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Old School Tattoos
Old Schooltattoo work from artists across the TattooNOW network. Each image links to the artist’s portfolio.
About Old School Tattoos
Old school — American traditional — is the foundational Western style: bold black outlines, a limited palette of bright primaries, solid black shading and a canon of iconic motifs like anchors, swallows, roses and daggers.
- Codified by legends like Sailor Jerry; the rules grew out of hard-won practical wisdom
- Bold outlines and high contrast read from across a room — and age beautifully
- A well-done traditional piece can stay sharp and legible for fifty years
- Judge execution: even outlines, fully solid color, and "black that's black"
- A superb first-tattoo choice precisely because of its durability and clarity
Last updated June 2026

Medusa Tattoo

Traditiona dagger and mask tattoo by Slyfox

Desert Skull

Polilla

Annie Oakley

Hot Stuff Frog

Horse

Neo Traditional Dog

Nature

Serpent Goddess

Raven skull

2 headed snake and rose

Monmon Cat

Hades and Cerberus

Lightning and stuff

Woman Marine

Demon devil Lucifer chain

Taz tattoo

Beavis and Butthead Tattoo

vintage poppy rose hip tattoo

chickidee-tattoo

Snake and Dagger Tattoo

Traditional Mom Rose

space ship tattoo

Mermaid

Bearded lady

linemans eagle

Color Gravestone Tattoo

Black and gray skull guns

Sorry Mom

Unique Full Sleeve Sugar Skull Tattoo

Eagle and Snake

cyclamen flower tattoo vintage botanical

rose wheat tattoo

American Traditional Pinup Tattoo

Color Clock and Cherry Blossom Tattoo

Traditional Nurse Tattoo

old microphone

Robotic Arm

1920's Art Deco Pinup Tattoo

Gothic Still Life Sleeve

Neo-Traditional Velociraptor in a Top Hat Color Tattoo

Mixed Floral on Shoulder- Instagram @michaelbalesart

halftone portrait with old school rose , custom fusion style

The Tower Card Tattoo

ornamental bongo style dotwork linework with crystal centrepiece

Calvin&Hobbes Tattoo

Girl head with skull

