Despite the painful experience of getting a tattoo, there are still so many who love it. Well, who wouldn’t? Spine tattoos are definitely cool and mesmerizing. You can get as creative as you can with what you want to achieve in this form of body art. If you are still undecided about what to get, then you might find something you like here.
1) Curiouser and Curiouser
There’s nothing like your favorite book to inspire you to beautifully mark your body. Or perhaps, a hundred of your favorite books! The detail on the shoulder brings this one all together.
2) In My Native Tongue
Foreign language inscriptions are so in and so powerful. Though in this case, this flower is inscripted in this woman’s native tongue, done by a Russian tattoo artist.
3) Off to Neverland
This girl wanted the Peter Pan siblings and the young man himself on her upper back. This just goes to show you that spine tattoos don’t have to extend to your tailbone.
4) Pining for Tattoos
This abstract pine tree is everything. She wears it so beautifully too! The green and blue watercolors, the dark crevice, and the sharp lines of the lovely pine! It is all a work of art.
5) Back to Nature
Plants are quickly becoming one of the most popular spine tattoos. Their natural shape works well and they have an earthy aura that makes you feel at one with the world.
6) More Planets
There’s something about the planets on your back that’s super stellar, or perhaps interstellar. This time, the sun is visible and all nine planets are included yet again. Way to go!
7) Lives in Her Hair
This may seem creepy to some but it is more beautiful than you’d imagine. Not only is the Black Widow so well done, but that mark on the spider’s back is done in pink to honor this girl’s mother who battled breast cancer.
8) And Let Them Begin
This is where our love of watercolor tattoos shall begin. Not the easiest task but it does turn out beautiful. The buds here droop in an emotional way while the deep red blossoms bloom!
9) Just Imagine
This is a fan favorite. It’s both deep and whimsical. Every detail matters and each one makes us smile. From the sweet boy with the scarf to the moon the rose grows on, it’s perfect!
10) New Life
These beautiful cherry blossoms do a lot of good for this woman’s back. Cherry blossoms, or Sakura, represent new beginnings, the fleeting nature of life, and natural beauty.
11) The Whole System
Since you have your whole back to work with, getting the Solar System on it is a marvelous idea. In this case, the head acts as the sun and the planets follow. They even added poor old Pluto.
12) Music to My Spine
We all love music and there’s a part of each of us that smiles when we see sheet music like this. Especially in such a pure form of art as a tattoo. So well executed too!
13) Taken Literally
Let’s hope this wasn’t a mix-up of someone coming in and asking for a “spine tattoo” because they will be shocked of they didn’t want a literal spine. Nevertheless, this looks boss.
14) Do You Believe?
This is a little bit of magic and a lot of creativity. The simple wand hold so many stories and so many spells it wishes to share with this woman, and the world she loves.
15) In Remembrance
This pretty little idea can be done in remembrance of a lost canine friend or your best friend you hope stays with you for years to come. Either way, he definitely left his mark on her heart.
16) How Koi
The Yin and Yang Koi fish paired with this dreamcatcher merge two of the most spiritual cultures on earth. The Japanese and Native American. Does it get any more beautiful than that?
17) Never Stop
Dragonflies are beautiful creatures. They represent change, transformation, adaptability, and self-realization. In the end, it all adds up to a understanding of the deeper meaning of life.
18) Do You See Them?
This abstract tattoo is one side of his and hers tattoo where the faces stare at each other. Her back mirrors his and the two are one. Though each of them is a complete pair on their own.
19) Life Source
There are two meanings to this tree. The evergreen lives forver, and it is our life source, as the life line suggests. But the life line also shows a reflection of the tree, one of nature’s greatest wonders.
20) Stages of Life
Though there are different trees represented here, they all show growth, how it happens, and how important it is to the seasons, and to our lives. Trees never cease to show us something important.
21) Tulips to Love You
This tattoo was called “Tulips Bloom” and the tattoo artist enjoyed doing it so much that she said she missed it whenever she was finished. Why not bring her another one?
22) You’ll Never Understand
This is an intense scientific symbol with a spiritual aura to it. The complex neutron wishes for you to dive into the center. This is exactly what should go on a spine.
23) The Last Peony
Obviously, peonies are pretty popular because of this tattoo artist tires of doing them. She asks us all to think about all the different plants in the world and try to be unique. But peonies are so pretty!
24) Where the Fern Grows
Ferns are very popular and very pretty. They already look like a spine so it makes sense why people are constantly adding them to their back. This photography is also perfect with real ferns around the work of art.
25) The Black Rose
Is there a more perfect pair than black and pink? The pink color is soft, genuine, and serene while black is deep, meaningful, and hearty. Together, the balance each other out much like a rose and its thorns.
26) To Every Whole
This spine tattoo is almost as amazing as this model’s arm tattoo. But we are here for the spine, and those simple spheres have more depth than we’ve seen on any back.
27) A Lot Going On
This might just be the most intricate design that we’ve seen and how can you not fall in love with it? This must have taken so much time and dedication, this artist deserves an award.
28) Soft and Sweet
This sweet flower seems to match this woman’s personality and that’s what tattoos are all about. Self-expression! This goes a long way in helping decide which tattoo you want to get.
29) Water Colors At Their Best
Like I said, water colors never cease to amaze! Though this one isn’t a flower or a butterfly, it just means that is its own inspiration. It defines itself just as we do.
30) Upstream
This beautiful Japanese Beta fish is about as beautiful as it has ever been on this lady’s back. The stream along with it makes this a struggle, but she will always overcome.
31) Moscow Wonder
This cornflower represents a, “positive hope for the future, the Cornflower is a humble reminder of nature’s simple beauty and the fullness of life’s cycle.”
32) An Adventure Awaits
Is there anything like a compass to get you itching for adventure? This one points North, and we know what that means! Keep moving forward, and don’t let life get in the way of living it.
33) A Simple Life
These are words to live by. Life doesn’t need to be full of variety, but simple. If variety is what you want, make it a simple sort. This woman wants simplicity, yet gets a rainbow tattoo. That is a lesson that we all need to learn.
34) Your Gift
We are all a gift, and this bow reminds us of that. Not only is it her gift bow though, but it’s also the most adorable anime bow that we have ever seen! That dimensional art is on point.
35) Never Cover Them
This brave woman had lower back surgery and that did little to discourag eher from getting the tattoo of the century. She even made sure not to cover her battle scars like the champ she is.
36) Belgian Beauty
This tattoo of water lilies makes us remember how much we love those flowers. They represent everything pure in this world such as innocence, purity, fertility, pleasure, celebration, hope, rebirth, wellness, and peace.
37) Two Halves of a Whole
This reminds me of the balance Yin and Yang represent. The flower is a whole together, but still so beautiful apart. They need each other, yet when as long as they are touching, they are one.
38) Hardly a Drop
There’s barley a drop of color here as the deep purple touches blend it so well with the black. It suits the deep, dark, and meaningful aura of the canvas wearing the tattoo.
39) Mesmerizing
This took quite the concentration. You don’t see many spine tattoos on men so it’s really refreshing to see someone like this take the plunge. It was a good choice and is as unique as can be!