Hey all you cute cats and kittens!
If you have, or have had a cat before, you will understand how much we love our feline friends. If you haven’t had a cat before, you probably think cat people are kinda weird. Cats really are our Supreme Leaders, and unlike dogs, we don’t really own them. Apparently, they think of themselves as equal (or in many cases, better than) their human companions, and evidently were never truly domesticated. They just kind of began hanging out with us, because where we went, rodents went. It’s one of those beautiful symbiotic relationships you see occur in nature, like the birds who clean crocodiles teeth. Except, it seems like cats have it clocked. We feed them, we provide shelter for them, we clean up after them, we even create Instagram accounts for them so we can show the rest of the world how much we love them. What do they do? They’ll jump on our laps while we’re watching trashy TV, and maybe if we’re lucky, and throw up on our bed from time to time.
At our studio, we see plenty of people come through to get cat tattoos. Cat tattoos range from super cute to super bad ass, and literally transcend all styles. No matter what the artist specialises in, they can do you a cool cat tattoo. The world is your cats oyster!
By Horiyama.
Japanese cat tattoos:
Japanese tattoo style works purrfectly (see what I did there?) when considering getting a cat tattoo. Cats or “Neko” are a super popular subject matter in Japanese tattoos. From the good luck charm, the Maneki-neko, to Horitomo’s Monmon cats, to the Yokai (ghost/demon/spirit) Nekomata, these tattoos are commonly imprinted on peoples skin by Japanese artists. Also, big cats such as tigers make fabulous tattoos.
By Tebori artist Horimatsu Bunshin.
By Tom Tom.
By Tebori artist Horimatsu Bunshin.
Traditional cat tattoos:
Traditional cat tattoos are awesome! This bold, timeless old school tattoo style works wonders for most subjects, cats included. Aside from the usual household kitties, a classic reference in American traditional tattooing are big cats such as panthers, tigers, leopards, cat ladies, etc. No matter if your cat is colourful tortie, or a slinky black cat, western traditional style will depict the cat you idolise beautifully.
By Bernard Kwok.
By Milky.
Black work cat tattoos:
If you’re after a beautiful sketch like tattoo of your cat, look no further than blackwork for your cat tattoo. As you can see by our artist Magali Corpas’ tattoo of bad boy Bobby, she has done an incredible job of his portrait tattoo, capturing his features perfectly. Magali loves tattooing pets!
By Magali Corpas.
Throughout history, many cultures have worshipped cats. Dogs may be mans best friend but cats are our best frenemies. They might not give you the slightest indication that they give a crap about you, maybe they bite or attack your face while you’re trying to sleep, and leave dead rats on the front door step, but these neurotic creatures have us wrapped around their little paws. And that’s just the way we like it. Why not immortalise your beloved master on your body for life by getting a tattoo? We’d love pets, contact the studio for more information - and make sure to include plenty of photos of the your kitties!
By Capilli Tupou and his son (aged 6 years at the time).
Sunset Tattoo studio is the home of Auckland’s best tattoo artists, and we specialise in Japanese, Maori, traditional and black work tattoos. Our friendly team are incredibly versatile and would love to help you make your tattoo dreams a reality. For booking requests, enquiries and further information please get in touch!
CONTACT:
www.sunsettattoo.co.nz
info@sunsettattoo.co.nz