While some hone their skills in photorealism to incredible heights, and others spend years in an endless search for the unique design effect that will bring recognition to their work, others follow a completely different path and achieve excellent results.

The German artist, known under the pseudonym Bowser, bases her work on designs similar to children's drawings. They lack the perfection of form and proportion, and they are completely lacking in detail, but damn it, they are damn cute in their simplicity!

Bowser's chest tattoo features three horned, winged demons in childlike line-work style with minimal detail, accompanied by text reading STILL HERE.

Tattoo by Bowser

The heroes of her work are various animals, which are quite difficult to identify by their appearance, however, the situations in which they find themselves are familiar to everyone. This childish immediacy of designs should not confuse you. In each line of Bowser's tattoos, a confident technique can be traced, and deliberately "crooked" drawings are an exclusively design form. The humor that permeates the work is also far from childish. Look at least at the series of designs with a hamster lighting candles on a pentagram.

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Naive line-work hamster tattoo on pentagram with candles on upper arm by Bowser, rendered in childlike drawing style with black ink.

Tattoo by Bowser

In addition to tattoos, Bowser's designs have made their way onto t-shirts, mugs, plates and even shower curtains!

Check out the work of the artist, and believe me, it will not leave you indifferent.

Artist's merch by Bowser

Thigh tattoo by Bowser in fine-line black ink depicting a lakeside camping scene with tent, campfire, flying birds, bare branch and text reading POND OF NO RETURN.

Matching wrist tattoos by Bowser feature a snail and bird in childlike line work with text reading 'riding high up' and 'on a deep depression' on the inner forearms.

Simple line-drawn turtle sitting at a table on the forearm with text 'STIL HERE' below, rendered in childlike style by Bowser.