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
Category: Behind The Scenes
A sneak peek of what goes on at NAOHOA…
#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
Art Wall
Hey, folks~ A few weeks ago, I had a go at some DIY and painted the wall on the far end of my studio: (click to play video) This is me today. Looks like this will need a few coats! 😅 #decoration #painting A post shared by NAOHOA Luxury Bespoke Tattoos (@naohoa) on May 22, Continue reading
Manchester Tattoo Appeal
#ManchesterTattooAppeal Hi everyone! In response to the horrific Manchester Arena Attack on 22nd May, I was approached to do a Manchester Bee tattoo as a tribute and means to raise money for the families affected. The first person to contact me was a Cardiff-based Mancunian and interest soon spread to fellow locals, all happy to save 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
#NAOHOAstory…We Are United
This piece was a collaboration between the client and myself. She had the core idea on paper and simply wanted me to snazz up the wave. From what I recall: the circle, sky and water portrays the world and its elements and the dots represent people and how we’re all the same, regardless of gender Continue reading
Facepainting at The Color Festival 2016
It’s always fun to see what life throws at you. 🙂 Recently, I was approached to work at The Color Festival (Cardiff) as a face painter. I hadn’t thought of that route before but figured it could be an interesting way to raise awareness of NAOHOA to a large crowd in a short space of Continue reading