Polynesian Tattoo Photo #1681

Common motifs include tribal patterns, waves, spears, and sun symbols. This guide covers style, placement, and practical design choices for tribal patterns.

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 wrist offers a compact area that suits fine-line work, small symbols, and script. Its visibility means the tattoo becomes part of daily life, always in the wearer's line of sight.