Old School vs New School

These iconic tattoo styles are undoubtedly the best known today, whether due to their history, their way of tattooing or their striking and professional finishes, these two are certainly a flagship of the most used tattoos in the world.

Whether because you like the old style or want something a little more modern, here we will show you a little more about these two styles that, due to their time in this world, we can confidently call them “classic tattoos.”

What characterizes each style?

Each tattoo style is different or unique among others, but the truth is that each tattoo style is a consequence of another, the New School was created from the Old School to have designs for very different lines, contrast and shadow designs.

It is important to know which style we really want in order to have clearer ideas about it, and look for future references.

Old School Tattoos

These tattoos are the ones that we see most frequently in older adults, because at that time tattoos were not very common and there were not as many tools as there are now, their main characteristics are the following.

• Thick lines are used

Thick lines to identify specific parts of the tattoo.

• Very clean tattoo

From start to finish, it has little detail and is simple, professional but simple which makes for a clean tattoo every time.

• simple colors

The color palette used in these styles is very basic, blue, red, green, black and so on.

• short sessions

It is mostly used in small and medium-sized tattoos, but due to its particular style it is done in one or two sessions.

New School Tattoos

This particular style of tattoos is the one most likely to resemble any person, as it is the most open style both in its range of tattoos and in customization, making it suitable for any type of person.

This particular style has a lot of features, but these are the main ones.

• Graffiti

The graffiti style is part of many new school tattoos, due to its style and dedication when capturing it.

• Inks with brighter colors

Many inks have a slightly more metallic color, which makes the tattoos brighter.

• Chrome colors

A large color palette brings endless colors for every style, including achrome colors for techno tattoos.

• Total pattern break

This particular style does not follow a set pattern, each tattoo is different and the artist can do it however they want as long as they have a professional result for each client.

• Longer lasting tattoos

A little more realistic inks also means longer lasting tattoos.

Unique styles for each person

Each person has their own style in their mind and part of their heart, so there may be 100 techniques but we always want what appeals to us the most, so we have a whole world of possibilities and all of them hand in hand with the best tattoo style.

If you liked these styles you can look at more examples on the internet until you find your own tattoo style or combine one style with another.

Recommendations

Each tattoo artist has a unique style and sometimes performs better in one technique more than another. If you like a particular style, get a tattoo artist who is an expert in that particular style and talk to him about the tattoo and what it means to you. so you can have a perfect, professional tattoo totally to your liking.

What do you think of these iconic styles?

There are many styles, this time we show you the two most used today. What did you think? If you have tattoos and want to get some more, which style is most similar to your personality? Tell us! We look forward to your comments.