Portfolio

Black and grey

Black and grey realism, from fine forearm pieces to full sleeves and back work. Smooth grey wash, deep blacks and contrast that holds up for years.

Top End billabong back piece with a water buffalo, red-tailed black cockatoo, barramundi and saltwater crocodile

Top End billabong

Black and grey · back

Full back piece of Eminem with a boombox and city scenes, black and grey realism

Eminem back piece

Black and grey · back

Back piece of a mountain ranch with a barn, horses and a bear, black and grey realism

The ranch

Black and grey · back

Back piece of a horse and a Native American chief in a feathered headdress

Horse and the chief

Black and grey · back

Leg sleeve of a deep-sea monster rising above a sinking ship

Leviathan

Black and grey · leg sleeve

Leg sleeve of an octopus wrapping a shark and a skull, black and grey realism

Octopus and the shark

Black and grey · leg sleeve

Leg sleeve of drifting jellyfish and coral, black and grey realism

Jellyfish drift

Black and grey · leg sleeve

Anglerfish with a glowing lure in the deep, on the thigh

Anglerfish

Black and grey · thigh

Full sleeve of an owl inside a lightning storm over a pine forest

Storm owl

Black and grey · sleeve

Full sleeve of a hooded skull, skeleton hand and a pile of skulls

Skull and bones

Black and grey · sleeve

Full sleeve of a sinister clown with horror details, black and grey realism

The clown

Black and grey · sleeve

Screaming vampire with a gothic church on the forearm

The vampire

Black and grey · forearm

Skull wearing a feathered headdress on the thigh, black and grey realism

Headdress skull

Black and grey · thigh

Hooded knight with a sword above misty mountains and pines on the arm

The knight

Black and grey · arm

Old bush hut and post-and-rail fence under storm clouds on the shoulder

The bush hut

Black and grey · shoulder

Kookaburra perched on the upper arm, black and grey realism

Kookaburra

Black and grey · upper arm

Spiral galaxy and star field half sleeve on the upper arm

Spiral galaxy

Black and grey · half sleeve

Astronaut floating past the moon on the upper arm

The astronaut

Black and grey · upper arm

Matching skull tattoos across both hands, black and grey realism

Skull hands

Black and grey · hands

Portrait tattoos across both hands, black and grey realism

Portrait hands

Black and grey · hands

Owl tattooed across the hand, black and grey realism

Owl hand

Black and grey · hand

Weathered old fisherman portrait across the full back, with a lone figure fishing from a boat below

The old fisherman

Black and grey · back

Hooded reaper rising between two breaking waves with an eagle overhead, full back piece

Reaper and the waves

Black and grey · back

Tall ship caught in the tentacles of a giant octopus on the lower leg

Ship and kraken

Black and grey · lower leg

Spiral galaxy over a forest waterfall, with a lone figure in the water below, on the thigh

Galaxy falls

Black and grey · thigh

Snow-capped mountain and pine forest with two children walking the road towards it, full back

The road to the mountain

Black and grey · back

Great white shark rising out of the deep towards a diver, on the thigh

Great white rising

Black and grey · thigh

Cracked skull with a spider crawling across it, full back piece

Skull and spider

Black and grey · back

Jaguar stalking through the jungle above an ancient temple, full sleeve

Jaguar and the temple

Black and grey · sleeve

Lion beneath a waterfall on the upper arm, flowing into a full sleeve

Lion and falls

Black and grey · sleeve

Koala in a gum tree above a black cockatoo, on the arm

Koala and cockatoo

Black and grey · arm

Bandaged mummy with an ankh and scarab, full sleeve

The mummy

Black and grey · sleeve

Bearded Viking warrior portrait on the back of the hand, with a forest above

The Viking

Black and grey · hand

Black and grey portrait of Eminem with hands together, tattooed from the reference photo beside it

