Grace Neutral is a tattoo artist based in London. She's no stranger to body modification- in fact, she's gotten her tongue forked, navel removed, ears pointed, and skin carved in addition to gauges and many tattoos. She is known for having the whites of her eyes tattooed purple. Grace is not afraid to explore the endless possibilities of body modification and has transformed herself to reflect her unique personality.
She does Hand-Poke tattoos for Good Times studio in East London and tattoos at many conventions. Her art is for sale on her Etsy page, also. Her success in modeling and tattooing has come largely from her charisma, talent, and hard work. A body mod artist must have excellent communication skills because many of these processes are permanent.
In an interview with Vice, she says her favorite artists include her best friend Hannah Snowdon, Sway, Jemma Jones, Jondix, and Guy le Tattooer. She admits to having tattooed a few "questionable" designs on her own legs while she was still learning to tattoo.
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Grace Neutral
Monday, May 4, 2015
Tattoo style: Hand-poke ✨
Hello again! This week's topic: Hand-Poked tattoos! Hand poked tattoos, also called stick and poke, are a traditional method of tattooing that does not involve any machinery.
Many of these tattoo artists are primarily self taught and often choose to learn the art of stick and poke tattoos before pulling out the tattoo gun on anyone. This method is notorious for being used for making homemade tattoos.
Hand poked tattoos are prominent in many styles of traditional art. Tebori tattoos originated in Japan in the late 18th century. Although it is now a common practice for Tebori to include a machine made outline, this style has remained primarily hand made throughout the centuries. As with Tebori tattoos, may also ask their artist to use a tattooing machine for the outline of the picture.
Some tattoo artists swear by stick n' poke and would rather not use a tattooing machine. Artists like Grace Neutral, Boff Konkerz, and Ferank Manseed are skilled with this method and have achieved a large following in the body mod community. The benefits to getting a tattoo done in this style are that the colors and design can be done more vividly and the healing time is generally a lot quicker. On the other hand, the colors tend to fade more quickly and the overall process of making the tattoo takes much longer.
Many of these tattoo artists are primarily self taught and often choose to learn the art of stick and poke tattoos before pulling out the tattoo gun on anyone. This method is notorious for being used for making homemade tattoos.
Hand poked tattoos are prominent in many styles of traditional art. Tebori tattoos originated in Japan in the late 18th century. Although it is now a common practice for Tebori to include a machine made outline, this style has remained primarily hand made throughout the centuries. As with Tebori tattoos, may also ask their artist to use a tattooing machine for the outline of the picture.
Some tattoo artists swear by stick n' poke and would rather not use a tattooing machine. Artists like Grace Neutral, Boff Konkerz, and Ferank Manseed are skilled with this method and have achieved a large following in the body mod community. The benefits to getting a tattoo done in this style are that the colors and design can be done more vividly and the healing time is generally a lot quicker. On the other hand, the colors tend to fade more quickly and the overall process of making the tattoo takes much longer.
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