So You Want a Color Realism Tattoo? | Tattoo Styles

[@realpkchronicles]

Gotta always give high respect to the artists that take their craft seriously and take pride in their work

[@inked]

Couldn't agree with you more!

[@mvp5724]

hi pk the traveller my bro

[@realpkchronicles]

@@mvp5724 🤙🤙

[@mvp5724]

@@realpkchronicles 123 lol

[@madelinedovi5617]

I could watch the process of creating hyper realistic color tattoos for hours...It’s like high stakes renaissance painting.

[@hannrkelley]

This is so gorgeous but the difference between the actual tattoo we're seeing in the video and that unrealistic super saturated photo at the end is the reason I'm extremely wary of colour realism.

[@hannrkelley]

@星の王子さまサイヤ人じん I disagree! I appreciate both, but I prefer colour, just not hyper realism style. The crazy amount of shading with colour or b&g just doesn't seem to age well in that style. But they look incredible in the first few years.

[@XoLiGhTNInGoX]

I think it looks much better in the actual video. Seems like they've way outdone the saturation and manipulated the photo to make it pop way too much.

[@brandonna6054]

I’m have an appointment at this shop on October 10th😃

[@SkyeSpider]

I work nights and almost never see the sun. Still, my color realism tattoos faded really badly over the course of ten years. I'm currently redoing them as traditional style, hoping they'll hold better.

[@jessihamp]

Do you have any videos where you can see them? I have a color realism tattoo that I got a couple months ago and now I'm a little worried lol

[@SkyeSpider]

@@jessihamp Any of my spider videos could have my hands or arm in the shot. Otherwise, not really.

[@B2street]

U blasted traditional over realism?

[@SkyeSpider]

@@B2street I covered faded garbage. It doesn’t last at all. When a pink, blue, and purple spider fades into a brown and black background, that’s not a good sign.

[@PathOfDistrAction]

@@SkyeSpidertraditional tattoos are crap. Bunch of crappy cartoony gradient stickers

[@ivybroder4766]

this is insanely impressive

[@inked]

Mikhail work is always impressive! If you like his work check out the other artists whose work we admire over on our instagram! instagram.com/inkedmag/

[@abrahamsalih5163]

Mikhail is a dope guy to chat with in person too. The whole First Class NYC shop is amazing.

[@daveg5574]

I usually like how artists combine a black and grey tattoo with coloured tattoo...to me that looks way cool..like a sleeve might be a black and grey but some small parts like the eyes and flowers have bright colours like turquoise or yellow😍😍🙆🏾‍♂️🙆🏾‍♂️

[@chriscoop6852]

That is absolutely beautiful and dude is obviously talented. But does not seem like it will last. I’ll take my black and grey tattoos with bold, black outlines for longevity.

[@redlipsofdeceit]

This tattoo reminds me of what Chris Nuñez, Oliver Peck and other famous tattoo artists always say: tattoos must have outlines, even when the artist is doing realism, 'cause tattoos like that one in the video won't have longevity. It will look just like a burn mark in a few years.

[@heyy13]

It depends who does it and how it's applied. Generally yeah your right, and colour is harder to do correctly so it doesn't fade. But I have a full colour watercolour-ish (it's more vibrant than a normal watercolour) style tattoo on my calf which is about 2 and a half years old and I've go 0 fading or blurring. It has one little tiny blowout which was there when it healed. I'm fully aware i'll have to get it touched up at some point, but if you do your research it's not really that different to black and grey. EDIT: All this said, i actually discovered i prefer outlines on my tattoos through this experience. Just from an aesthetics perspective. So even before it needs touching up after covid i want some grey outlines on the outside.

[@aidinexmachina4232]

I've seen enough evidence to know bold doesn't always hold

[@Giostattoo]

@@heyy13 stop with your excuses about color realism I do both traditional and bs realism, I know which last long! Ive won many awards so dont give me that excuses. Lol

[@GumBeatingTV]

@@heyy13 Respectfully, researching tattoos vs actually tattooing are not the same. Give it ten years, ‘tis the real test. But yes clearly, techniques & application matter in every style….tattooing is very technical..

