Penguin Tattoo Photo #6369

Common motifs include ice shapes, waves, and simple silhouettes. This guide covers style, placement, and practical design choices for ice shapes.

Using only black ink at different dilutions, this style achieves a photographic quality with rich shadows and soft highlights. Black and grey work is versatile enough for portraits, nature scenes, and symbolic imagery.

The collarbone's clean horizontal line provides a natural guide for elongated designs. This placement adds a subtle accent to the upper body and works especially well with fine-line and minimalist styles.