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Traditional American Tattoos
Characterized by bold black outlines and a primary color palette. Common motifs include roses, anchors, and sailor imagery.
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New School Tattoos
A cartoonish, exaggerated style. Bright colors, thick contours, and a playful feel are its trademarks.
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Realism Tattoos
Tattoos that are designed to look exactly like their real-world counterparts. They can be color or black and gray.
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Watercolor Tattoos
Use vibrant colors without necessarily using solid black outlines to give the illusion of a watercolor painting on skin.
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Neo Traditional Tattoos
A modern twist on the traditional American style. They maintain bold lines but often have a larger and more diverse color palette, with added complex shading.
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Japanese Tattoos (Irezumi)
Traditional Japanese motifs such as dragons, koi fish, and samurai. They often tell a story and can be both colorful or black and gray.
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Tribal Tattoos
Inspired by indigenous art, mainly from Polynesia, Maori, and Native American cultures. They usually employ solid black lines and patterns.
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Dotwork Tattoos
Made up of many tiny dots. This style is often used in geometric and spiritual designs.
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Biomechanical Tattoos
A style that depicts the body as if it were made of mechanical parts, like a robot.
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Script/Lettering Tattoos
Tattoos made entirely of words, phrases, or quotes in various fonts and calligraphy styles.
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Mandala Tattoos
Spiritual symbols often in circular designs, which originate from Hindu and Buddhist traditions.
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Black and Gray Tattoos
Tattoos that use only black ink, diluted to various shades of gray for different gradations.
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Surrealism Tattoos
Tattoos that blend the dreamlike qualities of surreal art with other styles, often mixing unexpected elements together.
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Illustrative Tattoos
A combination of features from both traditional and realism. They resemble illustrations in books, often having a hand-drawn feel with vibrant colors or black and gray.
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Hand Poke Tattoos (Stick and Poke)
Created without the use of a machine. The artist manually pokes ink into the skin with a needle.
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Chicano Tattoos
Stemming from Mexican-American Chicano culture. Themes often include portraits, religious symbols, and depictions of lives and events significant to the Chicano community.
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Fine Line Tattoos
Featuring very thin, delicate lines. Highly detailed, often in black ink and can involve intricate designs or typography.
