Biomechanical tattoos are one of the hottest contemporary tattoo art movements. As the name implies, the biomechanical tattoos incorporate organic and mechanical elements and blend them into a living being and a machine.

The way biomechanical tattoos change the musculature, the human form, is very intriguing. It’s almost like every tattoo design is creating another world. The science behind it is about being dark and creepy but warm and inviting at the same time.

The free-flowing forms of biomechanical tattoos either grow or come together in a mechanical, organic way. The long sweeping organic repeating patterns are appealing to many.

A biomechanical tattoo can look like it’s sitting on a person’s shoulder one minute, and the next minute it might just get up and come towards you or attack you.

 

Biomechanical VS Mechanical Tattoos

When it comes to biomechanical tattoos, many often confuse them with mechanical tattoos. Biomechanical tattoo designs incorporate muscles and the skeleton of living organisms such as humans, animals, or aliens, while mechanical tattoos focus on material objects such as mechanical parts. Steampunk tattoos are very close to mechanical tattoos.

Designing A Biomechanical Tattoo

You can create a Biomechanical tattoo using any object with a mechanical artificial industrial feel and marrying it to the organics. Each biomechanical tattoo may be different even it uses the same organic and mechanical elements. The aim is to make the tattoo look that it is revealing the mechanical parts beneath the skin.

Imagine a machine built and made out of muscle tissues, human ESC (Embryonic stem cell) in a way but not human ESC at all at the same time.

A biomechanical tattoo has to have some form of Sci-fi, a robotic element, and an alien creature. It has to be transformational with good rendering and creates the illusion of forms that are or are not there.

Biomechanical Tattoos Arm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomechanical Tattoos Forearm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black and Grey Biomechanical Tattoos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomechanical Sleeve Tattoos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomechanical Leg Tattoos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colorful Biomechanical Tattoos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Biomechanical Neck Tattoos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mechanical Tattoos

I have added some mechanical tattoos below to show you the difference. You can see that these mechanical tattoos incorporate industrial machinery such as pistons, cogs, hydraulics instead of muscles. These tattoos make you look more like a cyborg than an alien.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

Biomechanical tattoos tend to be non-subjective. There is no real subject matter. In its way, it’s almost like a safe tattoo. You’re not making a statement of any kind. There are no political or religious statements. There’s nothing really that you’re saying other than check out my cool tattoo.

A biomechanical tattoo is not something that you can put on like a decal. It will need to fit the body. Building three-dimensional art on a three-dimensional surface (human body) has got to be the most difficult challenge for any artist. So choose your artist carefully.

Last updated on August 2nd, 2023.