So You Want a Color Realism Tattoo? | Tattoo Styles 

I could watch the process of creating hyper realistic color tattoos for hours...It’s like high stakes renaissance painting.

Gotta always give high respect to the artists that take their craft seriously and take pride in their work

This is so gorgeous but the difference between the actual tattoo we're seeing in the video and that unrealistic super saturated photo at the end is the reason I'm extremely wary of colour realism.

I’m have an appointment at this shop on October 10th😃

I usually like how artists combine a black and grey tattoo with coloured tattoo...to me that looks way cool..like a sleeve might be a black and grey but some small parts like the eyes and flowers have bright colours like turquoise or yellow😍😍🙆🏾‍♂️🙆🏾‍♂️

Mikhail is a dope guy to chat with in person too. The whole First Class NYC shop is amazing.

I work nights and almost never see the sun. Still, my color realism tattoos faded really badly over the course of ten years. I'm currently redoing them as traditional style, hoping they'll hold better.

I've been wanting to go to First Class Tattoos for a year now, since last spring. Everyone at their shop is phenomenal.

this is insanely impressive

That is absolutely beautiful and dude is obviously talented. But does not seem like it will last. I’ll take my black and grey tattoos with bold, black outlines for longevity.

Yes please, I would love to collect a piece of art from this genius!!!!!

beautiful color application in that tattoo. 'Would like to see more from him.

Finally ive been waiting for this one

Oh my god I love your work, I will definitely book an appointment with you.

i get my work done at first class tattoo highly recommend them ! you get what you pay for !

RU-vid recommendations: you want a color realism tattoo? Me: yes. Yes I do.

Did anyone else notice how he flows with the music so perfectly on 2:05. I can see it being a song or rap LOL

Man I’ve been following him for a couple years now on Instagram and I love his tattoos and the level of detail he achieves. Him, just like so many others who are on this channel are HUGE inspirations for me as a tattoo artist myself. Their skill level and knowledge is just incredible, constantly honing their craft and staying focused, it’s just what I inspire to be. I’m going to be on their levels eventually and I can’t wait for the day that you guys come to me and invite me for one of these videos 🤞😁

damn hearing him talk and his knowledge just created a differentiation between a tattoo ARTIST and a tattooer.

These are the type of tattoos I am dying to do. I can draw realism fairly well: but transferring it to skin is the difficult part. Can’t wait until my craft is on par with the full aspects of skin realism. I am big on color tattooing. Even now learning from my friend who’s an artist, he loves black and Gray but I love color. I don’t tattoo in black and gray lol

His work is so good it literally looks 3D

I much prefer the black and grey style and wouldn't consider getting colour myself but this was still a fun watch, I love tattoos even though I don't have many myself yet, eventually, no rush.

Gotta keep that touched up or it will look like a rash when you're old

That's awesome, really beautiful! Hey about the sunblock, what SPF does everyone here use on your tattoo's? I use 50 my self (though I'm pretty pale and I live in The Netherlands, where sunshine is a rare treat)

They look great when new. They just age faster than traditional styles.

God damn that flower is beautiful

Happy almost 1mil subs!! :o

FUCK YES! I've blasted through every other video in this series so happy to see another one!!

Man I can't wait when inked get 1 mil subs🎉🎉

Great!

Yo fellow New Yorkers stand up ✊🏻, gotta day tho these tattoos are looking sick, just the 1 problem I was having with his realistic flower on their forearm is that u can see that his stencil went slightly over the already existing tattoo that was next to his flower in black ink, it just kinda felt like a placement issue imo but nonetheless is a crazy tattoo

Omg 😍😍😍

Very cool stuff, good eye for color. But can't help but notice he spends a good chunk of the video explaining exactly why black and grey is better without realizing it. Color is cool, but bold holds. Gotta have that black.

And He is so damn good at it.

Amazing 👏

It would be nice if the resolution was high enough to see the tattoos. :p

... if Alexander Ovechkin was a tattoo artist instead of an NHL All-Star.

arghh, higanbana would be perfect 😭😭🥰🥰🥰🥰😍

i usually prefer blackwork, but this tattoo is gorgeous!!! great work!

