Traditional Designs

Traditional tattoo designs are also known as old school designs. This type of tattoo is often quite bold and plain and is graphic-oriented. In most cases traditional designs have thicker black outer lines without much color and have different types of black. So, they are usually darker in appearance and the color choice is limited to simple colors such as average blue, green, red and yellow. The tattoos usually have only a few details and the colors are done in blocks. The traditional tattoos usually have a two dimensional shape and have no in-depth illusion. Traditional tattoo designs were done since the 1900’s with limited equipment and in a fast and cheap way without too much tough graphics. Many traditional tattoo designs are portraying military and nautical motives and themes, as navy and army men were the primary tattoo customers. The simplicity, traditional American roots and historical significance is the reason why this type of tattoo stayed popular through the years. Check out the traditional tattoo designs at your tattoo design

In order to make real traditional tattoo designs, tattoo artists have to work with a set of rules which will make their tattoos truly traditional. The above mentioned rules mainly apply on the visual aspects of the tattoo like the colors and theme of the tattoo. For their basis traditional artists are using the work of respected and well known pioneers of this style, such as Sailor Jerry Collins, Don Ed Hardy and Lyle Tuttle. That is why a large number of traditional tattoo designs are being taken directly or interpreted from the sheets of tattoo designs prepared for mass replication, widely known as “flash”.

If a traditional tattoo has your interest and you want to get one done then you should make sure that the tattoo is done following to the strict guidelines that exist. Therefore, you should make certain to pick an artist who is able to follow their desires well, while retaining a bit of his own stylistic influence. If your tattoo artist is not that familiar with the basics of the traditional tattoo designs then you might end up with a knock off traditional tattoo. It could be that you just want a great tattoo and don’t care about the tradition of certain tattoos. Find information and reviews at your tattoo design.

One of the latest and newest aspects of traditional tattoo designs is the so-called “neo-traditional” tattoo genre, which has grew in popularity in recent years. As its name suggests, it keeps the sensibilities and rules of the traditional tattoo style, while adding a plethora of various modern influences. This usually results in an original yet advanced tattoo. To give an example, a tattoo performed in a neo-traditional style, may still have simple shapes and fat black outlines and characteristic for the traditional practice, while also introducing much broader color palette and some unusual, modern theme or motive. This neo-traditional tattoo style presents a great compromise for a person who appreciates the aspects of both styles and is torn between the modern and traditional themes. Find information on traditional tattoo designs at your tattoo design.