@bangbangnyc / Design by Cristina Cianci
Birds are common across tattoo styles thanks to their simplicity and symbolism.
They’re also one of the most common animals seen in nature so people naturally gravitate towards them.
It was said that if they drowned, the swallows would carry their souls to heaven.
@bangbangnyc / Design by Cristina Cianci
Nowadays, birds tend to represent more than sailing experience.
The animal can symbolize freedom, courage, or even travel.
“Bird tattoos are so popular as they tend to represent family and lineage connections.
Pilar Zurita
Meet the Experts
Pilar Zuritais a Mad Rabbit Pro Team Member and is an Artist atAtelier Eva.
Koral Ladnais a Mad Rabbit Pro Team Member and a Resident Artist atInked NYC.
Ask your artist to use gradient shading to add dimension to the design as well.
Pilar Zurita
Hummingbird Tattoo With Varied Line Thicknesses
Hummingbirds have a very distinct shape (and beak!
), so its easy to re-create it using fewer lines.
This bird uses thin lines and no color but still manages to portray the American traditional style.
Pilar Zurita
Vivid Geometric Bird Tattoo
Geometric tattoos dont have to be done in all black ink!
For a real pop, make the middle element the brightest color.
Try opting for vivid colors, like purple and green, that you like, rather than whats expected.
Pilar Zurita
Mosaic Bird Tattoo
Dont feel confined to black outlined designs if you want something geometric.
This tattoo uses sketch-looking lines that arent super precise to give the foreground image that artistic feel as well.
Bird Silhouette Tattoo
Sometimes the simplest things make the most impact!
Koral Ladna
This bird is on the shoulder, which pops, but its minimal style also keeps it feeling light.
Instead, try using shapes and crisp lines as the background to a more typical style of tattoo.
Placing other light or bright elements, like the rose pictured here, may help as well.
Koral Ladna
To play up that element of the bird, try adding other feminine elements, like the moon.
This piece represents beauty and freedom,” Zurita says.
It is a unique piece that represents the love of a mother and her two sons.
Koral Ladna
This piece represents my client’s connection to her new home in the American continent," Ladna explains.
“Like much of my work, it is inspired by Ukrainian decorative painting,” Ladna adds.
The tattoo features Ladna’s Ukrainian decorative painting art style.
Koral Ladna
