Hot air balloon tattoos usually symbolize a need for adventure and or travel. They are often done in traditional style, new school, neo traditional, black and grey, or water colour.

Brilliant hot air balloon carrying a castle in the sky, done by Uncle Allan in Berlin, Germany.

Colourful little balloon done by Sasha Unisex.

American traditional hot air balloon done by Mikael Harrstedt done in Skövde, Sweden.

Creative American traditional take on a hot air balloon by Ivan Antonyshev done at Mainstay Tattoo in Austin, Texas.

Water colour hot air balloon done by Iiona Kochetkova, a travelling tattooist based at Good Sign Tattoo.

Traditional double exposure hot air balloon by Dima Naumov at WitchWood tattoo in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Black and grey Tim Burton inspired hot air balloon done by David Boggins at American Crow tattoo in Columbus Ohio.

Water colour, experimental hot air balloon done by Cüneyt Kolata done at Golden Arrow tattoo.

Black and grey hot air balloon done by Clay McCay at Anonymous tattoo in Savannah, Georgia.

Which one is your favourite?