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Star tattoo: nautical star, three stars, shooting star

Star tattoos — a five-pointed nautical star, each point split into a dark half and a light half, set with a small thin star on either side, American traditional tattoo flash, bold black outlines, heavy black shading and a limited flat palette of red, yellow and green
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Reading 1Nautical star
Reading 2Three stars
Reading 3Shooting star

Nine star tattoo designs on white paper: a nautical star with split points, three small stars in a diagonal row and a shooting star with its trail. Stars are among the most common first tattoos, worn small behind the ear or on the wrist. The nautical star is the sailor's star that guides a traveller home. Type a different star or a twist, such as a moon or red ink, and the three styles carry it.

  • a small first tattoo to show the artist
  • a star for behind the ear or the wrist
  • a sailor's star for a journey
  • a star study for a sketchbook

Frequently asked questions

What do the nine designs show?
Three star subjects drawn three ways: a nautical star, three small stars in a row and a shooting star with its trail, in traditional, fine line and blackwork.
Can I ask for a different star or a twist?
Yes. The direction field takes any subject or twist, such as a moon; 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 red, yellow and green fills; fine line is a single hairline with no shading; blackwork is solid black with fine white lines cut through it.
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.