Custom Tattoo Project Portfolio | Thomas Acid
Welcome to a quick insight into my custom tattoo portfolio. Here, you will find a curated selection of my latest tattoo projects, ranging from intricate sleeve designs to full body suits. Every piece starts with a story, a collaborative vision, and a dedication to craft. I use my 20 years of experience making art that suits the body just right. Whether you are looking for inspiration for your next piece or following along with my latest work fresh from Instagram, I hope these projects spark your imagination and make you feel some sort of emotion whilst looking at them. I work at Studio Dogwood in Alkmaar.
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Tattoos
Project 1: I'm Really Not Okay / Full graphic, abstract bodysuit | Ongoing
Description: This two-session sleeve went viral on Instagram and Reddit with over half a million views, as such you may have seen it before. The key element in creating this sleeve was to apply all the black first, leaving areas of the skin untouched where the red ink would be applied later. Once the black ink was completely healed, my client returned and I added all the red glitchy details. This created a unique effect that still holds up and continues to amaze people to this day. I'm currently working on a full bodysuit with this client and I post regular updates on Instagram as we do a tattoo session monthly. I'm happy to say that the torso is now finished and that post also went viral a little while back, hitting 100k views in a day.
Project 2: Couples Therapy / Anime lovers | Finished
Description: These two lovers wanted to share not only the love for each-other, but also their love for Anime imagery. They visited me with a request for matching tattoos, and they gave me free reign on what that would look like. I wanted to combine the iconic anime style we all know, with hyper realism and my signature style of tattooing to create a perfect match. Focusing on detail and making the special effects look just right. We're all very happy with the result.
Project 3: Freestyle / Black and red hand tattoo | Ongoing
Description: I like it when someone gives me a part of their body and just says 'wing it'. Daniel drove from Germany to visit me for a day after completing his full sleeve a year prior. He enjoyed the work I did on his arm so much that he had full confidence in letting me do my thing as an extension to the finished sleeve tattoo. Hands have many tendons, intricate muscles and the fingers make it so a flow is established well before I start a tattoo on it. In my opinion, tattoos on hands and fingers always look interesting. For Daniel's tattoo I wanted to go bold as this style matches his sleeve, so I used heavy line work and a big block of red ink on the background. No beforehand design, just an image of the result in my mind while I was working on it. Complete freedom and a result that shows it! We're currently planning to start his second sleeve in the new year.