Nine wave designs: a great curling wave, a wave in a circle and a wave with a sun, each in three styles.

Is the great wave copied from Hokusai?

The first design follows the manner of Hokusai's print The Great Wave off Kanagawa; it is a new drawing in that style, not a copy of the print.

Can I ask for a koi or a different colour?

Yes. Type a different sea creature or twist, such as a koi or blue ink; the result is a new drawing, not a guaranteed match.

What is the difference between the styles?

Fine line is one uniform hairline with little shading. Blackwork uses heavy solid black masses. Dotwork builds the shadows from dots.

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Wave tattoo designs: great curling wave, wave in a circle, wave and sun

Wave tattoos — a great curling wave with claw-like foam at its crest, a smaller wave below and a distant mountain under the curve, a single-needle fine line tattoo drawing, one uniform hairline stroke, delicate detail and almost no shading

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Reading 1Great wave

Reading 2Wave in circle

Reading 3Wave and sun

Wave tattoo designs, for people who love the sea, worn on the forearm, the ankle or the ribs. The nine sheets show a great curling wave in the manner of Hokusai's Great Wave off Kanagawa, a wave rolling inside a circle, and a wave under a setting sun. Each is drawn as fine line, blackwork and dotwork. Type a different sea creature or twist, such as a koi, and the same styles can be asked for.

a forearm or rib piece with a great wave
a small wave in a circle for the ankle
a seascape with a setting sun
a printed sheet to compare styles

Frequently asked questions

What is on the page?: Nine wave designs: a great curling wave, a wave in a circle and a wave with a sun, each in three styles.
Is the great wave copied from Hokusai?: The first design follows the manner of Hokusai's print The Great Wave off Kanagawa; it is a new drawing in that style, not a copy of the print.
Can I ask for a koi or a different colour?: Yes. Type a different sea creature or twist, such as a koi or blue ink; the result is a new drawing, not a guaranteed match.
What is the difference between the styles?: Fine line is one uniform hairline with little shading. Blackwork uses heavy solid black masses. 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.