Tattoo Styles

Traditional

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Sailors marking their skin

Traditional style tattoos, also known as American traditional or old school tattoos, are a type of tattoo art that originated in the early 1900s. These tattoos were heavily influenced by tattoo-artist like Sailor Jerry and Doc Forrest.

Traditional style tattoos are characterized by bold, black outlines, limited colour palette, and iconic designs such as anchors, roses, eagles, and religious symbols.

Traditional style tattoos have a timeless look and they are known for standing the test of time, maintaining the same look as the day they were done 10 years on.

Alyssa trad nail tatty - Traditional

cowboy girl tattoo - Traditional

trad lady head - Traditional

Cowboy skeleton tattoo - Traditional

Traditional Gypsy girl tattoo - Traditional

old English flame - Traditional

traditional snake tattoo - Traditional

Neo Traditional Lantern - Traditional

Traditional panther with red hearts - Traditional

Traditional swallow tattoo - Traditional

Traditional cowgirl - Traditional

Black and grey American traditional gypsy tattoo - Traditional

Neo Traditional Snake and Dagger tattoo - Traditional

Traditional Eagle tattoo - Traditional

Neo Traditional Snake charmer tattoo - Traditional

faming knife - Traditional

bats on ribs - Traditional

neo tribal arm thing - Traditional

pink glitter scorpion - Traditional

tombstone tattoo - Traditional

trad bat - Traditional

trad moth - Traditional

Neo Traditional Horse Tattoo - Traditional

Neo Traditional Snake and dagger tattoo - Traditional

Neo-Traditional Jaguar Tattoo - Traditional

Neo Traditional Shark Tattoo - Traditional

Sailor Jerry style swallow tattoo - Traditional

Reaper Tattoo - Traditional

Neo Traditional skull tattoo - Traditional

Colour trad rose - Traditional

Trad mermaid - Traditional

Colour trad dagger and flower - Traditional

Colour robin - Traditional

pumpkin scarecrow - Traditional

black and grey trad mermaid - Traditional

Black and grey trad eagle - Traditional

Black and grey trad eagle - Traditional

Trad death moth - Traditional

borderlands tattoo - Traditional

Homer Simpson tattoo - Traditional

final fantasy tattoo - Traditional

Color Peony Tattoo - Traditional

Sailor jerry swallow - Traditional

1998 old English script - Traditional

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Reaper tattoo - Traditional

Native American headdress skull - Traditional

zombie skull - Traditional

Skull on thigh - Traditional

Skull and roses traditional - Traditional

Skull n Flail - Traditional

Sailor Jerry style Pinup - Traditional

Candle hand tattoo - Traditional

Paradise scene - Traditional

Egyptian tattoo - Traditional

Blackwork Knife - Traditional

Vampire woman - Traditional

Dotwork butterfly - Traditional

Valkyrie tattoo color - Traditional

Viking skull and bear - Traditional

simpsons apu tattoo - Traditional

simpsons hypnotoad - Traditional

Southpark tattoo - Traditional

stitch tattoo - Traditional

Tazmanian devil Face tattoo - Traditional

trad butterfly and sun tattoos - Traditional

trad peacock - Traditional

trippy butterfly - Traditional

Rose Tattoos on Hand - Traditional

Neo trad rose cover-up - Traditional

Lisa simpson cross sailor moon tattoo - Traditional

Homer Simpson donut tattoo - Traditional

'fearless' custom script - Traditional

Colour traditional butterfly - Traditional

traditional colour lion tattoo - Traditional

Crash bandicoot throat tattoo - Traditional

Mario and Southpark colour tattoo - Traditional

peony shoulder tattoo - Traditional

spawn comic book character tattoo - Traditional

Bart Simpson flying kite tattoo - Traditional

Traditional colour bird tattoo - Traditional

Aku Aku crash bandicoot tattoo - Traditional

Colour Nautical device tattoo - Traditional

Lantern Tattoo - Traditional

Traditional Pistol tattoo - Traditional

Boxing Tattoo - Traditional