Shawn Mendes got a butterfly tattoo after a fan Photoshopped one onto his arm.
The 'In My Blood' singer debuted a new tattoo on Instagram on his extremely toned left bicep. The tat in question is a monarch butterfly made up of both wings and flowers. But it’s not only an exciting debut because it gave him another chance to show off his bod - the tattoo has an origin story worthy of its own Shawn Mendes song.
The tattoo placement was originally thought up by a Mendes fan who posted a picture of him with a butterfly tattoo on his arm and shared the creation on Twitter.
Now, people are asking her to make other Mendes dreams come true, including getting him to grow a beard (if she Photoshops it, perhaps it will happen).
Mendes confirmed that the butterfly originally came from fan art when he slid into said fan’s DMs to ask for a scan of the artwork, which was created by Mac Dreaper, a tattoo artist in Chile.
Dreaper wasn’t the one to ink him, but if you find yourself in Chile you can add a whole flurry of Mendes-approved butterflies to your own arms.
The tattoo artist took to Instagram to congratulate Mendes on his new fan-inspired ink.
The pop star received his tattoo in Toronto from Livia Tsang who thoroughly documented the results.
Tsang confirmed that the tat was based on a fan edit.
Now, there’s nothing holding Mendes back from embracing other Twitter requests. Perhaps a fan will suggest a #Shawmila tattoo next.
