This incredible full back piece glows with elegant design touches and masterful use of colors, shapes, and line structure. Showcasing proudly a Japanese inspiration, this tattoo pays beautiful homage to the artists and tattooists of feudal area Japan while stunningly showcasing the shell of its main subject in beautiful reds and oranges against a back drop of grays, whites, and blacks.
A more abstract and unique turtle piece this tattoo seemingly combines Native American style artwork with more science fiction inspired design. Using tight spirals and sharp points along with gear like details on the fins of the turtle and black and gray inks give this piece an abrasive alien like quality.
Defined in its crisp grays and hard blacks, this tribal turtle upper arm piece is sculpted to fit nicely into place on the wearer’s body. Again making the turtle it’s focal point by aligning the creature in the center of the piece, this tattoo provides a sense of strength and power while retain the turtle’s aura of divinity.
Another island inspired turtle tribal design, this one uses the turtle image as a framing device for the colorful tropical flower at the works core. Using black and grays accentuated by light blues, this tattoo uses color to balance its design while making the overall work stand out visually.
This fun and lively tattoo makes use of realistic artwork and bold and bright color choices. Using bright blue as a framing color, providing a sense of lightheartedness, the artist goes all in when it comes to line work and color schemes giving this happy turtle the full palate needed to express himself.
This men’s turtle tattoo is outlined in black, and filled in with various shades of greens and blues. This turtle tattoo has a somewhat tribal flavour to it, especially within the shell area of the tattoo. Waves of water wash up on one side of the turtle, and a tropical flower floats along the other side.
This men’s turtle tattoo design gives the impression of an impending storm, with bright flowers and a koi further down the shoulder, set against black and grey waves. The yellow-green shade of the turtle shell makes this serious-looking creature stand out against the dark colours.
The realistic artwork of this men’s turtle tattoo idea brings sea creatures to life on human skin. A manta ray swims aimlessly above two gorgeous turtles, one in green and brown, the other in brown, set against a deep blue background. A ship’s wheel completes the sea theme of the tattoo.
This idea for a men’s turtle tattoo has a sketch-like quality to it, almost like something you might see in a comic book. It’s dark and inky, with fading and shading throughout. This one is a true piece of art, suitable for just about any area.
Set against a cobalt-blue background, with faded areas along the bottom to give the impression of reflections of light from above, this men’s turtle tattoo is detailed to the max. A sea-green colour and a paler underside, this turtle looks life-like.