Indigo Wave Lucky Cat Hand Tattoo

A cream lucky cat with indigo ears, orange claws and a curling blue-and-orange wave at its side, shown as a small upright tattoo on the back of the hand.

Style: Illustrative
Placement: Hand
Motif: Cat, Maneki neko
Good for: Sleeve
Mood: Color
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About this design

What the design shows

A cream lucky cat sits facing forward with a single raised paw on the right side of the design. The inside of both ears is filled deep indigo, while the tiny nose and claw tips are orange. Short black whiskers, closed eyes, and dots at the muzzle give the face its simple expression. A small stylized wave rises beside the cat's left foot: indigo water curls around an orange inner band, with white foam loops and a few scattered bubbles. The cat's other front leg angles down across its rounded body, making the wave feel tucked behind it rather than separate. Thick black outlines organize the pale body, dark blue, and orange accents. The design has no coin or text. In the on-skin image it is placed upright on the back of the hand, only a few finger-widths tall, with the wave close to the thumb side.

In this design

cream lucky cat
indigo inner ears
raised right paw
orange claw tips
curling indigo wave
white foam loops

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Placement

Placement and size

The preview positions this small upright cat on the back of the hand, below the knuckles, with its wave turned toward the thumb. At that scale the face and wave remain separate because each uses bold outlines. It also works on the wrist, ankle, upper foot, or near the outer elbow. A smaller version should retain the cat silhouette and one wave curl, while the tiny bubble circles and muzzle dots are the first details to remove. Keep the paw and ear points directed toward the fingers when using the hand placement.

Patchwork

Building it into a patchwork

Despite its small size, the indigo and orange accents make this a medium visual accent. Its straight cat shape can fill a narrow hand, wrist, or ankle gap, while the wave creates a low, outward sweep. Place a tiny sun, a shell, a koi fragment, or a small orange flower toward the direction of the water curl. The design needs empty skin around the foam loops, especially at the wave's outer edge. Avoid crowding it with another dark blue piece immediately beside the ears or the wave.

Small pieces that pair with it

A tiny orange sun above the cat's ear
A small shell at the end of the wave curl
Three blue bubbles trailing from the foam
A narrow maple leaf near the wrist edge

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For your artist

Notes for your tattoo artist

01Keep the indigo and orange separated by the black wave outline.
02Preserve the white foam loops instead of shading them closed.
03Scale the muzzle dots only after checking the usable hand area.
04Align the cat's feet toward the wrist so the raised paw faces the fingers.

Made and reviewed

How this design was made

Design: Generated with AI image tools under our direction, then reviewed by the Patchwork Tattoos team: a readable outline, the same design in the clean and on-skin views, and a reviewed Builder piece.
Page notes: Written from the clean design and the on-skin preview of this exact design, then checked against both pictures.
Last reviewed: 2026-10-03
Your tattoo: A concept for planning. Your artist will redraw it for your skin, placement and size, so the finished tattoo will differ from the image.
License: Free to download and use as the reference for your own tattoo and to share with your artist. Selling the file or republishing it in a collection is not allowed.

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