Illustrative tattoos include anything you might find in a book, comic, or pictorial illustration. As with many types of art, there are numerous styles of Illustrative tattoos. This tattoo style is one of the most well known in tattoos today.

Illustrative tattoos are inspired by both traditionalism and realism. They usually use black outlines like traditional tattoos and can be colored or essentially black. The key to an illustrative tattoo is to have it feel like a drawn animation rather than shading it to look photorealistic. This gives artists and their clients a lot of flexibility to plan either simple designs or complex, abstract works. So, if you're looking for a tattoo style that captures your imaginative sense, an Illustrative tattoo might be what you're looking for.