Tattoo art style

Tattooing has been practiced by humans in some form or another for thousands of years. As a result distinct tattoo styles have emerged from different cultures and sub-cultures throughout the world. Such movements or classifications include the following major tattoo styles:

Tattoo styles

# Old School (also "Old Skool" or "Traditional")

# New School (also "New Skool" or "Contemporary")

# Biomechanical (also "Biomech")

# Borneo Tribal, traditional Borneo tattoo

# Irezumi, traditional Japanese tattoo

# Black-and-gray, black, tonal tattoo

# Marquesan tribal, traditional tattoo from the Marquesas Islands

# Gang, gang tattoos

# Chinese character tattoos

# Tribal tattoos

# Pin-up

# Portrait

# Celtic

# Typographic