Clean lines and unchanging subjects: two vital criteria to judge whether or not a Traditional tattoo is up to scratch.
![Andres Inkman, Black Ship, Barcelona, Spain](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Andres-Inkman-Black-Ship-Barcelona-Spain.jpg)
The tradition and history which are part and parcel of it mean lovers of this style have to work with just a few colours, heavy outlines and large swathes of flat colour.
![Clemens Hahn, Truly Yours, Mannheim, Germany](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Clemens-Hahn-Truly-Yours-Mannheim-Germany-e1626680967632.jpg)
this style. There is a little more choice as far as the subjects are concerned and these range from the classics of American Old School to their European retakes.
![Paul Dobleman, Black Heart Tattoo, San Francisco, USA](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Paul-Dobleman-Black-Heart-Tattoo-San-Francisco-USA.jpg)
And that is why, alongside the iconic tigers, pathers, eagles, their are also women with a generally old-fashioned air, hearts and lettering as well as everything that could possibly arise from the encounter of an artist with a brilliant mind and a dreamy visionary.
See our choice for you and find your favourite traditional tattoo!
![Tony Nilsson, Blue Arms Tattoo, Oslo, Norway](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Tony-Nilsson-Blue-Arms-Tattoo-Oslo-Norway.jpg)
![Rodrigo Kalaka, Corona Tattoo, Oviedo, Spain](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Rodrigo-Kalaka-Corona-Tattoo-Oviedo-Spain.jpg)
![Rich Hardy, Private Studio, Australia](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Rich-Hardy-Private-Studio-Australia-e1626681003265.jpg)
![Laurent Trelaun, Shangri-La Tattoo, San Rafael, USA](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Laurent-Trelaun-Shangri-La-Tattoo-San-Rafael-USA-e1626681020630.jpg)
![El Bara, True Love Tattoo, Madrid, Spain](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/El-Bara-True-Love-Tattoo-Madrid-Spain.jpg)
![Dan Sinnes, Luxembourg Electric Avenue, Luxembourg](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Dan-Sinnes-Luxembourg-Electric-Avenue-Luxembourg-e1626680983444.jpg)
![Chris Stuart, Made To Last Tattoo, Charlotte, USA](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Chris-Stuart-Made-To-Last-Tattoo-Charlotte-USA.jpg)
![Gordon Combs, Tattoo Smile, Portland, USA](https://www.tattoolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gordon-Combs-Tattoo-Smile-Portland-USA-e1626681447401.jpg)