Watercolour Tattoos-Suggest an Artist?

Ms. Koi

Hi there,
Apologies if this is in the wrong place! Move me!

I'm looking to get a watercolour carnation on my ribs soon enough. I have the artwork in progress, my cousin is an unreal artist and he's painting at the minute.
I'm in need of an artist who will be able to do this piece justice. I've three tattoos already and they are sub-par standard at best. One is being re-worked in August. I want it on my ribs/side, not massive, but not tiny either.
I've had a chat with a couple of artists and Remi has been suggested to me, so I'm going to contact him. I was wondering if you all had any suggestions for other artists in Dublin/Leinster?

Thanks in advance!

jess.becks

I too am getting a tattoo i was recomended kris barnas in wildcat ink,sean kelly in snakebite,colour works and spilled ink.skin city are also highly recomended but are very expensive depends what you wana spend

Ms. Koi

jess.becks wrote: »

I too am getting a tattoo i was recomended kris barnas in wildcat ink,sean kelly in snakebite,colour works and spilled ink.skin city are also highly recomended but are very expensive depends what you wana spend

I'm looking for a specific artist for mine. Not many artists do watercolour work so I'm limited!

Hellrazer

kellief wrote: »

I'm looking for a specific artist for mine. Not many artists do watercolour work so I'm limited!

Watercolour tattoos are just basically tattoos without the black outlines.Any artist that's any way decent should be able to do it.

Ms. Koi

Hellrazer wrote: »

Watercolour tattoos are just basically tattoos without the black outlines.Any artist that's any way decent should be able to do it.

A couple I was talking to said they weren't the style they were into, which I appreciate.

Orim

Gene Coffey if you fancy travelling to New York.

On the local side, Rob Mulligan has done a few watercolour bits recently and said it's a style he enjoys.

Ms. Koi

Great, Rob is actually on my list to contact! He's the only person I've seen do a watercolour so far!
I have one bad tattoo, it's not happening again!

Star Lord

Sean in Snakebite did a couple of watercolour style tattoos on a long time poster here too, tread_softly. There are black lines, as the characters are meant to have them, but you can see the watercolour paint type effects clearly. Beautiful tattoos.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=81849017&postcount=361

Redpoxx

Snip.

Ms. Koi

There's full threads on studios, I'm looking for particular artist's people could recommend. Thanks though. I'll look up Sean too, thanks Damo

Esoteric_

Rob Mulligan also did this one on a boardsie -

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=515226428524826&set=a.515225888524880.1073741828.147865475260925&type=1&theater

Looks like you have a few good artists to choose from

Ms. Koi

I'll check the facebook link later, I have it blocked on my PC! I have a few names now, thanks!!

Esoteric_

Ah, if you have it blocked, here ya go -

SparkySpitfire

Esoteric_ wrote: »

Ah, if you have it blocked, here ya go -

That tattoo is beautiful :eek: I've been entertaining the idea of a watercolour for ages... this just made my head explode with ideas!

Wow.

Esoteric_

SparkySpitfire wrote: »

That tattoo is beautiful :eek: I've been entertaining the idea of a watercolour for ages... this just made my head explode with ideas!

Wow.

I haven't seen a lot of water-colour work in Ireland, but I do think that piece, and the one Damo linked from Sean in Snakebite are quality. Two great artists to go to if you want water-colour style done.

Ms. Koi

My cousin is an incredibly talented watercolour artist, Daire Lynch Art on Facebook, so he's doing a painting for me of a carnation and I hope to get it on my ribs.
It was this article that got me all excited: http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/watercolor-tattoos

SparkySpitfire

kellief wrote: »

My cousin is an incredibly talented watercolour artist, Daire Lynch Art on Facebook, so he's doing a painting for me of a carnation and I hope to get it on my ribs.
It was this article that got me all excited: http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/watercolor-tattoos

You're not gonna believe me, but that was what stirred my excitement too! Me and my friend were chatting about it for ages picking out our favourites. Some of them are divine!!

Ms. Koi

They really are amazing!

Adiboo

Rachel in Wildcat Stephen's Green posted this on her Facebook yesterday.

Esoteric_

That is absolutely gorgeous!

Marty McFly

Big fan of warecolour style tattoos. Love Gene Coffey and Ivana Tattoo art the work they produce is stunning.


But plenty of artists in Ireland are well capable of producing top quality works .

innad

I really love Ondrash's work. He would be my top choice for watercolour but I definitely agree there are plenty of artists in Ireland who can do pieces like that justice

aodhan2

sorry to just jump in ! but i was looking at this style and the shop werent too keen on doing it ! they just explained about outline not being there and negative space ? i kinda got what they were saying! im still a huge fan of the shop but i may go look elsewhere ! some of those are great .

Ms. Koi

aodhan2 wrote: »

sorry to just jump in ! but i was looking at this style and the shop werent too keen on doing it ! they just explained about outline not being there and negative space ? i kinda got what they were saying! im still a huge fan of the shop but i may go look elsewhere ! some of those are great .

What shop?? There are a lot of tattoo studios in Dublin.

aodhan2

kellief wrote: »

What shop?? There are a lot of tattoo studios in Dublin.

