New skool

girl with new skool tattoos

New Skool (also New School) refers to a tattoo style that is bold and bright. It includes contemporary and fantastical designs,^[1] distinct from the old school tattoo style in that they contain more elaborate blending and shading gradations with an extensive color palette.^[2]

History

After the Second World War, tattoos started to become associated with gangsters and juvenile delinquents.^{[citation needed]} When shoddy sterilization practices sparked an outbreak of hepatitis in 1961,^[3] the scene was forced even further underground.^{[citation needed]} But after new legislation was passed and updated health codes were implemented, interest was renewed by a younger generation which forged the new school style we see today. New technology combined with fresh ideas has resulted in tattoos that are bold, and bright and utilize heavy outlines.^[4]

References

1. ^ Hudson, Karen L.. "New school tattoo art". About.com. http://tattoo.about.com/cs/beginners/g/blglosnewschool.htm/. Retrieved 26 August 2009. 
2. ^ "Tattoo Style Reference". YellowMan. http://www.yellowman.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=YATC&Category_Code=STYLES. Retrieved 26 August 2009. 
3. ^ Watkins, Terry. "Tattoo's Deadly Little Secret". Dial-the-Truth Ministries. http://www.av1611.org/tattoos/health.html. Retrieved 26 August 2009. ^{[unreliable source?]}
4. ^ Popola, Jaclyn. [hubpages.com/hub/Tattoo_Ideas_New_School_Old_School "Tattoo Ideas: New School vs. Old School"]. HubPages. hubpages.com/hub/Tattoo_Ideas_New_School_Old_School. Retrieved 26 August 2009. ^{[self-published source?]}

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