Gábor Jelencsik is a new school tattoo artist from Budapest, Hungary who goes by the nickame “Jelo”. His style is an interesting combination of new school tattoo design and pop surrealism art. New school tattoos are very cartoonish and often use warped perspectives inspired by graffiti art. Pop surrealism is based on traditional surrealism, but […]
Klaim is one of two highly skilled tattoo artists who work out of the Street Tattoo studio in Franconville, France. Along with his partner Niko Inko, Klaim creates artistic and imaginative tattoo designs that flow with the natural form of the client’s body, accentuating or disguising physical features. The result is living artworks that merge […]
Marcin Aleksander Surowiec is a Polish tattoo artist who brings fine art to the world of body art through his abstract and surrealist tattoos. Some of his tattoos have a distinct cubist nature, resembling an art movement from the early 20th century known as cubism that was popularized by famous artists such as Pablo Picasso and Jean Metzinger. The movement […]
New tattoos are vibrant and well-saturated, but over time the colors fade and the fine details begin to blur. Although this process is unavoidable, there are a few ways to prevent premature ageing and keep tattoos looking great for longer. The Placement of a Tattoo can Effect How it will Age When choosing an […]
Mel Wink is a tattoo artist working at the Victims of Ink tattoo studio in Melbourne, Australia. Although she works in a variety of styles, her tattoos that combine fine art effects such as pencil lines and watercolor paint with graphic design elements like typography and popular media are among the most eye-catching. Playful and […]
Nadelwerk tattoo studio in Wels, Austria, houses two surrealist tattoo artists; Csaba Müllner and ZoZo, who combine photo realism and fantasy to create realistic yet bizarre surrealist tattoos. Many of the tattoos that hail from this tattoo parlour boast bold, bright colors and high contrast shades that make the realistic tattoos appear almost 3D. Photo realistic […]
Strelitzia Reginae is an unusual flower that comes from South Africa. Its common names are Strelitzia, Bird of Paradise and Crane flower because of the way that the flower’s shape resembles a crane. Bird of Paradise tattoos have a number of meanings, but no meaning is as important as what this exotic flower means to […]
Carlox Angarita was born and raised in Santander, Colombia. As a child he had a passion for video games and comic books; childhood pastimes that he expressed his love for by drawing fan art and creating his own characters. As he grew older he took to drawing portraits of the people around him; especially teachers […]
Peacock tattoos are both beautiful and highly symbolic. The peacock has been used in art around the world for centuries as a symbol of wealth, beauty, royalty and spirituality and has become a popular tattoo design for the same reasons. Peacock tattoos can be of the entire bird with full plumage, or simply an artistic, […]
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 […]