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The Cheetah. 

Combining the two styles of realism and dotwork/geometric, this piece was done for our wonderful client Ellie Mason over 2 back-to-back day sessions. 

The cheetah symbolises strength, confidence and power of speed and movement. Ellie, the wearer of the cheetah collaboration piece, is in fact a dancer. 

The design captures the essence of speed, agility and a wild spirit with unwavering focus on one's goals. 

The cheetah pattern symbolises flexibility, adaptability attracting attention - much the characteristics of a dancer, don't you think? 

The cheetah is a wonderful animal, the fastest land mammal that can reach speeds of 80 - 130km/h, and makes an interesting concept for many styles of tattoos. 

Ideas for different styles: 

Full colour realism cheetah tattoo 

Micro-realism cheetah tattoo

Neo-traditional cheetah tattoo 

Illustration cheetah tattoo 

Traditional cheetah tattoo 

Charactur cheetah tattoo 

Black and grey realism cheetah tattoo 

Geometric elements to the above styles can be added to many designs.

Other unique characteristics of the cheetah include having an enlarged heart and lungs, designed to take in more oxygen to help them sprint to catch prey. This is one of the many ways the species has evolved to ensure survival.

A cheetah design could perhaps be a self discovery tattoo or maybe symbolise a protective meaning.

Other cheetah pattern tattoo ideas could include floral cheetah print, cheetah butterfly, cheetah heart, cheetah claw print, cheetah ribbon - the list is endless.

This particular piece designed by our artists Connor and Rich used ideas such as realism and blackwork, as well as geometric elements and pointillism. Connor added the twist of the green eyes of envy to bring the design to life.

We are looking for many more collaboration projects to bring different styles together to create a unique tattoo.