Black & Grey Tattoos

black & grey · light and shadow · realism · portraits · horror · micro-realism

Black and grey is tattooing worked entirely in black ink and its diluted greys, with no colour. Alex Roze uses it for high-contrast portraits, horror, surreal imagery and micro-realism, building form through light and shadow rather than heavy outline. The range of values is chosen so the piece stays readable on skin as it settles and ages. Work runs from single forearm panels to full sleeves and leg pieces, tattooed at Rocky Mountain Tattoo in Kelowna, BC.