Do you value uniqueness, you want to stand out and maybe even increase your self-confidence? You’ve probably already thought about getting a tattoo. They are no longer associated with the underworld, and that is why more men – and women too – decide to get them to change or diversify their appearance. A well-planned anatomically designed tattoo can emphasize the figure or hide insecurities such as scars.

We believe that we are different from each other and that is why we prepare an individual project for each client based on your ideas, expectations and the spot on the body where the tattoo is to be made.
Male tattoos can take various forms and styles. We will try to suggest many solutions, but we hope that the final idea will come from you and we will shape it into a personalized design. Read our text to find out more!

Contents:

1. How to choose the perfect tattoo design for yourself?
2. Original author’s tattoos
3. Male old school tattoos
4. Male tattoos – animal tattoos
5. Realistic tattoo and graphic tattoo
6. Male tattoos – cartoon tattoos
7. Male tattoos – skull tattoos
8. Steampunk/cyberpunk tattoos
9. Male tattoos – neo-traditional tattoo
10. Male tattoos – Nordic tattoos
11. Inscription tattoos
12. Male tattoos – a way to hide scars
13. Let’s be beautifully different!
    
    

From this article you will find out: How to choose the perfect tattoo design? What are some examples of male tattoos? Is a tattoo a good way to hide scars?

How to choose the perfect tattoo design?

The first tattoo is a big challenge for everyone, as it’s full of various dilemmas. Each of us is different and each of us will have our own unique point of view about our body and the tattoos that will decorate it. We are different in terms of height, weight, skin tone and approach to tattoos. For some, tattoos will carry meaning, while for others they will be a collector’s decoration or a self-expression manifesto. There are no wrong choices here. It is up to us to shape your expectations into an individual form and to point out bad solutions. We always try to create something unique for everyone.

• When looking for the right artist to make your first tattoo, do sufficient research. When you buy a car, you do a lot of research, do test drives and look at different models and versions. It should be exactly the same with choosing a tattoo artist. In the end, you choose something even more important because it will last a lifetime.
• We believe that tattoos are best and most accurately performed by artists with extensive experience. Exactly the same as in the case of mechanics, tailors or dentists. The longer the work experience, the shorter the tattooing process lasts.
• It’s important that you have an idea. Don’t think about a single tattoo, but think of what you will have on your entire arm or leg. Little space – small tattoo. Bigger space on the back means a larger tattoo. Follow your sense of aesthetics. It’s up to you to know what you like. Some people prefer small designs, others prefer large compositions. Plan for more patterns because they are sure to come!
• You can always ask your friends, colleagues and family for advice, but remember that they may have a different sense of aesthetics. This will not mean that it is worse or better. What is important here is that you know what you want and you have to feel it.
• Remember that the more information you give to the tattoo artist, the better the final effect will be. This is a process in which you both create a design, so good communication is essential here. We will always advise you.
• We always create an individual project for each client. We believe that we are only limited by our imagination. You can include various motifs in one design, but you must remember that the more elements, the more space on the body will be used to make a given tattoo. Our team consists of very inventive and creative artists who will advise you on what solutions will work and look good, and will tell you if they are not convinced about the final effect.
• Check the portfolio of the artist you are choosing in advance. Pay special attention to whether he posts photos of healed tattoos! Remember that a fresh tattoo is a kind of semi-finished product. A fresh tattoo may be very different from a healed one, and only photos of healed tattoos give a full idea of ​​the tattoo artist’s skills!

Author’s original tattoos

An original tattoo is the most pleasant artwork for tattoo artists to perform. If you don’t have a specific idea for a tattoo, you can always choose one of the ready-made designs prepared by our tattoo artists. Each member of our team has their own projects they would love to perform. Almost every design can be adjusted both in terms of size and anatomy. And if you find something you like but would like to make some changes, don’t hesitate to ask about it.

Colorful original tattoos in our studio are made by:
Kateryna Zelenska
Giena Revess
Gozdi
Jack the Lantern
Ippon Tattoo

Shaded, original tattoos will are made by:
Łukasz Chojecki
Karol Sutura
Wilczeł
Gozdi
Giena Revess
Ippon Tattoo

Male old-school tattoos

You can read about old-school tattoos in a separate text on our blog. These are tattoos characterized by a thick, black outline that should look like it was made with a marker, simple shadows and/or primary colors. Making such tattoos, despite their simple form, is considered one of the most difficult tattooing styles. These are not tattoos for everyone and their execution requires great precision.

Old school tattoos are made by:
Gozdi

Male tattoos – animal tattoos

Tattoos depicting animals are a very popular motif that is often chosen by men. Just because something is popular doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad idea. If you go to a creative tattoo artist and give them a lot of space to show their ideas and skills, there is always a chance to create something special and unique. The animal theme can also be connected to nature. We think that it is a very cool idea to get a tattoo of your dog, cat or other pet. These can be either colored, black or shaded tattoos.

Colorful animal and plant tattoos in our studio are made by:
Kateryna Zelenska
Giena Revess
Gozdi
Jack the Lantern

Shaded animal and plant tattoos are made by:
Łukasz Chojecki
Karol Sutura
Wilczeł
Gozdi

Realistic tattoo and graphic tattoo

A realistic tattoo is based on the reality around us. References are most often photos. If we make a portrait, we basically make it directly from the photo, without redrawing it in any way so it doesn’t lose quality. Tattoos are characterized by a lot of details. We can, of course, combine different photos to obtain even abstract-surrealistic effects. Mostly, these are tattoos without the use of an outline. It is important to remember that such tattoos usually require more space.

