It's time... bsky gets a head start!! My tattoo bookings are OPEN for July, August, and September!! 💘 For custom tattoos: forms.gle/kJphvhBXyxga... 👾 For pre-drawn flash tattoos: forms.gle/kKAdmvcuGNwE... i tattoo at a wonderful furry goth shop in #richmond, VA 😘 #rva

if i seem laid back and relaxed to you, it’s an elaborate ruse - i actually carry the kind of tension that makes massage therapists and other health professionals say “wow” and “oh no”

My custom books open on SATURDAY (3/15)!! In the meantime check out this half-sleeve I made in 2024 - it's on @elenimut.bsky.social 🖤 wanna get in while they're open? sign up for my newsletter! dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/472998...

MICHAEL MAGNUS ARCHIVES!!!!

It's a coverup!! Waaaoow (the last pic is the original tattoo) Made over two sessions~

Can't remember what I've posted to bsky and what I haven't. Anyway CHIBI GHIDORA

I also have a big list of projects I'd love to do - they run the gamut from small to large! You can check it out here - ⭐ jaystor.com#concepts ⭐ attaching more tats to give yall an idea of what I can do ;)

Some stuff I'd LOVE to start this round (for those brave and With Budget)... 🌸 Back/chest pieces 🌸 Arm/Leg sleeves, particularly of Huge Creatures 🌸 Head tattoos 😳 but truly, I am open to any ideas. Got questions?? Read my FAQ here! jaystor.com#booking

Hippocampus 🎀 Half-healed, half-fresh #tattoo! That's why it looks so dark on certain parts 😌

ok four more 🙈

Tattoo vs. reference!! On the left: the tattoo I made based on a reference drawn by my client of their OC! On the right: my client's reference! (okitofox on Insta)

manga panel #tattoos I've done <3 can you guess the series??

VASH ❤️💥 a frame from the '98 anime turned into a manga panel-style tattoo! i #tattoo in richmond, virginia, at unkindness art!

an irish wolfhound, inspired by the book The Mightiest Heart 🖤 i loved tattooing this!

A coverup in three parts!!!!!

I do!! Here are some examples - I hope I get to do it more!!

Last week I had the honor of making @vegatkg.bsky.social's first #tattoo!! It's their sona, Vega, the maned lioness 🦁 INDOOR vs. OUTDOOR lighting!

DARK WISP Heartless hand for my sweet friend Nico <3 tattooed over two sessions (hands hurt 😅) at Unkindness Art in RVA!

original piece got corrupted so the best i got is the touched up sketch 💠

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I AM THE SEA

It's time... bsky gets a head start!! My tattoo bookings are OPEN for July, August, and September!! 💘 For custom tattoos: forms.gle/kJphvhBXyxga... 👾 For pre-drawn flash tattoos: forms.gle/kKAdmvcuGNwE... i tattoo at a wonderful furry goth shop in #richmond, VA 😘 #rva

my client was soooo awesome... This whole outer-leg piece started as a Vicar Amelia concept (with subtle Sleep Token reference - can you see it?), then expanded into the Moon Presence because my client decided she Needed more fromsoft 😈 Completed over 4 full day sessions!

BLOODBORNE LEG 🩸Vicar Amelia x Moon Presence tattooed by me in richmond, VA, at unkindness art!

FURSONA PORTRAIT!! This is Kou, the hyena gorl who belongs to @/hyenainks on insta <3 I loved making her!! tattooed in richmond, VA by ME! at unkindness art~

Bunny <3 photographed at a crazy angle because my client's leg was stretched lol

what has four paws and goes アーウウウウッ？? ... a samurai shiba inu. DUH!! #WIP

I've been making some Hot, Cool blackwork adornments lately... these are on two separate people: a symmetrical lower torso-scar coverup, and a tramp stamp! want one of your own? my books open on june 1 for the summer 👾

Tigers... TWO WAYS!! These WIPs are on the thigh and side-stomach, respectively - one measures about 2 feet from tail-to-toe, the other about 8 inches!

My books open NEXT WEEK (June 1)... I can't wait to learn what sort of sick summer projects I have in store!! in the meantime, check out this #bloodborne WIP - it will be full color, but I think it's really fun to see how the black + gray underpainting makes it all come together

it was sooooo fcking sweet of rynn to make this for me!!! my little PONY

My books open NEXT WEEK (June 1)... I can't wait to learn what sort of sick summer projects I have in store!! in the meantime, check out this #bloodborne WIP - it will be full color, but I think it's really fun to see how the black + gray underpainting makes it all come together

[shares appreciated!] taking commissions for july! b/w gothic illustrations, portraits, surprise illustrations, and comic pages are all available for a limited time⭐ vgen.co/vampbyte

Tigers... TWO WAYS!! These WIPs are on the thigh and side-stomach, respectively - one measures about 2 feet from tail-to-toe, the other about 8 inches!

her: is that the - you: the moon lantern? from act two of the critically acclaimed RPG baldur's gate 3? with weavemoss in the background? yeah. 💅

her: is that the - you: the moon lantern? from act two of the critically acclaimed RPG baldur's gate 3? with weavemoss in the background? yeah. 💅

Ok enough theory. I will now talk only about yaoi

my girl miku! this is a redo of an old sketch that i liked but thought was a bit too messy. if i can find it ill link it!

sending mixed signals

💀 Punk Wolf 💀 Shop: ko-fi.com/s/130a08bc64 #CharacterDesign #Vintage #Cartoon #Wolf #Adoptable

i don't go to a TON of live music... but my taste is wide and varied!! the cranberries puffy amiyumi hatsune miku mumford & sons the attacca quartet carly rae jepsen the oh hellos the family crest vienna teng ...... hatsune miku 🤪

just spent nearly 700 dollars restocking merch but at least you guys are getting lugia stickers for anthrocon 😵‍💫

booking form can be found here, including info about how my availability is limited due to surgery atm: form.jotform.com/261226219707... and some examples of my work that hopefully don’t get my account content flagged for my clients not being fully clothed 💦

there’s also predrawn 1-3 session pieces available, all are found on my website here: www.alekivz.com/available and the larger concepts found here: www.alekivz.com/wanna-do along with other ideas i wanna do & didn’t have time to draw before opening my books.

anyway i am also sharing this again 🙏 i got a lot of followers from fwa related things but i am a tattooer as my day job & i opened my books right before fwa. i like doing big stuff but i have tons of smaller pieces id love to do too!! this is a thread w/more info on all of that

I love tatting animals!!!!!!!

what do you guys think of the sexy rabbit magician I tattooed #tattoo #rva

Literary Ink was such a blast!!! I won THREE AWARDS!!!! This tattoo won TWO OF THEM (first place anime tattoo, second place large black & gray tattoo of the day!!) thank you to Kabru, thank you to my tremendous client, thank you Ryoko Kui for Dungeon Meshi 🖤

FAERIE PAINTBRUSH 🦋 from #neopets !!

Recent portraits of cats I made for people ♡