In 2015 we saw a ton of spectacular tattoos. Incredible designs
were unleashed into the tattoo world on the daily. It’s safe to say that
the artists of today continue to defy expectations of what a tattooer
can do with human skin. Ten years ago, many would have assumed that
tattoo styles such as realism would not translate well on the human
body, yet Nikko Hurtado, Bang Bang, Yogi Barrett and more have defied the odds.
There
is no doubt that the tattoos of 2016 will continue to reshape our
idea of what a tattoo can and cannot be. We expect to see trends from
2015 carry over into 2016, as the tattoo world has already been exposed
to some of the great feats within the industry.
Individuals from
around the globe tend to gravitate toward some of the hottest tattoo
trends every year, so we rounded up some styles and designs that you
should keep your eye on for 2016.
Double Exposure Tattoo
In addition to being an artist who caters to tattooing the stars, Bang Bang
is an artist who strives to tattoo the impossible. He works primarily
in black and grey, and this year he dabbled in creating double exposure
tattoos. Many artists from around the world have taken inspiration from
double exposure photography and replicated the technique in tattoos.
This style is extremely difficult to execute yet if it is done
correctly, it creates a truly unbelievable tattoo. We can only expect
that more artists will attempt to create double exposure tattoos in
2016.
