name is this?

Question:i'm talking about the black, "stripe-ish", pattern, background in these photos.

http://www.jadedthea.com/images/Japanees...
http://tattoo.about.com/library/graphics...
http://www.tattooartists.org/Img126952_k...

is it some sort of cloud or waterfall style? or is there a technical name for it? can you find me some better pictures?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: i'm talking about the black, "stripe-ish", pattern, background in these photos.

http://www.jadedthea.com/images/Japanees...
http://tattoo.about.com/library/graphics...
http://www.tattooartists.org/Img126952_k...

is it some sort of cloud or waterfall style? or is there a technical name for it? can you find me some better pictures?

There is a particular name for the striped gradations behind the koi..

The technique is called Bokashi, meaning the fading of black to grey in Tebori tattooing. It certainly looks the same as what you showed..

Hope that helps!!

They are pictures of COY FISH bro'.

yes you can find some better pictures. Go on yahoo and search kanji Japaneses single symbol word.

TIGER, INTEGRITY, HONOR , FIRE, WATER, WIND,EARTH those symbols are cool

Hope that helped

10 points coming my way =]

i think it's called a koi fish?

It is called a "Koi Fish" You can google it, also go to miami ink's wbepage and they can tell you more.

well it suppose to be a koi fish in water, so its probably a river, or stream. Theres also waves.

http://www.tattoos-gallery.net/japanese-...