Anchor tattoo: anchor and rope, anchor and roses, small anchor

Nine anchor tattoo designs on white paper: a ship's anchor with a length of rope coiled round it, an anchor with two roses growing up its arms, and a small anchor in one fine line. The anchor is the sailor's mark and a sign of staying steady, worn on the forearm, the wrist or the finger. Type a different anchor or a twist, such as a ship, and the same styles carry it.

• a small anchor for the finger or wrist
• an anchor with roses for the forearm
• a rope anchor for a sailing theme
• a design sheet to show the artist

Frequently asked questions

What do the nine designs show?

Three anchor subjects drawn three ways: an anchor and rope, an anchor with roses and a small anchor in one line, in traditional, fine line and dotwork.

Can I ask for a different anchor or a twist?

Yes. The direction field takes any subject or twist, such as a ship; a typed direction is a request, so the result may differ from the samples.

What is the difference between the three styles?

Traditional has bold black outlines, heavy shading and a limited flat palette; fine line is one uniform hairline with almost no shading; dotwork is a thin outline with all shading built from stippled dots.

Are these photographs of tattoos on skin?

No. Each design is a line drawing on a plain white background, with no skin, arm or body in it.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.