Id rather not say as i have no problem recommending them again and using them again , perhaps on this style they just werent keen and i shall look further afield ! Im well aware there are alot of tattoo shops in dublin , its finding the right one for you thats the trick!

Ms. Koi

aodhan2 wrote: »

Id rather not say as i have no problem recommending them again and using them again , perhaps on this style they just werent keen and i shall look further afield ! Im well aware there are alot of tattoo shops in dublin , its finding the right one for you thats the trick!

Fair enough. If you could PM me the name, so I know that they are on the "not interested in watercolour" list I'm building?

tread_softly

DamoElDiablo wrote: »

Sean in Snakebite did a couple of watercolour style tattoos on a long time poster here too, tread_softly. There are black lines, as the characters are meant to have them, but you can see the watercolour paint type effects clearly. Beautiful tattoos.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=81849017&postcount=361

Aw thanks for thinking of mine Damo

Yeah, Seán is very talented with watercolour style, here's another Okami piece he did on my arm:

innad

That's one of my favourite tattoos I've seen

murfinho

That is nice,

there are a lot of those tattoos on this site
http://freshlyinkedmag.com/features/ondrash/

Ondrash!

mahamageehad

I'm mad about these tattoos! Defo want one, no idea what yet but I defo do!

Marty McFly

mahamageehad wrote: »

I'm mad about these tattoos! Defo want one, no idea what yet but I defo do!

Same as myself have toyed with the idea of a dia de los muertos tattoo done watercolour style.

TheBellJar

aodhan2 wrote: »

sorry to just jump in ! but i was looking at this style and the shop werent too keen on doing it ! they just explained about outline not being there and negative space ? i kinda got what they were saying! im still a huge fan of the shop but i may go look elsewhere ! some of those are great .

I had a convo with an artist recently who was against watercolour due it's limitations on longevity, i.e. looking crap in a year or 2. I'd hope that's not the case as I love watercolour pieces! In fairness though, they are known for their solid linework and vibrant colouring so watercolour wouldn't be their thing really.

imokyrok

Did you find anyone in Ireland yet who can match the watercolour work of some of the well known watercolour tattoo artists abroad? My personal favourite to date is the Czech artist Musa.

http://www.google.ie/search?q=musa+czech+tattoo+artist&client=ms-android-hms-vf-ie&hl=en&source=android-launcher-widget&v=141400000&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Nkc2UqvoD_KO7QaIiYGwBw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAA&dpr=1.5&biw=320&bih=456&sei=YUc2UuesC8ev7AaS84HABA

bodice ripper

if you like his work that much, then you should go to him.

Ms. Koi

imokyrok wrote: »

Did you find anyone in Ireland yet who can match the watercolour work of some of the well known watercolour tattoo artists abroad? My personal favourite to date is the Czech artist Musa.

http://www.google.ie/search?q=musa+czech+tattoo+artist&client=ms-android-hms-vf-ie&hl=en&source=android-launcher-widget&v=141400000&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Nkc2UqvoD_KO7QaIiYGwBw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAA&dpr=1.5&biw=320&bih=456&sei=YUc2UuesC8ev7AaS84HABA

Musa is talented but there are a number of artists making headway in the area here

imokyrok

Can you mention some names of those who are trying their hand at watercolour work here Ireland? I love the way the style combines strong colour and line wash in a feminine way, Intense but delicate.

Adiboo

imokyrok wrote: »

Can you mention some names of those who are trying their hand at watercolour work here Ireland? I love the way the style combines strong colour and line wash in a feminine way, Intense but delicate.

If you read back over this thread you will see lots of suggested artists.

Rob Mulligan
Sean Kealy
Rachael McCracken
Kris Barnas

Marty McFly

Adiboo wrote: »

If you read back over this thread you will see lots of suggested artists.

Rob Mulligan
Sean Kealy
Rachael McCracken
Kris Barnas

The same question was asked and answered in the ISYM thread it deja vu all over the place :pac:, had to go back and double check threads.

Orim

Marty McFly wrote: »

The same question was asked and answered in the ISYM thread it deja vu all over the place :pac:, had to go back and double check threads.

They've changed something. :eek:

Star Lord

Orim wrote: »

They've changed something. :eek:

Papillon!

+1 for Rachel McCracken, or even Serena Quinn. Both good at watercolour-type from what work I've seen

imokyrok

Having looked at what samples I can find online for the names mentioned only Serena Quinn seems to have a couple of pieces in the watercolour style. Mind you Rob Mulligan looks versatile enough to handle any request!

If anyone else comes across anything Irish in the style of Musa or Amanda Wachob I'd love to see it.

Adiboo

As pointed out, all the names listed here have done nice watercolours. Some even posted on this forum.

Not searching hard enough

Catari Jaguar

Your heads must be wrecked, it does seem a little gimmicky & trendy, which I fear but I just think it's a beautiful idea and is an exciting step in tattoo art. I have looked through the threads & some tattoo shop galleries/albums. I've seen water colour style filling but I am specifically looking for splash tattoo style. Any one recommend an artist very proficient in this style?

Ms. Koi

There are some great artists named in this thread so check them out.