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Greywash Tattoo Ink Guide: Pre-Mixed Shading tones

Greywash Tattoo Ink Guide: Pre-Mixed Shades - Element Tattoo Greywash Inks TLDR Element makes two pre-mixed grey lines, mixed and measured by 30 year tattoo artist Eddie Tana, made in the USA 3 Shade Greywash: light, medium, and dark, water base, neutral undertone, built for traditional style black and grey tattooing Battleship Gray: 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80%, pigment base, warm undertone, built for realism No more counting drops; every pour matches, from a small cap to a cup Sizes: 1oz, 2oz, 4oz, and 8oz Element Tattoo Supply makes pre-mixed greywash tattoo ink for black and grey artists. Eddie Tana, a tattoo artist with over 30 years of experience, mixes and measures every shade. You get the 3 Shade Greywash for traditional style black and grey work and Battleship Gray 20 to 80% for opaque gray realism. Both lines are made in the USA and come in 1oz, 2oz, 4oz, and 8oz bottles. Why I Went Pre-Mixed After 30 years of tattooing, I got tired of mixing drops every session and getting a different shade every time So I built two pre-mixed grey lines and measure every batch myself Every bottle matches the last one, so your values stay the same from client to client Element 3 Shade Greywash (Water Base) Light Greywash: 25% pigment, the rest a water and alcohol mix Medium Greywash: 50% pigment, the rest a water and alcohol mix Dark Greywash: 75% pigment, the rest a water and alcohol mix Neutral undertone for clean, true greys Built for black and grey with soft wash shading and smooth fades Element Battleship Gray (Pigment Base) Mixed like an old school paint gray: white pigment, black pigment, witch hazel, and glycerin 20%: lightest, 20% black 40%: 40% black 60%: 60% black 80%: darkest, 80% black Warm undertone with more body than a wash Built for realism artists who want solid, opaque greys for skin texture and portrait detail Why Pre-Mixed Beats Drops No more counting drops into caps Pour into a small cap, a large cap, or a cup and the shade stays the same Less setup time, more tattoo time Every artist in the shop works off the same values Which Line Fits Your Style Traditional greywash style shading: 3 Shade Greywash Realism and portraits: Battleship Gray 20, 40, 60, 80 Plenty of artists run both on the same piece How I Run Them at the Shop Lay your darks first; they map the whole piece Blend across each transition with curved mags, 7 to 13 Drop your voltage a little below your color setting since wash flows faster than solid black Go slow and steady to avoid machine marks Save your lightest shade for last with one clean pass What to Expect After Healing Everything settles a little lighter, so pack midtones a touch darker than your target Darks hold best, lightest shades fade first Wait 6 to 8 weeks and check in daylight before any touch up Sizes Available in 1oz, 2oz, 4oz, and 8oz bottles