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New black and gray lion tattoo
I had the honor of doing Matt’s first tattoo a couple days ago. A black and gray realism Lion with a crown and rose on his right thigh. We did it in a full day session of about 8 hrs of tattooing, it got a little bit rough at the end as it is expected but, he sat great. What a champ!
Neo traditional dagger tattoo
I just did this neo traditional dagger tattoo for a returning client a few days ago. This is her 3rd tattoo from me, and I’m super stoked on how it came out. She gave me total creative freedom with the design and it was a total blast to custom design and tattoo it.
The tattoo was done at my tattoo shop in Old Sacramento, CA. Dark Atelier Tattoo. We are located at 1115 Front St in front of the Ferris wheel.
Contact me through my contact or booking page to book your next custom neotraditional tattoo in the Sacramento, bay area!
Eugene, Oregon Tattoo convention
I had a lot of fun this year at the 2024 Evergreen Tattoo Invitational Tattoo Convention in Eugene, Oregon. It is a beautiful town and the people were awesome. I shared a booth with Vyvyn Lazonga and Teri Hayner from Madame Lazonga's Tattoo in Seattle and Bobby Ward from All American Tattoo in Salem, Oregon. I can't wait to come back next year!
Evergreen Tattoo Invitational 2024
I am really happy to announce that I will be attending the Evergreen Tattoo Invitational in Eugene, Oregon this March 15-17. I will be sharing a booth with some friends from Seattle. This will be my first time tattooing in Oregon and I’m super excited to travel to this tattoo convention!
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Harley Quinn Tattoo
Here’s a half-sleeve tattoo I did a while ago on an awesome client. She wanted to honor her favorite movie/comic book character Harley Quinn, we took elements from the movie Suicide Squad character’s tattoos and different comic book drawings.
I used a mix of black and gray realism and illustrative tattoo styles to design and execute the art. This tattoo was done in 3 sessions at my tattoo studio, Dark Atelier Tattoo in Old Sacramento, CA.
Hannya mask Japanese tattoo done at the Seattle Tattoo Expo
I got to do this super fun Hanna mask Japanese tattoo at the Seattle Tattoo Expo 2023 this past August. It was my 4th time at this convention and had a great time! I am now back home in Sacramento, CA, and taking new Japanese and neo-traditional tattoo projects for fall. Contact me through my booking page.
Seattle 2023
I am excited to be attending the Seattle Tattoo Expo this year! This will be my third time, and it’s always been a really fun convention. I will be sharing space with my good friend Andre Garcia from Citrus Heights, he is great at anime/manga and Japanese tattoos. Here’s a little video I made for my youtube channel and the link for the convention with all the information for the event.
Location for the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall:
Hannya mask Japanese leg tattoo progress
I started this project last month, a whole upper-leg Japanese tattoo project for my long-time client Tawn. We started with this Hanna mask and snake tattoo, we were able to get the line work and black shading in about 3.5 hrs. In our second session, we did a Daruma doll tattoo on his knee. Daruma dolls are a traditional Japanese representation of Bodhidharma, a Buddhist monk. They are seen as a symbol of perseverance and good luck, alongside with the concept of setting and achieving goals.
New Neotraditional painting
I just finished this new painting a few days ago, including two of my favorite subjects. Beautiful women and snakes, also art nouveau style and Neo traditional ornaments.
Neotraditional tattoo process
Hello, I wanted to share the process of this custom neotraditional tattoo from start to finish and all healed up. This was a custom project on a long time client and I had pretty much total freedom with the design so I had a lot of fun with it and I was very excited that my client loved it!
In the first session (first photo) we only got to do all line work which took us about 3.5 hrs or so, followed by another 3 hr session (second photo) after about 3 weeks for all the black shading and some color. We finished the piece on one last third 3 hrs tattoo session after another 3 weeks to finish all the color and tie everything up (third photo). The last photo shows the tattoo fully healed for about 1.5 months.
We chose to do short sessions due to our availability and the size of the tattoo (about 5x12 inches). I hope you enjoy this little glimpse into my tattoo process and if you like this neotraditional tattooing style I would be really happy to work with you and help you with similar tattoo ideas.
Cheers,
New Tattoo Flash
I designed this Neo Traditional tattoo flash a couple months ago. I have some prints for sale available, you can contact me if you would like to buy one!
Neo traditional tattoo seminar
I am very grateful to be able to attend this Neo traditional tattoo seminar in Medellin, Colombia this past August of 2021. I’ve learned a lot about design and techniques applied to this awesome style, it being one of my favorites styles in tattooing I was super excited to learn from three great artists and being able to travel to this amazing country.
New Covid-19 Guidelines
As I am excited to get back to work at my new studio Dark Atelier Tattoo after the shelter in place order we must proceed with caution following the new guidelines to avoid the spread of Covid-19 in our community. Please read and follow these recommendations while visiting us, we cannot wait to see you all. Stay Safe!
I am working by appointment only.
All Customers and artists should wear a face mask at all times while inside the building.
Temperature will be taken upon arrival to ensure you don’t have a fever.
Hand sanitizer would be provided, please use upon entering.
If you have been feeling sick, please consider re scheduling your appointment to a later date.
Only the person getting tattooed would be allowed into the shop (no companions).
Please be considerate and maintain 6 feet apart from everybody.
Now tattooing at Dark Atelier Tattoo
I am a little sad to leave my Apothic Heart/Wandering Crow Tattoo family after almost 2 years, however I’m beyond excited to start this new chapter in my tattoo career and I look forward to start new fun and creative projects at my own studio Dark Atelier Tattoo.
Located right in the heart of Old Sacramento at 1115 Front Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Tuesday through Saturday 12-8pm and every other Sunday (by appointment only). You can schedule a no cost consultation in person by filling out the form in the booking section of my website, also you can call the shop’s number (916)573-3225 or email me directly at julioferrertattoo@gmail.com if you have any questions.
I hope to see you guys soon!
Best regards to all,
Julio.