Innovative Tattoos That Inked Us with Inspiration

People have varying opinions on tattoos. Some people love them and others would never consider getting one, not even for a second. Regardless, the one thing that we can all agree on is that tattoos offer people a way to express their creativity. A tattoo will stay with you forever, so the last thing you want is one that has been done too much. This is an opportunity to let your creativity and imagination shine, by getting a tattoo unlike any other. It’s worthwhile to take time to come up with the perfect tattoo for you – as these people did. Here are some of the most innovative tattoos we’ve seen that left us fascinated and inspired.

For the Dog Lovers

If you love our furry friends on four as much as we do, then we know this tattoo will be a winner for you. You know that irresistible urge that you have to pet a cute dog you see walking by, regardless of how large or small it is? Well, this lady certainly does, hence this really creative tattoo.

The urge to give that little furry fella a little pat and rub on the head is too strong for even the dead to resist. The comical tattoo shows a skeleton politely raising its hand and asking for an opportunity to pet an adorable dog that it must have sensed walking by. We could think of a few people who’d get a tattoo like that.

Tattoos are all about showcasing an image, word, or anything else that can be drawn on the skin. Of course, it goes without saying that the whole point is seeing the ink. Well, what if the tattoo is there… but you just can’t see it? This must be one of the most clever tattoo ideas we’ve seen – we didn’t even know you could do that!

That’s what this tattoo went for and we think the concept couldn’t have been done with a better character. When the regular lights are on, you can see the Cheshire Cat’s famous sly smile and eyes. But when the UV lights come on, that’s when the body lights up! This is beyond awesome.

Couples tattoos. This is a very polarizing topic, even among those who are covered with tattoos. The main worry is that as cute as they can be, if a couple splits up for any reason, they are left with a permanent mark that forcefully reminds them of the relationship. That can be awkward moving forward.

But hey, you can’t say that this one isn’t cute, because it really is. It takes a different approach, with the guy having a little teabag of love and the lady having a small saucer and teacup, with a heart coming out of it. It is extremely sweet and shows how these two people are meant for each other.

We’re moving into an era where every major logo is getting updated for a lightweight and minimalist successor. It’s the current style these days: minimalism. Well, we’re not too shocked to see people going for really clever, simple tattoo choices. Tongue-in-cheek ideas like this are wins for us.

You know how an image file on a computer would look? Well, that’s what this person got as a tattoo. We especially love it because we can think of the joke as being the fact that the tattoo artist never opened the file to see the actual tattoo! Yep, this one is funny and clever at the same time.

This is a list of some extremely clever tattoos, so it will be pretty hard to pick an absolute favorite. This one is up there at the top of the list for sure though. We’re all familiar with the character from the famous children’s series of books, Where’s Waldo?. Well, if you’ve spent your childhood looking for him, this might be his best hiding spot yet.

There he is, peeking out from behind the girl’s ear. The best part about this is the fact that the lady has long hair, which will likely be covering her ears most of the time. That way, she can choose when she wants to show off her tattoo. Unless she’s wearing it pulled back, then true to character, Waldo will remain very hard to find.

Some people went through this little game as an experiment in physics while others naturally grew up with it. Putting a string between two metal cans can allow sound waves to pass from one to the other, letting you talk to the other person on the ‘phone’. We’ve all dreamed about doing this with our best friend growing up, and this game of telephone is recognizable to most who see it.

It will be just as recognizable on these heels. One belongs to the girlfriend and the other to the boyfriend. When they put their heels together, the telephone line is complete, and one person can send a message to the other. It’s such an adorable concept and we’re sure people are going to start doing this more.

Some of our favorite kinds of tattoos are those that you must look for a joke in. This is clearly one of them and the meaning came to us right away. Something like this could so easily be a miss, but this one hits the mark beautifully. If there’s such a thing as a visual pun, then this is it!

Who doesn’t love that traditional mix of peanut butter and jelly slapped between two slices of bread? That’s what makes this tattoo such a lovable idea. We’d reckon that this one is clever enough that it’d be rather hard to find anyone who has anything even remotely like this one.

Disney movies are timeless and ageless. The children’s movies that were released decades ago are still relevant and just as loved by a wide range of people both young and old. It’s not surprising for Disney lovers to feel like they’ve found their Disney prince or princess. This couple surely felt that way and wanted to make it permanent.

Here they are, with their Disney choice of prince and princess being the lovely couple Ariel and Eric from The Little Mermaid (a personal favorite of ours!). Couple’s tattoos aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but this one can work on its own as well, though it might raise a few eyebrows when people wonder who they’re puckering up for.

Even those who hate couple’s tattoos with all their might can’t help but acknowledge that this one is quite brilliant. We wonder how they came up with this clever idea. They complement each other, but they work entirely on their own, which is an added benefit. And, on their own, it has a great meaning behind it.

Books can take you into different worlds and different lives, but hey – so can video games! So regardless of whether you’re a bookworm, and your significant other is an avid gamer, you can both have a tattoo like this, which brings you together with the same words that hold a different meaning.

This one will go over a lot of people’s heads because not everyone has a grasp on chemical structures and which substances they represent. But for the scientists and academics who happen to come across this couple’s tattoo set, they’ll know that that is the structure of serotonin.

Serotonin is a chemical that acts in the brain and has a big impact on our mood. It is thought to be a chemical of pleasure, so this couple is trying to say that they have a similar effect on each other. They both cause the serotonin to flow in the other, and that’s how love works. A little kitschy, but also quite clever, don’t you think?

Humans aren’t meant to venture into the ocean, so when we do, we have to take goggles to protect our eyes, tanks of oxygen that allow us to breathe, and flippers so we can swim easily and effectively. Imagine if a fish had to come onto land though – how would that look? You don’t have to imagine any longer!

This artist made it so that we don’t need to wonder. The fish has to bring a tank of water with it and mechanical legs so that it can survive easily on earth. This is literally a fish out of the water, which is probably the notion this person was going for; maybe they often feel uncomfortable in their surrounding, and they found a palpable way of expressing that.

Tattoo artists don’t get appreciated quite enough for their artistic genius and skills. After all, this isn’t just someone skilled in how to ink on skin, but an actual artist who can bring ideas to life in a very accurate manner, exactly as the person wants. In this case, this is one of the best tattoos we’ve ever seen, professionally speaking.

This is meant to look like a patch of Mickey Mouse embroidered onto a person’s skin. If not for the fact that this is a tattoo article, you might have been fooled by it completely, it looks so real. The attention to detail and shadows nail it perfectly. We’d love to know the name of the artist behind this masterpiece.

Putting couple’s tattoos aside for a second, we find that ultraviolet tattoos provide a lot of space for people to show off their creativity. You want to have a tattoo that makes sense both with and without the UV section being revealed. It’s even better if you can pay homage to important pop culture icons!

The winner today is Ghostbusters, with the tattoo showing three of them in clear form, but it’s only when you decide to bring out the UV light that you get to see it in its full glory. You get a brightly colored Slimer who is in the process of being captured by two of the Ghostbusters.