Want to look cool and impress your friends? There’s not a bigger display of confidence than showing a great backpiece.

Are you unsure where to begin with your back tattoo? No need to worry—we have plenty of ideas below.

Let’s dive in and explore the options together!

Back Tattoo Placements

Upper Back Tattoos

Not feeling ready to commit to covering your whole back? Upper back tattoos for men are a very popular option when you’re wanting more than a flash tattoo stamped on your back, but less than a large-scale masterpiece.

Upper back tattoos can sit on one side of the upper back, or can be a lovely balanced piece that begins at the base of the neck and sprawls across the back of both shoulders in a balanced manner. Common tattoo designs for the upper back can include lettering, wings, and close-up artwork design.

Quarter Back & Half Back Tattoos

Half back tattoos are generally tattoos that cover either the right side or the left side of the back, or the top half of the back — of course, this is all subject to the design and what the person getting the tattoo wants.

Half and quarter back tattoos are great for people who might want a tattoo of a scenery but aren’t keen on covering their entire back. The great thing about these sizes of back tattoos is that you don’t need to commit straight away to a full back design, but you can always add more years later (as it goes with most people who get inked, once you get started you cannot stop).

Full Back Tattoos

Full back tattoos allow for some much creativity and flexibility, unlike other areas of the body which can seriously limit the composition of the design.

A full back tattoo is great whether you’re wanting a close up design with lots of intricate detail, or a large scene with many elements that could help depict a story.

Close-Detail

One particular close-detail design that is popular for many back tattoos is the close-up of a face. Being able to create a large design of a face means the artist can really hone in on every detail and help bring character and a liveliness to the face. Making the design even more interesting, the more you look closely at it.

Scenes

You might have a favourite scene from a movie or artwork, or you might have simply imagined a scene in your head because you like the story behind it or because it is a tribute. Regardless of what the scene is, your back is the perfect location to place the design as it gives you enough flat surface space to be able to capture every element to communicate a story successfully.

Don’t forget — back tattoos don’t need to be black and white, adding some spots of colour can really help add points of interest to the design.

Book Your Back Tattoo Today!

Our internationally recognised team of 25+ incredible tattoo artists have a combined 100+ years of perfecting back tattoos!

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Whether you’re a Brisbane local or are looking to travel, you simply won’t get a better back tattoo anywhere else.

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