ZENCAT · TATTOO IDEAS
Tattoo ideas
Mythology, Buddhist imagery, portraits and realism. Find a direction you like, then have it designed around your body and your story.
Finished tattooA photograph of a finished tattooDesign concept · not a tattoo photoA design image, not a photograph of a tattooSource · public domainAn artwork from a museum’s public-domain collection
Finished tattooZhong Kui
Design concept · not a tattoo photoMedusa
Source · public domainZhong Kui, by Ren Yi (Ren Bonian)
Design concept · not a tattoo photoManjushri, Year of the Rabbit
Finished tattooPoseidon
Design concept · not a tattoo photoZeus
Design concept · not a tattoo photothe Thousand-armed Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara)
Finished tattooAngel & Demon
Design concept · not a tattoo photoMilan Cathedral Memento Mori Sleeve
Design concept · not a tattoo photoAthena
Source · public domainLu Zhishen, from One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin, by Utagawa KuniyoshiKuniyoshi’s heavily tattooed Water Margin heroes are widely credited with sparking the Edo-period craze for large tattoos.
Finished tattooManjushri
Design concept · not a tattoo photoAcala (Budong Mingwang, Fudō Myōō)
Design concept · not a tattoo photoHades
Source · public domainFudō Myōō, the Immovable Wisdom King, by Kaikei
Finished tattooPerseus
Source · public domainPerseus with the Head of Medusa, by Antonio Canova
Design concept · not a tattoo photoIcarus
Design concept · not a tattoo photoPegasus Voyage
Design concept · not a tattoo photoSamantabhadra (Puxian)
Finished tattooPegasus & the Colosseum
Design concept · not a tattoo photoApollo
Design concept · not a tattoo photoAmitabha (Amituofo)
Finished tattooLarge back cover-up
Source · public domainBlack Shōki, the Demon Queller, by Katsushika Hokusai
Design concept · not a tattoo photoAres
Design concept · not a tattoo photoAkasagarbha (Xukongzang)
Design concept · not a tattoo photoRed Camellia in Ink
Finished tattooAllen Iverson
Design concept · not a tattoo photoAphrodite
Design concept · not a tattoo photoVairocana (Dari Rulai)
Source · public domainThousand-armed Guanyin seated on lotus, Ming-dynasty silk embroidery
Design concept · not a tattoo photoAngel & Demon · design study
Design concept · not a tattoo photoMahasthamaprapta (Dashizhi)
Finished tattooOriginal characters
Source · public domainManjushri on a lion, from a Yuan-dynasty Shakyamuni triad
Design concept · not a tattoo photoSeated Figure with Lotus
Design concept · not a tattoo photoLarge cover-up · design study
Source · public domainSamantabhadra, Southern Song dynasty
Finished tattooA grandfather remembered
Finished tattooAC/DC
Source · public domainVanitas Still Life, by Jacques de Gheyn II
Design concept · not a tattoo photoOriginal character · illustration
Finished tattooA small galaxy
Finished tattooMetal in black & grey
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How to use these ideas
Save the images that feel close to what you want, then send them with your enquiry. A design concept is a starting point: before any tattooing, the composition, size and flow are redrawn for your body and placement.
Finished tattoos are labelled separately and link to the full project with more photographs.
Find your direction.
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Sydney guest-spot enquiries are welcome. Zencat does not currently have a permanent Sydney studio. A host studio and dates must be arranged and confirmed before any appointment can be booked.
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