The Cherry Bomb Tattoo Co has created a collection of traditional Spit Shade Tattoo designs . Continuing Tradition through art .
Spit Shade / Spit Shading is a watercolor technique used by tattoo artist for painting tattoo flash . This method of painting has been done for over a hundred years . Learning this technique is a right of passage for tattoo artists. Most traditional Old School tattooist have been doing this throughout history. Historically an apprentice had to master this technique before becoming a tattoo artist. So What is Spit Shading ? well no surprises here... instead of using water to paint , spit is used to control the shading and blending of the watercolors used in painting tattoo flash. Don't worry! We promise we won't spit on your order.