Skull Tattoo Meaning and Designs

Skull tattoos are an extremely popular form of symbolism seen in both culture and tattoos.
A skull tattoo can symbolize death, afterlife, and rebellion while for others it can symbolize a celebration of life. Skull designs can be located on your hands, arms, legs, back, or neck, however it is important to find the right design and concept that you are looking for.

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Skull Tattoo Meaning and Designs
Skull tattoos have different meanings and symbolism. Although the popular meaning can be death, evil and decay, there are others who simply like it due to their aesthetic appeal. Skulls tattoo designs can vary from Sugar Skulls, to Skulls and roses, to human skulls to Grim Reaper tattoos. A lot of clients ask about Skull tattoos, however with the proper elements and designs the skull can portray different meanings. For example, Skulls with a Grim Reaper may portray death, however Skulls with a clock can portray time. When designing a Skull tattoo, I use a 3D program to position the skull in a way that fits well with the area that you choose to be tattooed. This 3D program provides an accurate and detailed result.

Come in with your Skull design in mind, or feel free to come in and look at my various skulls designs. Let’s work on it together and create a perfect tattoo that you’d love.

Ready to create your own custom skull tattoo? Inknation Studio specializes in creating unique tattoos to tell your story through ink. Click here to tell us about your tattoo vision.

Darwin Enriquez

Darwin Enriquez entered the world of body art at 20 years of age in his hometown of Valencia, Venezuela, where he began work creating designs for a tattoo shop. During his stint at the tattoo shop, he developed his artistic talents and felt an instant attraction to the art-form of tattooing.

22 June, 202129 January, 2023

5+ Different Joker Tattoo Designs and Style

“Why so serious?” once said the most iconic villains of the comic world, The Joker. Who is The Joker? The Joker is a character who first appeared in the Batman DC comic in 1940. The Joker is Batman’s nemesis, and in all the movies, he stands out for his peculiar behavior and actions. You may ask, why is the Joker such a popular theme for tattoos? The Joker, despite its violence, disturbed mind, and chaos, connects to people. After Joker (2019) was released, many people related to the everyday violence, the injustice, and prejudices one lives. This iconic character has been extremely popular in the art industry.

The actors, Heath Ledger, Jared Leto, Joaquin Phoenix, represented the Joker in their own perspective. In the same way, there are a variety of styles and uniqueness to design the Joker. From black and grey to color, to cartoon, to illustrative, to realistic style, the Joker is one of the most fun comic characters for a tattoo because it provides artistic freedom.

Still not sure what style to use for your Joker? Come in with your design, or feel free to come in and look at my original designs. Let’s work on it together and create a masterpiece tattoo that you’d love.

Zhimpa Moreno

Daniel “Zhimpa” Moreno has been developing his art in people´s skin since 2002. Specializes in color, black and grey realism and new school. Taking his creativity to another level, using references from his peruvian roots, makes creative and unique desings.

17 June, 202127 January, 2023

10+ Tattoos Inspired by TV and Movies

Inspired by a character or actor from a Movie? Movie-inspired tattoos have always been popular. During the 2020-2021 COVID-19 Pandemic, many people were required to quarantine and practice self-isolation. And what other ways to pass the time while practicing social-distance than to watch movies. Since the movie theaters were shut down, many companies and producers made free movies available. People began to watch Marvel, DC Comics, Mortal Kombat, Disney movies or played games with a great amount of special effects. From that moment, people identified with the characters and the passion in movie characters, films, and scenes was born.

Choosing your Movie Tattoo

First, choose your favorite movie, then select a character or scene of the movie that you’d like or identify with. Lastly, decide what kind of style you’d like: portrait, black and grey, traditional, old school, watercolor. Personally speaking, I like the character Hellboy because I like his story background and I can identify with him. Whichever decision you make, and the reason behind your decision, your tattoo should be identifiable at a far.

To guide your inspiration, we’ve provided some tattoo ideas for the most popular movies these past years. If you are still unsure, come in with your design, or feel free to come in and look at my original designs. Let’s work on it together and create a iconic movie tattoo that you would identify with.

Zhimpa Moreno

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Time Heals, Clock Tattoos Do too

Time is always catching up to us, or is it the other way around? Our lives revolve around time. We are always checking our phones or our handwatch to meet deadlines, to rest, to wake up or to work. The clock is always ticking and there is no time to waste- especially when designing your good-looking clock.

There was a time period were clocks were very popular. One of the reasons I received a lot of followers on my social media was because of my clock design going viral. Clients would come to me with a picture taken of a clock tattoo they saw on one of my clients and request to be made for them too. Clocks can have different meanings for each individual, and hold an aesthetic appearance.

Clock Design Process

When designing clock tattoos, I use real life clock photos, and watch materials in order to implement specific details that can be seen with the naked eye. I tend to use the Negative Space style and include enough contrast so the results seem to look in depth and legible.

Clocks tattoos can result in impressive and intriguing results. Come in with your design, or feel free to come in and look at my famous clock designs. Let’s work on it together and create a timeless clock tattoo that you’d love.

Category: Blog

Skull Tattoo Meaning and Designs

Darwin Enriquez

5+ Different Joker Tattoo Designs and Style

Zhimpa Moreno

10+ Tattoos Inspired by TV and Movies

Choosing your Movie Tattoo

Zhimpa Moreno

Time Heals, Clock Tattoos Do too

Clock Design Process

Darwin Enriquez

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