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Pavlo Balytskyi, tattoo artist
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Dean Kalcoff, tattoo artist
Tattooist/Owner at DarkCloudElectric
Fitzroy, Melbourne. Australia.
dean.kalcoff@gmail.com
All Images & Design © Dean Kalcoff
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Victor Zabuga, tattoo artist
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Dark Art – BLACKOUT TATTOO
Care for a bold visual statement? Forget watercolor, glitter and white tattoos, there’s this new trend of blackout tattooing your body.
Embracing past mistakes is an approach that the tattoo community is familiar with – whether it’s a misspelt calligraphy on the arm or the name of an ex-inked on the shoulder. If laser removal is an expensive way of “dusting” them, blacking out tattoos – essentially, coloring them in – is a cheaper, and often more effective, solution.
Arms and legs are the most common placement for the blackout tattoo, but some even get their chests, backs and stomachs tattooed too.
images
https://www.instagram.com/neotattoos/
https://www.instagram.com/nissaco/
https://www.instagram.com/blackbird_tattoos/
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Meet Influencers SAMII RYAN x ALYSHA NETT
Friends and influencers, models ALYSHA NETT and SAMII RYAN are fashion trendsetters who live in U.S. and decided to become associates.
“We want women to have a place to go and be inspired, appreciative and not feel bad about feeling sexy. We are so often made to feel guilty of being sexual beings. Some people feel sexy with clothes on, some feel sexy with their stretch marks, some don’t. We want to embrace all types of women, shapes, sizes, and ethnicity.”
Samii was a model at 15 and filmed a movie with Ryan Gosling after high school. She works hard with her jewelry line and blog named ‘Sex And The Valley’. Her jewelry has been worn by Miley Cyrus, Ke$ha, Victoria Secret, Demi Lovato and many more. Alysha rose to be one of internet’s most called up girls, gaining fame from Tumblr. Since then she has progressed into photography and started her own platform named ‘Purpose’.
They decided to start a personal style blog together called The Bleached Niche . The Bleached Niche will feature outfit of the day photos from both girls, Alysha is based on the West Coast & Samii is based on the East Coast.
Get inspired, these gals are ready to rock your world.
More from Samii and Alysha here: https://www.instagram.com/samiiryan/ & https://www.instagram.com/alyshanett/
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Steph Hanlon, tattoo artist
Eclectic Tattooer at Studio Arcanum, Seattle, WA
Email: stephhanlonart@gmail.com
Eclecticism: is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in particular cases.
All Images & Design © Steph Hanlon
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Léa Nahon, tattoo artist
Liège, Belgium
Lea’s main influences are painters such as Alphonse Mucha and Egon Schiele. She prefers working without a lot of colours, and doesn’t shy away from creating these awesome sketchy blackwork porn tattoos. Check them out below and on her IG page.
All Images & Design © Lea Nahon
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Nicolas Rambaud, tattoo artist
Also known as Sad Amish Tattooer, he is a French tattoo artist based in Aix-en-Provence, France.
He specializes in blackwork, creating bold, awesome and naughty porn tattoos (among other things). So, if you enjoy blackwork tattooing, porn and art (what else is there?) check out his work below and on his IG page.
Email: nicorbdtattoo@gmail.com
All Images & Design © Nicolas Rambaud
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Vlad Tokmenin, tattoo artist
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Rachainsworth, tatoo artist
Resident at Sticks & Stones, Berlin
Fineline • Dotwork • Black • Ornamental
All Images & Design © Rachainsworth
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Johnny Gloom, tattoo artist
Johnny Gloom’s universe of blackwork and traditional tattoos, inspired by film noir, fetichism, femmes fatales, doom&gloom are a thing of beauty, darkness and irony. The 23 year old artist is based in Paris, but sometimes travels for work.
She recently did a collab with the Ball & Chain Co. brand, which comes out on August 8th, for those that don’t necessarily want to commit to a “forever” type of thing. Or just because she can, and they’re awesome.
