Darwin Enriquez

27 January, 202321 August, 2023

Guide with the basic aspects to tattoo the Neo Oriental style.

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The Neo Oriental tattoo represents a mixture of styles that focuses on creating highly detailed designs with a high level of sophistication and color. That’s why this has become one of the most sought after styles.

With years of experience and being a professional resident artist at Inknation Studio, Emersson Pabon shares with Darwin Enríquez the main characteristics that a Neo Oriental tattoo should have.

The main thing is to start the design by drawing the lines of it. This is a fundamental aspect since it’s a hallmark of this style and will generate a visual impact.

On the other hand, the shadows play a fundamental role since they allow depth, warmth and harmony to the design. This should be the second step you need to focus on when getting your tattoo done.

Finally, the application of color is one of the most important features. This will not only bring the tattoo to life, but depending on the colors used, it will be able to represent the neo-oriental style with dignity.

These three characteristics are the most prominent and the ones you should focus on when creating a Neo Oriental style worthy of a professional.

Inknation Studio Podcast.

26 January, 20236 March, 2024

Skull Tattoo Meaning and Designs

Skull tattoos are an extremely popular form of symbolism seen in both culture and tattoos.
A skull tattoo can symbolize death, afterlife, and rebellion while for others it can symbolize a celebration of life. Skull designs can be located on your hands, arms, legs, back, or neck, however it is important to find the right design and concept that you are looking for.

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Skull Tattoo Meaning and Designs
Skull tattoos have different meanings and symbolism. Although the popular meaning can be death, evil and decay, there are others who simply like it due to their aesthetic appeal. Skulls tattoo designs can vary from Sugar Skulls, to Skulls and roses, to human skulls to Grim Reaper tattoos. A lot of clients ask about Skull tattoos, however with the proper elements and designs the skull can portray different meanings. For example, Skulls with a Grim Reaper may portray death, however Skulls with a clock can portray time. When designing a Skull tattoo, I use a 3D program to position the skull in a way that fits well with the area that you choose to be tattooed. This 3D program provides an accurate and detailed result.

Come in with your Skull design in mind, or feel free to come in and look at my various skulls designs. Let’s work on it together and create a perfect tattoo that you’d love.

Ready to create your own custom skull tattoo? Inknation Studio specializes in creating unique tattoos to tell your story through ink. Click here to tell us about your tattoo vision.

Darwin Enriquez entered the world of body art at 20 years of age in his hometown of Valencia, Venezuela, where he began work creating designs for a tattoo shop. During his stint at the tattoo shop, he developed his artistic talents and felt an instant attraction to the art-form of tattooing.

25 January, 202321 August, 2023

THE NEW YORK TATTOO CONVENTION

Inknation Studio and all its resident artists were present at the new edition of “The New York Tattoo Convention” – Brooklyn 2022 to show their passion and love for tattoos.

Each of its residents was in charge of capturing a work of art with a theme and message that would adapt to the wishes of their canvases, but also demonstrate the techniques they wanted to implement in their designs to achieve recognition worthy of a professional tattoo artist.

During three arduous days, each tattoo artist not only demonstrated their resistance and commitment, but also successfully completed each of their tattoos, providing a professional, realistic and high-quality design, a hallmark of Inknation Studio.

Multiple designs, different inspirations and professional techniques were the three main features that highlighted Inknation Studio at this convention, giving greater recognition to two of its great tattoo artists: Zhimpa Moreno and J Luis.

Without a doubt, an experience that demonstrated the great talent that each one of the residents of Inknation Studio has and the passion that is felt for the struggle to grow and every day to capture their passion and message in ink.

Darwin Enriquez

20 January, 202321 August, 2023

3 strategies to have greater reach in social networks as a professional tattoo artist.

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Having a solid strategy that helps you promote your content on social networks is essential if you want to obtain greater reach, visibility and credibility in the work you do as a professional tattoo artist.

For this reason, Inknation Studio’s professional tattoo artists Darwin Enríquez, Pablo Frías and Andrés Makishi will share three of their master strategies for creating viral content on all social networks.

1) ANALYZE YOUR AUDIENCE.

It’s important that you analyze your audience, which is the social network that generates the most reach, and that users like to see, in this way you can create content that is oriented to them and to what you want to convey as a professional tattoo artist.

2) SELECT THE RIGHT TOOLS.

To create quality content, it’s important that you think about what type of content you want to publish, what you want to show, and the details that will make it more visually appealing.

