The custom of marking bodies with permanent designs is probably as old as mankind itself, or at least very ancient. The oldest tattoos ever found belong to Otzi the Iceman - a guy who lived 5,300 years ago. Tattoo graphics have evolved over the centuries into a wide variety of styles with many different forms and meanings.

When it comes to tattoos nowadays, you don’t necessarily need a needle, ink, and pain anymore. No need to make a long-lasting decision, as you can easily change your tattoo like your underwear. Just put on one of your favorite tattoo design T-shirts made by your best friend: yourself!

Though we have outgrown the style of Ed Hardy who made the tattoo T-shirt popular in the 2000s, there has been an emerging trend since. Tattoos now not only adorn the body but all sorts of apparel as well. They express feelings, cultures, and current issues, which can be status symbols, signs of religious beliefs, or declarations of love to your girl, boy, or even Mum ❤️.

Trying to find inspiration for your tattoo design?

First of all: Inspiration is key. No matter if you love old-school symbols like skulls, snakes, and anchors, or fancy a more minimalistic design – tattoo magazines, art books, and many more sources will help you to define your style. Take a close look at your surroundings. You can soak in the current Zeitgeist which may inspire you to some trendsetting ideas. Ask yourself: Which symbols and what kind of text should be included in my tattoo T-shirt design? Do I like banners and ornaments, or do I want a clean simple look? Which color combinations are ideal for my purpose?

Of course, we won’t leave you alone at this point. You can always start from scratch in Kittl, but also find loads of tattoo design templates that can be modified easily. We made a list of our top 10 tattoo T-shirt designs below. 🙌

Looking for nice illustrations you can use? Our elements library is full of them. Besides illustration sets like Skulls, Traditional Tattoos, Banners, and Animal Drawings, you can search for tags like moth, flower, rose, anchor, tiger, eagle, and more to find your favorites.

PLUS, here is a list of great artistic tattoo fonts, perfect to support your designs with beautiful lettering. Of course you can find them all in the Kittl font library.

As you can see, Kittl has got you covered with all the tools you need, so there’s no need to wait any longer. Are you excited to get your tattoo T-shirt career started? Yeah, we thought so!