Radiant Imperial Red Tattoo Ink

Red is the colour that tattoo artists talk about most when they talk about inks letting them down. Too bright and it heals to a washed-out pink-red that loses all its presence within a year. Too dark and it reads as maroon rather than red — the richness is there but the colour identity is gone. The register between those two failure modes — a deeply saturated, rich red that holds its presence at the healed stage and still reads clearly as red rather than brown-adjacent — is exactly where Imperial Red was formulated to live. The newest addition to the Radiant red lineup, Imperial Red is a darker, more intense red that still holds brightness: deeper value than Radiant's Blood Red, richer and more complex than Scarlet Red's vivid orange-leaning brightness, but not so dark that it sacrifices red's fundamental visual identity. Made in the USA, pure uncut homogenised pigment, sterilized, vegan.

Technical Specifications

• Colour character: Darker, highly saturated deep crimson-red; richer and deeper than Blood Red, darker and more complex than Scarlet Red; still clearly red, not maroon or burgundy
• Healed impact: Formulated for stronger healed results — deeper starting saturation maintains richer healed appearance through the fade arc
• Formula: Pure uncut homogenised pigment
• Applications: Japanese traditional botanical, large bold red fills, dark gothic florals, horror realism, gemstone realism, shadow red in colour compositions
• Status: New addition to the Radiant Colors palette
• Sterilized: Yes — every batch
• Vegan: Yes
• Origin: Made in the USA
• Bottle size: 1/2oz (15ml)

Why Artists Add Imperial Red to Their Setup

• Darker, richer red that still reads as red — the specific value register between Blood Red's mid-range and maroon/burgundy's darkness; deep crimson with genuine visual weight rather than brightness
• Stronger healed impact by design — deeper starting saturation means the same proportional fade leaves more visual impact; the practical solution to the "red faded by year three" problem that most traditional artists have encountered
• Essential for Japanese traditional botanical work — the specific red register that peonies, maples, and chrysanthemums require to read as rich and complex rather than bright and decorative within a dense composition
• Holds large fill areas — darker value means significant red fills retain their visual substance over time; the bold traditional rose that still reads as richly red at five years rather than pink-red at three
• Functions as shadow red within compositions — the deeper-value red that provides the shadow tone in multi-level red gradient work; enables genuine three-dimensional depth in red-dominant elements
• Homogenised pigment for consistent flow and deposit — same Radiant manufacturing standard: uniform particle size, smooth application, no settling or inconsistency across the session
• Vegan, sterilized, Made in the USA

Radiant Colors Imperial Red is the deeper end of the Radiant red palette — the richer, more complex crimson for artists whose work places red in a context where it needs to carry compositional weight, hold through years of ageing, and contribute to visual depth rather than simply providing a bright accent.

Canada :

• Si vous êtes situé dans la RGT, Newmarket, Hamilton, Burlington, Whitby, Oshawa ou Montréal, vous pouvez choisir la livraison locale :
  • Pour les commandes de plus de 250 $ dans la RGT : la livraison le jour même est disponible si les commandes sont passées avant 12 h.
  • Livraison le lendemain pour les commandes à Newmarket, Hamilton, Burlington, Whitby, Oshawa et Montréal.
• Vous avez également l'option Standard : Elle est également gratuite pour les commandes supérieures à 250 $, où nous sélectionnons le meilleur transporteur pour livrer votre commande rapidement et de manière fiable.

Pour les options payantes, vous pouvez choisir n'importe quel transporteur et type de livraison lors du paiement.

États-Unis :

• La livraison gratuite est également disponible pour les commandes de plus de 250 $ CA (environ 180 $ US ). Vous pouvez sélectionner :
  • Standard International : Il s'agit d'un type d'expédition gratuit où nous choisissons le transporteur et le type de livraison qui garantiront que votre commande arrive rapidement et de manière fiable.
• Des options payantes sont disponibles si vous préférez d'autres méthodes d'expédition.

Mondial :

• Nous n'offrons pas de livraison gratuite. Vous pouvez choisir votre mode de livraison préféré au moment du paiement.