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Fine Line

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5/10

Fine line tattooing emerged as a distinct style in the late 20th century, influenced by the delicate linework traditions of Japanese tattooing and later refined

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Black & Grey

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5/10

Black and grey tattooing has its roots in the Chicano art movement of East Los Angeles in the 1970s and 80s, where inmates created ink from pen cartridges and b

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Traditional

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6/10

Traditional American tattooing — also called old school — is the foundation of the Western tattoo industry. It developed in the late 19th century through sailor

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Japanese

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7/10

Japanese tattooing (irezumi) has a documented history stretching back to the Edo period (1603–1868), when woodblock print aesthetics began influencing full-body

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Blackwork

Pain level

6/10

Blackwork is a broad category united by the use of solid black ink — no colour, no grey wash — applied in bold, graphic forms. Its influences range from tribal

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Realism

Pain level

5/10

Realistic tattooing attempts to replicate the appearance of photographs or three-dimensional subjects on skin. The style demands exceptional technical skill: un

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Mythical

Pain level

6/10

Mythical and fantasy tattooing draws from the vast reservoir of human storytelling: dragons, phoenixes, kirin, serpents, celestial bodies, and creatures from ev

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Lettering

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4/10

Tattooed text and lettering is one of the oldest forms of body marking, found across cultures from ancient Egypt to medieval Europe. In contemporary tattooing,

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Nature

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5/10

Nature tattooing encompasses the full spectrum of the natural world as subject matter: botanical illustrations, wildlife, landscapes, celestial bodies, and elem

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