“L’amour et la violence”
“The ghost of your love”
“The creation of the woman”
All Images & Design © Johnny Gloom
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World’s First Tattoo by Industrial Robot
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Matt Pettis, tattoo artist
Matt Pettis, tattoo artist
London, UK
Works at Through My Third Eye
matt_pettis@outlook.com
Follow him on Instagram
A collaboration by Matt Pettis Tattoo and Emma Bundonis Art and Tattoos
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Tattoo Talks: design and choosing a tattoo artist
Design & Tattoo by Ilya Brezinski
I don’t even know where exactly to start.. There’s so much to say. But I guess we’ll start from the beginning: picking your design & your tattoo artist.
And this will be the time where I’ll state the obvious: don’t steal designs! First, why would you want a design that already belongs to someone else? Second, an actual tattoo artist and not a tattooist won’t ever tattoo someone else’s design – so don’t waste your and his/hers time.
Speaking of stealing designs, don’t go to a tattooist that usually does this. Don’t condone this practice by funding people that do this. A tattoo will last you a lifetime, you want it to be original and done right and all that good stuff, not some mediocre copy of something you/they found on the internet. (Obviously reference photos are a different thing)
When thinking about your design keep in mind that some very detailed pieces require more space so everything is nice and clean. If you try and fit a lot of details in one tiny tattoo first of all it would be an incomprehensible mess. And second, most probably it will blowout and basically create a blob, or something very close to that.
Keeping all of the above in mind, you have your design ideas and now it’s time to find the artist that will permanently ink it into your skin.
Design & Tattoo by Alex Badea
So first thing you have to accept is that maybe you won’t find someone perfect for what you want in your city. Branch out. This really isn’t the area in which you should compromise a lot or be cheap about it (but more on this in a future article).
Search for someone that tattoos in the style you want. Maybe you like a tattoo artist that’s absolutely great, but you want something geometric and they mostly do realism. First, he/she might not agree to do your tattoo. Second, even if he/she does and will definitely be able to do the job you asked for, if geometric designs are clearly not his/hers passion it might not turn out perfect. So make sure you and the artist you choose are on the same page, choose someone who does 1-2-3 styles and does them amazingly, rather than someone who does “everything” but mediocre.
When you do find an artist that would be a fit for what you want, follow them on social media. Do a bit of research, scroll back to their first posts, check if they improved over time (because you do want an artist that continuously grows and improves). Also check how they are, what they write. If they’re rude or posting content that you don’t like or don’t agree with, move on. You will be spending at least a couple of hours with this person (and a whole lot more if you’re getting a big piece) so if you don’t like them.. why put yourself trough that? Why risk having a bad experience?
Design & Tattoo by Léa Nahon
Schedule a consultation first. Actually going at the shop (or at least talk trough email if it’s far away) will help both you and the artist to figure out everything from the design, style, placement, size, pricing and so on.
Don’t stay set in one idea. I’m sure you know exactly what you want, but tattoo artists have experience with this, and maybe the design you want won’t fit perfectly where you want it, (and placement is important! you want the tattoo to highlight your body and fit perfectly, not look out of place) and so on. Bounce ideas of one another. This creative process will help you and the artist get to a common point that works best for you.
So there you have it. These are the basics that you should consider before actually getting a tattoo. If you have any more suggestions leave them in the comments below.
Design & Tattoo by Victor Zabuga
Note: These are my personal opinions. Some people may agree, some may disagree, but regardless, these are the conclusions I drew after years of getting tattooed and making some friends in the industry. I tried to put everything in a more positive, “here’s some advice” kind of way to help educate people instead of ranting on how many mistakes are made in this culture & industry.
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Léa Nahon – Carnet 1 published by Noire Méduse
Noire Méduse is a french publishing house created in 2011 exclusively dedicated to the tattoo culture and its many facets. They carry books, sketchbooks, silkscreens and art prints. Their latest sketchbook is the “Carnet 1” by Léa Nahon, a well-known and popular tattoo artist.
This first volume shows a selection of drawings taken from her own sketchbooks, which play a very important part in her life as an artist and through which Léa offers her interpretation of the world. She has developed her own, particular style, including sketches, stencils, collages and sometimes texts, with a dominance of black ink. Her illustrations, essentially portraits, are mainly inspired by her own environment. Léa returns to her artistic roots as a tattooer, by offering to ink these pages within the heart of the matter: the skin of her clients. All these designs are transformed into either paintings or tattoos, sometimes even both.
