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Tattoos are gaining popularity by the day, and some designs are liked more than others. The most popular one is the black and grey sunflower tattoo.
Every person who loves nature or is attracted to flowers, getting floral tattoos would be a great way to show it.
Sunflower tattoos are probably the most popular in this arena, ranging from large tattoos and small ones with colourful petals or even just black and grey strokes. A sunshine sunflower tattoo is not only beautiful to look at, it is also meaningful and rich in culture.
Sunflowers represent intelligence, longevity, good luck and a long and happy life. A sunflower stands tall and magnificent above all other flowers and represents a joyful energy. In Chinese culture, the sunflower stands for good fortune, long life and vitality. By getting a sunflower tattoo, it could be something beautiful and meaningful that you get to keep with you in the form of body art for the rest of your life. If you are looking to get an awesome sunflower tattoo design, you could look at the list we have curated below and choose a great option!
The Half-Sleeve
This is a great place to create a tattoo with flowers. The floral tattoo design has a circular motion that sets naturally along with the shape of your upper arm, forming a half sleeve tattoo. This is the most common body part where a sunflower tattoo can be inked. You can also convert this into a shoulder sunflower tattoo. The tattoo has two sunflowers surrounded by other flowers and leaves and to give it a natural look, there are some petals falling off the flower and flying in different directions. Although this tattoo is black and grey, it has a deep meaning and will easily be set on any skin colour. The strokes are exceptionally fine and the particles in the centre of the sunflower almost look real.
The Elbow Wrap
The realistic sunflower tattoo along the elbow is a beautiful design. It is different from the traditional floral designs, like a lily or rose tattoo. Such a design is extremely delicate and has a beautiful look to it as it takes up a portion of your elbow. If you love a good floral design tattoo, this one is a perfect fit for an arm sunflower tattoo. The strokes are fine and in black. The leaves have a shaded effect in them which gives them a natural colour of grey. Around the sunflowers, there are several leaves and flower buds that give it a very magnificent look. This tattoo could vary in size and if required, you could add some bright colours and make it more attractive.
The Arm Sunflower Tattoo
This is a great tattoo to be considered by you. Although, an arm sunflower tattoo with beautiful shades of yellow looks absolutely amazing, this black and white tattoo does a different kind of justice to your requirement of a sunflower tattoo. The tattoo artist has added depths to the sunflower giving it a more realistic look. Yes, this tattoo is inked on the forearm of the person, but there is no particular body placement of the tattoo required. You can use black ink and create this beautiful tattoo on any body part and it will still give the most subtle yet amazing look!
The Knee Wrap
Your knee can be the ideal canvas for this kind of sunflower tattoo. It is inked very gracefully around your knee so that it does not look too over the top. The design is light and made up of black strokes, both, thick and thin. Many people, especially women, choose to go for this tattoo design around their knee as it looks very elegant and should you choose to wear clothing that exposes your knee, what could look better than beautiful sunflowers? This is also a great idea for a foot sunflower tattoo design!
Bloom Into You
A very simple sunflower tattoo with a beautiful and deep underlying meaning. The sunflower has several meanings across the world, however, in most cultures it means positivity, strength and loyalty. This is exactly what the tattoo signifies. The head of the human is replaced by the blooming sunflowers and the arms are hugging themselves. This shows that there is nothing greater than loving yourself by blooming in positivity and strength. It gives you the true meaning of life. You can look at this tattoo from point of view of different cultures, but you will always find the same hidden meaning, love yourself. The tattoo is not very big and can vary in size, and you can get it inked wherever you like. The ideal places are your upper arm or upper back.
The Vintage Charm
This tattoo design may look like a very ordinary one but it has a vintage charm to it. This is a tad bit different from other flower tattoos. It is horizontally placed on the chest of the client. It does not look like a very ideal design, but it is one of the most delicate designs there is. The black and white strokes make it look elegant yet simple and the thin strokes within the flower give it a greyish tone that just adds to the charm. If you are interested in everything vintage, here is an interesting fact, in Greek mythology, a sunflower denotes good luck, loyalty and devotion. If you are looking to get a unique and different design, this could most definitely be your next tattoo!
The Bracelet Tattoo
A tattoo on or around the wrist like a bracelet is one of the most popular design ideas around. That is because this is the easiest place to show off your tattoo or even cover it if and when required. You do not have to be worried about always having a bracelet on your list, because, with this tattoo, you will have a permanent one! This particular sunflower tattoo is made with black strokes and does not have any colour in it, so it can go with all colourful clothes while looking elegant. You can also get a similar design around your ankle or even a foot sunflower tattoo. You can make changes if required and add a splash of yellow and green and have a realistic sunflower tattoo design around your wrist at all times!
The Butterfly And The Sunflower
This tattoo is a little bit different from a traditional black and grey sunflower tattoo because of the butterfly. Many cultures associate the butterfly with one’s soul and in some cultures it symbolizes resurrection. It also symbolizes hope, endurance, life and change. A sunflower denotes everlasting and hopeful love. A butterfly, sunflower tattoo is an amazing combination and a constant reminder of your powerful qualities and all things good in your life. What could be better than that? Not only this, you can make altercations in this tattoo, by making a black and grey owl with a coloured sunflower tattoo, or anything else that works for you.
A Sunflower Bouquet
A sunflower black and grey tattoo with some happy flowers around will make a beautiful tattoo. In the tattoo above, the sunflower is in a triangle and surrounded by leaves and buds. You could add to this and add a few happy flowers around it. This sunflower design is very accurate and a great flower tattoo to get inked with. Such tattoos are unique and different. The tattoo artists can change the tattoo according to your taste. The strokes in the tattoo are intricate and some leaves and petals have a grey tone in them that gives it a very chic vibe! While this tattoo can vary in size, the ideal body placement of this tattoo is the upper arm.
Sunflower tattoo designs are becoming more and more common these days. After looking at these beautiful tattoos above, we are sure that you have an itch to get at least a small sunflower tattoo design inked. Sunflowers are a very straightforward design and do not have many variations but it always reminds you to look at the bright side and positivity of life. Many of you may think that it is a pretty feminine design, but that is far from the truth. There is nothing solely feminine about sunflower tattoo designs, in fact, it has nothing to do with any gender, anybody can be inked with this design. If you are sceptical about getting a sunflower tattoo alone, you should think about doing it with your best friend. This could be something you do together to bond and it would be a nice way to show your love for each other.
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