Black & grey realism · Bucharest

Vlad ShuleaTattoo artist since 2011

Realistic portraits and large-scale pieces in black & grey. Every piece is drawn for you, never copied.

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Recent work

Portfolio

Full leg with an Egyptian woman portrait, pyramids and camels, black & grey, healed

Full sleeve: skeleton pope, cross, skull and sheet music, black & grey, healed

Gothic skull with stained glass across the full back, black & grey, healed

Samurai with a hannya mask, pagoda and cherry blossoms on the thigh, healed

Einstein with Rick eyes and E=mc² on the calf, detail, healed

All work

15 years

Tattooing since 2011. I started at 16, in Berceni, Bucharest.

2 awards

Wrexham Tattoo Show, UK, 2018: 2nd Best Portrait and 2nd Best Small Black & Grey.

4 cities

I have worked in Copenhagen, Birmingham and Amsterdam. Today I work in Bucharest, at my own studio.

About

From Berceni to my own studio

Vlad Shulea is a black & grey realism tattoo artist based in Bucharest, specialising in realistic portraits and large-scale pieces. He has been tattooing since 2011, has worked in Copenhagen, Birmingham and Amsterdam, and won 2 awards at the Wrexham Tattoo Show (UK, 2018). He is the founder of Ace Tattoo Parlour.

My story

Best Small Black & Grey plaque, 2nd place, Wrexham Tattoo Show 2018

Guest spots

Find me in Amsterdam too

I work regularly as a guest artist at Antiek Tattoo Amsterdam. Next guest spot: 1 November – 16 November, Antiek Tattoo, Amsterdam.

Guest spots

Mentorship

Drumul Tatuatorului

My 12-week mentorship for tattoo artists runs in Romanian. Details are on the Romanian page.

Mentorat (în română)

YouTube

The process, on film

On my channel I show how I work, from sketch to healed piece.

YouTube channel