Polynesian, Maori & Samoan tribal tattoo designer Mark Storm

I receive a lot of questions on my tattoo designs, but there’s one thing a lot of people want to know. “How do I place a (digital) tattoo on a body-part in Adobe Photoshop?” For my own tattoo galleries I use 5 different mock-ups on various body parts...

Where to find the right style of paintings or wall prints that suits your style? Its especially difficult if you’re a fan of tribal tattoo art. As a graphic/tattoo designer it’s nice to expand my range of art and come up with new ideas. That’s why I...

Turtles are not that hard to draw, but trying to stylize it into a flowing Polynesian design is a bit more tricky
In the tattoo community, the turtle is widely used as it has a lot of meaning and symbolism, ranging from “immortality, fertility, stability, strength and security....

Drawing flowing tribals? Yes, I can do that…, drawing a traditional Japanese Koifish, well that shouldn’t be a problem either…But mixing them together and make it great tattoo is a totally different story.
Let’s start with a rough sketch
Before you start on a full high quality drawing, its best to make multiple quick sketches to get a feel for composition and dimensions....