Black-and-gray is a style of
tattooing that uses only black ink in varying shades. Typically, black and gray
tattoo work consists in using different shades of black. By diluting the black
ink with distilled water in various proportions, creating a "wash",
lighter shades can be produced. Although this is the popular method, some artists
mix white ink with black, but it is not the traditional method.
Other things that need to be kept
in mind are needle depth and speed. For a lighter shade, hand speed can be
increased. After a tattoo has been completed with varying degrees of black,
highlights are often added using white. White ink can also be used to smooth
out sharp transitions between the different shades.
Black and grey tattoos are
generally believed to have originated within prison systems, where inmates had
no access to colored ink. They perfected a single-needle tattoo machine to
produce highly realistic shading in their tattoo designs. This technique works
well for portraiture.
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