Arcane Ink Tattoo Studio

12/06/2026

JUST ON MY WAY TO WORK!

11/06/2026

Morning world! Bit of fun to start the day!

07/06/2026

Some@of@my recent work. Books open chaps! For info visit https://linktr.ee/mrinkypants

05/06/2026

Still a work in progress, but this lion is starting to find its voice. 🦁

A few hours left to push the contrast, tighten the details, and bring even more life into the mane, but the foundation is there and it’s already roaring.

One of the things I love about realism is watching a piece evolve through the stages. What might look unfinished to some is often the point where everything starts to come together.

Can’t wait to get this one finished.

Done at Arcane Ink Tattoo Studio, Todmorden.

05/06/2026

What do you guys make of Lucy’s work here? Would you book in with here yes or no?

29/05/2026

I’m going to sound unprofessional for a minute, but honestly, I’m getting fed up with the internet.

I spent years learning my craft. Thousands of hours drawing, tattooing, studying colour, composition, cover-ups, realism, all of it.

For years the comments were:

“That’s Photoshopped.”

So I stopped posting photos and started posting videos.

Now the comments are:

“That’s AI.”

You genuinely can’t win.

Sometimes something looks good because somebody worked bloody hard to get good at what they do.

Not everything is fake.

Not everything is AI.

Not everything is Photoshop.

Sometimes a human being actually spends years obsessing over their craft until they can create something cool.

I don’t even dislike AI. I think it’s an incredible tool.

What I dislike is people seeing years of hard work and instantly assuming it must be fake because they can’t imagine somebody made it.

Anyway, rant over. Back to making cool tattoos.

29/05/2026

Stop scrolling and let me know what you think to this coverup 🙂

29/05/2026

If I’ve tattooed you and you haven’t left me a Google review yet, I’d really appreciate one.

In return I’ll offer:

• My eternal gratitude.

• A firm handshake.

• Possibly a sensual shoulder rub if I’m feeling generous.

Ladies are welcome to supervise.

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