Co-owner of at Snake Eyes Tattoo in Austin, Texas, Kira Bishop describes her tattoos as ‘bubblegum traditional’ which is a term that really encapsulates everything about her style. The bold lines, shading and colour saturation are borrowed from traditional techniques, but applied to spoopy, kawaii and pop culture, with the addition of decorative elements to add more flair.
Tattoo glitter is not an easy decorative element to master despite them being just dots of ink. Bishop has an eye for the right combination of colours and the number and placement of the dots to add just the right about of sparkle.
I struggled for a while to come up with a clever headline for this TAP when it was literally staring at me. Amongst other things, you’ll find an abundance of Harry Potter and Halloween themed tattoos, along with images of healed pieces on Bishop’s Instagram feed.
When scrolling through her feed, I had to do a double take with some of her Instagram posts because I for sure thought the healed photos were of fresh tattoos. The fact that Bishop’s tattoos heal so incredibly well is a testament to her talent, in addition to her clients carefully following their aftercare directions.
Once you’ve taken some time to check out the images selected for this TAP, you can find more of Kira Bishop’s work on TTA here.
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