BLACK & GREY REALISM

Realism or photorealism tattoos, are a style that attempts to recreate real life images, often depicting portraits, pets or landscapes with a high level of detail, depth and texture.

There are 2 sub-types, ‘black and grey’ and ‘full colour’.

To create a range of tones and levels of contrast, black and grey realism uses only black ink and shades of grey, and sometimes very small amounts of white to highlight and create the illusion of space and movement. Your artist will use techniques like fine line work, stippling, and subtle shading to create the “photorealistic” effect. 

Black and grey is an incredibly popular style for meaningful tattoos ie; memorial and tribute pieces due to their life-like appearance. 

Full colour realism is very similar, but instead uses a full scope of colours to bring your vision to life. Exaggerated colour palettes and values create a unique visual effect.