A cross section tattoo is a portion of your skin that is inked to look like the skin of something else, in this case, an animal's fur. Choose your favorite animal and consider tattooing a small portion of your lower back in the design of its fur. Incorporate the correct colors to the design to make it stand out, such as a tiger's stripes or leopard's spots. The section can appear ripping from underneath your skin, or be in a simple shape, such as the animal's paw print.
A script tattoo is a word or group of words that create a significant quote or mantra. Since space is somewhat limited on a lower back, the longer the quote, the smaller the letters are. Choose any quote you like, a specific name or just a motto you enjoy and have it tattooed in any number of fonts and styles. If you want to make the tattoo even more personal however, consider designing the font yourself.
A family vine tattoo is a regular green vine budding with different types of flowers. Each flower represents a family member or loved one and be intrinsic to that particular person's personality. Flowers, such as roses, daisies and cherry blossoms can symbolize beautiful and caring people in your life, while a Venus fly trap can represent a tough and quick-witted person. You can continue to add buds to the vine as you progress in life and have children and grandchildren and so forth.
Each month of the year corresponds to a particular precious gem, such as diamonds, rubies and sapphires. A single gemstone can also make for a small and simple tattoo if that is your preference. Determine the stone that corresponds to your date of birth and tattoo one or several of these stones in the center of your lower back. The correct colors will most likely be necessary to show the unique qualities of your particular birth stone.