Realistic portrait tattoo: close to detail

A brief history of realistic tattooing

A realistic portrait is very common in tattooing. This tattoo exercise is for very experienced tattoo artists who already have a reputation for their realistic style work. Realism is by far the most difficult style among the rest! It is absolutely necessary that the buyer recognizes the photograph in which he has chosen his pet, his parents, his idol.

But the portrait, depending on the client's request, can also be processed in other styles that do not require a strict representation of reality, such as, for example, a graphic style, a new school.

In this article, we will discover different places to get a portrait tattoo in a realistic way, as well as meet some tattoo artists who specialize in this style!

Portrait Tattoo: Why?

Often we choose a tattoo of a portrait of a loved one for emotional reasons. With the same success, people can get a tattoo on the face of a missing loved one, child, parent or pet, personality.

The perfect place to wear a tattooed portrait?

In the following photos, we notice that people with ink most often choose a leg or an arm to carry a realistic portrait.

Among the tattoo artists seen in the images below are the tattoos stitched by Benjamin Laukis, Angelo Nicolella, or even David Bowie James of Tattoo Art. If you want a realistic portrait tattoo, be sure to select a tattoo artist looking at his work.

Among the French tattoo artists, you can refer to Fabien Belvez (Albi), shops Eye for an eye (Lille) and Black charter in Marseille, Fred from Pirates Bay Tattoo in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Stéphane Chaudegue, the most important Lead LeadOr even Fabii, Fabien Werner.

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