Butterfly tattoo designs are the epitome of classic feminine tattoos. They are the entry point for even the girliest of girls to discover their love of ink and body modification, but if you take a deeper look you’ll see that butterfly tattoo designs are not just for beginners.
Have you read The Very Hungry Caterpillar? If you do, you will see that the deep meaning of transformation through a chrysalis can be applied to your life in many ways, and thus a tattoo that some might consider merely “cute” is actually quite meaningful to the bearer. Plus, Eric Carle’s illustrations will give you some wonderful inspiration for unique color combinations and effects to get your creative juices flowing!
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This article explores some of our favorite butterfly tattoo design trends in detail, including Monarch butterflies, black and whites, creative use of colors, and teeny weeny tats. Make sure to scroll through the bonus photo series at the end, we’re not able to elucidate on all of them!
Magnificent Monarchs
The monarch butterfly is the most recognizable specimen of butterfly you’ll find. The vibrant orange and black wings have high contrast, which lends them well to a great and long-lasting tattoo
Monarchs are known for always finding their way home through a dangerous and meandering route to their mating grounds in South America. This lends an even deeper meaning to your butterfly tattoo: your ability to persevere and find your way home even through the toughest of trials and tribulations. The piece above adds a tasteful shadow and softer color borders, which fade into each other giving the vibrant wings a dreamy quality. Talk to your artist about the feel you are looking for.
stunning creatures, and utilizes white highlights to add more lifelike definition. Your artist will appreciate this straightforward design that will stand the test of time and can be added to as you continue on your journey through life.
The more basic your design, the more straightforward the tattoo. If you’re simply in love with monarch butterflies, you can always keep it simple with a hip tattoo and basic outlines. Placement of these simple designs is key. Choose a place like the hip above, which will allow your design to peek out without fully revealing itself. The bonus: you’ll often save some cash (not to mention some chair time) at the shop with an easy to execute design like the one above.
The placement of your tattoo is just as important as the design! Check out how this stylized monarch butterfly is perfectly positioned to make the most out of an unusual tattoo location. Consider unconventional placement and exaggerated proportions to take your “standard” tattoo design to the next level.
Your hands are some of the most valuable tattoo real estate that you have. A colorful butterfly motif can be an attractive addition. This tattoo takes it up even further by splitting the ultra-realistic design between both hands. The subtle blue highlights are an attractive addition to complimentary color that shows this artist knows what he is doing. Hand tattoos make an interesting icebreaker with anyone that you meet and give you instant credibility in body modification circles
Another bold choice is shown in this large butterfly series, accentuating the subtle curves of your body with careful placement. Try different positioning of the butterflies to keep things interesting, rather than always the default looking-down-on-the-wings approach. This series even uses subtle differences in colors and shading to give each monarch maven its own distinct personality!
Black and White Beauties
A stylized stunner like the one above will set you apart from the flash-friendly crowd, and the additional flourishes lend a sense of whimsy and movement to the piece. Who says black and white is boring? Have your artist add some skillful shading and your tattoo will have both depth and movement. Have a small initial tattoo that you’d like to conceal? Talk to your artist about a piece like this and you’ll turn that headache into a beautiful piece that you’ll love to look at.
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