Tattoo Styles

Dillon Forte,The Super Secret Sri Yantra Tattoo Society, Oakland, USA

1 min

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Ornamental & Geometrical Tattoo Style: discover the Art and Magic

Posted on 2 months ago
byTattoo Life Crew

The basic function of ornament is, in fact, to embellish: clean lines, geometric motifs, hypnotic patterns of increasing complexity, hollow and solid shapes alternate to come together in a unique,…

Steve Soto, Goodfellas Tattoo, Orange, USA

2 min

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Chicano Style Tattoo: our Tribute

Posted on 9 months ago
byTattoo Life Crew

Mexican iconography, religious theme, lettering, ladies, clowns, jokers, guns, cars, dollar signs and more: this is the wild world of Chicano style tattoo, seen by legendary tattoo artists all over…

Horror tattoo by Kelly Doty, The Gold Dust Gallery, Salem, USA

1 min

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Horror Tattoos: what does fear look like?

Posted on 1 year ago1 October 2017
byTattoo Life Crew

Stories, movies, legends, and folklore: these are what fire the imaginations of ink artists who use their craftsmanship to transform these inspirations into beautiful and highly powerful tattoos. Take a…

Animal Tattoo by Jordan Croke, Second Skin Tattoo, Derby, Uk

1 min

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Animal Tattoos: get some inspiration!

Posted on 1 year ago26 September 2017
byTattoo Life Crew

They say cats stand for the wilder side of nature, free and independent, enigmatic and mysterious. The ancient Egyptians considered the cat a god. A lunar creature, it represents the…

2 min

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How will my tattoos look like when I’m older?

Posted on 1 year ago19 September 2017
byGiulia Giometti

Let’s not avoid the question. Your tattoos are surely going to look uglier than they are right now. But consider this: are you really going to look uglier than an…

Tribal tattoo by Kieran Williams, Sixty Six Tattoo, Deal, UK

1 min

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Tribal Tattoos: a voyage through Space and Time

Posted on 1 year ago
byTattoo Life Crew

This is one of the oldest and most popular tattoo styles in the world. The power of black, the energy of symbols and geometric structures, the harmony of shapes as…

Robert Borbas, Rooklet Ink, Budapest, Hungary

2 min

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New styles know no bounds

Posted on 2 years ago15 April 2017
byTattoo Life Crew

If we look back at the first tattoos we can say that the styles were still few and ill-defined. We are not talking here about the origins of the art,…

2 min

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The maori tradition: moko is not just a tattoo

Posted on 2 years ago
byGiulia Giometti

When we decide to get in touch with a tradition far from us, whichever it is, we should always show respect and be careful. Today we are talking about one…

Japanese Tattooing by Crez | Tattoo Life

2 min

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Japanese Tattooing: a worldwide craft

Posted on 2 years ago11 April 2017
byCrez

Horimono (1) has flourished in the last part of the Edo era in Japan, it has survived several persecutions, because of the passion of its practitioners and the strong will…

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Paul Dobleman, Spider Murphy's Tattoo, San Rafael, USA

2 min

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Traditional Style: love, friendship, respect, roots

Posted on 2 years ago10 April 2017
byTattoo Life Crew

Traditional is synonymous with tattoo. It brings us back to the origins, the history, the evolution of this art. It’s a language in code that leaves no space for doubt,…

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Luke Atkinson, Checker Demon Tattoos, Stuttgart, Germany

2 min

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Oriental Style: japanese, chinese and much more

Posted on 2 years ago9 April 2017
byTattoo Life Crew

Oriental is a style that never ceases to renew itself. Its history and the cultural cradle from which it emerged have given it a delicate malleability while still retaining its…