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Traditional tattoo designs are often referred to as old school tattoo designs. They are usually very plain, bold and very much graphically-oriented. Traditional designs are using heavy black outlines with minimal color and a lot of black shades. So, they are usually darker in appearance and the color choice is limited to simple colors such as average blue, green, red and yellow. Colors are used in blocks with very few details. 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 less equipment and in a fast and cheap way without too much tough graphics. Because mainly soldiers and sailors were getting tattoos done back in the days when tattoos were less popular, many of the old school motives have army and navy motives. 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
Nowadays, those artists who practice traditional tattoo designs, in order to have their work considered as truly traditional, have to adhere to some very distinct and specific set of visual rules. The above mentioned rules mainly apply on the visual aspects of the tattoo like the colors and theme of the tattoo. Many traditional artists use work from great old school tattoo artists like Don Ed Hardy and Lyle Tuttle as the basis for their designs. That is why a great 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 you are interested in a true traditional tattoo then you should make sure that you are getting a tattoo which really meets the standards of a traditional tattoo. Make sure to pick a great tattoo artist that is capable of making real traditional tattoos and is familiar with all the rules of traditional tattoos. If you or your tattoo artist acts to reckless you might end up with a false or knock off tattoo. Of course, this might not be important to you at all. 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 times. The neo-traditional tattoo is made by combining the rules of the traditional tattoos and some modern techniques and tools. This often results in a very impressive and much more diverse hybrid design. Think in example about a tattoo which has those thick black and easy lines but has a great variety of different shades of certain colors. If you like the old traditional tattoos but also don’t want something to old fashioned then this can be the best solution for you. Find information on traditional tattoo designs at your tattoo design.