Tattoo Styles

From fine-line to Japanese — explore 10 styles, see what defines each one and create your own design in any of them.

Fine-line botanical vine tattoo along the spine

Minimal / Fine-Line

Delicate single-needle lines, small scale and plenty of negative space.

Traditional eagle, snake and skull tattoo on the calf

Traditional

Bold black outlines, a punchy limited palette and iconic motifs — eagles, roses, swallows, daggers and panthers.

Script lettering tattoo reading Reborn across the upper back

Lettering

Names, dates, words and quotes turned into type you wear.

Japanese dragon chest piece in black and gray

Japanese

Irezumi-inspired work built around koi, dragons, tigers, peonies and crashing waves.

Geometric mandala full sleeve tattoo

Mandalas

Symmetrical, radiating patterns built from repeating shapes and petals.

Polynesian-style blackwork chest and shoulder tattoo

Blackwork

Solid black, graphic and bold.

Neo-traditional woman with snake and apple tattoo on the upper arm

Neo-Traditional

Traditional's bold foundations with more detail, depth and color.

Realistic cracked vase with flowers tattoo on the calf

Realism

Photographic tattoos in black and gray or full color — portraits, animals, nature and objects rendered with smooth gradients and lifelike detail.

Watercolor dog portrait with flowers tattoo on the forearm

Watercolor

Soft washes, splashes and bleeds of color that look like paint on paper.

Illustrative heron and magnolia tattoo on the upper arm

Illustrative

Tattoos that look like they came straight off an illustrator's page — expressive linework, considered shading and a strong graphic feel.

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