Young tattooers currently killin' it!

[hogg]

I think Kim-Anh Nguyen (aka @bleakandblue) has only been tattooing for 2 years, which seems impossible. But in this interview from March 2012, she says she's only been tattooing 6-7 months.

[bleakandblue]

oh thanx for mentioning me!

yes a bit more than 2 years now

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Florian Santus from Paris, a bit more than a year of tattooing : http://instagram.com/floriansantus

Mina Aoki at fun city, i think around 2 years also? : http://instagram.com/minaaoki

Becca at Hand of Glory, she started just a bit after me : http://instagram.com/beccagennebacon

Jemma Jones at Rain city, 2 years also : http://instagram.com/wolfspit

[Graeme]

I had no idea Mina Aoki has only been tattooing for a couple of years. Jesus. I assumed from her tattoos she'd been at it a lot longer than that.

[kylegrey]

Pretty sure Hiroshi Hirakawa has only been tattooing for a couple of years .

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[ClintonStitch]

That's how you do a fucking portrait! Bold outlines and shading, yet still captures the essence and life of the character it depicts.

Really inspiring some looking at some of these younger Tattooers work.

[TaeTae]

Pretty sure Hiroshi Hirakawa has only been tattooing for a couple of years .

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Loving his Japanese work, one to keep an eye.

[cltattooing]

@______@

[SStu]

Cody Eich:

[smiling.politely]

@MadeIndelible, thanks for thinking of me in any capacity. Not sure if I'm killing it yet... Hope to be maiming it in the next few years!

In terms of someone killing it, my friend Stewart O'Keefe of Bullman's Tattoo in Limerick, Ireland is fantastic. He was destroying lettering before he even started tattooing. I was very happy to get one from him over the summer while visiting my fiancee, although I don't seem to have a decent photo anywhere.

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[hogg]

I don't know how long Oliver Macintosh has been tattooing, but holy shit, is he good.

[Gregor]

@hogg Oliver Macintosh is too good , this is one of the toughest tattoos ever

[Colored Guy]

I like to see you young guns pumping out traditional work. And they are killin' it. Someone has got to keep it going.

Rob

[CABS]

Great thread Carolyn!

I wanted to throw Renan Cavalcante's name into this thread too.

Tattoos out of Port City Tattoo in Long Beach, CA.

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And Dustin Wengreen out of Temple Tattoo, Oakland CA.

[Joe Shit]

This young dude doing nice traditional work@ Instagram

Karen Glass does clean work@ Instagram

Sean Foy doing real nice b&g work@ Instagram

[MadeIndelible]

Alex Zampirri at Heart and Soul Tattoo isn't doing too shabby.

[Joe Shit]

Ryan Arnold at Honor & Iron in DE.. Instagram

Matt Adamson in UK.. Instagram

Justin Tyler in MI.. Instagram

Lauren Jayne Gow in UK.. Instagram

Bob Lewis in PA. Instagram

Liser in AU.. Instagram

Tyler Pawelzik in PA.. Instagram

[suburbanxcore]

Alex Zampirri at Heart and Soul Tattoo isn't doing too shabby.

His stuff is super bold and I like his lettering. Plus, he's always doing flash sheets based off bands I like. I don't think his shop is too far from me, so I'd like to get tattooed by him sometime.

[MadeIndelible]

His stuff is super bold and I like his lettering. Plus, he's always doing flash sheets based off bands I like. I don't think his shop is too far from me, so I'd like to get tattooed by him sometime.

He's only been tattooing a really short time. Not even sure if he's on his own or still apprenticing. If I was ever in the area, I would get something from him, though.

[suburbanxcore]

@MadeIndelible, I've been following him on Instagram for a while. It doesn't seem like he's apprenticing anymore based on comments, but I'm not totally sure.

[MadeIndelible]

@suburbanxcore It looks like he's tattooing on his own. His Instagram says tattooer instead of apprentice now.

[joakim urma]

Philip Yarnell!

[Dumpleton]

Kirk Jones

[ChrisvK]

Jan Willem tattooing at 25 to life in Rotterdam. Hes only been at it for 4,5 years now and his work is amazing. His instagram is @jwx

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[Lionel Cosgrove]

Pretty sure Hiroshi Hirakawa has only been tattooing for a couple of years .

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i second this, got tattooed by hiroshi at 3 tides osaka last year. he's so meticulous and deliberate, it shows in his work. super nice guy and i was shocked to find out he relatively new at tattooing.

[ChrisvK]

@daveborjes Jan Willem at a print of you hanging above his work area btw