From a crow perched on a ribcage to Mia (Uma Thurman) sipping her $5 milkshake, it is hard to not look at Benjamin Laukis’s realistic tattoo designs. His clients get on the waiting list at Pure Vision Tattoo in Melbourne, Australia, because he is that good in black and grey, and also with subtle colored […]
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Polish Artist uses the Hand-Poking Method
Karolina Czaja is acclaimed for her dotwork, and although she tattoos with a modern machine, she is best known for applying a traditional technique of hand-tapping the ink with bamboo sticks taped together with a needle. Her designs are based on indigenous art from the Philippines, Samoa and beyond. Photos © Karolina Czaja Via RISE
Tattoo-Inspired Woodcuts by Bryn Perrott
Bryn Perrott’s cool wood carvings are the result of: A) she was a printmaking major in college, B) she has worked in a tattoo shop which influenced her illustration style. Some of her designs have a cartoon flair, for example the Grim Reaper who is flustered as he surfs four waves near a paradisiac island; another […]
Ornamental Lace Tattoos
Lace is a timeless fashion accessory. And for tattoos, “timeless” is the ideal. A symbol of wealth and prestige for centuries, lace is soft, intricate, delicate. It began as a way to separate the classes, and today still holds an air of elegance. Modern tattooers are now adorning their clients with unique, ornamental artwork. It’s […]
Cisco’s Outline Style
Having recently featured Javier Rodriguez’s tattoos, here is another great artist (Cisco) from the LTW studio in Spain. The latter artist is not only a tattooer but also a well-known graffiti artist, whose artistic style is a mix of old-era imagery with colorful cartoons. You can see a bit of that crossed over to his […]
More Rad Tattoos by Kamil Czapiga
Although Kamil Czapiga’s tattoos were recently featured at Illusion, the artist keeps pumping out new work and it is all fantastic! It is difficult to ignore his latest work which is so diverse in terms of themes, but consistently inked with his dot and line techniques. From a brain and spine swaying down a client’s […]
Fresh Old-School Tattoos by Javier Rodriguez
Javier Rodriguez’s tattoos are a revival of traditional Americana designs with bluish-black outlines and bold color fills. Daggered hearts and skulls with roses are modernized with softer color gradients, more depth and line detail. If this style appeals to you, you can find Rodriguez working at the LTW studio in Barcelona, Spain. Images © Javier […]
Black Line Art by Victor J. Webster
Victor J. Webster loves nature, patterns and Japanese aesthetics. As a child he was fascinated by Polynesian tattoos, which gave him a strong desire to become a tattooer. His current work follows the Pacific Island tradition of using black ink, however, only some of his designs are inspired by tribal art, the other ones are […]
5 Tattooers Inspired by the Cosmos
“We are made of starstuff,” a truth-turned-pop-culture-trend, first by Carl Sagan, then reignited by Neil deGrasse Tyson. In just a few short weeks, the long-awaited “Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey” premieres. The world is buzzing about the great beyond; is it any coincidence that cosmic artwork is trending? Right now, tattooers all over the world are channeling inspiration […]
Whimsical Colored Tattoos by Petra Hlavackova
Having studied at various art universities in Europe, Petra Hlavackova is part of the new school of fine art tattooists. Her style is a combination of sketchbook drawings with watercolor paintings, that look basically the same on paper as they do on the human body. If you are interested in getting inked by the artist, […]