A style of tattooing called "black and gray realism" has its roots in East Los Angeles' Chicano culture. It moved from penal institutions, to the barrios, to high-end tattoo shops around the world.

A popular style of tattooing called "black and gray realism" has its roots in East LA's Chicano culture. It moved from California prisons in the 1970s to high-end tattoo shops worldwide.

What are the best unique rose tattoos for men? Explore stunning designs and their deep meanings, from love and passion to ...

The buzz of tattoo machines provides a constant hum inside the Golden Eagle Tattoo parlor on lower State Street in Santa Barbara, where the walls are lined with endless collections of hand-drawn flash ...

His work, along with other examples of the black-and-gray style, is on view at the Natural History Museum as part of the traveling “Tattoo” exhibition that opened Sunday.

In fact, black-and-gray is so removed from its origins that a new generation of tattoo fans know the style more for its forays into geometric designs such as mandalas or Celtic crosses or the ...

They mostly create nature-inspired tattoos, like twists on traditional rose tattoos, and traditional tattoos of gorgeous pinups, but with a gothic spin.

These blackwork rose tattoos by Reece Saville, a Sydney-based tattoo artist, are giving us all the feels. What a chic twist on the traditional!

Kat Von D has been replacing the famous designs across her body with blackout tattoos. So far, she's covered portraits, an "angel of death," and more.

Whether it's watercolor, lettering, geometric, traditional black and grey or any other style, the artists at these Colorado Springs studios are sure to possess the skill needed for your next tattoo.

Neo-traditional tattoos, one of the most popular styles of tattooing, contrasts a lot of black and a lot of bright colors, according to the judges.