Disciplines

Tattoo Styles

From delicate fineline tattoos to bold statement pieces, different styles demand different strengths. Our team is built from handpicked style specialists, each dedicated to their own craft, creativity, and technical precision.

Anime Tattoo custom tattoo style at Artisan Ink Chiang Mai
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Anime Tattoo

Drawn from the visual language of Japanese manga and animation — bold colour, expressive linework, characters rendered with the kind of care that only comes from genuinely loving the source material.

Bold cel-shaded colour
Dynamic character poses
Manga-inspired linework
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Sak Yant Tattoo custom tattoo style at Artisan Ink Chiang Mai
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Sak Yant Tattoo

Sacred geometric patterns rooted in Southeast Asian Buddhist tradition. Each yantra carries meaning — protection, fortune, inner strength — and is placed with the intention that the tradition deserves.

Sacred geometric patterning
Ancient Buddhist symbolism
Traditional hand-poke or machine
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Realistic Tattoo custom tattoo style at Artisan Ink Chiang Mai
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Realistic Tattoo

Portraits, wildlife, and still subjects rendered with the kind of detail that makes people pause. Texture, depth, tonal range — the full range of what ink on skin can quietly achieve.

Photorealistic portrait detail
Advanced shading & skin texture
High-contrast depth rendering
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Minimal Tattoo custom tattoo style at Artisan Ink Chiang Mai
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Minimal Tattoo

A single clean line can carry more weight than a full composition. Minimal work is about choosing exactly what stays — and trusting the space around it.

Single-line simplicity
Intentional negative space
Refined geometric forms
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Fine Line Tattoo custom tattoo style at Artisan Ink Chiang Mai
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Fine Line Tattoo

Botanicals, portraits, and intricate patterns drawn with a single needle. Thin enough to look like pencil. Placed well enough to last.

Ultra-thin single needle work
Intricate botanical & floral detail
Soft gradient shading
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Coverup Tattoo custom tattoo style at Artisan Ink Chiang Mai
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Coverup Tattoo

The work you've outgrown doesn't have to define the skin you're in. A considered cover-up finds what's possible — and builds something worth keeping.

Strategic dark fill & composition
Custom design over existing work
Seamless tonal blending
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Colour Tattoo custom tattoo style at Artisan Ink Chiang Mai
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Colour Tattoo

Colour that holds. Artists who understand pigment behaviour, skin undertones, and the difference between colour that fades fast and colour that ages with you.

Vivid saturated pigments
Colour theory & skin-tone matching
Long-lasting professional inks
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Blackwork Tattoo custom tattoo style at Artisan Ink Chiang Mai
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Blackwork Tattoo

Solid black ink, used with intent. Heavy fills, considered negative space, graphic composition that commands attention — and only gets better with time.

Heavy solid black fill
Bold graphic composition
Striking negative space design
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Black & Grey Tattoo custom tattoo style at Artisan Ink Chiang Mai
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Black & Grey Tattoo

Smooth gradients, soft washes, tonal control across any subject. Black and grey ages with a quiet elegance that few other styles can match.

Smooth gradient shading
Refined wash technique
Timeless tonal contrast
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Micro Realistic Tattoo custom tattoo style at Artisan Ink Chiang Mai
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Micro Realistic Tattoo

Photorealistic detail at a scale most artists avoid entirely. It requires a steady hand, restraint, and an artist who knows exactly where the line between fine and lost lives.

Miniature photorealistic detail
Ultra-fine needle precision
Small-scale tonal mastery
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Geometric & Polynesian Tattoo custom tattoo style at Artisan Ink Chiang Mai
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Geometric & Polynesian Tattoo

Patterns that carry cultural weight and mathematical precision in equal measure. From Maori-rooted koru to contemporary sacred geometry — each line placed with purpose.

Precise geometric linework
Polynesian & tribal pattern work
Sacred symmetry & composition
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Japanese Tattoo custom tattoo style at Artisan Ink Chiang Mai
Style

Japanese Tattoo

Irezumi carries centuries of craft. Koi, dragons, cherry blossom — compositions built to move with the body, structured by tradition, and made to last a lifetime.

Traditional irezumi composition
Bold outlines & rich colour
Mythological symbolism & flow
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