Embedded clocksįinally, another design that looks great, and that connects directly with the mechanical style (at least in its most traditional part) are watches. It can look great both in black and white and in color, in any case, ask for a strong and direct style. Mechanical heartsįor the most daring, it is also possible to be inspired by a fake heart for a chest piece. Get inspired by this style to get a unique mechanical tattoo, with reference to steam engines and retro pieces, in brown and gold tones. Steampunk is a very cool and retro-futuristic style with designs based on the use of steam engines in the XNUMXth century, which gives a retro and modern look while being fabulous in a tattoo. Opt for a color design to make it stand out even more. A good design can cause the illusion that inside your leg there is a piece of engineering. One of the most impressive pieces that we can choose in this type of tattoos are the shock absorbers on the legs. Ideas for a mechanical tattoo Simple pieces with charm Therefore, opt for a very experienced tattoo artist. These tattoos are especially difficult because the tattoo artist must have an exquisite command of human mechanics and anatomy, as well as being able to convey the illusion of reality.
In most cases, mechanical tattoos are better in full color and with great detail, which requires a certain size so that over time it does not become a blur. For example, if you are very clear that you want to get your legs tattooed, you can be inspired by shock absorber designs, robotic parts. In fact, sometimes it's even better if you pick the site first and then see what you can get tattooed on. Some useful tipsĪlthough if you want to tattoo a simple piece like a piston or a cogwheel, if you want a more complicated tattoo, in which you want simulate which mechanical parts are part of your body, it is advisable that you take into account a number of things:
The main difference between one and the other is thematic: while biomechanics always play with the illusion that our body has mechanical parts, the mechanics also include independent representations of mechanical instruments such as pistons, drills, gears. We have talked on other occasions about biomechanical tattoos, which look a lot like mechanical ones.