The Illustrated Man Tattoo Studio Blog

Kerry’s Koi & Cherry Blossom Ankle Tattoo

Steve 'A' — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:15:18 +0000

Kerry’s tattoo is a simple black and grey koi carp with pink cherry blossoms on the back of her leg.

We added a few cherry blossoms and petals on her ankle and foot.

Alex’s Foo Dog Elbow Tattoo

Steve 'A' — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:00:54 +0000

I tattooed this foo dog on Alex’s elbow, squeezing it in between his other tattoos.

Alex is a tattooist in Wool, Dorset. I went to his studio and tattooed him there. We had a nice afternoon.

Scott’s Buddha & Temple Tattoo

Steve 'A' — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:43:10 +0000

Scott is just back from India where he’s been studying yoga.

His tattoo is of Buddha. It’s a mixture of Japanese style and portrait work with negative floral designs.

There’s a tiny little temple on back of his arm.

On his shoulder are cherry blossoms and an unopened lotus flower. The mixture of black water and clear water is a bit yin yang.

Yellow Eyes Art Work

Steve 'A' — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:18:40 +0000

This is Yellow Eyes. The painting is a purple background with a light purple beating. The medium is acrylic on canvas.

Gary’s Biomechanical Back Tattoo

Steve 'A' — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:20:31 +0000

Gary’s biomechanical tattoo is inspired by the works of HR Giger.

Jane’s Hinduism and Buddhism Tattoo

Steve 'A' — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:43:30 +0000

A couple of days ago I posted photos of Jane’s Buddha and Taj Mahal tattoo. Here are a couple more pictures of her shin and ankle.

Jane’s leg tattoo includes negative floral designs on her shin and calf.

The tribal tattoo designs on Jane’s ankle are inspired by Henna or Mehndi.

Jane’s Buddha and Taj Mahal Tattoo

Steve 'A' — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:44:15 +0000

The theme of Jane’s tattoo is Buddhism and Hinduism. It covers the whole of her right leg and is a mixture of design and illustration.

I’ll post photos of the lower half of her tattoo in a couple of days.

Jane’s tattoo includes the Taj Mahal and a Buddha on her calf.

Gorgeous Dave’s Geisha Tattoo

Steve 'A' — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:37:12 +0000

We added to Gorgeous Dave’s existing tattoos by putting a geisha face with cherry blossom and fan on the back of his arm. I deliberately left out the pupils because it gives it a nice ghostly appearance.

The tattoo is just black and red. That’s what we felt like doing that day, so that’s what got done.

Dave is an off-road unicyclist who produces porn.

Japanese Bodysuit Tattoo Artwork

Steve 'A' — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:11:34 +0000

This is a cartoon style drawing of a man with a Japanese bodysuit tattoo. It was just drawn for fun.

The medium is emulsion and marker pens on six-foot-high fibreboard.

The bodysuit style is munewari (split chest), gobu (five tenths) shorts, and nagasode (long sleeve).

Close-up of his face.

The theme of his bodysuit is white koi carp and water splashes.

Anneka’s Organic Tribal Waist Tattoo

Steve 'A' — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:12:29 +0000

Anneka’s tattoo is organic plant-like 3D tribal.

I tied the stems together with a piece of jewellery because Anneka’s a jeweller.