Nine Polynesian designs: a Marquesan shoulder piece, a sea turtle and a shark-teeth band, 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 a gecko or a different motif?

Yes. Type a different motif or twist, such as a gecko; the result is a new drawing, not a guaranteed match.

What is the difference between the styles?

Bold black uses solid fills against thin white channels. Fine line is one thin outline with little shading. Dot fill uses rows of small dots inside a black outline.

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Polynesian tattoo designs: Marquesan shoulder, sea turtle, shark-teeth band

Polynesian tattoos — a Marquesan shoulder-and-chest design that curves down toward the arm, with a tiki face, ocean waves and rows of small motifs, a bold black tattoo drawing in the Polynesian manner, solid black fills against thin white channels, rows of repeated small motifs

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Reading 1Shoulder piece

Reading 2Sea turtle

Reading 3Shark teeth band

Polynesian tattoo designs, drawn from traditions such as the Samoan tatau, the Marquesan tiki and the Hawaiian kakau, for a shoulder or a band. The nine sheets show a Marquesan shoulder piece with a tiki face, a honu, the sea turtle, and an arm band of shark-tooth triangles. Each is drawn as bold black, fine line and dot-filled. Type a different motif or twist, such as a gecko, and the same styles can be asked for.

a shoulder piece in a Marquesan pattern
an arm band of shark teeth
a sea turtle for the forearm or calf
a printed sheet to discuss with an artist

Frequently asked questions

What is on the page?: Nine Polynesian designs: a Marquesan shoulder piece, a sea turtle and a shark-teeth band, 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 a gecko or a different motif?: Yes. Type a different motif or twist, such as a gecko; the result is a new drawing, not a guaranteed match.
What is the difference between the styles?: Bold black uses solid fills against thin white channels. Fine line is one thin outline with little shading. Dot fill uses rows of small dots inside a black outline.

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.