Author: louis santos

Brazilian Tattoo Artist with 20 years experience. Realism and Mythology Specialist.

Black and Grey Flower and Nature Sketch

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I love to draw before I start working, it warms me up and gets me ready for tattooing. So all sketches I finish are a product of 5-10 minutes spare I find before I start tattooing. I love all different sort of mediums in art, but sketching is one of my favourites for sure, together with oil painting. Sketch is the foundation of all sort of art, is the foundation in tattooing, painting, gaming and many others, so sketching everyday it develops your artistic skill, and it gives you the opportunity to put to a paper ideas that you feel like expressing. With this sketch I tried to achieve a natural and positive feel to it. Thank you for visiting my web site

Wonder Woman and The Joker Battle

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What a request from my man Kam, I nearly passed out when he requested this to me. Sometimes, life gets you by surprise in a very good way, and I can not be more grateful to have had the opportunity to work on this request of Wonder Woman fighting The Joker. As a comic fan as a kid in Brazil, when I did this tattoo, I put thinking out of the occasion, and felt the piece I was doing, think less and feel more, that’s what I have been learning lately, if I’m really passionate about a certain subject, think less and feel more. All comic fans would love to see that happening one day, Wonder Woman fighting The Joker, they are both DC comics characters so I believe that’s possible. We are currently working on Harley Queen fighting Cat Woman, this guy is planning to take me to heaven with these requests, sometimes in life you got to have faith that the right things will come to you, faith is a very strong vibration in life, sometimes things are very close to come to you or to happen to you, but then you loose faith, stop believing, and everything disappears. Keep having the faith, grab hold on to it, and eventually it will come to you.

Medusa black and grey Tattoo by Louis

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It was his first tattoo, and what a nice guy to work with, it’s inspiring to meet first timers who are willing to put time to their tattoo. He had an idea which got me exited, he wanted a full sleeve based on Greek mythology. We started with Medusa, which is such a cool character, he was happy to let me express myself artistically, and that’s where I achieve my favourite pieces. Getting tattooed with an natural vibe, relaxed, and letting it be, it allows me to work in peace and trust the end result, as an natural result. Instead of worrying so much about the end result, and the end result not being as natural as it could have been. I’m very exited about carrying on with this sleeve, Poseidon will be next, so keep an eye open for more updates.

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Realistic Tiger Tattoo

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Hey, thanks for looking at my site. In this post I would like to share the last hand tattoo I worked on. Hands in my opinion are the hardest area of the body to tattoo, if you go a little too far in, or a little too far out, the ink can easily be drawn out of the hand. Not only that, but it also depends on how the client rests his hands after the tattoo session. If the client is always lifting weigh, is not the best for healing, so rest is imperative when getting your hand tattooed. I tried to give as much advice as possible to my client, he seemed like a nice and careful guy, who cared for his tattoo, so fingers crossed we will get a good heal on this realistic tiger hand tattoo. However, if we need touching up a little, which most hands tattoo need, we already have our touch up session booked in. So I think, in the end, it’s all about caring for your tattoo, sometimes not all tattoos heal great, that could be on the client or the tattoo artist too. Once the tattoo is out in the streets, we can’t watch our clients all the time, some clients are really careful with their healing process, some not so much. So I try to tattoo people with the better attitude, in order to have a smooth process, and a good experience. Thank you, and I hope everyone is well and keeping safe.

Phoenix Tattoo in Colour

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It was a pleasure working with Ade, he was willing to put time to his tattoo, and make it the best it could be, without limits with time and budget. When you are marking your body for life, and you limit it with time and budget, you are limiting your tattoo. I was sure to invest as much time as possible in his tattoo, in order to have a satisfying outcome. We built a good relationship, and that’s the best feeling you can have as a tattoo artist, is when you meet people with the same attitude as you, and you both like to do things properly, we work as a team, we get through anything, if the client has the right attitude, then you end up becoming friends. In the end, I can only be grateful to have clients like Ade, who inspire me to carry on doing what I do, which is not only give a tattoo but a good experience as well. Thank you Ade

Moroccan Realistic Tiger Tattoo

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I love doing realism, black and grey and colour tattoos. I love the balance, and how much diversity is in both styles. Tattooing Bruce was an experience to remember, he was very specific and demanding on his requests, and I was aware of the challenging this would come to me. However, I was patient, I worked around his requests and demands, and when I got to know him, we end up really getting on, and became friends. I believe sometimes, you have to give people a chance, we judge people so much when we first time we meet them. People mite come across a certain way, when they are first exposed to you, but when you get to know them, they are the opposite of what you thought they were. That’s what I learned with Bruce, and that’s happened to me a lot, I have a consultation with someone, and I think they are gonna be challenging, and they end up being really nice people. Thank you for visiting my site.

Wonder Woman 1982

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Hello Everyone, first thanks for looking at my web site. I’m really excited we are gonna be able to get back to work soon, I have missed tattooing, however I also enjoyed the time off to re-charge batteries. I have seen Wonder Woman 1982 around 3 times so far, I was fortunate enough to be able to go to the cinema to see it. I was a big fan of the very first Wonder Woman movie, I think they more than nailed it, however I did not have much hopes for the second one, as the first one was so good, I thought they are not gonna be able to repeat the same success of the first one. I’m so glad I was wrong, the second Wonder Woman movie, was just as good as the first one. I knew they were gonna invest a big budget in that movie, however, not always big budget movies are the best movies. I was very very happy about Wonder Woman 1984, I believe DC Comics are stepping up and coming out with some good movies. To compete with Marvel is not easy, however DC Comics surprise me sometimes, I must admit. DC comics, are currently working on the new Justice League, and I can’t wait to see that. Mortal Combat is coming out too, oh my god, this year is going to be epic for movies. I will be working in Mortal Combat art, when the movie comes out, as I will be very exited when I see it. I hope everyone is keeping safe, and I hope everyone is doing well.

A pound of flesh, Rose Tattoo

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In times of lockdown in the UK, a pound of flesh is a saviour. I had to go in the studio and tattoo a fake hand, it was my client for the day. I was just happy to get out of the house and be able to feel a bit of tattooing, for all this time we are not allowed to be tattooing. I choose to do a colourful rose, I enjoy doing roses. Hopefully more coming my way. Hope everyone is keeping safe, and take care.

Eternal Buddha, oil on canvas by Louis

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Eternity isn’t a long time. Eternity has nothing to do with time. Eternity is a dimension of here and now, where thinking and time unable us to realise and experience it.

Every moment is an eternity of its own. The experience of Eternity right here, right now, is the function of life.

Native Indian traditional Sketch

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Sometimes, going back to traditional art is a must for me, in the era of digital art, is imperative to take advantage of the infinite possibilities, digital art has to offer. However, considering how much digital art can make our life easier, and making faster achievements possible, I do still go back to traditional art. And the biggest reason why, is the feel of it. Nothing feels like traditional art. Digital art is amazing, however it feels like playing drums in an electric kit, it’s not gonna feel as good and as exiting as playing in a traditional physical kit. This Native Indian has a feel of strength, courage and leadership, if you are interested to have the this original traditional piece, make sure to check my shop section, to purchase this one of piece of art. Thank you

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