Nine compass designs: a compass rose, a compass on a map and a compass with roses, each in three styles.

Is this a design on skin?

No. Each design is a drawing on white paper, for taking to a studio or printing.

Can I ask for an anchor or a different object?

Yes. Type a different navigation object or twist, such as an anchor; the result is a new drawing, not a guaranteed match.

What is the difference between the styles?

Traditional flash has bold outlines and a few accent colours. Fine line is one uniform hairline with little shading. Dotwork builds the shadows from dots.

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Compass tattoo designs: compass rose, compass on a map, compass and roses

Compass tattoos — an eight-pointed compass rose with the north point longer than the rest, a ring of degree marks around it, American traditional tattoo flash, bold black outlines, heavy black shading and a limited flat palette

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Reading 1Compass rose

Reading 2Compass and map

Reading 3Compass and roses

Compass tattoo designs, worn by travellers and by people who want a reminder of where home is, often on the forearm or the shoulder. The nine sheets show an eight-pointed compass rose, a brass compass open on an old map, and a round compass with two roses curving round it. Each is drawn as traditional flash, fine line and dotwork. Type a different navigation object or twist, such as an anchor, and the same styles can be asked for.

a shoulder or forearm compass rose
a travel piece with an old map
a compass framed by flowers
a printed sheet to compare styles

Frequently asked questions

What is on the page?: Nine compass designs: a compass rose, a compass on a map and a compass with roses, each in three styles.
Is this a design on skin?: No. Each design is a drawing on white paper, for taking to a studio or printing.
Can I ask for an anchor or a different object?: Yes. Type a different navigation object or twist, such as an anchor; the result is a new drawing, not a guaranteed match.
What is the difference between the styles?: Traditional flash has bold outlines and a few accent colours. Fine line is one uniform hairline with little shading. Dotwork builds the shadows from dots.

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.