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Ivana Belakova Tattoos Paintings onto Skin
Slovakian tattoo artist Ivana Belakova got her first tattoo at the tender age of 16 in the back room of a pub. According to the artist, “It was so exciting, especially because I was under age at the time, and we didn’t really have any tattoo shops in Slovakia. I was hiding it from my […]
Photo Realistic Fantasy Tattoos by Robert Litcan
Robert Litcan is a tattoo artist based in Kilkenny, Ireland. Although Litcan produces tattoos in both color and black and white, the designs featured in this gallery are from his black ink collection. Robert Litcan ofen creates tattoo designs of mythological and fantasy characters like phoenix birds, fairies and dragons. Litcan has an eye for […]
Animals, Illusions and Dot work Tattoos by Gregorio Marangoni
Gregorio Marangoni is a tattoo artist based in São Paulo, Brazil. Working only in black tattoo ink, Marangoni creates tattoos that have intricate details and lots of texture. To create the textures and details, Marangoni uses a combination of line work and dot work, using smooth lines to create and then shading and texturing the […]
David Hale Tattoos the Textures of his Imagination
Tattoo artist David Hale has appeared on Ratta Tattoo before in David Hale Tattoos his Illustrated Spirit. This artist is globally recognized for his unique art style and the exquisite attention to detail that he brings to his tattoo designs. Hale uses a number of illustration techniques to add texture to his tattoos. He uses […]
Alex de Pase brings Beauty to Skin with Artistic, Photo-realistic Tattoos
Alex de Pase is an Italian tattoo artist who was first inspired to create tattoos by a friend who had learned the skill in jail. The friends built their own home made tattoo kit with bic pens, sewing needles and other items found around the house. Over two decades Alex de Pase has mastered his […]
Vintage Sketch-style Tattoos by Otto D’Ambra
Ottorino D’Ambra was born on 3 December 1978 in Milan, Italy. A creative child, Otto finished school and studied set design at Accademia di Brera (Academy of Fine Arts). D’Ambra worked as a set designer and interior designer for several years but didn’t limit himself to these modes of design; instead he has branched out into […]
Artistic Abstract and Graphics Tattoos by Pietro Romano
Pietro Romano is an Italian tattoo artist who has taken to creating Avant-garde, abstract and graphics tattoos. Born in Torino, Italy in 1978, Romano followed his passion for all things artistic by studying fine arts before settling on tattoo art as his favorite medium. His bold, unusual designs bring fine art into the world of […]
Eye-catching New School Tattoos by Jee Sayalero
Jee Sayalero was born in Venezuela in 1975. He began focusing on tattoo design as a profession in 2002, drawing inspiration from modern art forms such as comic books, cartoons and animated films. Because of these influences on his tattoo design style, Sayalero’s tattoos have large areas of color, eye-catching movement and a sense of […]
Ed Perdomo’s Cartoon Tattoos aim to Cheer You Up
Ed Perdomo grew up in Colombia, South America, and discovered his passion for tattooing at a young age. In an interview with Tattoo Planet, Perdomo says that although tattoos were frowned upon in Colombia during the 90s, he and his friends built their own tattoo machines out of toy parts, mechanical pencils and Chinese ink. […]
Painter Shawn Barber turns into a Tattoo Artist
Shawn Barber is a Californian artist who is celebrated for his paintings of tattooed people (you can see a selection of these paintngs on Mayhem and Muse). For many years, Barber documented the art of tattooing through his tattoo portraits, creating a visual diary of body art. Finally he decided to turn his artistic talents […]