There are two reasons why the Japanese full body tattoo was developed: the existence of or, monochromatic ink paintings, and the establishment of clothing fashion. Before the appearance of paintings, the technique of ink
painting was brought to Japan from China. In the early period of pictorial tattoos, only outlines of designs were tattooed. It is called outlining. A few colors were used for tattooing: black ink, vermilion and brown ( 1973). Tattooing then applied shading, proceeding from the ink painting techniques. The characteristics of this style included the use of gradation and the strength that black ink and a paint brush make. The use of various colors made the designs more colorful and established the pictorial tattooing style.