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Outdoor Tattoo Ideas

You want a tattoo, but as an "outdoorsy type," the traditional images of flaming skulls and lover's names do not appeal to you. That's okay; consider an outdoor-inspired tattoo. When selecting your outdoor tattoo, focus on what you love most about the wilderness. If you love adventure, make sure your new ink expresses that. If you love the romance of fireflies above fields of grass, incorporate that magic into your skin art.
  1. Biggest Catch

    • Many sports hunters love regaling each other with stories of the biggest or deadliest catch. If you are one of these hunters, commemorate your biggest catch by tattooing the fish, buck head or turkey on your body. If you want, use an actual picture of the catch as the source for the tattoo. For a humorous version of the "biggest catch" tattoo, tattoo a hand on each side of a fish, above the words: "It was this long."

    Favorite Spot

    • Use your favorite outdoor spot as inspiration for your next tattoo. Take several pictures of the area, and use striking and memorable features for your design. For example, if you love to climb a local ocean-side cliff, take pictures of all of the things surrounding the area. Instruct your tattoo artist to create a design including the water, the tree at the top, the rocks below and maybe even a portrait of you climbing.

    Map

    • Include elements such as compasses and protractors on your map.

      If you love outdoor adventures, consider creating a map tattoo of your favorite wilderness spot. First, find or create a map of the area. Decide whether you want the drawing to look antique, like a treasure map, or new, like a modern atlas. Choose which details you want to include, such as roads, trails or rivers. You may even want to include an "X" over an important or interesting spot. A detailed and accurate map tattoo serves a dual purpose: not only is it visually pleasing, but you can use the map if you ever get lost.

    Wildlife

    • Add a picture of your favorite piece of flora or fauna to your body. To set your tattoo apart from others, include those details about the life form that excite you, such as plant height for a wild rose or maximum body length for an Arizona diamondback. For a more intelligent wildlife tattoo, use an anatomy or zoology textbook to source a tattoo image of a bisected plant or animal skeleton.

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