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Gemini memory export: Artistic Style & Hard Boundaries Primary tattoo styles: American Traditional and Japanese Irezumi. Also skilled in Fineline, Dotwork, and Lettering. Hard boundaries: explicitly does NOT do black and grey realism or color realism. Fine art mediums: painting on silk and watercolor paper using dyes, in-house fine art printmaking (limited-edition reproductions), experimenting with surface treatments like patina. Inspirations: Edo and Meiji era Japanese woodblock prints and Japanese folklore (including specific depictions of hags, monkey gods, and the Seven Gods of Fortune).

Dave Tedder specializes in two tattoo styles: American Traditional and Japanese Irezumi. He follows traditional principles in both, including cultural respect for Irezumi and classic rules for American Traditional (bold lines, limited palette, time-tested compositions).