I prefer color. It’s more visually interesting than black and grey, and the point of tattoos is to look at them.

I like black and grey for some things, like horror theme tattoos or Halloween themes or Sak Yant style tattoos, but I think black and gray demands better art to be as visually commanding as its color counterpoints.

It’s as simple as this. Would you rather watch a movie in color, or black and white?

Just as in movies, and tattoos, there are “classics”. They are the movies like, “Key Largo” (with Humphrey Bogart) that should be in black and white.
And classic tattoos like, “Clint Eastwood” portraits.

Just to mess with your thoughts, shouldn’t a “Wizard of Oz” tattoo be in both black and gray AND color?

@Zorba 129478 wrote:

I currently have 2 – one of each. Future tattoos will probably be color – but my B&W looks better as such. Black roses are, well, black.

Zorba and black rose? Both rare things. As a horticulturist, unusual examples or flowers and plants are intriguing. The black rose, white choral bells, a white zinnia, and of course pussy willow. Zorba, on the other hand is unique because he bucks the stereotype of belly dancers. A male belly dancer! I had an uncle that could “Shimmy dance”. (must have been similar)

I’ve never seen a truly black rose, and I’ve never met Zorba. Perhaps it’s time I start my “bucket list”?

It really depends on the piece. Overall though I prefer colour and the more the better.

My arms are 90% black and grey. But recently I have started appreciating color in tattoos. And I plan to do full color on my chest.

I really do love the look of a B&G sleeve. And if I had ever planned to do a sleeve I probably would have gone that way.

But for, not sure what to call them except ‘here and there??’ tattoos or I guess ‘single’ tattoos, I like them better in colour.

So I started with beautiful colour tattoos. (That recently seem to be trending toward a sleeve. Oops. ;))

I like color better.