HI, I’M ZAKKI

Tattooing for 7 years

16 Years industry experience

Tattoos become part of us forever. They reflect who we are in the moment and join us for the rest of our journey - I believe they should always be crafted with care and attention to detail, from design to skin.

I prioritise creativity and technical application. You should have a piece that not only showcases uniqueness, but will heal beautifully and hold quality for years to come.

  • I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve rewritten this.

    We all want a magazine-cover website that sounds flawlessly professional and fits every aesthetic. We want to be marketable, but everything I typed out made me feel like a salesman.

    I think we should just be real here instead.

    I care about my art, making sure it’s true to all the things I love.

    My passion for both nature and the cosmos outside our little planet has not only remained a constant, but has inspired the unique art style I embrace today.

    I strive to make sure my designs are individual, crafted and special, rather than copies of the same themes we see all over the internet. Let’s not follow trends, let’s be bold. Tattoos should contain all of the creativity and technical skill that they can, finding homes with people that celebrate those things too.

    I care about my clients, hoping that they’ll feel amazing about putting their trust in me when they walk out of the studio door. I want to give them something they can be proud of, to the best of my ability, each and every time.

  • I specialise in Blackwork Tattooing, a style which uses black ink with varying lineweights and textures to create depth and detail.

    Whether creating bold, dark botanical designs that flow seamlessly with the contours of the body, or striking high-contrast pieces designed to make a statement, each design is carefully created to stand out and last the test of time.

     At the heart of my portfolio lies my pride and joy: unique alien creature concepts, each meticulously crafted to find their own place in our reality.

    Throughout my work you’ll find a mix of bold and fine linework, deep saturated blacks and textured shading, giving a gritty feel to ethereal themes with a sketchy, inky, illustrated vibe.

  • You may have guessed already that a lot of my free time is spent drawing, but outside of art my world consists of:

    Motorcycles, especially my Ninja, Tao, who features throughout my socials, we come as a pair!

    I’m a gamer, I love open world games full of fantasy and strange creatures, solving puzzles and going on adventures

    I’m a science nerd, I love physics, biology, botany, robotics, astronomy and zoology - forever looking to all of these passions to fuel my life as an artist.

BOOKINGS
Interior scene of a tattoo bed at Hocus Tattoo Lounge in Bournemouth

Fine art, illustration, painting, life drawing, sculpture, digital art and more

With a plethora of mediums and styles under my belt, from both personal and educational study of over 20 years - each one has been invaluable in both drawing and tattoo technique.

Perfectionism and Chaos coexist

My art style is fluid, free and sketchy, bringing a hand-drawn and illustrative vibe to my work, whilst my approach to tattooing on a technical level is full of my perfectionistic nature.

PORTFOLIO

Committed to lasting Quality

I’m mindful of how sizing, placement, my techniques and your aftercare practices will affect your tattoo for years to come. I’ll be on hand throughout your healing process to make sure you have something you can be proud of for many, many years.

AFTERCARE
A deer skull on a motorcycle disc brake, representing ZMTattoo's branding and themes of nature meeting mechanical

STUDIED IN Animal anatomy, human form, botany

One of my passions is studying how our natural world is built, as an artist the ability to break something down into its core forms is a staple of drawing skill - and is necessary if you want the best designs. We don’t trace and reuse art here, we create it.

My education in 3D form gives me an edge when it comes to large scale projects.

In tattooing, it’s important to make sure a large piece flows with the body, complimenting your shape and reading seamlessly as a single design.

My background in 3D modelling, texturing and animation means that I’m able to accurately create carefully mapped templates of your body and draw the design specifically to your measurements, for a piece that looks like it was always there.