There are famous tattoo artists who have stood out for the quality of the tattoos they have managed to do and for their designs.Their perseverance has led them to become the best tattooists in the world.
According to the RAE, "tattooing is engraving drawings on human skin, introducing coloring matter under the epidermis, due to previously arranged punctures or stings".
The word tattoo It comes from the Polynesian language (tátau) and from this term it passed into English, tatoo (pronounced tatú). And from here it has passed to all other languages.
The history of tattoos is ancient. There is evidence of tattoos (a small mustache on the lip) in the Chinchorro culture of Peru, 2000 years before Christ.
Tattoo artist, despite not being collected in the RAE, will be any person who dedicates himself, professionally or not, to make tattoos on the skin.
There are many, many styles of tattoos. Some tattoo artists master several of them. We have the abstract tattoo, black and white, Celtic, blackwork (using only black ink), pointillism (fine style using innumerable dots that come together to form the drawing), tattoo of Chinese characters, Germanic runes, Japanese irezumi, etc..
There are not a few professionals who have made tattooing their way of life. The most famous can earn a lot of money on each tattoo. We are going to meet some of them.
Amanda is capable of making incredible figures with ink of different colors on the skins of her clients. His impeccable drawings give the feeling of seeing a hyper-realistic painting.
Make all kinds of drawings, from geometric figures, through brightly colored butterflies, to spots and dots creating a high quality abstract drawing.
This tattoo artist is known as "Points and Lines". His tattoos are exclusively in black ink, never using any other color. His lines and dot patterns are quite creative and he is highly regarded by tattoo lovers..
Loic Lavenú has an original style, little seen, that makes his tattoos appear as if they were photoshopped. Black ink predominates, but you can use other colors.
Talented tattoo artist from the Fine Arts. His tattoos are like small pictures on the skin of the clients, giving him the same whether it is watercolor, sketch or charcoal style. Very original.
The most surprising thing about this Russian tattoo artist is the rich and varied range of colors that she uses for her work.
Precisely these colors, with the right combination of them, makes your tattoos acquire an elegant touch of softness that is very difficult to achieve in the tattoo. It is as if its needles did not pierce the skin, as if it were gently painting on it.
Very original tattoo artist, with an unmistakable style in which she combines everyday motifs with drawings from her dreams and fantasies.
If you like motifs and drawings of nature, this is your ideal tattoo artist. From flowers, petals and stems, to ears of wheat, to small birds perched on branches, Alice has a very good hand at drawing.
This artist combines the best of western art with classical Chinese tattooing. Combine the new school of color with the classic stroke in drawing and lines.
This Dutch tattoo artist started relatively late, at the age of thirty. That has not prevented her from achieving her own style, with a feminine touch, which would be valid for both canvas and skin..
This tattoo artist is famous for her women's faces and flowers, both for their colors and for the drawing.
If you've always wondered who was responsible for ripping and dyeing footballer David Beckham's skin, here is the answer. It is versatile and can do any type of tattoo.
Interesting and original Japanese tattoo artist. This refined technique using a myriad of points is called "stippling." Use geometric and tribal drawings.
To fully appreciate his art, the viewer has to get very close to the skin. You have to look at their tattoos very closely. The most curious can use the magnifying glass to see every detail of his technique.
It comes from the tradition of white and gray. He is famous for his “Chicano” drawings, but where he really stands out is in the portrait.
Polish tattoo artist who also uses the technique of hyperrealism. Its bright colors are one of its hallmarks.
He is one of the best tattoo artists within the photo portrait. You give a photo of a portrait to Shane and he tattoos it in less than a rooster crows on your skin.
This tattoo artist spreads his ink along the arms, shoulders, forearms, thighs. Tattoo well-known characters from film, science, television or politics.
People roam the world who, thanks to their hands, carry Marilyn Monroe on one shoulder, Nicola Tesla on the arm, Albert Einstein on the forearm or Salvador Dalí, with his face and his soft watches bending, on the calf.
This Czech tattoo artist, very famous in central Europe, has specialized in tattoos reminiscent of watercolor painting. Use color well and mixes worthy of an expert watercolorist.
Scott is famous for having tattooed the skins of famous people, including Marc Jacobs. He dominates many styles, but where he is strong is in the Mexican imagery. He is a specialist in death masks from Mexico.
Fine and delicate lines where color is also the center of the tattoo characterize this Canadian who usually tattoos the bodies or heads of all kinds of animals.
A great representative of figurative tattooing, specializing in the faces of elegant women and cats, although she is capable of tattooing any other figure and also objects, such as hourglasses above all.
An artist who uses the needle and ink as he might use the brush or the gouge. This American understands tattoos as another representation of art. His works are worth being, at least, seen, if we do not dare to go through the needle.
His tattoos follow patterns of decorative art, with classic and tribal drawings, predominantly black ink, but occasionally using bright colors for birds or butterflies..
He was called the king of tattoo artists. He was expelled from school at the age of twelve for tattooing his classmates. He entered the English Navy and continued to do amateur tattoos until he returned home and began to learn from the legendary English tattoo artists..
He is famous for having tattooed royalty, including the Spanish King Alfonso XIII and King George V of the United Kingdom. In addition to being a tattoo artist, he is known for having developed a cosmetic that was actually the forerunner of the current "tattooed eyebrows".
His birth name was Norman Keith Collins. Most of his life he was a sailor, hence his name, "Sailor" (sailor). He learned the art of tattooing in Alaska from "Big Mike" who taught him how to tattoo by hand. Later, in Chicago, he would learn to tattoo with a machine thanks to Tatts Thomas.
He joined the US Navy at age 19 and sailed the seas of the world for the rest of his life, tattooing anyone who lent him their skin for a few hours. He became a world tattoo authority. He taught his technique to Ed Hardy and Mike Malone. Sailor's fame continues today thanks to the company “Sailor Jerry Ltd.”, a clothing and souvenir brand that promotes new talents..
One of Sailor Jerry Collins's students. Following Sailor's advice, Don studied classic Japanese tattoos under Master Horihide and began to incorporate Japanese techniques into his work..
He has published several alternative art books, including the "Tattoo Time" series. He manufactures the "Ed Hardy" clothing line and sponsors tattoo artists at his San Francisco studio.
This famous Japanese tattoo artist has been trying for forty years not to lose the ancient Japanese tradition of tattooing. His teachers, Horiyoshi I and Horiyoshi II, instructed him and transmitted the essential knowledge in the art of "irezumi", the ancient tattoo of Japan..
Horiyoshi III knows that maintaining this tradition is difficult in Japan today, since tattoos have very negative connotations there, as in Russia, because they are more typical of criminals. The Yakuza, the Japanese mafia, uses tattoos to tell the story of their crimes, just like the vóry v zakone Russians (the thieves of law).
Horiyoshi's work follows Zen teachings and is based on humility.
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