Wade Johnston recently did this fineline tattoo with a combination dotwork and shading. All to create a small, delicate and minimal tattoo, that will stand the test of time, by allowing the tattoo to have a good structure, without going overboard on the shading.
More fine lines by Wade Johnston, this time in a tough spot, right in the middle of a sternum.
Fine lettering is always capable of sitting well with other designs. it has the ability to easily wrap around other, much bolder designs, such as it does here, sitting on top of this rose tattoo.
Another very delicate small lion portrait by Wade Johnston. All completed with only the use of a single needle liner. Not many can tattoo like this, but Wade Johnston is always up for a challenge, and is very keen to do a broader range of animals in this style.
Cover up tattoos can almost always work, as long as you can be a bit flexible on the design, as they generally have to be designed to cater to the tattooed that we are covering. This gypsy girl tattoo that Wade Johnston did, is a perfect example of a tattoo being designed around an existing unwanted tattoo. take note of the right hand side of the picture, to get an idea of what the old tattoo was, and what it took to cover it up.
Wade Johnston was recently asked for a tattoo to represent his clients trip throughout Australia. They decided to go with a red belly black snake, flourished with a red Waratah flower and some Avon Valley wildflowers.
Portrait tattoos can be very hard and something that needs to done at a larger scale than most people would like to get. Wade Johnston has achieved the impossible by using just a single needle on this lion tattoo.
Wade Johnston has come through with another tattoo flash sheet of small minimal tattoo designs. There is almost a whole book of designs similar to this. To check out all of the sheets, just drop by the shop any day of the week, yep that's right we are open Sundays too.
If you are in need of an artist who really appreciates the beauty of lines, get in contact with Wade Johnston. His eye for detail and ability to use line to create depth and shadow, is why he is regarded in the field of etching tattoos and all fineline tattoos.
Small black tattoos, minimal tattoos or fine line tattoos, whichever you call them, it's obvious that Wade loves to draw them. Drop by the shop any day of the week and someone will be available to do one as a walk in tattoo for you.
You may have to be fairly knowledgeable on the topic of english motorcycles to figure out what this tattoo is about. Recently done by Wade Johnston on one of his clients that travels for three hours just to get tattooed by Wade.
Wade Johnston has freshly finished another small black tattoo flash sheet. Come past the shop to view the folder and pick your favourite tattoo design from that hundreds that are available.
Wade Johnston, in his natural environment, happily creating tattoos in his little Harry Potter-esque nook under the stairs.
Any day of the week you can walk into the shop and get one of these minimal tattoo designs. Wade has many more in his small black tattoos book that sits here ready to go every day.
Wade Johnston has a literal obsession with using woodgrain patterns in tattoos. Come see him about it, he will make a way to make it work with anything.
Simplicity and solidity is the theme with this blackwork boston terrier tattoo by Wade Johnston.
This classic fineline barbed wire tattoo by Wade Johnston sits in good company right next to an amazing Tim Hendricks rose tattoo.
This great flash sheet of whale tattoos has everything you need, orcas, blue whales, humpback whales and even a little narwhal. All hand painted by Wade Johnston.
This is one perfect way to execute a friendship tattoo. Wade Johnston had two clients get matching tattoos together of this cute lil guy.
who doesn't love a really good quality pun tattoo. these ones were done by the self proclaimed pun enthusiast, Wade Johnston, exhibiting some of his well known woodgrain.
Two tattoos in one hit for this client of Wade's, with a nautilus tattoo and a butterfly tattoo.
Rose tattoo on the inner bicep by Wade Johnston, showing a great example of a great balance between worm and cool colours.
Black and grey tattoo recreation of a classic Huck Spaulding tattoo design by Wade Johnston.
From small Jordan tattoos to cute dinosaur tattoos, this sheet has it all, a little something for everybody. We are open 7 days a week and this sheet is ready to go all day, every day.
This beautiful chrysanthemum tattoo by Wade Johnston has two cover ups underneath it.
One cover up tattoo is trick, two is hard, but managing two, while one of them is already an unsuccessful cover, is near impossible. Wade Johnston rose to the challenge with this bird tattoo, and it came out very successful.
Wade Johnston has a bunch of new stickers in at the moment. Come by our North Melbourne tattoo shop a grab some.
Wade Johnston got all wound up in the hype with this Boba Fett tattoo he did this week.
Wade, and the rest of the crew always have newly painted tattoo flash, for you to look through if you're needing inspiration for your next tattoo.
Diamond tattoo by Wade Johnston, on one of his dedicated clients who travels for 4 hours to get tattoos in Melbourne by Wade.
The Melbourne tattoo expo starts tomorrow. Wade Johnston will be tattooing there and taking Walkups all weekend.
Daruma tattoo walk in by Wade Johnston.
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