After a short introduction by the editor, this book unveils in over 64 pages and as many drawings, the extraordinary world of this tattoo artist with her unique and unmistakable style. Free from traditional codes of tattooing, Léa Nahon, originally from Paris became a leader in this innovative trend, an important part of the contemporary art dimension of modern tattoos. Indeed, she worked for a long time at “La Boucherie Moderne” (Brussels) one of the main centers of experimental tattooing before opening her own shop called “L’Usine”, in Liège (Belgium).
Book characteristics:
Author: Léa Nahon
Title: Léa Nahon – Carnet 1
Hard cover – format 15 x 21 cm
Bound, sewed – 64 pages
Public price: 25 €
Publisher: Noire Méduse Éditions
You can order this book from the editor’s website: www.noire-meduse.com
You can check out Léa in this previous post we’ve made about her here, on her Instagram Page or her Website.
All Images & Design © Léa Nahon
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Lucrezia U, tattoo artist
Lucrezia Urtis, born in 1988, graduated Architecture in Sardinia, and then went to Milan for a Master’s Degree in Graphic Design. Her works are in between illustration and painting, the “minyonas”, girls, women, children who speak of fear, pain, love, desire and fascination evoked by the land and traditions, from the sea and wind.
“Drawing is a way that opens a portal that would catapult me into my world, in my land, Alghero.” The memories and emotions are imprinted on paper to last forever. That is how the artist has also approached the art of tattooing.
All of her works, ranging from illustration to tattoo, up to interior design have the common thread of attention to detail, creating an artifact that lets you get a glimpse of her creation process performed with passion, pencils, but mostly ink.
Lucrezia works at Toy Tattoo Parlour in Milan.
You can see more of her works on Instagram, Facebook and Behance.
All Images & Design © Lucrezia U
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Tattoo Talks: Pricing
Illustration by sartrowski
Let’s tackle the taboo topic of tattoo pricing!
The first thing people usually think about is the cost. And it’s normal because you do have to be able afford it. It is a service and usually it’s priced by the hour.
So, why do prices differ from artist to artist? They usually set their prices according to experience, skill, quality, how fast they tattoo, colors and so on. But please note that expensive doesn’t necessarily mean good, and cheaper doesn’t necessarily mean bad. This is why you should always do research before actually getting tattooed.
When it comes to tattoos you should never search for the best price or try and bargain with the artist. It’s not like you’re buying some sneakers you’ll wear for 2 or 3 seasons and then throw away (for which, by the way, people don’t seem to have much problem spending a lot of money on) but it’s something you’ll have on your skin forever. FOREVER – let that sink in. So you want it to be perfect, of quality, done right, the colors to be vibrant and so on. You’re not just paying his/her skill to tattoo a drawing on your skin.. so what are you paying for exactly?
Tattoo by Sven Von Kratz
There’s usually a shop manager that handles everything from making your appointment, to handling deposits, payments , answers your emails, phone calls, confirmation and so on. And that person needs to be paid.
Then there’s the tattoo artist – the consultation time talking about what you want, sizing and placement, the time spend on designing your tattoo, and actually doing it. All of this besides the obvious skill and know-how of actually inking a tattoo into your skin.
The inks, needles, ink caps, gloves, paper towels and basically everything they use also cost money. (shocker, isn’t it?)
Keep in mind that most tattoo shops split the costs, so the artist only gets 40-50% of the actual hourly rate. The rest goes into the shop to pay for the rent, manager, cleaning & cleaning supplies, insurance, power, light and heat bills, tax, etc.
Tattoo by Sarah Herzdame aka Tilldthtattoo
So let’s see what’s with the deposit and minimum rate.
Usually when you want to book a tattoo artist they ask you for a deposit. Why? It’s simple: you book their time, and their time is valuable. There’s the issue of commitment. Most tattoo artists will sketch up your tattoo after you make your deposit so firstly, you will not waste their time and secondly, so you’ll not take their sketch and have it tattooed somewhere else because they charge less. ( sadly I’ve heard stories of this happening..that’s also why the sketch will be ready for your appointment, and in most cases will not be sent to you by email.)
