When tattoos became more than just drawings on the body (18 photos)

In this post I have collected for you examples of tattoos that have become more than just pictures for their owners. Each of them has a subtext and some kind of history.





Tattoos are a very personal matter. Everyone does them for their own reason: some like the designs and the look of a tattooed body, others want to capture an important event for themselves.

I got matching tattoos with my mom. When I was a child, she read me books about dragons.



I have vitiligo and I decided to have a little fun





This is a bottle of bleach.

I'm deaf in my left ear and this is my first tattoo.



Tattoo with my perfect dog Diesel



Last year I lost my leg, and today I got a tattoo of a flamingo, since he and I stand on the same leg.



For my 18th birthday I got a tattoo of my dad's laugh on my arm.



He passed away three years ago, but now his smile and joy are always with me wherever I go.

I asked my dad what tattoo should I get next?



Apparently, my dad responded, “You don’t need another tattoo.” This inscription appeared on the hand.

I captured a message from my seven-year-old self. I'm 27 and let this drawing remind me to love myself more



Family tattoo



It combines the handwriting of my mother, grandmother, sister and niece.

I decided to get one of my son’s drawings as my first tattoo.



I recorded my daughter saying, “Daddy, I love you. And I'm a princess"



Now this sound track remains as a tattoo on my father’s arm.

I have three freckles that look like Orion's Belt, so I tattooed the rest of the constellations



A tattoo that represents me and my children



Finally got my first tattoo



The drawing is dedicated to a photograph of the parents in their youth, and there is also a small cameo of the tattoo owner’s dog.

Minimalistic raccoon on my leg in honor of my son



How is everything connected? The fact is that the child’s favorite toy is a stuffed raccoon.

I just got my first tattoo to commemorate my battle with depression!



The author talked about the meaning of this tattoo. Firstly, he loves cats, and secondly, this is a semicolon, which shows that depression is not a stop, but a pause, and life does not end after it.

My creepy dog