By default in the minds of many people, those who own "pictures" on the skin, often people with strong personality, or at least have a dusty, thorny style, sometimes still contain carelessnessIn lifestyle.This statement is not true.
Today's tattoo is identified from many angles, in terms of painting factors that it carries in itself, tattooing is an art subject, with many different styles.In addition to the personality, thorny tattoos, there are still soft and soft images ... Each tattoo on the skin is like a voice from deep inside each person carrying it, helping them to express their thoughts, hope, foreverStorms, as well as secret messages without having to say it.As for the style of expression, the tattoo bears the imprints of the tattoo artists.
Tattoos inspired by traditional values
Unlike the vast majority of people who "play" tattoos or tattoo artists who have done their own professions, the design style of Kieu Oanh (also known as grouper, born in 2002) has a slightly traditional Vietnamese direction.From folk paintings, images associated with the culture of the nation ... all bring Kieu Oanh a lot of inspiration to create.
The tattoos designed by Kieu Oanh are often inspired by the incidents in everyday life, an old Vietnamese film or sometimes just sudden thoughts.After that, Kieu Oanh designed the layout and started drawing sketches.
For the pictures that customers require, Kieu Oanh will rely on the idea that the guests want, such as the lotus picture, the picture of the mother or a few images of traditional ao dai ...Design, outline in your style combined with the requirements of the guest.
Kieu Oanh tells about a special tattoo for a foreign friend coming to Vietnam to attend the wedding.You want to have a memory when coming to Vietnam, want to retain before returning home.The tattoo is made urgently in just one day from sketching to implementation."I feel very proud to be able to help foreign friends, keep a memory of Vietnam. Although only fleeting but what will be forever forever"- Kieu Oanh said.
The first tattoo Kieu Oanh made.
The first picture that Kieu Oanh made was tattoo for her best friend.At first she was bluntly rejected because your family belongs to the traditional type, not like a girl with a tattoo on her body.
However, after a while, Kieu Oanh also convinced her best friend.It is also one of the tattoos that Kieu Oanh remembers.
Until now, Kieu Oanh's tattoos are always picky customers, often customers will choose tattoos or numbers that have more meaning to them.
"In the future, I hope customers can find me because of the traditional values that I am trying to bring.Capital of the nation.Keep when coming to Vietnam "- Kieu Oanh said.
Tattoo artist likes black hair, likes to wear long dresses, love national culture
Koi Dragon tattoo is made by Kieu Anh for 6 hours.
Talking about the most elaborate tattoo that Kieu Oanh has appeared, she shared:"It was a dragon tattoo designed by me, and Oanh named that picture: Koi Dragon. I designed based on the image of the Le dynasty dragon with the fish tail, the strong and strong body combined with the cloudsFire, but the face is still peaceful.To become the best version of myself.
As a "artist" with the strokes on the skin, Kieu Oanh does not pursue the thorny, dusty, but on the contrary, she makes everyone surprised by the gentle, rustic and rustic appearancemine.There are even moments when Kieu Oanh with smooth black hair, wearing traditional long dresses, holding a tattoo pen, creating unique tattoos.An image that besides Kieu Oanh, it will be difficult to find in any other tattooist.
Kieu Oanh, a traditional tattoo artist, is known to everyone as a grouper.
Talking about her own style, the tattoo artist has a special name, shared: "Oanh spends time talking to himself more and realizing that he does not have to try to become a one, because just himself, Oanh will bring all the enthusiasm into work, to become aThe best version. Oanh feels the tattooist or the person who plays the tattoo is not necessarily thorny, need to be cool or cool.
Minh likes long black hair, likes to wear long dresses, loves to learn about national culture and I also respect each individual, each personal style.I do not equate the fact that girls have to leave black hair, to wear ao dai to be traditional.Because each of us is always allowed to choose who we are and the tradition is not only appearance, dress but also a way of perception of each person.The tattooist is the same, each worker is a separate individual, who respects it.So, Oanh wants to pursue his favorite job and make it softer " - Kieu Oanh said.
The tattoo artist likes smooth black hair, love traditional long dresses.
Starting pointing to be a person who did not know anything about tattoos, Kieu Oanh became a tattoo artist with a special style that many people had to discuss her.
"It is the companion who is also the fiance of Oanh, who helped me to learn about this subject, he also found the right teacher and accompanied him from the most difficult first days until now.Very grateful to Partner and the Ban teacher - who taught me the beginning until now.
There are times when I am very frustrated and want to give up.Even in that difficult period, the 'companion' said a sentence that awakened me:best'.Now, every day when I wake up, think about the work that the headings I will do in the day, no matter how busy, I feel very comfortable and happy to enjoy " - Kieu Oanh said.
The creative space of Kieu Oanh.
Kieu Oanh pursued a tattoo job for nearly 3 years.For her, becoming a tattooist needs a lot of factors but the most important is still hard -working, always having to cultivate tattoo skills, as well as progress in studying (typically drawing drawing).Only so, can it be far away in the profession, not just a certain period of time.
"It has never been late for you to start doing something, because just a goal, always progressive and trying, not only in the tattoo industry but with other industries, you can achieveWhat are the things you want " - Kieu Oanh shared.
Kieu Oanh also shared more, often the initial tattoo artists will tattoo themselves first and refer to the style from other workers.It is also a good direction for beginners to pursue this subject.So almost all tattooists have a few tattoos on the skin and have their own meanings.Kieu Oanh also has a special tattoo of her own, but the first and only tattoo up to this point, is a picture that she herself wants to erase.
"My only tattoo is quite ugly, I used to want to erase, but as soon as I came to the tattoo address I thought again, I thought it was a lesson about not knowing carefully about tattoos and cheap ham.Beautiful but this tattoo has a special meaning for me.Until now, I still hold this tattoo, and I have no intention of tattooing another picture on people "- Oanh shared.
On a 3 -year journey as a tattooist, there are 3 images of Kieu Oanh most remembered.
"I get a customer's order about a girl's tattoo. It is to represent yourself. You are a pretty girl, and love cats. You really like the image of Ho Xuan Huong soYou want your tattoo to have an image of an old Vietnamese girl, in addition to the pet cat next to it.
After meeting the requirements of the guests, I have more lotus in the picture to increase the tenderness, as well as send more the tradition of the nation.When I made this tattoo, I was very happy because I was not only listening to your story, but I also got it more about myself. " - Kieu Oanh recounted.
Tattoo inspired by the image of "Lady of Nom poetry" Ho Xuan Huong.
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