Style
Script and lettering tattoos
Lettering looks like the simplest thing on the flash wall and is one of the least forgiving. A letterform that is a fraction off is obvious to everyone who reads it, forever, and unlike a flower nobody can be talked into seeing it differently.
Spelling, spacing, then ink
Every piece of lettering gets drawn up, printed as a stencil, and checked with you on the skin before anything starts. You read it back. That is not us being precious, it is the only step that reliably catches a wrong date or a missing letter, and we would rather find it on a stencil.
Choosing a style of script
Script has a weight and a slant, and both have to suit where it is going. Long flowing script wraps a forearm or a collarbone well. Heavy blackletter wants a flat area with room, like a back, a chest or an outer arm. Trying to force one into the other is where lettering gets cramped.
Large banded work
Text across a full back or chest is laid out as a single composition with whatever surrounds it, not added afterwards as an afterthought. If you have existing work you want the lettering to sit inside, bring photos of it to the consultation.
Examples
Script and lettering tattoos from this studio
Photographed at the Tongarra Rd shop. Nothing here is stock imagery or another studio's work.
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Black and grey lettering across a full back, with script banding and heavy shading around it.
Who to ask for
Artists who take this on
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Skye Gallagher
Artist
Fine line, botanical and illustrative work, and black and grey animal and portrait pieces.
Other styles
Have a look at the rest
Talk to us about a script and lettering piece
Give us the idea, the rough size and where on your body it is going. If you are not sure whether it will work at that size, say so and we will tell you.
- Ring the shop
- (02) 4257 8288
- Open
- Mon to Fri 10:00 to 5:00pm
Sat 10:00 to 4:00pm, Sun closed