preview Your Tattoo in 3-D
Preview Your Tattoo in 3-D
Tuvie.com
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Print Your Own Tattoos
Print Your Own Tattoos
Inkjet Tattoo Paper
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80s Icon Ink
80s Icon Ink
I Pity the Fools Who Don't Have These Mr. T Tattoos
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80
Political Tattoos
Political Tattoos
Candidates Get Permanent Vote
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Color-Changing Tattoos
Color-Changing Tattoos
Body Ink to Help Diabetes Patients Monitor Glucose Levels
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Easter Bunny Inks
Easter Bunny Inks
These Rabbit Tattoos Get You in the Mood for Spring
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77
Artistic Tattoo Ads
Artistic Tattoo Ads
Aquaphor Healing Ointment
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Medic Alert Tattoos
Medic Alert Tattoos
Replacing Bracelets With Ink
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75
Tattoo Socks
Tattoo Socks
Interchangeable Inked Designs for Every Outfit
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Tattoos for the Blind
Tattoos for the Blind
Braille Ink Offers Another Dimension of Body Design
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Design Tattoos
Design Tattoos
The Next Generation of Ink Design
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Internet Meme Tattoos
Internet Meme Tattoos
Keyboard Cat and Fail Whale Ink Prove Geeks Can Bear Brutal Tattoos Too
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DIY Temporary Tattoos
DIY Temporary Tattoos
JuliAnn Miller's Test Kit Allows You to Think Before You Ink
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70
Controversial Animal Ink
Controversial Animal Ink
Tattooed Pigs at Frieze Art Fair (UPDATE)
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Tattoo Tights
Tattoo Tights
Works of Art For Your Legs
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68
Vintage Gadgettoos
Vintage Gadgettoos
Retro Tech Tattoo Revisitations Inked on Skin
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Endangered Species Inks
Endangered Species Inks
Extinked Tattoo Exhibition Spotlights Environmental Conservation
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Street Art Body Suits
Street Art Body Suits
'Jerm IX Tattoo Project' Celebrates Graffiti With Permanent Ink
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Flaming Celeb Ink
Flaming Celeb Ink
Jason Ackerman Tattoos Illustrate Artistic Talent and a Sense of Humor
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Grilliant Ink Designs
Grilliant Ink Designs
Burger Tattoos for Permanent Fast Food Enjoyment
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Jackass Naked for Animals
Jackass Naked for Animals
Steve-O Prefers Ink Over Mink in PETA Ads
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Tattoo Couture
Tattoo Couture
Ink-Inspired Jewelry Hits the Catwalk
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Tattoo-Covered Close-Ups
Tattoo-Covered Close-Ups
'Inked Beauty' by Savitri Bastiani Shows the Glamorous Side of Ink
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Street Fighter Tattoo Fails
Street Fighter Tattoo Fails
Incorrect Video Game Special Move Directions Suck
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Luxury Tattoo Parlour For Celebs
Luxury Tattoo Parlour For Celebs
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Street Tattoography
Street Tattoography
Cybele Malinowski Photography Shines a Light on Urban Ink
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Rock Star Tattoos
Rock Star Tattoos
This Rad AC/DC Ink Leaves Me Thunderstruck
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Misspelled Latin Tattoos
Misspelled Latin Tattoos
This Misspelled Ancient Language Ink is Too Good
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Crowdsourced Tattoo Blogs
Crowdsourced Tattoo Blogs
'Check Out My Ink' Lets You Judge Other People's Work
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54
Blogger Tattoos
Blogger Tattoos
Permanent Ink Meant for a Niche Nerd Audience
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'Avatar' Tattoos
'Avatar' Tattoos
Frenzied Flick Fans Flock to Get Neytiri Tattoos and Jake Sully Ink
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Inked Body Art Corrections
Inked Body Art Corrections
These Cover Up Tattoos Can Dissolve Body Ink Regret
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Permanent Ink as Female Empowerment
Permanent Ink as Female Empowerment
The Tattoo Baby Doll Project
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50
Monstrous Ink Designs
Monstrous Ink Designs
'Where the Wild Things Are' Tattoos Hype the Kid's Book for Life
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49
Connect-the-Dots Tattoo
Connect-the-Dots Tattoo
Interactive Inking
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Optimus Prime Ink
Optimus Prime Ink
These Transformer Tattoos Separate the Boys from the Decepticons
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Tattooed Lingerie Models
Tattooed Lingerie Models
Peaches Geldof Shows Off Her Ink for Miss Ultimo
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Stinging Tattoos
Stinging Tattoos
Buzzing Bee Ink Lets Summer Last Year-Round
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Graphic Geekttoos
Graphic Geekttoos
Ink That Proves a Word or Simple Font Can Say It All
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Tattoos of Classic Video Games
Tattoos of Classic Video Games
Permanent Pacman Ink for Extreme(ly Nerdy) Gamers
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Alice in Wonderland Tattoos
Alice in Wonderland Tattoos
Disneyfied Ink Designs That Go Down the Rabbit Hole
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Tattooed Suicide Notes
