Traditional Tattoos

bold outline · solid colour · limited palette · timeless motifs

Traditional tattooing uses bold outlines, solid colour and a limited palette, built on classic American traditional motifs — roses, daggers, panthers, clipper ships, swallows and lady heads. Alex Roze works this style with strong linework and flat, saturated colour picked to stay clear as the tattoo ages. The designs are drawn to read from a distance and to hold up over decades on the skin. Tattooed at Rocky Mountain Tattoo in Kelowna, BC.