Brian Martinez tattoo portfolio
Photo realistic/surrealistic Tattoos Only, by Appointments!
No scripts, Japanese, Traditional, mandalas or any type of line-work. 3d Realism Only.
To request price estimate and date availability fill out this form https://masterpiecetattoosf.com/request-estimate-masterpiece-tattoo/
Professional Licensed Tattoo Artist in San Francisco bay area.
16 years tattoo artist experience
Born in Montevideo-Uruguay in 1984.
From an early age I liked to draw from observation, bringing as much of the real world into my drawings as possible.
I got my first tattoo back in Uruguay at the age of 13, but didn’t start tattooing until the age of 24 years old.
By that time living in South Florida, and had over 100 hours of tattoo work done on my body throughout many cities by many different tattoo artist.
While getting tattooed, I had the opportunity and privilege to watch and learn from many Tattoo Artists who had different styles, over the course of my extensive sittings.
Since the fist tattoo I did, Realism is the style of Tattooing that I enjoy working with the most, like my drawings as a kid, my lines since I started tattooing were never too clean, unlike my realistic work, so soon after starting I realized that realism will be my only style of tattooing .
Like in my early age drawings, I really enjoy replicating real-life images, particularly Portraits.
I break down the visual information in a Photo that allows me to replicate it onto my clients skin.
I also like making most ideas into realistic 3D Tattoos. Not only replicating a Photo, like I would with a Photo, but also giving volume and shape to any Idea or Design to make it look 3d photo realistic, instead of an outlined drawing.
Doing this without using outlines, I primarily push shapes using strong contrast in colors or shades and value, making the Tattoo truly 3D.
I use stencils for Portraits, to get perfect guide lines, but I like to Free Hand a lot of my pieces when I can to make sure the design fits as naturally as possible.
Now working at Black Needle Tattoo in Oakland California