Tattooed Suicide Notes
Man Tattoos a 1920s Psychiatrist's Last Wishes
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Tattooed Magazines
Tattooed Magazines
Tare Lugnt Releases Its Third Issue Via Permanent Ink
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40
Cult Comic Ink
Cult Comic Ink
These Tank Girl Tattoos Are Incredibly Accurate, and Just Incredible
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Tonguettoos
Tonguettoos
Permanent Lingual Ink is In Vogue
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Doodled Tattoos
Doodled Tattoos
Whimsical Ink Designs From Lionel Fahy
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Brutal Tattoo Blogs
Brutal Tattoo Blogs
The 'Awful Ink' Blog is So Bad, It's Good
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Tattooed Body Scrapbooks
Tattooed Body Scrapbooks
Jinxi Boo is Shocking America With Her Head to Toe Ink
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Eye Color Tattoos
Eye Color Tattoos
Your Eye Balls Are The Next Frontier In Ink
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Japanese Tattoo Masterpieces
Japanese Tattoo Masterpieces
'Tattoo in Japan' Showcases the Country's Top Ink
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Dead Celebrity Tats
Dead Celebrity Tats
From a Patrick Swayze Tattoo to Badass Bob Barker Ink
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Prison Tattoos
Prison Tattoos
DIY Inking From Behind Bars With Home-Made Needles and Guns
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Alien Ink
Alien Ink
These Extraterrestrial Tattoos Are Out of This World
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Cataloging Celebrity Tattoos
Cataloging Celebrity Tattoos
Proving Permanent Ink is a Personalized Form of Expression
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Vegan Tattoos
Vegan Tattoos
Animal Friendly Ink
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Anatomical Tattoos
Anatomical Tattoos
Ink Art that Gives the False Impression of Revealing Inner Organs
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Violent Film Tattoos
Violent Film Tattoos
10 Inked Dedications to Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange
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Tattooing Domestic Pets
Tattooing Domestic Pets
Owners Ink Up Cats and Dogs
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Webbed Toettoos
Webbed Toettoos
Silly Syndactylism Body Ink and Other Unique Foot Ink
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Harry Potter Tattoos
Harry Potter Tattoos
Muggles Show Their Love for New Movie Release With Ink (UPDATE)
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Freaky Facettoo Fails
Freaky Facettoo Fails
Kimberley Vlaminck Sues Tattoo Artist for 56-Star Mistake
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Ink Masterpieces
Ink Masterpieces
One-of-a-Kind Illustrative Tattoos Fit for Framing
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Bald Body Mods
Bald Body Mods
10 Head Tattoos
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Scientific Tattoos
Scientific Tattoos
From Bio, Chem and Physics Ink to Lab Gadgets and Equations
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Michael Jackson Tattoos
Michael Jackson Tattoos
Fans Scramble to Honor the King of Pop With Permanent Ink
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Epic Ink Fail Comparisons
Epic Ink Fail Comparisons
Bad Tattoo Pictures are Funny for Us
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Tattoos of Organs
Tattoos of Organs
Permanent Ink Fit for an Anatomy Lesson
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Bodysuit Tattoography
Bodysuit Tattoography
The 'Lips like Sugar' Tattoo Shoot is Steamy
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Chanel Tattoos
Chanel Tattoos
'Les Trompe L'Oeil de Chanel' Temporary Skin Art Brings Ink to High Fashion
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Tattooed Typos
Tattooed Typos
10 Reasons to Think Before You Ink (UPDATE)
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Armpit Tattoos
Armpit Tattoos
Underarm Flower Bouquet Ink on Pretty Hipsters in Toronto
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Geek Tattoos
Geek Tattoos
Tattoo Designs for Nerds
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Fake Naughty Tattoos
Fake Naughty Tattoos
Real Man Nipple Incorporated With Pin-Up Girl Body Ink
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Full-Face Tattoos
Full-Face Tattoos
Unusual, In-Your-Face Tattoo Designs That Cover Daring Heads
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Extreme Ink Parties
Extreme Ink Parties
The London Tattoo Convention Has a Whole Lot of Needles
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Fantasy Creature Ink
Fantasy Creature Ink
Unique Gargoyle Tattoo Designs, From Freaky to Ethereal
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Inked Cleavage
Inked Cleavage
Chest Tattoos are Becoming a Sexy Lady Label for the Firm and Wrinkled
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Full-Body Zombie Tattoos
Full-Body Zombie Tattoos
Rick Zombie
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Glow in the Dark Tattoos
Glow in the Dark Tattoos
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Inked Mythological Power Symbols
Inked Mythological Power Symbols
Rising Phoenix Tattoos as Statements of Rebirth
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Street Art Body Ink
Street Art Body Ink
Banksy Tattoos
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Manga Tattoos
Manga Tattoos
Japanese Cartoon Ink, from Super Heroes to Cute Anime Faces
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Tattoos for Couples
Tattoos for Couples
Matching Body Ink Designs To Signify Everlasting Love
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