The 13 Kinds Of Tattoos We All Wanted In 2013
This year made everyone rethink ink.
1. Watercolor Tattoos

Watercolor tattoos blew everyone's minds with all their brilliant, dripping glory. See more here.
Origami cranes | colorful peace sign | dripping arm tattoo | girl and bird | fox | watercolor forearm
2. Finger Tattoos

Finger tats are the new knuckle tats.
Dots and V's | knuckle tattoos | cross tattoo | stars | giraffe | necessity/absurdity | henna
3. Matching Tattoos

Sharing is caring. See a bunch more examples here.
Russian doll tattoos | To infinity and beyond | ring tattoos | side finger tattoos | wrist tattoos | wild tattoos
4. White Tattoos

Walter White tattoos were big, too.
Here's a handy guide to help you figure out whether you should get a white tattoo.
Anchor | moon phases | lace sleeve | cross tattoo | feather | neck tattoo
5. Tiniest Tattoos

It's like you're wearing nothing at all! Check out 74 more teeny-tiny micro tattoos here.
Moon | sailboat | cat on neck | cat behind ear | hanger | arrow
6. Typography Tattoos

The power of WORDS. More typography tattoos here.
spark | Stand tall | beloved | e. e. cummings | HASD | maybe | love | CALM | ampersand | not all those who wander
8. Black Line Tattoos

Simple, angular black line tattoos are a popular choice for the aesthete. See more gorgeous geometric tattoos here.
Triangle back | arm stripes | lion head | arrows | geometric diamond shape | abstract | thumbs
10. Arrow Tattoos

Arrows can only be shot by pulling it backwards. So mull on that.
Forearm diamond | arrow and dots | five arrows | wrist arrows | finger tattoo | forearm tattoo
11. Triangle Tattoos

Mathematically, the triangle is the symbol for CHANGE, so it's actually meaningful.
Wrist triangles | inner elbow triangles | back neck tattoo via Floriane Libilbehety | triple triangle line tattoo | back of the arm triangles | finger triangles | forearm triangles
12. Tree Tattoos

This year, nature tattoos became stark and refined.
Queen Anne's lace back tattoo | side boob fir tree | forearm trunk detail | large back tattoo | forearm tree with birds | forearm abstract tree | palm tree | winter forearm scene
13. Vibrant Ink Tattoos

It's absolute sorcery that tattoo artists are able to create something this insanely vivid on human skin.
Rainbow spots | rainbow feather | falling mountain | blue and red geometric | red lace | ribbons