Eminem portrait

Black and grey · forearm

Reaper holding a girl on a swing above a graveyard under a full moon

Reaper and the swing

Black and grey · thigh

Dragon with a glowing red eye beneath a dark castle, on the thigh

Dragon and the castle

Black and grey · thigh

Fly fisherman casting beneath a waterfall with a trout below, full sleeve

The fly fisherman

Black and grey · sleeve

Bear catching salmon in a river below jagged mountain peaks, full leg sleeve

Bear and the river

Black and grey · leg sleeve

Owl above misty mountains and pine forest, full sleeve

Owl and the mountains

Black and grey · sleeve

Kookaburra on a fence post in front of an old windmill, on the shoulder

Kookaburra and the windmill

Black and grey · shoulder

Great white shark breaching on the forearm

Great white

Black and grey · forearm

Snarling clown with a carnival tent and ferris wheel, full back piece

The carnival

Black and grey · back

Great white shark and a glowing anglerfish in the deep, on the leg

Shark and anglerfish

Black and grey · leg

Monstrous deep-sea anglerfish above a sunken wreck, full leg sleeve

Deep sea

Black and grey · leg sleeve

Pharaoh portrait above the sphinx and pyramids, on the forearm

Pharaoh and the sphinx

Black and grey · forearm

Alien looming over the pyramids and a lone figure, full leg sleeve

Alien and the pyramids

Black and grey · leg sleeve

Alien face emerging from textured skin and planets, full sleeve

The visitor

Black and grey · sleeve

Classic slasher film villains in black and grey, full leg sleeve

Horror icons

Black and grey · leg sleeve

Skull and smoke beneath a hooded reaper, full sleeve

Skull and the reaper

Black and grey · sleeve

Old farmhouse, fence and windmill under a stormy sky, on the shoulder

The old farmhouse

Black and grey · shoulder

Old ute parked under a windmill and gum trees at sunset, on the ribs

The old ute

Black and grey · ribs

Railway line and a hand holding a photograph, flowing into a full sleeve

Railway memories

Black and grey · sleeve

Lighthouse on a headland under a stormy sky, half sleeve

The lighthouse

Black and grey · half sleeve

Palm trees above a rolling swell on the neck

Palms and the swell

Black and grey · neck

Palm tree and beach at sunrise on the forearm

Palms at first light

Black and grey · forearm

Woman's face wrapped in thorns on the lower leg

Thorns

Black and grey · lower leg

Woman standing beneath a tropical waterfall with palms above, leg sleeve

The waterfall

Black and grey · leg sleeve

Centipede crawling through dry grass in the underarm

Centipede

Black and grey · underarm

Giant eye with a hand pressed against it from inside

The eye

Black and grey · arm

Shark jaws framing a tall ship and octopus across the torso

Jaws and the wreck

Black and grey · torso

Black and grey tiger stalking down the upper arm

Tiger

Black and grey · sleeve

Octopus and moray eel wrapping a full leg

Octopus and moray

Black and grey · leg sleeve

Black and grey great white shark sleeve

White shark sleeve

Black and grey · sleeve

Chained panther roaring through a forest across the chest

Chained panther

Black and grey · chest

Black and grey saltwater crocodile across the upper arm

Saltwater croc

Black and grey · upper arm

Stag at dusk in the hills on the upper arm

Stag at dusk

Black and grey · upper arm

Black and grey bear and forest forearm piece

Bear and forest

Black and grey · forearm

A face rising through bubbles and dark water

Under the surface

Black and grey · thigh

About black and grey tattoos

Black and grey realism relies on smooth grey wash, strong blacks and careful contrast. It ages well, suits almost any placement and works for everything from animals to landscapes to portraits. Every piece is drawn for you and built over full days. [Dylan: add your approach to grey wash and contrast.]

More from the portfolio

Fish and marine

Great whites, old fishermen, tall ships and the creatures of the deep.

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Wildlife

Lions, jaguars, bears, owls and Australian natives in black and grey realism.

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Sea and shore

Breaking waves, palms, beaches at first light and faces in the water.

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