New School Tattoos: Like Graffiti on the Skin

Intense, extreme, almost exaggerated - that is the motto of the New School Tattoos. Inspired by many different directions such as anime, graffiti or comics, the New School Tattoos decorate the skin of many people and appear anything but boring. You can recognize this style by the intense and preferably fancy colors like neon or different shades of a tone, the extreme 3D effects and the wide outlines that make the motifs stand out.

Like graffiti on the skin

If you're into graffiti, cartoons and exaggerated proportions, you're definitely on the right page with a New School tattoo. Popular motifs include caricatures of zombies, animals or animated characters. Of course, all filled out with lots of color, big eyes, and multiple dimensions. Many artists like this type of tattoos especially because of the endless possibilities of implementations and the usually given freedom of creativity. Many tattoos are related to a personal meaning, whereas a new school tattoo is more about character and creating a true work of art. The fun and the joy of the tattoo are here in the foreground.

The colour makes the difference

New School is often confused or associated with the Neo Traditional style. The difference here is simply the color, which in the New School style trumps with intensity and variations. Neo Traditional sticks more to the classic colors of Old School style and combines them with motifs from the more modern world such as robots or tape recorders. What New School and Neo Traditional have in common are the thick black outlines. Especially with regard to the bold colors, a New School tattoo is also very suitable as a cover-up to cover up faded works or old youth sins. New School tattoos had their peak in the 90s and early 2000s with motifs like Betty Boop, Pokémon or Dragon Ball. Today, the hype around the almost kitschy motifs has receded, but the style itself is still used and is a fixed component in the studios of this world due to its versatility and individuality.