Old School Sun Eye Neck Tattoo

A blue-green eye in a cream almond shape, framed by eight orange and yellow pointed rays for a compact side-neck tattoo.

Style: Old school
Placement: Neck
Motif: Eye
Good for: For men
Mood: Bold, Color
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About this design

What the design shows

A saturated blue-green iris and black pupil sit inside a cream almond-shaped eye. Eight separate pointed rays make a loose sunburst around it: the longest points land at the top, bottom, and each side, while four shorter rays fill the diagonals. Orange dominates the rays, with yellow centers and red edging held inside a bold black outline. Thin dark strokes radiate through the iris, and a warm red lid frames the white of the eye. The image is graphic rather than shaded, leaving broad cream and skin-colored breaks between the colored parts. Its horizontal silhouette stays compact despite the outward points. On the reference, it sits just below the ear on the side of the neck at roughly thumb-tip width.

In this design

blue-green iris
cream almond-shaped eye
eight pointed rays
orange and yellow ray fill
black pupil

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Placement

Placement and size

The horizontal eye reads cleanly on the flat side of the neck below the ear, where the top and bottom rays can remain clear of the hairline and collarbone. Keep it around thumb-tip width; a smaller version would lose the colored ray interiors first. The outer forearm, upper arm, shoulder cap, or calf give the same emblem more breathing room. On a curved area, stencil the eye level and let the rays stay evenly spaced rather than wrapping their points around the contour.

Patchwork

Building it into a patchwork

This is a medium-weight color emblem with a sharp black perimeter and several short outward spikes. It works well as a central badge in an open patchwork field, especially beside a small swallow, flower, or dagger that does not compete with its rays. Leave a finger-width of open skin around the outer points so the sunburst keeps its separate silhouette. Avoid crowding the left and right ends with long horizontal pieces.

Small pieces that pair with it

A three-dot trail tucked below the lower ray
A tiny black star above the upper-left point
A short red spark beside the right-hand ray

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For your artist

Notes for your tattoo artist

01Keep the iris ringed with fine dark spokes, but preserve a clear black pupil.
02Hold each orange ray apart with black outlines so the yellow inserts do not merge.
03Check the horizontal eye against the neck angle before committing the stencil.

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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