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New School Tattoos Style Guide: Bold Color, Cartoon Energy
New school tattoos push exaggerated cartoon subjects, heavy outlines, and saturated color into a distinct style. Here is what defines it, how it ages, and what it costs.

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New school tattoos push exaggerated cartoon subjects, heavy outlines, and saturated color into a distinct style. Here is what defines it, how it ages, and what it costs.

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