Skin Deep – August 2019

SKIN DEEP MAGAZINE • 67

Were there many challenges moving from your
work on paper to the skin?
Fortunately not. Mostly I was afraid of my ambition and
failure that I would not be able to achieve the desired ef-
fect that I manage to achieve on paper. It was a process of
learning; how could I achieve my desired look on paper
now on the skin with a needle. There is a lot of pressure
when you can no longer use an eraser and press the magic
‘ctrl + Z’. Probably my worst fear was the potential for the
client to be disappointed, and not happy with the result.
But these fears quickly faded because I am lucky to work
with wonderful people who believe in me and who are con-
stant sources of encouragement. I am lucky to have met
Paweł Indulski (@dotyk.tattoo) who took me under his
wing and believed that I could be a proficient tattoo art-
ist. Thanks to their support that I would succeed, tattooing
quickly became a pleasure as much as drawing on paper.

What other tattooists are you to drawn to that
work in a similar illustrative style?
When I first started tattooing I used to search for dif-
ferent tattoo styles, usually coming across some classic

very well designed patterns. I then started to look more

intently at what I enjoy and what I would like to have on

my own skin. I did not realise that a comic based style

could look so good! An artist who continually impresses

me is Agata Złotko (@agatazlotko.tattoo). She is a Polish

illustrator making a career in France. I’m in love with her

style, some of which look like they could have been in old

school children’s books. She makes great lines, and is an

incredible illustrator too. Another artist is Kubrick Ho

(@kubrickgood). She is just brilliant; she uses wonderful

delicate colours and there is a dream-like atmosphere in

many of her works. The tattooist Santa Cara (@santacara)

reminds me a lot of Tim Burton’s style. She incorporates

weird compositions, and I love the mischievous look of

many of her characters. Recently, I have had the pleasure

of discovering the genius and original artist November

Rush (@_november_rush). Her work is insanely good!

What has been your most loved character you have

designed?

A few years ago I designed the characters Hern, Hana

and Octobunny. Hern was born, after my son's birth, a

recently i had a client from the uk, who only

wanted something from me freehand