Just like in classical painting there exist many different painting styles, similarly in tattooing, which is also a painting technique. They are called styles of tattooing because tattooing is basically an application to the skin based of a certain motif; it is an act of entering pigment into the skin using needle.

• tribal style
• Celtic style
• haida
• realism
• fantasy
• Japanese style
• traditional style
• new school
• biomechanical style

For detailed explanation of the aforementioned styles check out the gallery.