Inked Mag Staff
December 13th, 2017
How These Tattoos are Breaking the Rules of Black-and-Grey
Today Greyscale Tattoos are Taking Over the Industry For decades, master tattooers have enforced strict guidelines when it comes to the technical and artistic aspects of tattooing. However, today the…
Today Greyscale Tattoos are Taking Over the Industry
For decades, master tattooers have enforced strict guidelines when it comes to the technical and artistic aspects of tattooing. However, today the power dynamic has shifted and many of the big innovators of the industry have found their way on top. This means that the rules are consistently being broken and new styles are introduced to social media on the daily. Over the past two years, one style has begun to see the affects of this change and artists have begun reinventing an old favorite. Take a look at just a few of the artists who are turning the genre of black-and-grey on it’s head and let us know what you think of this once taboo technique of tattooing.

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