Great color starts with the right foundation. Created as part of the Quantum Original Dean Taylor Cape Origin Artist Series, the Cape Essential Set brings together three studio staples in your choice of 4 oz / 120 ml or 8 oz / 240 ml bottles. Black Mamba delivers deep, commanding black, Great White provides powerful opacity and brilliant highlights, and Crocodile Tears Mixing Solution gives artists greater control over flow and transparency. Whether you're deepening values, lightening and mixing colors, adjusting transparency, or working straight from the bottle, the Cape Essential Set gives artists more of the essentials they need to push the possibilities of the Cape Origin color system.
Three foundational tools. Countless possibilities. Choose your bottle size and stock up on the black, white, and mixing solution that help shape, modify, and expand the Cape Origin palette.
The Essentials Behind the Palette:
- Black Mamba: Deep, commanding black
- Great White: High-opacity all-round white
- Crocodile Tears: Versatile tattoo ink mixing solution
Explore each individual product page for detailed descriptions and discover the unique role each ink plays in the Cape Origin Artist Series.
About the Dean Taylor Cape Origin Artist Series
Dean Taylor doesn't settle for ordinary color, and neither do we. Built in collaboration with award-winning fantasy color realism artist Dean Taylor, the Cape Origin Artist Series is a complete tattoo ink color system designed to bring bold imagination to life. Every formula is crafted for exceptional saturation, smooth blends, and vibrant healed results, giving artists a cohesive palette that works together seamlessly from the first layer to the final highlight. More than individual tattoo inks, it's a complete color system inspired by classical color theory and built to help artists paint with ink.
Artist Inspired. Quantum Crafted.
The best tattoo inks aren't created in a boardroom. They're developed through collaboration with artists who push the limits of their craft every day. By combining their real-world experience with Quantum's dedication to premium ingredients, precision manufacturing, and uncompromising quality, every Artist Series tattoo ink is built to perform from the first drop to the final healed result.
- Organic, Kosher, Vegan & Cruelty-Free
- No Added Acrylics
- Small-Batch Manufactured
- Laboratory Tested
Important Information for EU Tattoo Artists
If you're looking for EU REACH-compliant tattoo ink, explore our Quantum Gold Label Tattoo Ink collection. Specially formulated to meet current EU REACH requirements, Gold Label delivers the vibrant color, smooth application, exceptional saturation, and beautifully healed results that artists expect from Quantum.
As of January 2022, under European Union REACH regulations, this Original Quantum Tattoo Ink color may not be used for tattooing in EU member countries. Please consult your local laws and regulations before purchasing. Quantum Tattoo Ink assumes no liability for purchases made contrary to applicable regulations.