Basically, a graphic tattoo allows us to present any motif in any way and combine different forms of graphics and styles. They use contours of various thicknesses. A graphic tattoo can be styled as a realistic tattoo. Such tattoos are characterized by the fact that any motif can be adapted to any surface intended for them, at the expense of the number of details that will be included in it.

Colorful and shaded realistic tattoos are made by:
Giena Revess

Shaded graphic tattoos are made by:
Wilczeł
Karol Sutura
Łukasz Chojecki

Colorful graphic tattoos in our studio are made by:
Kateryna Zelenska
Jack the Lantern

Male tattoos – comic / cartoon tattoos

Comic and cartoon tattoos, as the name suggests, are tattoos that usually depict characters from comics and cartoons. Very often you can come across the term cartoon tattoos. The style is usually limited to reproducing ready-made, specific characters, scenes or frames from cartoons. An experienced tattoo artist with sufficiently good drawing skills will be able to give each character exactly the style you want. They can tattoo the character in any pose or create an entire character from scratch.

Colorful cartoon tattoos in our studio are made by:
Kateryna Zelenska
Giena Revess
Gozdi

Male tattoos – skull tattoos

Dark tattoos depicting skulls, monsters or horror scenes also have their admirers who are eager to collect this type of work on their bodies. Very often, this type of tattoos are made by people who listen to metal music, but of course it is not standard. This is also a very common motif that tattoo artists choose when covering old tattoos. The anatomy of the skull introduces many possibilities of modifying it and adapting it to the pattern that needs to be covered.

Shaded skull tattoos are made by:
Łukasz Chojecki
Karol Sutura
Giena Revess
Wilczeł

Steampunk/cyberpunk tattoos

Steampunk and cyberpunk are stylistic trends in culture – with their own varieties of science fiction – focusing on mechanics and computer technology. While steampunk is rather rooted in the Victorian era, which is considered the time of the industrial revolution, cyberpunk is definitely a grim vision of the future in which advanced technology and a low standard of living are something normal. Usually, these should be larger compositions due to the large number of details used in them. Both styles allow the author to unleash unlimited imagination.

Steampunk / cyberpunk tattoos are made by:
Łukasz Chojecki

Male tattoos – neo-traditional tattoo

Over time, old-school tattoos naturally evolved into other forms. One of them is a neo-traditional tattoo. It is characterized by enriching the traditional style with more details, colors and shading, and the contour can be made using needles of various thicknesses. Neo-traditional tattoos can also be made only in black. The subject of tattoos often refers to old-school motifs, but the range of designs in this style is constantly expanding.

Colored and shaded neo-traditional tattoos are made by us:
Jack the Lantern

Male tattoos – Nordic tattoos

Tattoos related to Nordic mythology are a motif that is quite often chosen by men. The subject itself can be very diverse, as well as the style in which the tattoo will be made. It may be a motif from a movie or series about Vikings showing actors playing the role of warriors or their leaders. They may also be references to the entire pantheon of gods, which are easily found in Nordic beliefs, including runes and symbols such as valknut or vegvisir.

Shaded Nordic tattoos are made by:
Wilczeł
Karol Sutura
Giena Revess
Łukasz Chojecki

Inscription tattoos

An inscription tattoo is a very popular form of self-expression. It may be one word, a motivating text or a text from our favorite movie or song. They can come in many different forms, from small simple fonts intended for a small surface, such as the wrist, to large custom inscriptions with lots of decorations on surfaces such as the chest or belly in the Chicano style or stylized as the logo of a metal band. An interesting solution may be to make an inscription on the reverse, e.g. on the ribs. It will only be readable to you when you look in the mirror.

The subtitles will be performed by:
Karol Sutura
Wilczeł
Łukasz Chojecki

Custom large inscriptions will be made in our studio:
Gozdi

Male tattoos – a way to hide scars

The approach to scars among men is slightly different than among women, and while women most often consider them as something shameful, men often hear that they are perceived as an attribute of masculinity. Nevertheless, regardless of your approach, if you have these types of imperfections that bother you, there is a good chance that we will help you cover them. Of course, we always consider each case individually. You must remember that the tissue of the scar is different and we are not sure how it will behave under the needle. Therefore, the tattoo must be designed to take into account possible unexpected behavior of the ink in the skin. We can make a tattoo on the scar 12 to 18 months after the wound has healed. We advise against getting tattoos with a lot of straight lines. We often suggest covering the scar with a watercolor style or shaded tattoos.

Watercolor tattoos are made by:
Kateryna Zelenska

Shaded tattoos will be made by us:
Karol Sutura
Giena Revess
Łukasz Chojecki

Let’s be beautifully different!

Male tattoos emphasize your originality, uniqueness and individuality. In our studio Dirty Lust Tattoo Warsaw, all designs are made based on your expectations, which makes each of them unique. We believe that the multitude of patterns and the lack of limits mean that each of us can be different – and this is the purpose of tattoos themselves – to stand out in the crowd. Tattoos are a way to express yourself and the opportunity to have something that belongs only to you. Make an appointment now for a free consultation with a manager and tattoo artist to discuss your ideas and take the first or next step towards uniqueness.

We also recommend our text in which we describe female tattoos.