Tattoos
My tattooing style is grounded in illustration and realism, shaped by years of drawing, painting, and hands-on tattoo experience. I work across large-scale and fine line tattoos in both colour and black and grey, focusing on strong composition, depth, and detail. I’m especially drawn to dynamic scenes—underwater, nature, and space themes—where bold colour, movement, and character interaction bring the piece to life. I have been working at Lighthouse Tattoo in St Peters, Sydney since 2019.
Tattoo Sketches
Curious about how a tattoo idea turns into a finished piece? This is where it all starts. Here you can see a selection of my tattoo sketches, showing the process from early ideas through to detailed designs, before they become tattoos. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at how each piece comes together.
Art
Before tattooing, I spent years drawing and painting, and studied fine art at Sydney’s National Art School straight after high school. That experience gave me a strong foundation in technique and pushed me to really understand how images are built—from composition and colour to light and detail. My paintings and original works are where I get to explore ideas more freely, creating detailed scenes and characters that continue to influence how I design and tattoo today.
Contact
Lighthouse Tattoo, St Peters
3 Applebee street
(02) 9316 4565
nick_ _matthews@hotmail.com
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