Examples of neo-traditional work?

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Angertank
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Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:31 pm

I've become very interested by some pieces I've seen which might be neo-traditional. I know very, very little about this style, though, so I was wondering if some folks could be so kind as to post information about the style as well as a bunch of examples?
I've done the whole Google images thing, but that's only as reliable as the labels attached to photos and I ended up with a bunch of weird stuff.
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:33 am

Some artist examples

www.vidaloca.fi

www.myspace.com/sethwood

www.originalclassictattoo.com

www.myspace.com/uncleallan

www.tattoosfortheunloved.com


Its classic tattoo designs done New by giving them a different look.
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This is my leg, done by Uncle Allan.
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/imag ... d5448b.jpg
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:47 am

awesome! i also like the grime piece.
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Adam Barton!!!
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Angertank
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:05 pm

werndog wrote:This is my leg, done by Uncle Allan.
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/imag ... d5448b.jpg
Oh. My. God.
That is so sweet! NICE!
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:11 pm

Oh, hot damn, but there's some sweet work at these links.
I'm falling in love with a style I didn't know existed.

So, let me know if I'm getting it: it looks like neo-trad is really about old-school traditional art, but updated with finer needlework, some brighter inks, and a bit of a busier style, but while staying true to that old school aesthetic. Am I right?

Edited to add: there also seems to be a kind of a mystical darkness to many of the images, also. Is that also a hallmark of the style?
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:13 pm

Have you had work done with Karl? I'm really interested in pursuing some work with him, I dig his style.
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:42 am

I'm not feeling the snake but I really really love the rest of this tattoo
Lucky!


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Fri Jul 03, 2009 3:17 am

Angertank wrote:So, let me know if I'm getting it: it looks like neo-trad is really about old-school traditional art, but updated with finer needlework, some brighter inks, and a bit of a busier style, but while staying true to that old school aesthetic. Am I right?
You make us proud grashopper.
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Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:38 am

Uncle Allan is my new favorite artist! Wow - his stuff is blowing me away!
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Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:51 am

Yep he is killer, if you are into clean ,modern traditional tattoos than Allan is second to none, my opinion anyway.
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