American Traditional tattoos
American traditional pushes the classic old-school formula: bold black outlines, saturated flat color, and enduring motifs designed to stay legible for decades.
37 designs in the gallery
Featured american traditional designs
All american traditional designs
A giant squid wrapping its tentacles around a heavy iron anchor
American Traditional
A masked cowgirl holding a smoking six-shooter pistol beside a blooming cactus
American Traditional
A vintage brass diving helmet tangled in dark green kelp and seaweed
American Traditional
A cloaked grim reaper holding a brass hourglass with red running sand
American Traditional
A fortune teller wearing a silk headscarf gazing into a glowing crystal ball
American Traditional
A weeping eye visible inside a tarnished brass keyhole with falling tears
American Traditional
A lighthouse perched on a rocky cliff surrounded by crashing ocean waves
American Traditional
A roaring tiger head biting a human skull surrounded by red roses
American Traditional
A swallow in flight clutching a dripping golden horseshoe in its claws
American Traditional
A snarling black panther head impaled by a polished brass dagger
American Traditional
A phoenix rising from flames
American Traditional
A coiled serpent with geometric scales
American Traditional
An anatomical human heart with roses
American Traditional
A sailing ship on stormy seas
American Traditional
Snoopy holding two revolvers pointing in opposite directions
American Traditional
Two cherubs on a cloud. Black and white. Fine line meets American traditional with “k” hidden in cloud
American Traditional
Two cherubs on a cloud. Black and white. Fine line meets American traditional with “z” hidden in cloud
American Traditional
“katana” written in the cloud but small. black and white. Whimsy
American Traditional
Two cherubs on a cloud with the name “katana” written in the cloud but small. black and white. Whimsy
American Traditional
Two cherubs on a cloud with the name “katana” written in the cloud but small. black and white. Whimsy
American Traditional
Two cherubs on a cloud with the name “katana” written in it
American Traditional
PomPompourin on a cross, gothic look. Black and white
American Traditional
PomPompourin on a cross, gothic look
American Traditional
A sailing ship on stormy seas
American Traditional
A soaring eagle with spread wings and sharp talons
American Traditional
A soaring eagle with spread wings and sharp talons
American Traditional
A sailing ship on stormy seas
American Traditional
A soaring eagle with spread wings and sharp talons
American Traditional
A soaring eagle with spread wings and sharp talons
American Traditional
A soaring eagle with spread wings and sharp talons
American Traditional
A soaring eagle with spread wings and sharp talons
American Traditional