Category: Tattoo Styles

Single-needle work looks like pencil on skin. It is precise, quiet, and the least forgiving style there is as it ages. What to expect after a few years.

Bold outlines, a small palette and motifs that have lasted a century. Why the traditional formula still holds its shape decades in.

Soft washes and no black outline look beautiful fresh. Here is how the painterly style behaves once sun and time get to it.

Clean lines, little shading and plenty of untouched skin. Less ink means less to blur, which is why minimal work tends to age well.