Style

Blackwork tattoo in Madrid

Solid black, hard contrast and compositions built to occupy a whole area rather than sit in the middle of it. Blackwork is the most forgiving style over time — and the least forgiving of a bad composition.

Composition before ink

Blackwork is about the shape of the black and the shape of the skin left bare. Both matter equally. We design around the muscle and the movement of the area, which is why we ask for the body part before we ask for the motif.

Solid black takes sessions

Packing large areas of solid black properly takes time and usually more than one sitting. Rushing it is how you end up with patchy fill. We tell you the realistic number of sessions in the quote, not after you have started.

It ages well, and that is the point

Heavy black holds its shape for decades in a way that fine detail does not. If you want something that still reads clearly in twenty years, this is the style that gets you there.

Manga completa en negro y gris: retrato de un rey nórdico con corona sobre una calavera y runas

Real work

Black that still reads in twenty years

Solid fill and composition built around how the area actually moves.

Before you book

The quote is free and valid for 30 days. Send us the idea, the body part and a rough size and we come back with a closed price and how many sessions it takes. Nothing is held until the deposit is paid, so there is no pressure at the quote stage.

We are at Av. del Marqués de Corbera 33, 28017 Madrid — La Elipa, Ciudad Lineal. Open every day, 11:00–21:00.

Free quote

Been turning that idea over for months?

Tell us about it and we will come back with a price, how many sessions it takes and how it would sit on your body. Free, no strings: if it does not add up for you, that is fine.

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Free quote · Valid for 30 days · The slot is confirmed once the deposit is paid

3 mini tattoos70 €
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