These pieces take simple designs and alter one element for each person in the group: one takes an anchor tattoo on the wrist and changes the color of the heart, another fills in alternating heart tattoos so each person has a similar but unique design.

7. Innovative Friend Tattoos

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It’s always exciting to see a tattoo artist continue to innovate. These excellent bff tattoos don’t disappoint. Some of these matching tattoos impress with their perfectly straight lines and precise shading while others use concepts that wouldn’t seem out of place in a Dalí painting to commemorate friendship.

What they all have in common is the way the tattoo artists use expert details to create one of a kind memorial to the friendships that make life a little sweeter.

8. Linework Body Art

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Linework is the single most essential element in any successful tattoo and without consistent and precise lines even the most compelling concept will fail as it slowly transforms into an amorphous blob as the years pass.