Level 1

This project was a collab with my favourite local tattoo artist (from Dijon 🇫🇷). I was asked to provide a flash sheet, which theme was entirely free. So i went with that old tabletop RPG vibe that i love, inspired mostly by John Blanche, amongst other famous 80’s concept artists.

I decided to go with it and create 6 flashes, straight from the players handbook. Each design represents an item, spell or creature any 1st level player could encounter during its journey. Of course, keeping in mind i can continue and produce a Level 2 in case of success.

The technique

The sketches was originally drawn on transparent paper, then reported on the lino block, then inked with on the block. Once dried out, the block was carved with gouges: the linocut

To print out something, the carved block was inked with a brayer and printing ink and the sheet of paper was pressed using a printing linocut press.

Then, it was all digitalised to add some more details, correct the symmetry and be sure to provide the best tattoo material possible.

This was the first tattoo project that was not meant to be inked on my own skin, which would be followed by 3 more projects. I can’t believe how many people want my designs on their skin so badly

Level 1

This project was a collab with my favourite local tattoo artist (from Dijon 🇫🇷). I was asked to provide a flash sheet, which theme was entirely free. So i went with that old tabletop RPG vibe that i love, inspired mostly by John Blanche, amongst other famous 80’s concept artists.

I decided to go with it and create 6 flashes, straight from the players handbook. Each design represents an item, spell or creature any 1st level player could encounter during its journey. Of course, keeping in mind i can continue and produce a Level 2 in case of success.

The technique

The sketches was originally drawn on transparent paper, then reported on the lino block, then inked with on the block. Once dried out, the block was carved with gouges: the linocut

To print out something, the carved block was inked with a brayer and printing ink and the sheet of paper was pressed using a printing linocut press.

Then, it was all digitalised to add some more details, correct the symmetry and be sure to provide the best tattoo material possible.

This was the first tattoo project that was not meant to be inked on my own skin, which would be followed by 3 more projects. I can’t believe how many people want my designs on their skin so badly

Din Djaarin in Jango’s Suit

This project was a personal tattoo project to continue my patchwork sleeve.

It represents Din Djaarin, better known as Mando. When the show went out, i immediately identified as him, as most fathers did, i guess.

This mandalorian reference displayed as a fatherly figure and not as a warrior is absolutely intentional. Din Djaarin doesn’t bear weapons here, only the space coffin of the child he is devoted to, in a posture that reminds of those of St Mary. I didn’t want him to be depicted as the allmighty warrior he certainly is, but as a loving figure of masculinity, which is certainly a lacking role model in the contemporary masculine representation.

This was meant to be inked on my own skin, it’s a personal piece, meant to be kept unique. But if you wznt one of yours, please get in touch with me and i’ll see what i can do to best fit your request

Imposter syndrome goblin

This project was a personal tattoo project to continue my patchwork sleeve. This goblin stands for the imposter syndrome that seem to hit all of us artists

The design is inspired by Saint Barthelemy, depicted as he died : skinned to death, carrying his own skin and the knife of his torturer.

The goblin is a figure of self acceptation: we all are goblins from time to time, ugly, stressed, powerless. There is a goblin archetype called a skin thief, which steals skins to disguise himself as someone else, and hide from danger or infiltrate somewhere. This goblin helps me to keep all of this in mind:

1. In both cases no one will ever notice you don’t fit and you’re an imposter. Either you’re too good a skinthief, or too good at your job.
2. When you’re making mistakes, *be proud of the goblin within you: it is learning
3. Someday you won’t need the goblin skinthief anymore : it means it’s time to move on to something new to learn, and be a skinthief somewhere else

This was meant to be inked on my own skin, it’s a personal piece, meant to be kept unique. But if you wznt one of yours, please get in touch with me and i’ll see what i can do to best fit your request

Thornwood Parfums

This project was a commission from a NZ brand in the fragrance game. They wanted to develop a strong artwork line, invoking the heavy designs from the gothic medieval era, that i love and try to put forward.

Thornwood wanted 5 woodcuts that evoked a specific mind state. Just as if you could describe an olfactive impression with words. Difficult, innit? Well i did exactly that with feelings and linocut.

The technique

The sketch was originally drawn on transparent paper, then reported on the lino block, then inked on the block. Once dried out, the block was carved with gouges: the linocut process itself. This process was particularly long, due to the massive amount of texts that is included in the orginal poem.

This was one of my earliest projects, one of my biggest occasions to learn and do mistakes. My skill level when i started was nothing close to the one i had when i finished it.

To print out something, the carved block was inked with a brayer and printing ink and the sheet of paper was pressed using a printing linocut press.