[@luvjb15]

Did anyone else notice how he flows with the music so perfectly on 2:05. I can see it being a song or rap LOL

[@nickj12]

I've been wanting to go to First Class Tattoos for a year now, since last spring. Everyone at their shop is phenomenal.

[@TheAlyssa1109]

damn hearing him talk and his knowledge just created a differentiation between a tattoo ARTIST and a tattooer.

[@montdiamonds5738]

His work is so good it literally looks 3D

[@jewelspivey8507]

KZbin recommendations: you want a color realism tattoo? Me: yes. Yes I do.

[@ProfessorWillow]

Gotta keep that touched up or it will look like a rash when you're old

[@boogiebuwi1572]

It only last for 4 to 5 years.

[@indiajoseph4292]

but u can't touch it up often or it could break the skin.. such a pain

[@justpassingby3409]

@@boogiebuwi1572 it depends on how much you take care of yourself and the sun is a big factor as well

[@MRALEX9870]

thats the thing with Hyper realism It ages like a ice cream bar in The sun super high maintenance also you gotta keep it Touched up often

[@chrissternfeld1306]

i get my work done at first class tattoo highly recommend them ! you get what you pay for !

[@jojo1308716]

Yes please, I would love to collect a piece of art from this genius!!!!!

[@matthewharris6113]

I much prefer the black and grey style and wouldn't consider getting colour myself but this was still a fun watch, I love tattoos even though I don't have many myself yet, eventually, no rush.

[@inked]

Glad you enjoyed the video! You can love tattoos even if you don't have any! It's a beautiful medium with endless possibilities.

[@melissamayhaps8990]

It would be nice if the resolution was high enough to see the tattoos. :p

[@justpassingby3409]

I’m literally watching it in 4k on my phone lol, I guess it’s your phone

[@melissamayhaps8990]

@@justpassingby3409 yeah, I didn't have that option when it was first posted. I think they probably fixed it pretty fast because I got all the "likes" on this comment on the first day I wrote it, and I noticed it's corrected now.

[@HGQjazz]

They look great when new. They just age faster than traditional styles.

[@meowpower08]

Waaaaaaaaaay faster

[@justpassingby3409]

I’ve had mine for over 15 years and they still look amazing, it depends on the artist and you have to always use sunblock

[@robertmadera5440]

Man I’ve been following him for a couple years now on Instagram and I love his tattoos and the level of detail he achieves. Him, just like so many others who are on this channel are HUGE inspirations for me as a tattoo artist myself. Their skill level and knowledge is just incredible, constantly honing their craft and staying focused, it’s just what I inspire to be. I’m going to be on their levels eventually and I can’t wait for the day that you guys come to me and invite me for one of these videos 🤞😁

[@heshwuan]

beautiful color application in that tattoo. 'Would like to see more from him.

[@letmusiclivee]

These are the type of tattoos I am dying to do. I can draw realism fairly well: but transferring it to skin is the difficult part. Can’t wait until my craft is on par with the full aspects of skin realism. I am big on color tattooing. Even now learning from my friend who’s an artist, he loves black and Gray but I love color. I don’t tattoo in black and gray lol

[@FrogeFella]

God damn that flower is beautiful

[@fedrick6262]

Oh my god I love your work, I will definitely book an appointment with you.

[@ayushmankirar2731]

Man I can't wait when inked get 1 mil subs🎉🎉

[@inked]

Thanks for the support! We can't wait either!

[@Molagmal]

That's awesome, really beautiful! Hey about the sunblock, what SPF does everyone here use on your tattoo's? I use 50 my self (though I'm pretty pale and I live in The Netherlands, where sunshine is a rare treat)

[@shanior2837]

As a ginger person in a sunny Mediterranean country I treat face&neck, scars and tattoos the same - unless there's a storm I wear 50 spf *always* On very sunny days with high radiation I don't let sensitive skin see sun at all if I can avoid it (long sleeves, wide hats etc)

[@TheHandofAnimation]

Very cool stuff, good eye for color. But can't help but notice he spends a good chunk of the video explaining exactly why black and grey is better without realizing it. Color is cool, but bold holds. Gotta have that black.

