Flash Your Tattoo

Oddboy – an award winning artist from the UK.  The name catches your attention first but as soon as you start checking out the man’s tattoo work, you realize there is more here than a funky, memorable name.  From color to black  and gray – horror to baby pictures – Oddboy’s work is exceptional on all counts.  Oddboy has been tattooing since 1985 and currently is working out of Real Art Tattoo shop in Leicester.  Unfortunately, they don’t seem to have a shop site but you can check out many examples of Oddboy’s work on the shop’s myspace page – here. (continue reading…)

I wanted to draw attention to this fantasy artist by the name of Allen Douglas. He’s from Rochester New York and his work is used mostly for illustration work. Douglas’s art is well known and has many awards in the publishing and illustration circuit. He’s had a successful career as a freelance artist for over 15 years. Artwork done in this type of detail carries very well over into a candidate for a tattoo piece. (continue reading…)

Jess Yen is an award winning artist on both the international and national level.  He is well known for his realistic portraits and elaborate and intricate body suits.  He is equally famous for his black and grey as much as he is for his color work.  He is recognized as a master of New School Oriental art style.  Jess was raised in Taiwan but is currently living in the U.S. He’s been tattooing for over 16 years and is currently so in demand that he is booking 2 years in advance.    (continue reading…)

It almost seems like Tom Renshaw has made a pact with the devil. How else can a tattoo artist create such realism? I don’t think anyone can touch Renshaw when it comes to the photo realism category of tattoos. His ability holds true whether his subject is an animal or human. They say many of his clients are fellow tattoo artists. That’s probably because they can appreciate his talent even more than an average ink collector. (continue reading…)

Damien Rodriguez is a young tattoo artist hailing from Philly but currently working in New York City at Superstition Tattoo. Most of Damien’s earlier artwork was related to graffiti but he says tattoos were always in the background.  He attended multiple shows even before he was old enough to get a tattoo.  Even then the art was calling out to him.By the time he was only 17 he had decided being a tattoo artist was for him.  (continue reading…)

he immortal Willie Nelson portrayed on a “pot” smokers calf. Willie is the coolest and what a great tribute to Willie. The tattoo is done by the great Bob Tyrrell. He’s one of my top 3 favorite tattoo artists. The realism is uncanny and his portraits are unbelievably realistic.  Tyrrell does only black and gray work and only started working in the tattoo trade when he was 35 years old.  You would never know it looking at the outstanding quality you see in his artwork.