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Traditional Text & Script tattoos

Style ⚓ Traditional Subject Text & Script Ink 🔵 Blue

14 tattoos · 11 artists · 9 studios

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Placement 💪 Forearm 4 🦵 Thigh 4 🦾 Upper Arm 2 🦿 Calf 2

City 📍 Seattle 5 📍 New York 3 📍 Chicago 2

Artists who have actually done this

Dagger and Banner Traditional ForearmAurora Name Banner Traditional ForearmShip Traditional Forearm

Julie Bolene

Slave to the Needle Ballard · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 3 matching tattoos of 12 in the portfolio
  • 12 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 3 Text & Script tattoos in total
  • 12 Blue tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Grim Reaper and Rose Traditional CalfHand and Banner Traditional Forearm

Danni Nievera

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 2 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 3 Text & Script tattoos in total
  • 9 Blue tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)
Knit Fast Die Warm Yarn Balls Traditional Calf

Gareth Doye

Kak Lucky · Cape Town

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 98 in the portfolio
  • 9 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 4 Text & Script tattoos in total
  • 26 Blue tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: R2,200–3,300 (estimate)
Scorpion Playing Card Upper Arm

David DaVinci

Apollo Tattoo Studio · Los Angeles

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 14 in the portfolio
  • 1 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 2 Text & Script tattoos in total
  • 5 Blue tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)

Compare all 11 artists →

Studios: Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle (3) · Supergenius Tattoo, Seattle (2) · Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (2) · Three Kings Brooklyn, New York (2) · Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor, Upland (1) · Allied Tattoo, New York (1)

The tattoos

14 tattoos
ⓘPhotos where your subject, style or placement is the main one come first, then healed work, then the newest. How we know →
Old school tattoo of dagger with banner lettering on the forearm
Dagger and Banner Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🗡️ Dagger & Knife💪 Forearm
Julie Bolene →Slave to the Needle Ballard
Old school tattoo of clipper ship on the forearm
Ship Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)⛵ Ship💪 Forearm
Julie Bolene →Slave to the Needle Ballard
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of flower on the forearm
Aurora Name Banner Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)📅 Name or Date💪 Forearm
Julie Bolene →Slave to the Needle Ballard
Old school and lettering tattoo of balls of yarn with knitting needles with banner text on the calf
Knit Fast Die Warm Yarn Balls Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💬 Quote🦿 Calf
Gareth Doye →Kak Lucky
Old school tattoo of scorpion with playing card frame on the upper arm
Scorpion Playing Card Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦂 Scorpion🦾 Upper Arm
David DaVinci →Apollo Tattoo Studio
Old school tattoo of wolf in a studded punk vest on the thigh
Punk Wolf in a Studded Vest Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐺 Wolf🦵 Thigh
Lorena Skunkrocker →Three Kings Brooklyn
Old school tattoo of wheels covered in eyes with eyes on the thigh
Eyed Wheels in Flames Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)😇 Angel🦵 Thigh
Anthony Papallo →Three Kings Brooklyn
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of hands on the forearm
Hand and Banner Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🤲 Hands💪 Forearm
Danni Nievera →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of panther & leopard on the thigh
Winged Panther Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard🦵 Thigh
Harmony Furman →Salvation Tattoo Gallery
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of hands on the thigh
Prisoner of Love Hand and Heart Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🤲 Hands🦵 Thigh
Chris Kast →Allied Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of flower on the calf
Grim Reaper and Rose Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)⚰️ Grim Reaper🦿 Calf
Danni Nievera →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of text & script on the upper arm
Horseshoe Heart Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)Text & Script🦾 Upper Arm
Darling Tom →Supergenius Tattoo
black with color accents traditional (old school) tattoo of bird on the ribs & side
Banner Text Ribs →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐦 Bird🥋 Ribs & Side
Cory Jordan →Supergenius Tattoo
colorful lettering and traditional (old school) tattoo of rose on the neck
Rose and Banner Neck Piece →
✍️ Lettering🌹 Rose🦒 Neck
Neil Wilson →Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor

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