These days, patchwork tattoos are really popular. Everyone is getting on board, including rock musicians, tattoo virgins, and celebrities.

This tattoo style is characterised by a seamless mismatch of motifs. Wearers are never limited to committing to a huge piece or sleeve; they are free to add to their body art as they like.

Making a patchwork sleeve a simple, cost-effective, and practically infinite tattooing option for tattoo enthusiasts.

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Forearm Patchwork Tattoos

Patchwork tattoos can begin anywhere on the body. A sleeve can start on the forearm or upper arm and grow in the opposite direction.

Each addition to the tattoo adds to its size and determines the tattoo’s growth.

A forearm piece could become a full sleeve. Or, designs can be added with little space in between, becoming a condensed forearm piece.

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Patchwork Leg Sleeves

The legs are another great blank canvas to begin curating a collection of small tattoos.

With so much vertical space, they offer more room play with designs than the arm does. They’re also the perfect place for anything from bold images to delicate designs.

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Patchwork Leg Tattoos

The beauty of Patchwork tattoos is that they can grow over time. Similarly to Patchwork sleeves, you can start a leg sleeve on the calf or thigh, and let it grow from there.

Maybe the best part of a Patchwork sleeve is that the two halves of a sleeve don’t have to match. In fact, no part of a patchwork tattoos has to look a certain way, it’s entirely up to the wearer!

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Patchwork Torso Tattoos

There’s no denying Patchwork tattoos are aesthetically pleasing.

Because they evolve wildly across the body, there’s no limit to how far they can spread.

A Patchwork sleeve can turn into a stomach or chest piece, or crawl up the neck.

With so much input from the wearer, these tattoos don’t necessarily carry a feminine or masculine energy. They take on their owner’s personality as they grow.

This can be seen in the variations between bold American Traditional designs on one body and small, doodle-drawings on another.

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