Computer font can be put in many areas and still be pleasant to the eye, though. When a tattoo (aside from a portrait of a face) can be drawn on, it fits the body as it was intended to, as opposed to the straight line font. Due to the fact that no one's body is not perfectly flat, these perfect lines with have deviations to them that will be unpleasant to the eye. It is very important to consider placement when getting a lettering tattoo, especially if you want something that is typed from a computer font that is on a perfectly straight line. Pistol Pete prefers to use single line west coast script that uses a small tilt on each letter, and lots of swirls, or filigree, to make the tattoo flow with the body wherever it may be. Also, shading around the entire tattoo brings the lettering into the foreground.

The smaller needles such as a 3 or 4 makes for sharper smaller lines that can then later be individually thickened up.

Pistol Pete uses many techniques to make his lettering unique and dynamic, such as different line weights, shading, and flowing design. Furthermore, printed fonts are very common and not as unique as custom lettering. Going a step further, the lettering can be drawn directly onto the body to ensure that the way the lettering will sit on the body flows with muscle groups, as well as other tattoos. Hand drawn lettering can be a much more personal approach as opposed to printing off a specific font. Both styles can provide a wide range of fonts and variations. They can be hand designed, or they can be printed out from a computer.

There are many different types of lettering styles and ways that they can be executed. Today, most tattoos include lettering of some type whether it is old english or script. The category of lettering tattoos is very important.

West coast script font