Nomi Chi’s tattoo designs look like pencil drawings. The Vancouver tattoo artist achieves this through her sketch-like style; the guiding lines and shapes used to compose the image are left in, giving the impression that you’re looking at an open sketchbook.
“My interest in visual art was spurred by animation, so capturing movement is important to me,” Chi told Brown Paper Bag. “I also strive to implicate a kind of immediacy in my tattoo ideas, so there’s a lot of improvisation — It keeps the process of creating unique tattoos fresh and fun.”
We asked Chi who inspired her in creating these beautiful tattoos. “A brief list of artists would be Peter Aurisch, Egon Schiele, Hans Bellmer, Izebella Wolf, Aleksandra Waliszewska, Allison Sommers. Lately, I have been reading a lot of Nayyirah Waheed and listening to Mongolian throat singing,” she told Bored Panda about her body art.
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Share on FacebookAwesome! But did anyone notice the two right hands on the 9th photo?
Hey! I made that tattoo. In the full image, the figure has 4 hands: https://instagram.com/p/9FJpW3pSVf/?taken-by=nomi_chi
Load More Replies...Yep, same. I'll get a small one some day, hopefully I can handle the pain...
Load More Replies...I love her tattoo's as they are different and they look very special. Wth them being the black and gray you can really appreciate her lines. Wonderful.
Really some of the best work I think I have seen posted to date. Like the fluid nature of sketched images; this catches it all. Too bad there aren't more real artists practice this craft. Beats the hell out of the old heart/dagger.
oh wow! might have to take a holiday to Vancouver so he can do one for me! Awesome!
I love these! My second tattoo was a rendition of an E H Shepherd illustration, but specifically of the sketch rather than the final inked drawing. I love it lots
Well, that is the point:(. It said "to have an unfinished look," and I think they're pretty cool!
Load More Replies...From all your comments on Boredpanda's articles, I can see that you are really fun at parties...
Load More Replies...Awesome! But did anyone notice the two right hands on the 9th photo?
Hey! I made that tattoo. In the full image, the figure has 4 hands: https://instagram.com/p/9FJpW3pSVf/?taken-by=nomi_chi
Load More Replies...Yep, same. I'll get a small one some day, hopefully I can handle the pain...
Load More Replies...I love her tattoo's as they are different and they look very special. Wth them being the black and gray you can really appreciate her lines. Wonderful.
Really some of the best work I think I have seen posted to date. Like the fluid nature of sketched images; this catches it all. Too bad there aren't more real artists practice this craft. Beats the hell out of the old heart/dagger.
oh wow! might have to take a holiday to Vancouver so he can do one for me! Awesome!
I love these! My second tattoo was a rendition of an E H Shepherd illustration, but specifically of the sketch rather than the final inked drawing. I love it lots
Well, that is the point:(. It said "to have an unfinished look," and I think they're pretty cool!
Load More Replies...From all your comments on Boredpanda's articles, I can see that you are really fun at parties...
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