Also, some people just cancel at the last minute because they don’t feel like it that day, or they spent their money on something else, or something intervened and they have to cancel, either way the artist’s time is wasted and they may not get someone else to come in on short notice. So if not by common sense, then maybe because of the money people will think twice before doing so.
Tattoo by Johnny Gloom
There’s also the materials – and this is why they have a minimum rate too – when you go in to get inked the tattoo artist prepared beforehand. So there’s the paper and art supplies he used to make your drawing, the printing, the stencil paper, the ink cups, the ink, the needles, the disposable tubes, the foil to cover the water bottle, the foil to cover the tattoo machine, the bed cover, (and usually this is all laid out for when you arrive, so if you cancel at the last minute all of this is wasted – thus the deposit) the stencil stuff, the gloves, the razor, vaseline, distilled water, plastic cup, paper towels and rubber bands all cost money – thus the minimum rate. So even if you want a tiny tattoo there are a lot of things that go into this besides the ink, needles and the tattoo artist’s time and skill.
Be it a big tattoo or a small one, super minimalist or very detailed, remember that you’re making an investment in yourself – and investing in yourself is the best investment you can make! Remember that you’ll be looking at this everyday for the rest of your life, so it better be amazing and you should love every inch of it.
Tattoo by Ilya Brezinski
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Rares – tattoo artist – Interview
Hello Rares!
Let’s start with who you are and where are you from…
Hello people! I’m Rares C., I was born and lived most of my life in Bucharest, a love-hate story.
Where do you tattoo at the moment?
Since one month ago I have been working with Alex in our private studio in Bucharest, Romania.
How did you end up being a tattooist?
I don’t remember exactly the moment I’ve decided to start tattooing , it all came from the need of having a job and wishing to go beyond my home scratching. The first time I have started tattooing myself and others was around 17, we were improvising our machines, needles, almost everything. Back then, working in a tattoo shop meant dropping out of school and I wasn’t such a badass, I wonder were would I be now if had continued back then.
Do you have a mentor/ favorite tattoo artist that inspired you to do this?
I had learned a lot from the people I have worked with, Alex Petcu and Bob are some of them, they have showed me the basic stuff, their work is impressive to me. Entering the industry I have realized that it is a much, much bigger world then I have imagined. It took a while until I have realized the way I want to tattoo.
When it comes to my taste in tattooing, from Romania I would mention: Mate and Alex. An international reference it would be Lenad Nada, one of first artists who showed me that tattoos can be more than black’n grey, colour or realism, traditional.
How long have you been doing this?
I guess it’s almost 6 years now.
How would you describe your tattooing style?
I can’t say I have a tattoo style¸ at this moment I work only with black ink and I have a certain graphic approach to it. I tattoo in a manner that comes more natural to me.
What types of tattoos will you not do?
Wright wing symbols or other shit I wouldn’t be comfortable with, tattoo replicas.
I know you had a guest spot at AKA Berlin.. how was that experience for you?
When i got there I was pretty nervous , a lot of artists that I follow tattooed in that place.
But everything was relaxed and professional, a constantly changing crew in a creative place. I didn’t get the chance to talk with all them, but those i have talked to were nice and downright.
When I’m in a place like that I look over as much as I can. I’m curios about their tattoo techniques , new machines…
Have you noticed any differences between Berlin and Romania regarding this culture?
Yeah , there are a lot of them. There are cultural and economical differences, Berlin has already multiple generations of tattooing, it has a big artists and sub-cultural community, many people from around the world come there and people don’t stress themselves about money as much as in Romania.
But when you get down to it you will see the people speak the same language, they have the same difficulties with the clients and so on.
I could say there was more trust from the client’s side.
Why do you think tattoos have started to be such a big trend nowadays, opposed to the stigma they have gotten back in the day?
I think, the time and the generations are changing. The internet has to do a lot with it and the influence of the western society through media.
The stigma disappears also along with the older generations.