Taking these aspects into account, you will be able to use tools that facilitate its creation, such as Capcut, Premiere and LumaFusion.

3) USE ALL THE FORMATS OFFERED BY SOCIAL NETWORKS.

Although it’s true that many social networks have evolved and are now creating new updates, it doesn’t mean that you should put aside the type of content that you like to do.

Notwithstanding Instagram is a social network that is betting on the creation of reels, you can also make various types of content using all the formats it offers. The important thing is to know how to capture your tattoo design and display it in a creative, unique and professional way.

Follow these 3 amazing strategies and create content that will help you promote not only your tattoo style, but also your passion as a professional tattoo artist.

Inknation Studio Podcast

3 January, 202321 August, 2023

The Inknation Studio Experience

Every day Inknation Studio seeks to innovate, grow and demonstrate that anything is possible as a team.

For that reason, Inknation Studio was present at “The New York Tattoo Convention”, a convention that brings together great tattoo artists from around the world to show their talent and skills where the studio stood out and received great recognition.

Live with us the experience and receptivity that Inknation Studio and all its residents had at this great convention.

29 December, 202221 August, 2023

Advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence for the professional tattoo industry.

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Once again technological advances surprise us and today artificial intelligence has become a new reality. But, what are those advantages and disadvantages that this new technology offers to tattoo artists?

Darwin Enríquez, Zhimpa Moreno and Armando Muñoz talked about this controversial topic in their new episode of Inknation Studio Podcast with the objective that you know the positive and negative points of implementing this technology in your tattoo designs.

Advantages of artificial intelligence when tattooing.

Process automation.

Artificial intelligence allows you the possibility of automating your creative process when designing your tattoo, as it offers you the possibility of creating unique images with the style you want that will serve as inspiration or elements when creating the final design of your tattoo.

Boost your creativity.

Since it’s a system trained exclusively to help you with specific tasks. Artificial intelligence allows you the possibility of obtaining images created just for you, which means that you will have a chance to find unique visual references.

Disadvantages of implementing artificial intelligence in your tattoo.

Lack of qualified professionals.

One of the great drawbacks of artificial intelligence is the lack of qualified or trained people to have basic knowledge on the use of this new technology which means job losses or difficulties for people to quickly acquire the skills to handle this technology.

Problems tattooing the design.

An (AI) image with the elements and style you want can sound very appealing. However, the great challenge that many tattoo artists will face is having the ability to transfer that design to the skin to create a piece that has the same nuances and elements as the image created with artificial intelligence.

With the implementation of artificial intelligence, new advantages and disadvantages will continue to be added to the list. However, it’s important to note that this new technology can be used as a reference, but can never replace the human ability to create professional tattoos on the skin.

22 December, 202221 August, 2023

The challenges tattoo artists face when migrating and how to overcome them.

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Immigrating to another country is a great challenge. It’s not just about establishing yourself and starting over in a different country than the one you were born in, but about building an artistic reputation that allows you to get new clients and more job opportunities within the tattoo industry.

Even as apprentices and in their struggle to be great professional tattoo artists, Darwin Enríquez, Camilo Tuero and Armando Muñoz had to face various obstacles that paid off thanks to their artistic effort and work.

What were those adversities that these three great tattoo artists had to overcome when starting over in another country?

Undoubtedly, language was the main obstacle. Immigrating to a country where the official language is different from the one you speak was the most difficult thing these artists faced.

Nevertheless, one of the tips that they recommended and implemented at that time was to analyze the people who spoke to them in order to understand through their expressions what they were communicating. This is a great help when you’re still in the process of learning the language.

On the other hand, customer acceptance of the tattoo style performed by each artist was initially a drawback.

Arriving in a country where its people are used to other styles of tattoos can be intimidating. However, analyzing the market and showing what you’re capable of mixing new styles with your personal stamp were the masterful techniques that helped Darwin Enríquez, Camilo Tuero and Armando Muñoz to establish their style within a new market.

Although these were the biggest challenges, these three tattoo artists also had to put a lot of effort into promoting their tattoo style in order to be recognized.

Strategies such as participating in conventions, publishing content on social networks, and collaborations with other artists were what undoubtedly helped them in their beginnings.

Immigrating can be a difficult challenge, but it will depend on your attitude to accept your new environment and build the reputation you want to achieve in your new home.

Inknation Studio

20 December, 202221 August, 2023

Techniques to tattoo more realistic textures

Professional tattoo conventions are an ideal space to express your style, approach, originality and above all your technique.

