Blue butterflies are a popular color choice for tattoo lovers.
In addition to symbolizing freedom and transformation, blue butterflies are also associated with love and good luck.
Using vibrant, natural, realistic colors and shades on your blue tattoo will bring your butterfly to life and give it a personality of its own.
Both the rarest (the Palos Verdes Blue) and the largest butterfly species (the Blue Morpho) are blue, while despite not being found in nature a lot of collectors get monarch butterfly tattoos in variation of blue instead of the customary orange, black, and white.
While predominantly associated with women’s tattoo art, blue butterflies are becoming more popular with men due to its association with good luck and the transformation linked to new beginnings.
The gallery of blue butterfly tattoos depicts the different application styles that can be incorporated into a blue design, whether it’s a single insect or group of butterflies.
1. 3D Blue and Realistic Tattoo Ideas
2. Ankle Tattoo Art
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3. Tattoo Ideas for the Back
4. Foot Tattoo Designs
5. Tattoos for the Forearm
6. Blue Monarch Butterfly Tattoos
7. Realistic Tattoo Ideas
8. Shoulder Tattoos
9. Small Tattoos
10. Upper Arm Tattoo Ideas
FAQs
What does a blue butterfly tattoo symbolize?
Butterfly tattoos traditionally symbolize freedom and transformation. In addition to these common elements, blue butterflies are also associated with love and good luck.
While predominantly associated with women’s tattoo art, blue butterflies are becoming more popular with men due to its association with good luck and the transformation linked to new beginnings.
Are blue butterflies rare in nature?
Unlike blue flowers, which are an exceptionally rare pigment, there are many species of butterfly found in nature that are blue.
Both the rarest (the Palos Verdes Blue) and the largest butterfly species (the Blue Morpho) are blue, while despite not being found in nature.
A lot of tattoo collectors get monarch butterfly tattoos in variations of blue instead of the customary orange, black, and white.
Are blue butterfly tattoos just for women?
Blue butterfly tattoos are very popular for women, showcasing femininity and sex appeal, but by no means are they for women only.
With gender stereotypes in the tattoo world breaking down these days a killer butterfly design is just as likely to be etched on a man as a woman, and prominently placed when done so no matter the size.
Also, butterfly symbols are linked with Autism awareness or incorporated into other important symbolic ideas such as the semicolon tattoo, which are sported by both men and women.
What style and placement should I get for a blue butterfly tattoo?
The most popular places for butterfly tattoos are on the chest, neck, lower back or shoulder, although they also are popular for visible tattoos due to their beauty and positive associations.
Spots such as the ear, lower ankle and foot, hands and forearms are in vogue.
Style wise blue butterfly ink offers an interesting mix of styles, from interpretations of butterfly species to more abstract geometric concepts, or even symbolic tattoos etched with subtlety.
How much does a blue butterfly tattoo cost?
The average cost for an experienced artist is usually around $150 – $200 an hour.
An easy small solid blue butterfly tattoo on the forearm or shoulder can take an hour or two and cost as little as $150-$200.
Larger or more complex pieces might start at $500 and climb higher for a multi layered, heavily detailed or abstract style single blue butterfly, or group of small insects.