EIGHTH ELEMENT TATTOO & PIERCING

Fine Line tattoos can look dainty, thin and intricate with focus / detail on the line work. Design often incorporating single needle (1 to 3 needles). Popular Fine Line tattoos include: Mini Portraits / Realism, Pets / Animals, Flowers, Nature and Landscapes, Skulls, Memorial Tattoos.

American Traditional tattoos are characterized by bold black outlines, a limited color palette (often red, yellow, green, and black), and iconic, often nautical-themed imagery, like anchors, eagles, and roses. Neo-Traditional tattoos uses the old school rules loosely with changes in different line thickness, full color palettes, and can include modern imagery. Popular Traditional Artists include: Sailor Jerry, Stoney St. Clair and Paul Rogers.

Anime tattoos have a very distinct look. It can look bold and exciting with action scenes, or simple and cool with just a few lines of anime scenes and characters, often incorporating manga art and linework. Popular anime includes: One Piece, Naruto/Naruto Shippuden, Dragon Ball Z, Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Death Note, Hunter x Hunter, Cowboy Bebop, Studio Ghibli and more.

Aztec and Maya tattoos are rich in culture. Can look strong, bold and exciting with iconic scenes, often incorporating historic art and detail line work. Aztec tattoos, rooted in ancient Mesoamerican culture, often symbolize strength, power, and spirituality, with designs incorporating deities, warriors, and sacred symbols. They can be used to mark status, achievements, and honor specific gods. 

Black and grey tattoo styles utilize shades of black and grey ink to create a range of tones and levels of contrast, often emphasizing realism and intricate details, and can be used to depict various subjects like portraits, animals, flowers, and landscapes. Black and grey portrait tattoos are popular for memorializing loved ones, utilizing varying shades of black and grey to create a dramatic, often three-dimensional look. Truly a timeless aesthetics.  

Color tattoos can look bright, bold and exciting or simple and cool. Tattooing color involves techniques like color packing, layering, and blending to achieve desired effects, with darker colors often used for shading and outlining, and lighter colors for details. Whether it be Portraits / Realism, Animals, Flowers, Nature and Landscapes, Skulls or Memorial Tattoos. Colors often gives a tattoo the pop to bring the design to life and make it stand out.

Cover-up tattoos are meant to distract the viewer’s eyes to look away from the area being covered up / being hidden in plain sight. This also involves tattooing a design over an existing one or re-work , often to hide or rework an unwanted or poorly executed tattoo, scar, or skin condition. Often distracting the eyes to look away and not notice the previous tattoo that is covered. Our Tattoo Artist can design a new tattoo that is large enough to cover the original tattoo, often incorporating elements of the original design or using a contrasting style. 

Cyber Sigilism and Tribal tattoos can look bold and exciting with lines and black shading. Cyber Sigilism Tattoos combines ancient mysticism and symbols with modern-day technology to create a tattoo design that is truly unique and futuristic looking. Neo-tribal tattoos often carry a deep symbolic meaning. They can represent personal strength, courage, and connection to one's roots or heritage. The intricate patterns and symbols used in these designs are often inspired by nature, spiritual themes, and the art of indigenous cultures.

Floral tattoos can look dainty, elegant, bold and exciting with simple design arrangements, elegant bouquet or simple and cool with just a few lines, often incorporating one or more flowers. Floral tattoos can symbolize a wide range of meanings, from love and beauty to strength and rebirth, depending on the specific flower and cultural context. They can also represent personal connections to nature, important moments, or people. 

Illustrative tattoos can look bold and exciting, or simple and cool with just a few lines of scenes, characters and lines, often incorporating art and linework. Illustrative tattoos use cross hatching, fine lines and stippling for shading, much like you'd find in an illuminated manuscript, ancient etching or engraving, or even an impressionist painting. Others can look more like a sketch or pencil drawing on skin instead of paper.

Geometric and Mandala tattoos can look simple and intricate at the same time. The details in the lines and shading or dotwork often incorporating ancient art and tapered linework. Geometric and Mandala art started in many ancient civilizations and cultures in regions such as India, Cambodia, Greece and the Americas. Beyond individual shapes, geometric tattoos can also represent the complexity of the universe and the idea that life is a pattern of experiences and memories. For those who are spiritual or philosophical, these tattoos can symbolize the quest for understanding the intricate patterns of life and the cosmos.

Greek or Roman Mythology tattoos can look detailed, bold and exciting with action scenes, or simple and cool Greek or Roman Mythology scenes and characters, Gods, and heroes. often incorporating art and linework. Greek mythology tattoos show not just strength and bravery, but also the love of learning. Famous characters like Socrates and Zeus are often as the knowledge and protector.

Polynesian tattoos, or "tatau" in Samoan, are a rich and ancient art form deeply rooted in Polynesian culture, serving as a form of identity, status, and spiritual connection, often conveying a person's lineage, achievements, and social standing. Black lines and grey shading and contrast defines history and culture. Polynesian tattoos are rich in cultural significance, were used to mark identity, status, and achievements, with intricate designs and traditional tools, and are now a symbol of cultural pride and heritage. 

People often get portrait tattoos to remember someone they loved who is no longer with them, like a parent, friend, or family member. It's a way to keep their memory alive and show how much that person meant to them. The tattoo acts as a special reminder of the important people in their life.