Tattoo "Cheetah": meaning and options for sketches

Animal image Is one of the most requested tattoo topics. Since ancient times, various animals have accompanied humans, were part of rituals, and were proclaimed totem symbols. Representatives of the feline family become heroes of body drawings very often. Most popular characters: domestic cat, tiger, leopard, panther, lion. But tattoos with a cheetah are less common, but the animal itself stands out noticeably against the background of its "relatives".

The cheetah is today the only species in the monotypic genus Acinonyx. Such a structural feature as fixed, non-retractable claws, and character traits - complaisance, learning, have become the reason for opinions about the relationship of the cheetah with dogs. In ancient Asia, Greece and Rome, hunting with cheetahs was widespread. Ancient frescoes and miniatures depict hunting cheetahs wearing collars and leashes.

From our school years, we know that the cheetah is the fastest land animal on the planet. This title helped him to get excellent physical data: long legs, lean muscular body, luxurious balance tail. True, a cheetah can develop stunning speed only at sprint distances.

Distinctive features of the appearance of this cat:

• small graceful head with black stripes extending from the corners of the eyes;
• yellow-white coat with separate, not forming groups, spots;
• thin physique.

Based on the characteristics of the animal, we can conclude that a tattoo with a cheetah means:

• purposefulness;
• agility;
• strength and endurance;
• beauty, grace;
• nobility;
• fearlessness;
• gambling, risk appetite;
• intelligence and independence.

In order to get inspired and decide on a sketch, you can take the options from the Internet as a basis. But you don't need to completely copy someone else's tattoo. There are a wide variety of techniques and styles that a good artist can use to create a unique look for a cheetah.

• greywash - realistic drawing in one paint;
• dotwork - drawing with dots;
• linework - airy tattoos made of thin lines;
• new school - fantasy tattoos with bright, stylized images.

One of the fashionable and relatively young trends are "watercolor" tattoos. Colorful, transparent, with soft color transitions - they are very popular with girls. This style is ideal for abstracting mottled hide with painterly paint drips. Pink, blue, turquoise colors are actively used, therefore such a tattoo has a romantic character. Most often, this technique depicts the head of a predator.

Blots and ink drips are also characteristic of the trash polka style that does not give up its positions, only the nature of such a tattoo will be completely different: screaming, aggressive, brutal and gloomy. The drawing of a cheetah is combined in a collage technique with inscriptions and fragments of newspaper type. The expression of such a tattoo is emphasized by the combination of black and scarlet. The thrash polka style fills the images of wild animals, including the cheetah with mysticism, aggression and brutal force.

Tattoo style photorealism recreates the appearance of an animal in the smallest detail. An experienced craftsman is able to fill the texture of the skin and convey the sparkle of the eyes so that the beast seems alive.

It is interesting to depict on the human body not only the cheetah itself, but also a fragment of its spotted fur.

Temporary drawings will be a good solution for many who do not dare to get a real tattoo: there are waterproof cheetah tattoos on sale. They last long enough and allow you to painlessly experiment with your appearance.

A tattoo with a cheetah is chosen for themselves by extraordinary personalities, because this is a less popular image than a tiger or a black panther. Such people are not susceptible to fashion trends, they have their own opinion and are ready to defend it in a dispute.

Both women and men choose a cheetah for body design. The girls stop at small but expressive figures of a running or lying cat. On the female body, the cheetah is often combined in a composition with tropical flowers or patterns.

A cheetah with a predatory grin, jumping or lurking in ambush, can be seen more often on the male body. But there is no need to make direct allusions between the tattoo and the character of its owner. It is not at all necessary that a person who has filled himself with a fanged beast will be cruel and vicious. Maybe it is his shyness and non-conflict that he hides behind an aggressive tattoo, trying to seem more confident.

Fits cheetah tattoo for romantic natures - lovers of adventure and exoticism.

Traditionally, tattoos are stuffed with animals on the shoulders, shoulder blades, chest, back. The cheetah skin pattern looks beautiful on the arm or leg. Small graceful designs can be placed on the forearm, ankle, ribs.

The figure of a cheetah wrapping around a woman's thigh looks interesting. The whole picture with a resting cheetah and a view of the savannah can be placed on the lower back.