247 Ink Magazine (December/January) 2016 Issue#12 | Page 80

Yes! I describe myself as primarily a black and grey realism artist. It is what I have focused on most of my career and has always been my true passion. However, over the years I have many reputable artists describe how much doing color work can ultimately help my black and grey. It was shocking how much I learned about contrast and values when I actually started doing color. I have been shadowing several amazing artists around me in the effort to learn more and more about color, because before anything, I like to consider myself an artist. I will definitely be looking to add more color into my routine and portfolio coming up, but black and grey is my true passion. How would you describe your style? My style is relatively simple in my opinion. I get the most joy out of doing 100% photorealism. However I also like to add my own twist in arrangement, composition, and accents. There’s a lot of things I like to do to kind of “spice up” a tattoo and make it truly something original and unique. What is the strangest tattoo request have you ever had? Did you do it? 78