Bold traditional, delicate fine line, photo-real portraits, custom script — Full Moon's residents cover the full spectrum, so your idea is matched to the hands that live in that style. Here's what each one is, who it suits, and real work from our floor.
Bold lettering · sleeveTraditional is the backbone of tattooing — strong, confident outlines, a tight palette and solid fill, drawn to read clearly from across a room. It is the style that ages best, because it was designed to.
We draw classic motifs the way they were meant to be worn — bold and balanced for the body part they live on. The same discipline carries through our heavier lettering pieces, where weight and spacing do the work.
Who it suits: first-timers who want something that holds up for decades, and anyone who loves a clean, graphic, unmistakable tattoo.
Fine line is delicate, single-needle work — thin, precise linework, soft shading and plenty of negative space. It suits botanicals, small symbols and elegant detail that sits lightly on the skin.
It is also the style with the most to consider long-term: very fine lines can soften with the years, so we take a moment to talk through placement and line weight so your piece stays sharp. Honest advice, every time.
Who it suits: anyone drawn to subtle, refined pieces — fine-line florals, small meaningful symbols, delicate framing work.
Fine line · wasp & butterfly
Realism · micro detailRealism captures something exactly as it is — a portrait, a pet, an object that matters. It lives and dies on light, depth and patient shading, and it is some of the most technical work we do.
Bigger generally reads better here: detail needs room to breathe and to hold up over the years. We will tell you the size a piece really wants, so the likeness is honest rather than crowded — whether it is a full forearm portrait or a tiny object the size of a coin.
Who it suits: tributes, pet portraits, and anyone who wants a real moment or person captured faithfully on the skin.
Blackwork is exactly that — pieces built from solid black, heavy contrast and graphic shapes. It covers everything from bold insects and botanicals to ornamental patterns and large-scale coverage work.
Done well, blackwork is among the most striking and durable work on the floor: the saturation that makes it bold is also what helps it hold its edge over time. It also makes a confident choice for covering or reworking older tattoos.
Who it suits: people who want a strong, high-contrast statement, ornamental detail, or a clean cover-up of existing work.
Blackwork · upper arm
Lettering · "Left on Read"Names, dates, quotes, a line that means something — lettering is about getting the words right and drawing them so they last. From fine flowing script to big, bold custom type, the craft is in the spacing, the flow and the read.
Every piece is lettered by hand for the body part it sits on, so it follows the limb rather than fighting it. We will help you settle on a style of type, a placement that flatters the words, and a size that keeps them legible for life.
Who it suits: meaningful words and names, tributes, and anyone who wants type that is considered rather than copied from a font.
Some ideas only come alive in colour — a portrait with real warmth, a piece where the palette is the point. Colour work asks for thoughtful saturation and an artist who understands how each tone settles and heals on your skin tone.
We talk through which tones will read best on you and how they will look healed, not just fresh. Colour can lift a portrait or a botanical from likeness to life — used with intent, never just for the sake of it.
Who it suits: colour portraits, vivid botanicals, and pieces where the palette carries the meaning.
Portrait · forearmYou do not have to know the style — that is our job. Tell us the idea, the size, where it lives and the story behind it, and we will pair you with the resident who lives in that craft.
Send your idea through the brief builder. A real artist reads every one — no jargon required.
Try our AI try-it-on preview to picture a style and placement before you commit — for inspiration only.
