Cartoon tattoos - tattoo sketches for girls, where to apply (on the arm, leg, as the sleeve), ideas for fun cartoon characters, photo works

A lot of adults along with children prefer cartoons. Nostalgia for childhood, naive cheerfulness. Below we will consider everything about the cartoon theme, let's go!

For Whom Cartoon Tattoos

Often, cartoon tattoos are associated with the non-seriousness of the wearer. This is a misconception. A person with a cartoon character tattoo simply has a good sense of humor, or the image is associated with childhood memories.

Some people have a collection of cartoon videos, it's nice for them to watch some of them sometimes. After all, everyone has learned good and evil from cartoon characters. Just like movies, they come in different styles and genres, and some character undoubtedly evokes a different association for everyone. Therefore, the owner of the tattoo usually has an interesting explanation as to why this is the case. Consider the reasons for choosing cartoon tattoos:

  1. Love of cartoons. Not only children are connoisseurs of animated art, many adults are happy to prefer a fun, colorful cartoon to a movie. How much light and goodness is in it, and it always triumphs over evil, which can not be said of many movies. A person may simply want to place the image of his favorite brave character on his body.
  2. Occupation. Perhaps this person is the one who draws those very cartoons. Why not depict your favorite character on your body, too.
  3. Love for the profession. Often a person, emphasizing the love for his occupation, a life's work, makes a tattoo with the image of a cartoon character with the same profession. This will demonstrate dedication to his occupation and indicate a good sense of humor of the owner. Examples can be:
    1. An image of Dr. Aibolit at the doctor's office;
    2. Chip and Dale can be applied to the body of a lifeguard;
    3. Postal worker can capture a picture of the letter carrier Pechkin from "Prostokvashino", etc.
  4. A man is still a child at heart. Often do not want to see and understand this adult world as it is. Many people like this childish naivety and ease, so they choose this type of tattoo.
  5. Maybe just a person thinks that such a tattoo will look original.

Style of tattoos

You can portray a cartoon character exactly as he is in the cartoon. Or you can get a little creative and add a little bit of your own style:

Line-work - from the translation from the English language it is clear that only lines are in the work. The characters drawn with straight, at most slightly curved lines will look interesting. Not everyone at first glance will be able to understand what this image.

Old-school style suggests a preference for modern technology of traditions, tastes of past years. The master of tattoos can offer than the lover of this style to complement the image of a cartoon character.

Thresh-polka - one of the most popular tattoo styles today. A kind of "free" style, where you can add a little "thrash" to any picture, which is translated from the English language - trash. Fans of the style associate it with all the horror going on in the world. In combination with cartoon characters, it will not look very tough, but it will have a certain meaning. For example, add a realistic weapon to a bright character or leave a newspaper stern inscription.

New School is a new style, a kind of answer to the old school style. Here, on the contrary, the adherents are trying to move away from the old manners and bring to life bright ideas, bold solutions, in other words, to challenge the established traditions. In the tattoo it is expressed by bright images and colors, saturated colors. This style is perfectly combined with cartoon tattoos, they will give the hero even more expression and originality.

These are the most popular styles in this direction of tattoos. Having decided on a tattoo, it is necessary to look through set of sketches and photos, responsibly to approach to a choice of salon and the master who also will offer various variations of an embodiment of idea.

Characters and cartoons for tattoos

Everyone has his own favorite characters and cartoons, let's consider the most common ones:

Mickey Mouse - symbolizes carefree and fun. A positive cheerful person will boldly depict Mickey bright and smiling. A couple in love can get a paired tattoo: the guy - Mickey, the girl - Minnie.

The lion king is the most common cartoon for tattooing. The lion represents courage and strength, it is chosen by young people, girls give preference to the baby Simba.

Well, wait a minute - everyone's favorite Soviet cartoon, its main characters - the hare and the wolf - evoke warm memories of childhood. It can also be used as a pair - suitable for a couple with a good sense of humor - the girl will tip the hare, and the guy - the wolf.

The Little Mermaid Ariel is the choice of many girls, although men also tattoo this beautiful image. The weaker sex symbolizes latent female strength, energy, beauty and sexuality. In men - love and desire for passion.

Cheerful little dog Goofy - expresses love for the smaller brothers, and symbolizes the positive and cheerful.

Also popular are Tom and Jerry, The Simpsons, Blackadder and other cartoons.

Place for the tattoo

Most often these tattoos are small in size, so the most common places are the shoulder, shoulder blade, collarbone, neck, forearm. You can not be limited by anything, if you want a large tattoo boldly choose the back or stomach.

Tattoo Salon has a huge selection of photos and designs, so before you decide to nail anything, you need to carefully explore the options with different meanings and choose what your heart prompts.

Photo ideas and examples of cartoon tattoo designs

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