Solid Ink Horitomo 12 Color Tattoo Ink Set

The Solid Ink Horitomo 12 Color Tattoo Ink Set is a specialty collection developed in collaboration with renowned Japanese-style tattoo artist Horitomo. Created with traditional Japanese tattooing in mind, this carefully selected palette brings together colors suited to the distinctive shading, backgrounds, and bold imagery associated with Irezumi.

Drawing on Horitomo's experience and understanding of Japanese tattoo traditions, the collection offers professional tattoo artists a coordinated range of pigments for dragons, koi fish, tigers, peonies, chrysanthemums, waves, clouds, and other classic Japanese subjects.

Unlike a general-purpose color assortment, the Horitomo collection emphasizes a cohesive palette that can be used across large-scale Japanese compositions, from sleeves and backpieces to smaller individual designs.

Product Details

• Collection: Horitomo

• Colors Included: 12

• Artist-developed professional tattoo pigment set

• Created in collaboration with Horitomo

• Developed with traditional Japanese tattooing in mind

• Suitable for Japanese-style, Traditional, Neo Traditional, and illustrative tattooing

• Manufactured by Solid Ink

Why Artists Choose the Horitomo Set

The Horitomo collection gives tattooers a coordinated palette inspired by the color traditions of Japanese tattooing. Rather than selecting unrelated pigments, artists can work with colors developed around a shared artistic approach.

It's particularly useful for artists creating large Japanese compositions, where consistent color relationships across backgrounds, flowers, animals, and decorative elements help bring the entire tattoo together.

The set also provides a convenient way to explore Horitomo's specialty pigments as a complete collection.

Colors Included

The set contains 12 colors, each developed around traditional Japanese color references and Horitomo's artistic approach. 

• Odo – Yellowish-brown ochre inspired by straw and traditional woodwork.

• Moegi – Subdued green suited to dragons, oni, samurai clothing, and foliage.

• Wakanae – Light green inspired by young rice sprouts, ideal for leaves and kimono patterns.

• Koji – Reddish yellow for tigers, samurai armor, and traditional Japanese color combinations.

• Kikyo – Refined bluish-purple inspired by the Japanese bellflower.

• Bengara – Traditional reddish brown associated with historical Japanese tattooing.

• Shu – Classic red-orange used in traditional Japanese art and tattooing.

• Sakura – Soft cherry blossom pink for flowers and delicate decorative details.

• Shinbashi – Distinctive blue associated with Japanese textiles and historical fashion.

• Gunjo – Deep, muted ultramarine blue for samurai clothing and armor.

• Fudo Blue Black – Dark blue-black inspired by traditional depictions of Fudo Myo-o.

• Fudo Blue Grey – Complementary blue-grey designed to work alongside Fudo Blue Black.