Ok, let’s talk about ethics.. Do you think it’s important, as a tattoo artist to do only original and unique works?
I don’t know what exactly is a tattoo artist, is it an artist that is tattooing or is it a tattooer that tattoos in an artistic kind of way? If there is more emphasis on the word ”artist”, yes, I think it is important.
How do you feel about the tattooists that steal tattoos/designs from other artists?
I think they should all burn in hell! No, I’m joking . Everybody is responsible for their own work , if you do somebody else’s tattoo you are not taking yourself seriously. I just think it’s not a good idea on the long run.
How has being a tattoo artist changed your life? Is this something you feel like you’d be doing forever?
I get to travel in different places, having the opportunity to make friends or meet old ones. I have a certain freedom in my work. I would also like to practice other crafts as well but this is the job that I would like to do for the rest my life.
Do you think that there are certain secrets/ guide lines to follow to become a successful tattoo artist?
Success can mean a lot of things. If you want to do what you like and also make a living out of it, I think it s important to trust yourself, to be dedicated and respect your own work.
Thanx!
Thank you, Rares!
You can find Rares’s work on his Facebook and on his Instagram.
All Images & Design © Rares
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Hustlin’ Vandals: Bacanu Bogdan | No Regrets Tattoo
In a world where tattoo artists, street artists and djs are being tagged as delinquents, vandalisers, felons and law-breakers, we’re trying to show the good, wonderful things these people are creating, the hard work they put into their work in order to do what they love. And this is… creating art.
So, we introduce… Hustlin’ Vandals.
Bacanu Bogdan
Tattoo Style: Realistic, surrealism, black and gray
Bacanu Bogdan is a self-taught artist. He has come a long way from tattooing at just 16 years old with a homemade tattoo machine. Fast-forward to today Bogdan is one of our most popular artists specializing in realistic and surrealistic black and gray tattoos. Taking inspiration from traveling and photography he designs totally unique tattoos for his customers.Recently he opened No Regrets Tattoo Studio in Bucharest. The studio offers young artists a chance to learn and grow as tattoo artists. While other so-called tattoo schools can charge up to 5000 euros, the tuition at No Regrets Tattoo is free, but it requires serious drawing skills in order to get admitted. Graduates also have the opportunity to move to the UK and work for one of the other studios in the group www.nrstudios.co.uk
The studio is home to experienced artists, who work closely with the customer in order to create high-quality unique designs, in either black & gray or old school, new school, neotraditional, realism etc. No Regrets Studios is a tattoo studio concept created in 2008 in the UK, hosting award-winning artists from all over the world, as guests or residents.
1| No Regrets Tattoo’s Essentials
2| Your favorite clothing brands?
Volcom, Krack.
3| What are your favorite TV-Shows?
What’s a tv?
4| Favorite Music Albums?
Craig Pruess – Divine Chants of Shiva
Karunesh – Call of the Mystic
Thievery Corporation – The Cosmic Game
5| Who are your favorite artists?
Tattoo: Matthew James
Street Art: Bordalo II
Music: Craig Pruess
You can contact Bogdan at No Regrets Studio on their Facebook , Website
or at +40 720 952 433.
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The VandalList @Point Art Hub
STREET ART | TATTOOS | STREET-WEAR | MUSIC | EXTREME
– WORKSHOPS | EXHIBITION | LIVE ACTS | ARTISTS TALKS –
We’re young. Our art is different. Eclectic. We’re our own DJ’s.
We adapt clothes to fit our personalities, not our jobs.
We better our bodies with ink. We cover gray with spray.
They call us vandals.
We meet at Point.
Vandals Coming to Hustle:
Krack Brand – New Collection F/W 2016
Sweet Damage Crew – Live Car Painting
Read more about Sweet Damage, here.
No Regrets Tattoo – Tattoo Workshop
Read more about No Regrets Tattoo, here.
DJ Undoo – Vinyl Workshop
– read more about Undoo, here.
Fly Boards
http://facebook.com/
Zekarjah
https://www.mixcloud.com/
Vsound Radio
http://thevandallist.com/
Proud Supporters: Desperados
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