Recommended Artist for Neo-Traditional Tattoos: Paul, Kassaundra
Neo traditional tattoos are a very popular style of tattoo in today’s culture (2000’s). These are vibrant tattoos that are meant to stand out and create a beautiful display of art to be admired. The Neo Traditional style takes elements from the traditional American style of tattooing and adds a few new elements creating a unique style of tattoo.
Traditional American style tattoos started in the 1930’s and symbolized rejection of the American dream and were shown to have counter-culture meanings. Traditional tattoos have been known to use bold clean black lines, a classic color palette, and minimal shading. This style was influenced by more modern Japanese art and are commonly noted in tattoo history as a driving force to make tattoos acceptable in the culture.
Neo traditional tattoos use a slightly wider color palette than standard traditional and use more detailed and multi-dimensional designs. Still using the bold clean lines of traditional tattoos, the Neo style uses more saturated colors. Like a lot of things the Neo traditional style adds a flare to the old traditional style and is used to stand out. These tattoos are usually very colorful and are very popular in today’s culture, even recognized by GQ Magazine as a quickly growing style of tattoo in America for both men and women.
Neo Traditional Changes to Traditional Style
Neo traditional tattoos use a slightly wider color palette than standard traditional and use more detailed and multi-dimensional designs. Still using the bold clean lines of traditional tattoos, the Neo style uses more saturated colors. Like a lot of things the Neo traditional style adds a flare to the old traditional style and is used to stand out. These tattoos are usually very colorful and are very popular in today’s culture, even recognized by GQ Magazine as a quickly growing style of tattoo in America for both men and women.
Some Things to Consider When getting a Neo Traditional Tattoo
Some things to consider prior to getting your tattoo in the Neo Traditional:
- What do you want the tattoo to mean or represent?
- Where are you placing the tattoo?
- Are you going to be uncomfortable with people commenting on your tattoo?
These questions will help the artist understand how to go about scheduling and designing the artwork. For the best results for a Neo Traditional style tattoo is best to come to our artists with a concept vs. an image pulled from Google. This tattoo is your tattoo and shouldn’t be a duplicate of someone else’s. All our artists are highly skilled and very creative, trust our artists and you’ll have a great looking custom tattoo that is unique to you and you alone.