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Black and grey traditional floral cuff bands wrapped around both with dotwork borders

Traditional Floral Band Tattoos

Twin band tattoos in matched traditional style. I ran five-petal flowers and leaves through the centre of each band, framed top and bottom with heavy black stripes and dotwork borders that read like vintage souvenir flash.

Bands like this have to wrap cleanly without the pattern fighting any bone underneath, and the repeating flower-and-leaf module here handles that gracefully. Black and grey only, no colour, which means the design will sit consistently against any future work added later. A matched set like this pairs naturally with further work in the same vocabulary.

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By Rhys Thomas at Whitetail Tattoo, Level 3, 41–47 Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand

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Common Questions About Traditional in Wellington

What's the difference between traditional and neo-traditional?
Traditional keeps to a small, classical colour palette (reds, yellows, greens, blues) with chunky outlines and limited shading. Neo-traditional opens that up with more colours, finer detail, and more painterly shading. Same bones, more flexibility.
Do traditional tattoos cost less because they look simpler?
No. Traditional tattoos look deceptively simple. Clean bold lines and solid colour packs are hard to execute well, and they're priced on time and skill required, not visual complexity.
Can a traditional design be personal rather than generic?
Yes. Most of my traditional pieces are custom subjects rendered in the traditional language. Bring your own meaning and I'll handle the visual grammar.