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About Out with the excesses. Generally single pieces, these tattoos are deconstructed into the most basic components.  Many minimalist tattoos hide in unusual places in the human body, such as the inner lip, between fingers and inside of the ears. Origin This tattoo style derives from the minimalism art movement and follows the concept focusingContinueContinue reading “Minimalism Tattoo”

Words, just like these About This is one of the most common styles, and encapsulates several types of tattoos, as it refers to the writing content of any tattoo. Whether using Latin letters, Arabic alphabet, Cyrillic or Kanji, this style is characterized by the communication of written meaning. Therefore, you can see all kinds ofContinueContinue reading “Lettering Tattoo”

Traditional Japanese, not just Yakuza style, not anime. About Also known as Irezumi, it was born as a way to erase penal tattoos – markings on the body of criminals that would make them easily recognizable. Although penal tattooing died back in the 17th century, it gave rise to decorative tattooing in Japan. Origin ThisContinueContinue reading “Japanese Tattoo”

If ink on the skin behaved like watercolor on a canvas About One of the fastest-growing styles, it mixes the aesthetics of traditional watercolor paintings with tattooing mastery. Being relatively new, many people still think these tattoos are made with a different technique from traditional tattoos. They are not. They just require the proper technique.ContinueContinue reading “Watercolor Tattoo”

Love for the creation process About Mostly used to depict animals, plants, and landscapes, it easily embeds emotional charge and sensations of movement.  Unlike minimalist style, it can depict several objects and present complexity and repetition of the lines. Design Mimicking hand-drawn features, this style has overlapping lines, incomplete strokes, and elements that do notContinueContinue reading “Sketch Tattoo”

Draws from really but doesn’t want to be realistic About Labeling a tattoo as illustrative isn’t too hard: If it could easily fit into a children’s book, it’s probably Illustrative.If it’s 2D and colorful, it’s probably Illustrative.If you draw it on paper and asked your tattooist to ink it, it’s probably Illustrative. Design This styleContinueContinue reading “Illustrative Tattoo”

The beauty of mathematics About Think of this style as tribal on math….And I really mean math, from mathematics. This is the power of geometry being used to create a visually appealing whole. You can have rectangles, lines, fractals, small crosses… anything goes as long as they contribute to the creation of something bigger.  GeometryContinueContinue reading “Geometric”

Several dots put together to create an artwork About In practical terms, all tattoos are a set of dots, inked with pigments that, together, create a bigger picture. So what makes Dotwork a style of its own? Simple: the artist’s ability to harmoniously use dots of different sizes to create sensations of depth, contrast, and continuity. ContinueContinue reading “Dotwork Tattoo”

When the west picked up form tribal tradition About Blackwork derives from the Tribal tradition. It’s characterised by the sole use of black ink and is one of the most common styles around. Origin The transition from Tribal to Blackwork happened when tattoos become widespread in the west and were dissociated fromt their Tribal roots.ContinueContinue reading “Blackwork Tattoo”

Primitive tattoo art specific to a tribe About Tribal as a style encompasses several indigenous and primitive tattoo traditions.  Indigenous tribes would use symbols as a way to engrave the passing of rituals, to mark social status, to signal group belonging, wartime achievement and for spiritual and ceremonial reasons. Today we can see the termContinueContinue reading “Tribal Tattoo”