[@Kitanaii]

i usually prefer blackwork, but this tattoo is gorgeous!!! great work!

[@Bladblazer420]

Finally ive been waiting for this one

[@6juniorromero9]

Oh shit that's Mikhail who did my dog's portrait!

[@riskyfortune4159]

Metal musician tats reaction please

[@White2530]

Yo fellow New Yorkers stand up ✊🏻, gotta day tho these tattoos are looking sick, just the 1 problem I was having with his realistic flower on their forearm is that u can see that his stencil went slightly over the already existing tattoo that was next to his flower in black ink, it just kinda felt like a placement issue imo but nonetheless is a crazy tattoo

[@interimmayorofcoolsville3661]

FUCK YES! I've blasted through every other video in this series so happy to see another one!!

[@inked]

We're happy to hear that! We have many more videos planned for the future, so keep an eye out for them!

[@FHL-Devils]

... if Alexander Ovechkin was a tattoo artist instead of an NHL All-Star.

[@StuffWithWords505]

Happy almost 1mil subs!! :o

[@inked]

Thank you! :D

[@cheesychic-764]

And He is so damn good at it.

[@christopherstroup8906]

For my first color tattoo ima do purple that’s my favorite color

[@jkf6041]

This guy should be on Ink master

[@GarrettCorbin]

Str8 up ballin in the OVO jacket

[@Wriwnas1]

I just do not get the position of this beautifull tattoo... Why the heck it covers the other black one? I get that he might not like that old one anymore but it's still there... just working over one corner... yakes.... :/

[@evanbastiian]

arghh, higanbana would be perfect 😭😭🥰🥰🥰🥰😍

[@kunalkc28]

i professionally work as a artist for more than 6 years. can i be a good candidate for tattoo artist?

[@pepperducks9019]

when im older everyone's gonna have their skin while ima have colorful skin

[@inked]

That's a wonderful way to look at it!

[@zoichi_kanoe6227]

2:45 Shadows and perspective are intentionally wrong, right?

[@dirtysouth9222]

I was curious about this is as well. It looked kinda jank, but I'd love to get a better look at it than just 2 seconds of video.

[@JB-zu5gb]

Not to mention the flowers with the circles just prior to this, lines are waaaaayyyy off. Not even close to circles.

[@Estuardino71]

Hey Inked I want a black work tattoo

[@kaleighcasterline1221]

that ovo jacket is hardddd

[@acer5986]

what he says in the beginning of the video about color being harder and needing more skill is false to me I'm a tattoo artist myself 1st i have to say i love all styles of tattooing but to me imo b/g requires more skill i always said if u tattooed the same exact image one color one b/g and both came out really great looks exactly the same just one is colored i appreciate the b/g one more because it came out looking just as good as the color one but it was done using multiple tones of one color the artist has to really know what there doing they have to mix so many tones of black and grey from really feathery soft tones to super blacks to make everything work and look appealing just like the color one i feel as if there thought-out more more work being done imo while the colored one was done in whatever tone of whatever color u used in that section of the tattoo they make so many tones of each color already so the ink companies in a sense made it easier for the artist they don't have to build that tone up u just simply pour the color ink of the tone you desire I'm a black and grey tattoo artist i grew up doing graffiti and drawing cartoons, comic and anime character's and also painted acrylic/oil paintings so before tattooing i already knew color theory what colors look good next to each other and whatnot but i chose to stick with b/g tattoos but I've done color realism tattoos that came out looking great that's because i know what I'm doing with black and grey i know how to apply ink well to the skin so i simply treated those color tattoos as if they where b/g i just simply packed in the tone of color i desired not that hard not saying its easy in anyway but I've been tattooing for a long time and is a true artist as he is in the video so kind of have an advantage already lol now lets take a only color only artist and see if he uses his color theory to do a b/g tattoo not the same my coworker is a color only artist and he struggles with b/g he cant get the tones he wants so he only does about 3 tones through the whole piece and they just look bland doesn't really pop but he barely does b/g now if he practice's more i know he'll get it but yeah that's just my opinion on it

