The style library
28 styles, spoken fluently
The style decides how your tattoo looks at 60, not just at the appointment. Learn what defines each genre, then design in it — free.
American Traditional
Bold lines, brighter forever.
Bold outlines · Limited palette · Ages superbly · Iconic motifs
Neo-Traditional
The classic, evolved.
Varied line weight · Jewel tones · Decorative framing
Fine Line
Whisper-weight precision.
Single-needle · Subtle · First-tattoo friendly
Blackwork
Solid black. No apologies.
Solid black · Every skin tone · Graphic impact
Realism
Photographic ink.
Photographic · High detail · Portrait-grade
Black & Grey
A thousand shades of smoke.
Smooth gradients · Cinematic · Versatile
Japanese (Irezumi)
Centuries of flow.
Body flow · Traditional canon · Large-scale
Tribal
The oldest language in ink.
Solid black · Contour-wrapping · Heritage patterns
Geometric
Sacred mathematics.
Precision · Symmetry · Sacred geometry
Dotwork
Built one dot at a time.
Stippled shading · Soft healing · Ornamental
Minimalist
Only what matters.
Tiny · Deliberate · Quiet
Watercolor
Paint that never dries.
Painterly · Vibrant · Structured underneath
New School
Cartoons with attitude.
Cartoon energy · Saturated colour · Playful
Chicano
Smooth grey, deep roots.
Cultural canon · Smooth shading · Script
Ignorant
Deliberately badly good.
Anti-polish · Humour · Graffiti roots
Sketch
The artist's hand, unfinished on purpose.
Hatching · Loose energy · Visible construction
Illustrative
Storybook ink.
Drawn quality · Flexible · Narrative
Ornamental
Jewellery you can't take off.
Symmetry · Lace & filigree · Body jewellery
Celtic
Knots without end.
Knotwork · Heritage · Endless weave
Biomechanical
The machine under the skin.
Muscle flow · Sci-fi · Dimensional
Trash Polka
Chaos, composed.
Red & black · Collage · Large-scale
Script & Lettering
Words that wear well.
Typography · Personal · Flow
Surrealism
Dream logic, permanent.
Dreamlike · Conceptual · Cinematic
Anime & Manga
Panels in skin.
Cel linework · Screentone · Character-first
Gothic & Blackletter
Cathedral weight.
Blackletter · Medieval · Heavy
Floral & Botanical
The garden, engraved.
Accurate flora · Etching detail · Limb-wrapping
Cyber Sigilism
Chrome thorns for the terminally online.
Chrome spikes · Radiating symmetry · Gen-Z canon
Patchwork
A collection, not a canvas.
Flash-sheet sets · Curated scatter · Sleeve strategy