#Minimalist mountain tattoo on hip skin

I completed a full back piece recently and it’s the first large-scale black and grey realism I’ve done – it means a lot to me. If I’m doing handwritten scripts, I’ll just write two or three options on the spot and the clients will pick from there. I would love to delve more into black and grey realism in future. It works best on very fair or Caucasian skin.

#Minimalist mountain tattoo on hip skin

Watercolour tends to dull over time, especially on Asian skin because of the yellow undertone, and sometimes people cannot accept that. I love doing watercolour, but I try not to promote it. I can change my handwriting depending on what the client wants – sometimes thicker, more illegible or more carelessly written. He posted it online and people started coming in because they like the simple handwriting that almost looks like a signature. I wrote it, she liked it and Joseph tattooed it. When I was still an apprentice, Joseph asked me to write a few words for a walk-in customer, who didn’t like any Photoshop font. I do a lot of handwritten scripts and that’s what I’m known for right now.

I started having my own clients (a couple of) years ago, but I’m still learning new things from seeing Joseph tattoo. In 2011, my friend Joey Ong, who is also a tattoo artist at Visual Orgasm, introduced me to Joseph Siow. I love animals but I wanted to pursue art to express myself. Was helping out at an animal clicnic and performing surgery on animals.