Metal musician tats reaction please

For my first color tattoo ima do purple that’s my favorite color

Str8 up ballin in the OVO jacket

i professionally work as a artist for more than 6 years. can i be a good candidate for tattoo artist?

that ovo jacket is hardddd

Hey Inked I want a black work tattoo

Oh shit that's Mikhail who did my dog's portrait!

This guy should be on Ink master

Subbed

when im older everyone's gonna have their skin while ima have colorful skin

I need one lol

Beautiful! The artist from Bulgaria?

2:06 sounds low-key like rapping

Trying to get tattoos bro hmu plz

My dad had a medevil knight on a horse when he was in his 20s but now he's 73yrs old you can't make it out,it's like a black mush on his arm! Lol ,✌️

Where is this guy located ? I need a tattoo from him.

I just do not get the position of this beautifull tattoo... Why the heck it covers the other black one? I get that he might not like that old one anymore but it's still there... just working over one corner... yakes.... :/

In Nuñez and Peck's words....but you have to outline it Also I feel baited, the thumbnail was a lot darker and has more depth to it. I'm worried with how that flower is bloomed, if that fades that petal with a heavy black shade right at the middle will look like... A different flower 😂 just saying coz that part will definitely stay and the red will be a lot Pinker. Hahahah

what he says in the beginning of the video about color being harder and needing more skill is false to me I'm a tattoo artist myself 1st i have to say i love all styles of tattooing but to me imo b/g requires more skill i always said if u tattooed the same exact image one color one b/g and both came out really great looks exactly the same just one is colored i appreciate the b/g one more because it came out looking just as good as the color one but it was done using multiple tones of one color the artist has to really know what there doing they have to mix so many tones of black and grey from really feathery soft tones to super blacks to make everything work and look appealing just like the color one i feel as if there thought-out more more work being done imo while the colored one was done in whatever tone of whatever color u used in that section of the tattoo they make so many tones of each color already so the ink companies in a sense made it easier for the artist they don't have to build that tone up u just simply pour the color ink of the tone you desire I'm a black and grey tattoo artist i grew up doing graffiti and drawing cartoons, comic and anime character's and also painted acrylic/oil paintings so before tattooing i already knew color theory what colors look good next to each other and whatnot but i chose to stick with b/g tattoos but I've done color realism tattoos that came out looking great that's because i know what I'm doing with black and grey i know how to apply ink well to the skin so i simply treated those color tattoos as if they where b/g i just simply packed in the tone of color i desired not that hard not saying its easy in anyway but I've been tattooing for a long time and is a true artist as he is in the video so kind of have an advantage already lol now lets take a only color only artist and see if he uses his color theory to do a b/g tattoo not the same my coworker is a color only artist and he struggles with b/g he cant get the tones he wants so he only does about 3 tones through the whole piece and they just look bland doesn't really pop but he barely does b/g now if he practice's more i know he'll get it but yeah that's just my opinion on it

2:45 Shadows and perspective are intentionally wrong, right?

THese types of tattoo look fantastic....for the first couple of years. Afterwards....no that much at all.

Fucking stunning, i think i want him to tattoo me lol

360p out here

Coloured tattoos any day

His hair in front of his face triggers me so hard I want to take a clipper and clip it back like how does it not annoy him 😅

Hey inked! Are you guys okay? You used to upload a lot more content and now that has decreased... just saying...

What's with the 360p ?!!! In 2020

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Colored tattoos looks good on white skin. Black and grays are good for brown and Tanned skin.

The background “music” was so irritating that I had to mute the audio. An Impressive talent that should’ve been displayed without overbearing sound.

o:-)

All the personality of a kettle this guy. Seems like a good artist tho lol

Interesting strategy to talk smack about other styles when your specialty is tattoos that will not last and end up looking like it came out of a burn ward.

I still have my first tattoo. Agent 47, I'd ask for his tie to be red with shading. But its black and grey. I should of left the shop, this is why, I hated artist are PICKING for skin color. Here I though we pass the LAW. I guess, we are NOT pass that LAW. And Ink Master, you will see the picking artists that made client change everything.

Jeeez..that was one ugly tatto.. holy..