Nothing makes a better Las Vegas souvenir than a tattoo. If you’re looking to get some ink that’ll be the envy of everyone at home, you might want to consider the Realism style.
Realism tattoos are as lifelike as they come, with tons of shading and detailing to make them look natural and proportionate. They’re true works of art. That’s why portraits are best in this style—they allow for the tattoo artist to do their best work and for you to pay tribute to a person, place or object that means something to you.
But Realism tattoos aren’t for the faint of heart. Then again, neither is Las Vegas. Just like your time in Sin City, you’ve gotta do it big when you do a Realism piece. Full sleeves and torsos are where it’s at. Anything small likely won’t last or look good long-term.
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If you dare to do a Realism tattoo, prepare to spend a good amount of time in the shop. Some pieces are so intricate they may even require multiple visits. (That’s just a good excuse for a repeat trip to Vegas though, right?)
All that patience and perseverance will pay off. From the moment you look in the mirror and see your finished Realism tattoo, you’ll never want it under wraps. Even in sweater weather.
When you find a great Las Vegas tattoo artist to pull it off, Realism tattoos can be jaw-dropping at the very least. Hart & Huntington Las Vegas has a crew of the best in the business, each brimming with experience in the Realism style and eager to make your day with a Realism tattoo you’ll love from the moment you unwrap it.
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From placement to perfecting every little detail, we’ll ensure you leave with realistic ink more rewarding than hitting the jackpot. Because tattoos shouldn’t be something you gamble on—even in Las Vegas.While the history of the hourglass is not precisely known, the meaning behind them is almost as crystal clear as the connected glass bulbs are.
Some claim the invention traces all the way back to ancient Egypt with dates ranging from c. 350 AD to 150 BC. Yet, to historians these two connected glass bulbs with sand inside still remain quite a mystery.
Regardless, the symbol of an hourglass has been found on everything from pirate flags to coffins and gravestones in England. Needless to say, it’s popular and for a good reason too.
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The meaning behind this design stems from the eternal passage of time. A look inside of one and you’ll know exactly why as you watch the sand slipping away until there is none left. For some men, this idea serves as a reminder that life itself is finite. In other words, remember to make the most of it while you still can.
Other men interrupt this symbol based upon its two parts: The upper and lower bulbs. With a single turn it shows the constant cycle of life and death.
Another popular meaning stems from the direction of flowing sand. Sometimes in life we must stop and reverse the direction we are going in. As time passes it gives us the opportunity to contemplate our actions before it’s too late. Not to mention, the hourglass can serve as a reminder of the contrast in life with things such as joy and sadness.
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With that said, spend some time exploring these top 60 best hourglass tattoo designs for men below. You’ll discover masculine ideas from realistic art to cool winged hourglass tattoos and more.
This big, bold chest piece uses vibrant, fully saturated color, an interesting design, and prominent placement to display the wearer’s relationship with the fleeting nature of time.
This is an interesting side piece that takes an hourglass with broken glass and sand leaking out of the bottom and uses bold line work and attention to detail (notice the wood grain on the hourglass) to create a unique tattoo.
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This is an incredible neo-traditional ¾ sleeve that uses a stylized hourglass containing an eye to create a more interesting composition, along with a woman’s face that is reminiscent of art nouveau prints, to complete this full-color tattoo.
An interesting color scheme is utilized in interesting this neo-traditional piece that uses fully saturated gold and yellow ink to capture a nautical scene contained within a stylized hourglass.
Here, the artist takes a more realistic approach to capture the infamous mushroom cloud and the plant sprout below it to create an interesting juxtaposition that adds to the appeal of this meaningful tattoo.
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This tattoo uses deep tones of fully saturated black and purple ink as well as white highlights to capture the details in the feathers of the raven as well as the graveyard background and the hourglass at the bottom of the piece.
Some of the most popular tattoo designs—the classic images of skulls, ships and swallows—come from the American traditional school of tattooing. However, just like all art, tattoo styles are constantly shifting and evolving as new artists push the envelope of what is acceptable while creating unique and interesting designs. One of these styles that have grown from American traditional tattoo work is the neo-traditional style.
American traditional tattoo a number of rules are in place. Neo-traditional tattoo artists are not as restricted as some of the die-hard purists that argue for the limited palette and motifs that define the style.
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In this piece, the artist takes a more realistic approach to the application of black and gray ink that is used to create shadows and texture in the skulls and bones that form this macabre hourglass tattoo.
This tattoo uses fully saturated black ink as well as negative space and white ink for highlights to create the effect of bright light reflecting off the highly polished surface of the wood and glass that form this timepiece.
Several interesting elements are incorporated into this unique tattoo, including a realistic skull, a well-executed candle burning within the glass and a stylized backdrop of neutral tones that help the focal point of the piece to stand out.
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Here is a black and gray piece that uses excellent gray wash shading to create the mangled skull with missing teeth that forms the base of the timepiece as well as an informed execution of the glass that gives the impression of light refracting through the upper bulb.
This tattoo also uses expert black and gray shading that is reminiscent of the Chicano tattoo style to complete the realistic image of a skull wearing a crown, captured within an hourglass that perfectly complements the other portions of this full sleeve tattoo.
A striking piece, not only because of the size and prominent placement but also because of the excellent gradation in tones in the gray wash that perfectly capture the different elements in this tattoo, including the skull, shirt collar, hourglass and smoky border.
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This piece uses excellent black and gray shading to create the hourglass with a skull melting into the sand of the timepiece, although perhaps the most interesting aspect is the use of negative space at the bottom of the design to give the impression of skin peeled back to reveal the image beneath.
Instead of black and gray, this piece uses blue and white ink to create this interesting design that incorporates the face of a grandfather clock above a skull within the hourglass to emphasize the finite nature of life.
Perhaps it is an underlying sense of irony that pushes people to tattoo skulls on themselves: these striking images bring to mind the temporary nature of our human life, while we use ink and needles to permanently etch them on our bodies. Whatever the case, few images have become so iconic in the world of tattooing as the skull. Whether they are stylized cartoon skulls, American traditional designs, or photo-realistic depictions of these macabre reminders of our mortality, this element is everywhere in the tattoo world.
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It is no surprise then, that the instantly identifiable image of death would be incorporated into designs with another essential visual representation of the limited timeline of human life. As we will see, skulls make for dramatic additions to these powerful tattoos and allow talented artists the opportunity to show off their skill at drawing anatomical features as well as creating striking compositions.
In this piece, the artist uses black and gray ink to create the hourglass at the center of the design and then lays swaths of red ink to create the feeling of paint or blood splattered across the piece and gives the tattoo a polka-trash sensibility.
This bold, full-sleeve uses black and gray ink, as well as negative space and white ink for highlights, to create the hourglass that contains a burning candle and red ink is applied to produce the ribbon that draws the eye up and down the entire tattoo.
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Here is another hourglass tattoo that uses a candle to highlight the passing of time, although this artist uses an interesting palette of warm gold tones above and cool tones below to create a deeper contrast that works well in this tattoo.
This piece takes a more biological approach to the familiar hourglass trope, with
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