Lew Williams from the hit showRumble and Humrecently sat with Briefly News to chat about his world.
The tattoo artist gave some amazing insight into life as an artist and his experiences.
I think being from New Zealand originally, with Maori body art, its kind of a culture thing.
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But thats probably the funniest and strangest.
Smooth shades and good line-work doesnt come harder than in a portrait.
It has to look like its someone you know.
Lew Williams from ‘Rumble and Hum’ chatted to Briefly News about his experience as a tattoo artist. Image: SuppliedSource: UGC
But now, 15 years later, there arent really difficult tattoos for me any more.
But I think my experience sets me apart from most other tattoo artists.
I take pride in my work.
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I have a skill-set and a talent.
Tattoo styles and techniques do vary from country to country as well as the techniques.
So, technique-wise, it varies from place to place.
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Europe has some of the most amazing realist artists.
Its quite a two-dimensional style.
Its a hodge-podge of creativity!
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The best advice I can possibly give you is know that this is a really, really tough career.
Also be mindful that its ego-driven, because youre creating something, thats your job.
And people are going to be subjective about it.
Theyre going to look at the art and say, I dont like that!
So your egos got to be pretty strong.
Also, be patient.
Draw, draw, draw, as much as you’ve got the option to.
Paint, paint, paint.
Develop a good quality line that you could do at length, without any jagged bits.
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