Traditional tattoo designs are often referred to as old school tattoo designs. The old school designs are usually quite plain and simple and are based on certain figures. Traditional designs are using heavy black outlines with minimal color and a lot of black shading. So the Traditional tattoo designs are normally a bit darker and have either simple or no colors at all. Colors are usually applied in certain blocks without much details. Also, they are being styled in such a uniform way that everything they portray appears as a two-dimensional shape, without any three-dimensional depth. Traditional tattoo designs were done since the 1900’s with less 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 clients. This traditional style preserved its popularity throughout the years, thanks to its historical significance, clearly readable simplicity and traditional American baclground. 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 really traditional. These rules apply on the ways that some motive or a theme can be drawn or colored. This is the reason why the tattoo artists of today use designs from renowned artists like Jerry Collins and Lyle Tuttle as basis for any of their traditional designs. This is why there are that many traditional tattoo designs which are directly copied from a sheet which is prepared in order to allow mass replication.

Those collectors who would like to get a real and fully "traditional" custom tattoo should be aware of the strict guidelines these tattoo designs have. It is therefore wise that you choose a tattoo artist that is familiar with these guidelines and can give you the traditional tattoo with a twist of yourself or the artist. If they do not pay heed about this aspect of traditional tattoo designs, a person may end up with a fake or "untrue" traditional tattoo, which will be discerned by all the people knowledgeable in the art of tattooing. 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 the name suggests, these are a combination of the traditional design with some trendy influences. The result of this is usually something more spectacular and an interesting tattoo in general. A good example would be a traditional shaped design with different shades of black and thicker lines while it has a variety of nice colors inside the outer lines. The neo-traditional tattoo designs are great for those people that like the traditional designs but would like something more futuristic. Find information on traditional tattoo designs at your tattoo design.