Tattoo journal

A guide to getting a tattoo: Where will it look like? How does it feel? What if you hate it?

Essentially, celebrities (or the stylists who dress them) are the original trendsetters. Many beauty and fashion trends are often inspired by megastars rocking their hawt-est looks. And, well, the rest of us are just copycats, or, in social media terms, followers. However, while the world is copying everything they do, there's something that is entirely theirs and is often hidden under their garments. And that is celebrity tattoos.

Essentially, celebrities (or the stylists who dress them) are the original trendsetters. Many beauty and fashion trends are often inspired by megastars rocking their hawt-est looks. And, well, the rest of us are just copycats, or, in social media terms, followers. However, while the world is copying everything they do, there's something that is entirely theirs and is often hidden under their garments. And that is celebrity tattoos.

a tattoo planner i made in my sketchbook

As someone who is interested in both graffiti and tattoos, fonts and lettering play a massive part in these two things. This lead to several font/ alphabet experiments in several styles, some of which blurred the boundary between graffiti and tattoos. I like the use of lettering within artwork. I feel the use of few words with imagery gives a powerful starting point in understanding its meaning. Language itself is something I find very interesting too, how you can never fully translate a…