Friday, March 30, 2012

Steampunk inspired






Steampunk celebrates a bygone era, a time of invention, mechanics and awesome fashion. There is a huge Steampunk following so it makes sense that Steampunk is also celebrated in ink. Timepieces are a classic steampunk theme.

Hot air balloons and steam trains feature widely too.



Jules Verne inspired several pieces.

including these amazing octopus examples.

And to finish a classic Steampunk art piece with the often featured clogs and industrial inspired colours.

Friday, March 23, 2012

I see red


 The more I see red the more I love it, these red tattoos are really effective without being overpowering as some black ink can be. A monochrome tattoo tends to allow you to focus more on the design elements and often these are more simplistic and have clean lines.




Blue is equally effective as shown with this beautiful bird, with so many colours available now why not think outside the black box.....