Click to play video: (2/5) All the iterations! Gotta make it perfect for the client. 😊 #NAOHOAstory . . . #watercolour #tattoodesign #design #watercolourtattoos #colours #universe #vibrant #yellow #blue #purple #green #red #orange #circle #firsttattoo #tattoo #unique #bespoke #ring #circleoflife #cardiff #cardifftattoo #tattoocardiff #newport #wales #bristol #tattoogirlz #femaletattooist #femaletattooartist A post shared by NAOHOA Continue reading
Tag: Behind the Scenes
#NAOHOAstory…Kung Fu Panda
This client came all the way from Birmingham with his mates to get ink! I had a blast designing and tattooing this one. 🙂 Something fun to end the year with! 😃 . (3/3) Here's Po in all his glory. 🐼 Well sat, mate! Cheers for coming all the way from Birminham~ 😄 Continue reading
Octopus Sleeve
I’m currently working on a full sleeve tattoo, with an octopus as its main feature. It’s in a contemporary Japanese art style and we worked together a lot to get it just right. 🙂 Click on the Instagram posts to watch the videos. (click to play) Stenciled the top half of this piece earlier Continue reading
Queen’s Arcade (Nov 2017)
On Saturday 18th November, I had a stall at Queen’s Arcade, Cardiff. I had a fun time chatting to people who were please to discover an alternative tattoo studio! Here’s an intro vid I did in the morning: …unfortunately, I couldn’t broadcast it as a Facebook Live ’cause signal. was. so. bad. I did get Continue reading
#NAOHOAstory….Rat Pack
…okay, more of a ‘duo’ than a ‘pack’, but that’s less catchy. 😛 Check out this client’s first venture into the world of tattoos with her cute buddies. 🐀🐁 (2/3) Designing the tattoo of her favourite rodent buddies! 🙂 #NAOHOAstory #drawing #ink #art #timelapse #rat #rats #tattoo #tattoodesign #tattoos #designprocess #brushpen #rodent A post shared Continue reading
‘Four Seasons’ Sleeve
In a previous life, I was a Concept Artist/Illustrator for the gaming industry (I still do this sometimes but only on a remote, freelance basis). The first company I worked at was The Creative Assembly (SEGA), where I produced the Event Pictures for Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai. Several pages of my work can Continue reading
#NAOHOAstory…Geo Tulip
(1/4) After seeing the Watercolour Geo Flower I did, this client wanted something along the same lines, featuring a tulip. Here are sketches she gave me to work with. 🙂 (Click to play the videos below) (2/4) Here's one of my takes on the client's tattoo design based on her sketch. 🙂 #NAOHOAstory Continue reading
Making of…Geo Swan
Helloooo! A few weeks ago, I asked a bunch of people what I should draw and two requests involved, “Something geometric”, and “Ooooo a swan”…so I put the two together and drew this. 🙂 I started by drawing a rough sketch of the design, then scanned, darkened and blew it up to use as a Continue reading
#NAOHOAstory…Sunshine
(click to play video) (2/3) Here's a quick overview of the options I gave him to choose from. With his feedback, we finalised the design. 🙂 #NAOHOAstory #tattoo #tattoodesign #NAOHOAdesign #NAOHOA #Luxury #Bespoke #Tattoos #design #art #original A post shared by NAOHOA Luxury Bespoke Tattoos (@naohoa) on Feb 28, 2017 at 11:21am PST Continue reading
Designing Clocks & Roses
Hi all 🙂 I received a cluster of requests around the same time for clocks and roses (inner arm pieces) and thought I’d share my design process for them. Aware of the popularity of this combination, I wanted to ensure each design was personal and unique to each client. Everyone has their own reasons Continue reading