The world of street crime is brutal and fast-faced with many lives lost in gang rivalry. Tattoos often depict the dangerous and ruthless world of street gangs. The designs showcase the exciting and edgy life of gangsters. People, who choose a gangsters life, often get themselves permanently inked with colorful and vibrant designs. Many cover their upper body with tattoos, while some flaunt a stunning tattoo on their biceps. Living on the edge is a common theme depicted in many gangsta tattoos.
Tattoos depicting the life of gangsters range from monochromatic pencil sketch style patterns, to vividly colorful scenes. Many tattoos show urban scenes with a pretty woman often featuring as a part of the design. Tattoos inked by gangsters frequently play with the themes of life and death. In the uncertain life of the gangster, a skull tattoo stands as a permanent reminder of death. Skull tattoos for gangsters often have a fun element. Many tattoos show skeletons wearing formal suits and posing with a cigar in the mouth. The skull is inked with lush red roses, in many gangsta tattoo designs. The tattoo designs also show the many firearms used by gangsters, such as pistols, revolvers, and guns.
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Kid Skull Tattoo
The skull-faced kid with short dreadlocks wears a casual tee. The big black eye hollows are expressive.
Kid Skull Tattoo
Clown 187 Tat
The clown sports a head tattoo showing the number 187. He holds a gun in one hand.
Clown 187 Tat
Gangsta Sweetheart Tat
A pistol displays the face of a woman. The pistol is tucked into a cloth strip decorated with two hearts.
Gangsta Sweetheart Tat
Shooter Smoky Tattoo
A narrow column of smoke rises from the gun, in this tattoo showing a shooter.
Shooter Smoky Tattoo
Bandaged Skull Tattoo
The skull has a broad yellow cloth bandage on its head, in this gangsta tattoo.
Bandaged Skull Tattoo
Portraits Tattoo
Delicately shaded portraits are the key theme of the body art, in this picture.
Portraits Tattoo
Ornate Pistol Tattoo
The pistol is designed with delicate carvings, in this red and black tattoo.
Ornate Pistol Tattoo
M Watching You
The devil has his eyes on a lady, in this imaginatively inked city scene.
M Watching You
Gangsta Prayer
The handcuffed hands are inked in a praying gesture, in this gangsta tattoo.
Gangsta Prayer
Big Gun Blazing
A man holding a big gun makes up this pencil sketch style forearm tattoo.
Big Gun Blazing
Gangsta Games
The playing cards and skulls make a stunning combination, in this gangsta tattoo.
Gangsta Games
Roses Gangsta
The grinning skeleton is dressed in a formal hat and suit. Roses frame the figure.
Roses Gangsta
Gunman Tattoo
The suited man holding the big gun has a sinister expression. The red shirt strikingly contrasts with the black tones used in the design.
Gunman Tattoo
Pistols Pair Tattoo
A pair of pistols is kept side by side, in this pencil sketch style tattoo.
Pistols Pair Tattoo
Gangsta Up In Smoke
Smoke rises from the nostrils in two columns, in this gangsta tattoo.
Gangsta Up In Smoke
Gangsta Sketchy Body Art
The mans body is covered with delicately shaded tattoos showing faces, text, and patterns.
Gangsta Sketchy Body Art
Gangsta City Tattoo
The realistically shaded tattoo shows a sexy woman, a car, and city buildings.
Gangsta City Tattoo
Gangsta Gamble Tattoo
The skeleton has a cigar in his mouth. His eyes are bloodshot, and playing cards frame his figure.
Gangsta Gamble Tattoo
Dollar Notes Revolver Tattoo
A portion of the revolver is drawn in the shape of colorful dollar notes.
Dollar Notes Revolver Tattoo
Gangsta Sketch Tattoo
The pencil sketch style gives an arty look to the clown, in this gangsta tattoo.
Gangsta Sketch Tattoo
Bandana Skull Tat
This skeleton wears a fashionable bandana as he holds a gun to his head.
Bandana Skull Tat
Gangsta Live Fast Tat
Two pistols frame the text Live Fast, in this symmetrical tattoo.
Gangsta Live Fast Tat
Pistol Snake Tat
A snake coils along the body of the pistol, in this stomach tattoo.
Pistol Snake Tat
Pistols Bleeding Rose Tat
Richly carved pistols frame a lush red rose, in this symmetrical tattoo design.
Pistols Bleeding Rose Tat
Clown Face
A sinister looking clown is inked above the armpit, in this gangsta tattoo.
Clown Face
Scarf Gangsta Face
A patterned scarf hides the mouth of the man, in this realistically shaded tattoo.
Scarf Gangsta Face
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