New Shop!!! Atramentum Taetowierungen !!!

hi everybody out there! after a successful and enjoyable time at my dear friend flo’s shop in herdecke, ‚the electric scarabeus‘, i eventually found a new place to continue to prosper. i am eternally gateful of having had the chance to work with him at his wonderful place while being able to pursue my approach of tattooing and looking for a proper new sanctuary at the same time.

‚Atramentum‘ is latin, meaning black ink; black pigment. i felt this being a  rather suitable name for the shop. it is located in witten, stockum. you can find the facebook-website in the ‚links‘-section. 

The Summary Of 2016 In A Few Pictures! . . . .

hello everybody! i hope everyone had a nice christmas eve and a happy new year’s start! i mainly worked in in my friend flo’s shop in herdecke last year, the electric scarabeus, and here are some of the results of  my efforts. i really enjoyed working there, as the shop is located in a particularly cute little town apart from being a beauty itself. surrounded by a nice atmosphere, i utterly took pleasure in joining my buddy for daily activities.

the picture above is the finishing of an arm i started a longer time ago. it was a half sleeve until then. we continued on the lower arm, extending the tattoo to a full sleeve, taking up the patterns we used before and as well doing similar ones in the same gage. i’m really happy with this one.
this is a mandala on a classic spot . . . as far as i remember, it was the first tattoo for the customer. i always enjoy doing these . . .
the inner arm view of a polynesian based concept. it was the first tattoo for him! i  always feel humbled when someone offers me a  such a great space for his/ her first approach. i am more than grateful to have such trusting and loyal customers. thanks a lot to all of you!

the outer view of this one . . . each pattern was drawn on the skin, everything was done freehand with no stencils. 

i like these specific ones which are simple but powerful  in effect.  something different that keeps my work varied and exciting. 
above is a somehow particular 3/4 sleeve . . .  totally enjoyed the journey of moving to this destination. from no real imagination to something satisfyingly different.

the inquiries for norse mythology and celtic based work happen seldomly, but on a regular basis. i can just say that i like the frequency of this matter. the picture above is my approach to a conceptual full sleeve. the eye on the shoulder top depicts odin, the one eyed god, who traded his other one in exchange for total wisdom. his glance is piercing and pervasive. he is accompanied by magic runes and his two raven scouts, hugin and munin.

i used a pretty much traditional japanese background plan to connect the motives and patterns . . .  here is the overall view of that sleeve

i extended eva’s half to a full sleeve . . . we mixed the polynesian inspired patterns with a female touch of mandalism  on the forearmthanks for trusting me again eva!

new place for a while!

hello everybody out there!

you can find me for a certain time at The Electric Scarabeus!

i was travelling a bit and closed down my shop by the end of last year.

i will be looking for a new place soon, meanwhile i’ll be working at my friend’s place in herdecke, called THE ELECTRIC SCARABEUS, not too far from where my old shop was . .

here’s the link:

https://www.facebook.com/Electric.Scarabeus

looking forward to seeing you there!

 

 

 

 

here is a samoan inspired 3/4 sleeve from switzerland, still a bit scabby and fresh at some parts
the inside view of that sleeve with a fe’e pattern repetition

dotwork pattern in the ditch, this sleeve is still in progress
outside view of the same sleeve, combining dotwork technique and thai stlyle oriented patterns

a pair of mehndi inspired feet, one foot is freshly tattooed, the other one is in the healing process, that’s why it looks a bit blurry

this design is based on the mehndi art from india, too

a polynesian inspired half sleeve

fresh pic of a ditch job from switzerland, soft shading on this one

a sleeve i really enjoyed doing on a great customer,  the shading is fresh , hence a little reddish

 

a little different  . . . the flowery pattern in the ditch is not from me, i worked around it, fun to do! inside arm view
and the outside of a sleeve i really liked to do. unfortunately i don’t have a better pic yet. it’s all fresh and gleamy. hopefully i can get one soon . .

a fun one from a trip to somewhere . .
front view of my man tim!

strong patternism on strong legs. the black covers an old tribal on the outside

the second sleeve i did on tim, thanks so much!

polynesian inspired calf sleeve, symmetrically designed

a samoan approach, combined with a mandala and the famous flower of life pattern on the inside.
the outside view

 

 

 

a female lotus  . . .

the heart and the little roses on the wrist are not from me . . this developed to a quite big add-on . . .

just lines . . .

these are healed pictures of ulf’s sleeve! what can i say . . i just have to be grateful for the chance of doing what i think might be best and suitable, thank u mate!!!

this one above is a good way to show how i consider cover ups to work out in the end . . the more space you get the better the result will be . . this approach is not new  . . it’s just the same old story . . .

here we have bit of a series of progress . . . .  from freehand drawing to lining . . .

and this is the final result.

 

ditch mandala . .

occultism inspired sleeve and hand on thomas! infernal hails my friend!!!

we even did his palm . . tough mate he is . . !!!

 

i’m happy with this one!!! 

marquesan inspired designs on this calf . . .

another elbow ditch mandala, this time with some red lined geometry . . .

this on is rather mehndi inspired  . . .

tim’s hand! thank you mate!!! for all the stuff we’ve been doing so far! it’s amazing to work with such dedicated customers!

here is a view of tim’s arms . . . to this point of time the left (actually the right) wasn’t finished in terms of shading and depths . . .

another mandala . . . different though . .

 

 

mehndi inspired design . . this is a picture i posted on instagram, hence i chose the triple appearance to match the square format . . .

nautical star inspired mandala . . .

freehand mehndi add-on . . .

another freehand polynesian inspired design . . . the process of tim’s right hand . . from drawing to finish!you rule!!!