For this reason, Darwin Enríquez shares the best techniques he used during his participation at “The New York Tattoo Convention” to create a unique artistic piece with his personal stamp in just three days.

Undoubtedly, knowing the time you have to finish your tattoo is essential. This will allow you to create an appropriate action plan where the objective is to manage the time to achieve the completion of the tattoo. Darwin Enriquez was very aware of this aspect, finishing in just three days his tattoo inspired by Melenia Blade of Miquella from the video game Eldenring.

On the other hand, knowing what tattoo techniques you’re going to apply to it’s a key aspect. Knowing this aspect will allow you to dedicate a specific day to applying the textures, finishes and leftovers that allow you to raise the quality level of the piece.

Finally, the strategy implemented by Darwin was the creation and mixtures of colors. Even if it’s a black and white tattoo, mixing these colors in different proportions will help you obtain a unique shade that will stand out more and give the piece another finish.

The most important thing when participating in professional tattoo conventions is to show the talent you have, your style and the message you want to convey.

Darwin Enriquez

15 December, 202221 August, 2023

Strategies to sell your tattoo style to your clients

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Trying to include your tattoo style to the idea that a client has in mind is undoubtedly a great challenge.

But, have you ever wondered how to attract new clients and tattoo them with the style that characterizes you?

At Inknation Studio Darwin Enriquez, Emersson Pabon and Armando Muñoz will share with you three of their great techniques used to make your clients trust you, feel safe and are willing to tattoo your style and incorporate new ideas into the design.

Social networks are your ally

Today, social networks have become the professional portfolio of each person. As a professional tattoo artist, it’s important that you use it to your advantage and post photos or content related to the tattoo style that you like to tattoo or that characterizes you.

In this way, your followers will be able to see what style you tattoo and they will look for you because they want the design that you do for them.

Be honest and persuasive when tattooing

Many clients have great ideas, wishes and suggestions for their tattoos. Don’t close yourself to their suggestions, always listen to what your client wants but also offer them an artistic overview of what would look good in their design.

Being honest is important so that your client trusts you, your artistic vision and the process you are going to carry out.

Managing different techniques will give you better knowledge.

Even if you stand out for a specific style, it’s important that you know and handle different techniques, shapes and styles of tattooing.

This will help you build more trust with your clients, as they can be sure that you have the skills to create any design geared towards your style.

With these three wonderful tips you can attract new customers so that your style and originality is what your customers want to buy.

Inknation Studio

1 December, 202221 August, 2023

From artist to professional tattoo artist. How do you stay up to date in the professional tattoo industry?

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In an industry as large and competitive as professional tattooing, standing out and keeping up is a challenge. After so many years, this industry has evolved, offering new tools and products so that they can perform tattoos with higher quality. But, How do you get involved in an industry if you are just learning how to tattoo?

Darwin Enríquez, Roberto Carlos and Miguel Muriño asked themselves the same question at the beginning of their professional careers. That’s why today they will give you three tips that will help you on your way.

Don’t take shortcuts and never rush the process.

The best way to learn is by living learning without taking shortcuts to get there faster or speed up the path to where you are going. This will allow you to acquire and value the necessary knowledge so that you feel confident when putting it into practice.

Know how it all works

Before starting to tattoo, it’s essential to know how everything works, the special machines, and the necessary processes to offer both a professional tattoo and a pleasant and comfortable experience to your future clients.

Start tattooing

The best way to learn to tattoo is by tattooing. This will help you put all your knowledge and techniques into practice to translate your designs and learn during the process. Whether it’s on synthetic or fruit skin, the important thing is that you start tattooing.

With these three wonderful tips, Darwin Enríquez, Roberto Carlos and Miguel Muriño began to create unique designs that led them to become renowned tattoo artists today who leave their mark and capture emotions through ink.

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Guide with the basic aspects to tattoo the Neo Oriental style.

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Skull Tattoo Meaning and Designs

Darwin Enriquez

THE NEW YORK TATTOO CONVENTION

Darwin Enriquez

3 strategies to have greater reach in social networks as a professional tattoo artist.

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The Inknation Studio Experience

Advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence for the professional tattoo industry.

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The challenges tattoo artists face when migrating and how to overcome them.

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Techniques to tattoo more realistic textures

Darwin Enriquez

Strategies to sell your tattoo style to your clients

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From artist to professional tattoo artist. How do you stay up to date in the professional tattoo industry?

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Darwin Enriquez

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