Inked Mag Staff
May 31st, 2017
All About Style Morphs: The Tattoo Trend EVERYONE is Talking About
Why Choose Between Traditional, Realism, or Dot Work When You Can Have All Three In One Tattoo? There are plenty of artists out there who excel at many different tattoo…
Why Choose Between Traditional, Realism, or Dot Work When You Can Have All Three In One Tattoo?
There are plenty of artists out there who excel at many different tattoo styles, however, it takes a special kind of artist to combine multiple genres in one tattoo. Borrowing techniques and characteristics of different distinct styles are known as style morphing, and it is one of the most in demand trends of the moment. Made famous by artists such as John “Yogi” Barrett, Coen Mitchell, Jay Freestyle, and Chris Rigoni—style morphing is an innovative hack that has literally turned the tattoo industry on its head. Stay tuned to learn about the style morph masters and discover why this innovative trend is so damn captivating.

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