[@misslyntheena]

2:06 sounds low-key like rapping

[@AxlGao12]

Was about to comment just that 😂

[@Mikacchin]

In Nuñez and Peck's words....but you have to outline it Also I feel baited, the thumbnail was a lot darker and has more depth to it. I'm worried with how that flower is bloomed, if that fades that petal with a heavy black shade right at the middle will look like... A different flower 😂 just saying coz that part will definitely stay and the red will be a lot Pinker. Hahahah

[@katia_g213]

Omg 😍😍😍

[@robertcurrie1160]

My dad had a medevil knight on a horse when he was in his 20s but now he's 73yrs old you can't make it out,it's like a black mush on his arm! Lol ,✌️

[@joshmoran2987]

Some colours are more prone to fading, reds are often one of the first colours to go, from memory it’s something to do with how it absorbs UV radiation compared to some other colours, white also turns to yellow quite quickly. Inks have come a long way in the past 50 years, realistically we have no idea how some of these new inks will age, & we won’t know until people who have more recent ink age. You can make a huge difference in the life span of your tattoo by taking proper care of it, regular moisturiser, keeping it out of direct sunlight whenever possible & putting on sunscreen when necessary etc.

[@LikeaVictorianLady]

ok but that was 50 years ago. techniques and machines have changed...

[@robertcurrie1160]

@星の王子さまサイヤ人じん it was mostly black &grey but i think it went that way bcoz he never looked after it ie,touch ups or lotion& the fact it was done in the 1970s...✌️

[@jacquelinemartinez3870]

Where is this guy located ? I need a tattoo from him.

[@inked]

Mikhail is located at First Class Tattoo in NYC!

[@angelicaconnell958]

Beautiful! The artist from Bulgaria?

[@mattsosna1929]

From Russia according to their website

[@rigortv45]

Great!

[@lauracollier457]

Amazing 👏

[@braddroyer9613]

Trying to get tattoos bro hmu plz

[@pattyvera1569]

Hey inked! Are you guys okay? You used to upload a lot more content and now that has decreased... just saying...

[@inked]

We're doing great, how about you? We've just been working on getting the new season of Tattoo Artists React ready to go... which it is! It's going up at noon EST today. Then we're going to be right back to shoving so much content in your face it's going to be overwhelming. Thanks for watching!

[@Zombie101]

Subbed

[@numberone5680]

The background “music” was so irritating that I had to mute the audio. An Impressive talent that should’ve been displayed without overbearing sound.

[@flybeep1661]

THese types of tattoo look fantastic....for the first couple of years. Afterwards....no that much at all.

[@darkestlight6784]

Fucking stunning, i think i want him to tattoo me lol

[@Liyingbemo]

Coloured tattoos any day

[@sweettooth80]

I need one lol

[@maximumjoker8692]

360p out here

[@tinyTinii173]

His hair in front of his face triggers me so hard I want to take a clipper and clip it back like how does it not annoy him 😅

[@diluentefluvia]

Interesting strategy to talk smack about other styles when your specialty is tattoos that will not last and end up looking like it came out of a burn ward.

[@herculespuga705]

o:-)

[@michaelriyuki8968]

Colored tattoos looks good on white skin. Black and grays are good for brown and Tanned skin.

[@2120musiclover]

Wrong

[@johnlassiterjr.3431]

first

[@ninjasrose1653]

All the personality of a kettle this guy. Seems like a good artist tho lol

[@misteralvarez1469]

I still have my first tattoo. Agent 47, I'd ask for his tie to be red with shading. But its black and grey. I should of left the shop, this is why, I hated artist are PICKING for skin color. Here I though we pass the LAW. I guess, we are NOT pass that LAW. And Ink Master, you will see the picking artists that made client change everything.

[@tevjekristoffereriksen7236]

Jeeez..that was one ugly tatto.. holy..