THIS week we chat with tattoo artist Damon Myers from the Gallery Tattoo Studio.
What initially motivated you to take the trail of a tattoo artist?
I’ve all the time had a ardour for artwork. I used to be doing pet and human portraits, oil on canvas for about three years.
My spouse thought it might be an excellent medium for me as I really like doing realism and have the power to do different types.
In addition to the creative facet, there’s a fairly difficult machine used within the tattooing course of. Are you able to please describe how that works? Is there a particular sort of ink that you simply use?
Lately it’s all carried out with rotary machines, as they’re quieter, adjustable and do much less trauma to the pores and skin, permitting quicker, higher therapeutic.
Inks can range to the artist desire, whether or not it’s gray wash or color.
You solely want to go searching lately and there’s plenty of completely different tattoo types on the market. How would you describe your individual method?
I’ve a number of types that I carry out, however the primary one can be realism (gray wash or colored), as portraits and animals are my most popular topics.
Are there some other types you’re drawn to?
Aside from realism, neo conventional (illustrative designs with extremely saturated colors), scripture and tremendous line work in gray wash or colored.
Which different tattoo artists encourage you and why would that be?
Alex De Pase is Italian tattoo artist and footwear designer specialising in life like tattoos and portraiture and David Corden is an Edinburgh based mostly artist specialising in portraits, pinups and wildlife, for each their realism and color strategies.
Teneile Napoli – famend founding father of the Gold Coast’s Storage Ink Tattoo – for gray wash and destructive strategies.
Jamie Ris – Dutch tattoo artist identified for daring, vibrant and elaborate tattoos specialising in full sleeve items – for clean color mixing and daring colouring.
Led Coult from Brazil has a tremendous type of utilizing the painted look. I might go on eternally…
Not that way back tattoos had been primarily seen on bikies, sailors and the Japanese underworld! What do you assume has been behind the rising reputation of individuals getting inked?
The evolution of the tattoo machine and inks, as you’ll be able to do extra dynamic strategies with rotaries and have a wider vary of colored inks to make use of. This broadens the horizon of types and picture expression from individual to individual.
What are some highlights or fond reminiscences you will have out of your profession thus far?
I really like what I do, so coming to work and doing what I really like each day is my major spotlight.
One other spotlight is working on the Gallery as they perceive artists.
A typical reminiscence is when purchasers inform me they’ll’t do their job or go wherever as a result of persons are pulling them as much as discuss or have a look at my work on them, or they discover individuals stare at them, in order that they do the sluggish flip round to point out extra of it off!
How has your follow been affected by COVID? Has there been little change or has it had a considerable impact on issues?
It’s been difficult as isolations trigger cancellations, then rescheduling turns into a Tetris recreation.
How can individuals take a look at your work and, most significantly, make an appointment?
One of the best ways to contact me is by way of Fb @damonmyerstattooart. You can see my work displayed on The Gallery Tattoo Studio web page and Instagram @damonmyers_tattoo_artist
