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Artist Profile.

J.J. is a Vancouver-based tattoo apprentice, operating in the heart of Gastown’s beautiful historic district. With years of graphic design and illustration experience, his style is best described as an eclectic mix of gothic and anime inspirations.

Currently specializing in black and grey and illustrative designs, he loves working with clients to create highly personalized, meaningful pieces that reflect the unique lives of the people wearing them.

Recent Updates.

Progress 🦎 Today I tried to experiment with some traditional sketching for some illustrative tattoo flashes ~ wanted to rep my favorite 40k army in the top left lol 😎🍄 Sharing my first stencil on fake skin too, tried a realism design to mix thin
Sharing some batman inspired flashes today in my lineart style, designed for a superfan friend of mine lol. Throwback memories to my time in Korea too. Hoping that I can guest in another country in the future ~ still a long ways off but getting clos
Throwback to my time in Shiga 🗾 ~ with some new anime inspired designs in my lineart style! If you know them all you have my eternal love and respect 💪🤣 . . . . . #animeart #ghibli #japan #tattooapprentice #limeart
One step closer 🪜 First flash set: tried some DND inspired designs in my black and white illustrative style today, focusing more on contrast and simplifying my details to make it easier to practice on stencils while I'm still getting used to contro
Mimics will always be a classic encounter on any dungeon raid 😎🗝️🪙 . . . . . #dnd #tattooapprentice #flashtattoo #illustration #monster
Goin' goblin mode this week with these DND themed flashes 👺 Goblin deez- actually nevermind... 😂 Gonna try refining my techniques and composition skills for next week's flash drop, stay tuned y'all 😉👍 . . . . . #goblin #dnd #tattooapprentice #
Realism sketching practice update + pokemon woodcutting flash sheet 😎☘️ . Special thanks to all the friends I asked for guidance on these two respective styles since they both had ample difficulties for wildly different reasons lol. Imma have to wor
Tag inspired tattoo flash sheet ~ 💣 I tried to do research on the basics of graffiti composition with the help of a few friends that are in the tagging scene, lots of fun experimenting with this style. Would love to return to it for a custom design
Tried something I never thought I'd be able to accomplish or even attempt, and started practicing realism using traditional illustration techniques. I still have a long way to go but I am excited to see if I can develop it and hopefully make some sic
Week #1 - apprenticeship flash sheets 💀🔥 . . . . . #grimreaper #tattooapprentice #flashtattoo #gothic #cartoon
Just a chill ghost 👻 Some more flash designs from this week, tried to experiment with lineart to get some interesting skeletal and marine designs. The anglerfish is a vibe lol 😂 . . . . . #ghost #gothic #tattooapprentice #flashtattoo #lineart

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