2007-01-25 03:08:17 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
This question is soooo subjective. I mean....people just gush over Kat Von D ......come on people....she is an average artist at best. The one thing she shines at is portraits..... and I can think of 10 artists off the top of my head who do better portraits. To me a good artist should be well versed in all styles. Nikko Hurtado may be one of the leading "portrait" artists out there...... but can he do me an bio-mechanical sleeve...... I think not. For my money Judy Parker's underwater scenes are as good if not better than Mike Parson's....... People say that Paul Booth is the "best in the world". I wouldnt let the man touch me with a ten foot pole. His style doesn't appeal to me and from what I've seen of his stuff online he only knows how to do one style of tattooing. To me a really good artist would be someone who is competent in more that one style.
Some one who is competent enough to do a realistic portrait of your grandpa from a photo and then turn around and do a really sick, twisted, colorful horror sleeve down your arm (the kind that would make your mother puke), some one who can do Japanese style inkwork on your chest and then maybe do a real classic Frazetta on your back. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE BEST TATTOO ARTIST IN THE WORLD. However there are lots and lots of very good, competent artists out there. You just have to do your research and find them.
PS It's a day later and I have to tell you that I was wrong.....There IS a best tattoo artist in the world. His name is Pavel and he is a Russian working out of Moscow
http://www.tattooartists.org/Gallery.asp?GalleryID=3074
2007-01-28 03:50:53 · answer #1 · answered by Rider (12NI) 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolute Tattoo shop in San Diego, Keith is the best.
2007-01-25 07:55:34 · answer #2 · answered by 258Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think everyone has their own preference but my favorite is a man named Andrew who owns the Alley Cat Tattoo Parlor in Harrisonburg,Virginia. He is a talented artist and he really knows how to make his customers feel at ease.
2007-01-25 04:38:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phil Holt
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=45233152
2007-01-25 03:13:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spider Webb
2007-01-25 03:16:08 · answer #5 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is such a hard thing to decide. i am by no means an expert on the matter but of all the artists i have seen i will say nikko hurtado in apple valley california. he is AMAZING.
here is a link to the work he has done:
http://www.ignitiontattoo.com/portfolionikko.htm
2007-01-25 03:54:28 · answer #6 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are so many amazing tattoo artist, who could deside! it all depends on what style your going for really. My all time favorite is Pandy, shes great in almost every style even potrait and coverup. check her out at http://pandyt2.bravehost.com/index.htm
love her tribals!
2007-01-25 06:09:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It truly depends on the style, but Paul Booth (http://darkimages.com/enter.asp) is certainly considered one of the very best.
2007-01-25 03:24:48 · answer #8 · answered by Learning Conformity 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the style...some artists can do amazing black and grey work but might suck at traditional, or vice versa. are you looking for a particular style or location? we can help you out more if you provide more information!
2007-01-25 03:19:03 · answer #9 · answered by supposed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what you're looking for...there are all sorts of artists out there that are known for different things.
2007-01-25 05:51:18 · answer #10 · answered by kristina807 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