There is no denying the sordid origins of Western tattoo design: sailors, convicts and bikers used to be the only acceptable professions for tattoo enthusiasts. Thankfully, this is no longer the case and people are free to get cute tattoos in line with their lifestyle and personal sensibilities.

While many might associate cute tattoos with female ink lovers, this is not the case as more and more men are choosing a unique tattoo that falls under the umbrella of cute tattoo design.

Animals, food, flowers, feather, and cartoons are all perfect tattoo concepts for this charming approach and provide a tattoo parlor with enough inspiration to produce an endless variety of cute tattoos.

The exciting work in these galleries utilize a variety of simple tattoo and more elaborate styles, all providing a taste of what is possible for tattoo lovers aiming for their next tattoo or those looking to get their first tattoo.

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1. Animal Themed Cute Beautiful Tattoo

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This excellent tattoo combines an illustrative approach used for the hatch work shading in the design with a surreal color palette to create a pink goat rearing up on its hind legs.  

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In this piece, the artist incorporates some realistic elements—the stipple shading to create the texture and depth in the dog’s face—with a surreal composition that brings to mind collage work and blooming meadows.  

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Here, the artist uses fully saturated color and precise line work to create an illustrative stegosaurus that wouldn’t look out of place in the classic animated film The Land Before Time.  

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This is a great example of the way a talented tattoo artist can use minimal line work and a simplified color palette to perfectly capture the likenesses of the wearer’s beloved animals: three mischievous cats and a blissfully resigned corgi.