Nihat, tattoo artist at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles

    NihatRealism & Portraiture Tattoo Artist in Los Angeles

    Nihat works at the dark end of realism. Voodoo dolls in a clawed hand, a horned creature in a spiked crown, a shrouded figure with bone beads across the face — his sleeves are dense, textured and unapologetically grotesque, with very heavy blacks and a great deal of surface detail.

    Alongside the horror work he builds narrative portrait pieces with restrained colour, and character portraits pushed just far enough to become a character rather than a copy.

    Best suited to: dark art, horror and creature design, and portrait compositions with a story.

    STYLES
    Realism, dark art, horror
    BEST FOR
    Dark art, horror and creature design, portrait compositions with a story
    PLACEMENT
    Sleeves
    STUDIO
    KAZENTATTOO, 7224 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles
    Muscular demon with sculptural armour, black and grey full sleeve by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
    Gothic cathedral ruins with a crowd of figures, dark black and grey leg tattoo by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
    Reaching hands, a screaming demon and a doll figure, black and grey horror sleeve by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
    Cracked skin revealing a monstrous head, black and grey realism thigh tattoo by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
    Horned figure screaming out of torn skin, black and grey full back tattoo by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
    Portrait of a man in a suit, black and grey realism calf tattoo by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
    Smiling man's portrait with Happy Birthday lettering, black and grey arm tattoo by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
    Portrait of a stern man in glasses and a hat, black and grey realism calf tattoo by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
    Horned gargoyle with bared teeth, black and grey realism arm tattoo by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
    Cartoon characters sleeve in colour by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
    Bearded man's portrait with a sailing scene, black and grey realism arm tattoo by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
    Portrait of a man in sunglasses with lettering, black and grey realism arm tattoo by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
    Fierce man with metal claws, black and grey realism calf tattoo by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
    Japanese hannya masks with horns, black and grey forearm sleeve by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
    Hannya mask in close-up, black and grey realism arm tattoo by Nihat at KAZENTATTOO, Los Angeles
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