Watercolor tattoo

Color outside the lines.

If you’re going to get a tattoo, Las Vegas is one of the best places to do so. Tattoo culture is not only alive and well here in the desert, it’s where you’ll also find some of the newer, edgier styles first hitting the scene.

Like watercolor tattoos, for example. They’re totally unconventional and insanely cool to look at, let alone own. But for a lot of tattoo artists, they’re super hard to master. That’s because most other tattoo styles are applied using thick, well-defined lines and edges making it easier to keep any color in its intended place. That technique gets thrown out the window with watercolor tattoos.

Just like real watercolor paints which flow freely when wet, watercolor tattoos allow the ink to run wild, creating unpredictable shapes to bring a design to life. They use hazy pools of color to create shadow and depth, and merge seamlessly with your skin as if they were there the day you were born.

If you’ve ever tried watercolor painting, you know how hard it is to control the paint on the paper. The same goes for watercolor tattoos. That means your artist needs to know how to apply color so that it has staying power, while still looking soft and free flowing like the real deal.

If you’re going to get a watercolor tattoo, you can’t just trust any tattoo artist to make it happen. Lucky for you, Hart & Huntington Las Vegas has several tattoo artists on staff who have mastered the watercolor look. You can place your bets on them and know you’ll walk away with a one-of-a-kind design that you’ll be proud to show off for years to come, long after the next tattoo craze comes along.