Tattoo Artists

Hocheon Legends, heroes and characters of Ukio-e, balance, control and harmony: Hocheon brings his magnificent bodysuits to life in his shop in Daegu, in South Korea. Discover his amazing tattoos…

Oil painting, illustration, tattoo. But that’s not all: there’s also a love of art, for female iconography, a certain flair for artistic creation and for life itself. Claudia tells us…

Gakkin’s works are inspired by nature, and by several ancient Japanese painters: the result is a contemporary and unique interpretation of traditional tattoos. After working in Kyoto he is now…

Chris Garver has been tattooing since 1988. Although versatile in his work, Chris’ speciality is in Japanese and black and gray. Based in New York City, he owns and tattoos…

Victor Portugal Victor Portugal started tattooing in 1998. Born in Uruguay, he lived in Spain for several years and recently moved to Poland (Krakow). Victor is well-known all over the…

Ryan Ashley Malarkey The beautiful and talented Ryan Ashley Malarkey works at the Inkology Tattoo Art Gallery in New York City (USA). If you like her black and grey tattoos…

His hyper-realistic style has dealt with pretty much everyone: successful rappers (he even got a “Like” from Snoop Dogg), star footballers, ice hockey players, Hollywood actors, cartoon characters, rock stars,…

I did not know Jon Larson’s works until a few months ago, when on Instagram I saw one of his splendid tattoos with strong neon colors, so vivid! It immediately…

Read an extract of the interview by Margherita B on Tattoo Energy (April/May 2018 issue) and enjoy some of his amazing artworks! Californian by birth and Scottish by adoption, Jack Peppiette tells…

A long hard road where he kept his eyes peeled for every possible influence to feed his talent. Subsequently, still learning, he became an excellent tattoo artist specialised in Realism…

After working as an illustrator, Luxiano decided to learn the art of tattooing and created a unique style, inspired by everything that surround him: from sign paintings to the folk…

«My original partners Erik Reith and Jason Kundell and I decided on the name Seventh Son in 2006, when we opened the shop. We were listening to a lot of…

Alvaro has recently moved to Sacrifice Bcn in Barcelona and is increasingly in demand for two subjects in particular: faces and animals which he executes in a straightforward Neo-traditional style……

Neil Preston is a tattooer based in Manchester, working at Heartless Hands Club. A personal reinterpretation of the traditional style, solid black ink and a lot of existentialist quotes are…

House of Solace, located on Australia’s Gold Coast, is a private studio which Jacob Gardner shares with three amazing tattooists who are also three of his best mates: Will Duncan,…

Welcome to Melbourne, capital city of smashed avocado brunch, graffiti streets and the Australian tattoo. Here, tattoo shops are numerous, and tattoo artists come along to make a carrier and…

I’ve met Luca Ortis at the London Tattoo Convention some years ago, and we have a friend in common: Ichi Hatano. Luca build up his skills working at the legendary…

We met Lewisink at the London Tattoo Convention last September. We watched him work, a rare occasion since he doesn’t usually attend these kind of events, and what we saw…

A lot of movement, the power of color and a great technical accuracy on an illustrative base: Victor’s style reflects a lot of his personality and taste. Let’s discover more…

This is the unpublished full transcript of the interview by Margherita Baleni – together with Miki Vialetto – with a legend in the tattoo world: Ami James. Take a look…

I meet Elvia Guadian during her NYC guest spotting at the famous Grit N Glory Tattoo (Megan Massacre trendy shop), where she is tattooing for just a few days. I…

Me and Manekistefy worked with Satoru a few years ago, and it was an amazing experience. Satoru is a very dedicated and humble tattooer, his works are amazingly precise and…