Jinxi has a great interview with tattooist Mike DeVries. It is a great interview and he does some incredible work. Below is a portion of the interview and some of his work. Check out the second picture. I have always been a fan of the movie “The Warriors” and I love that tattoo. Full on Righteous!
I hardly know where to begin when talking about the one-and-only Mike DeVries. Not only is he the maestro of realism tattoo art, a top-selling author, tattoo product entrepreneur, shop owner, painter, dad, husband, and all-around amazing guy; he is also one of my best friends and a person who I owe a lot to, both in the tattoo-appreciation sense and in the sentimental sense.
It’s no secret that Mr. DeVries has decorated a huge portion of my skin with his awe-inspiring skills. In fact, he has had to put up with me for nearly 200 hours worth of tattoo work (at this point) and if he doesn’t mind, I plan to keep that number ascending for as long as I can trick him into it (wink wink).
I first met Mike at a tattoo convention, took one look at a monkey portrait he had executed and nearly fell over. I had never seen an animal so precisely and realistically tattooed before, and it took about a split second longer to decide that I simply had to have him design my throat piece.
via Jinxi’s Interview With Tattoo Artist Mike DeVries – Blog – Jinxi Boo.
