New Work: Stone Lion tattoo by Natan

Posted by admin on March 10, 2010

Just the other day Natan got the chance to tattoo this big stone lion piece on a young new client of his. In this piece, Natan really concentrated on experimenting with a couple of different techniques based around developing realistic light sources, subtly implying different textures, and balancing a variety of line weights. Even though it was this client's first tattoo, he let Natan tattoo it large enough to fill up the majority of his ribs and sat through a full four hour session, allowing Natan to really pack

in a lot of detail and refinement.

Stone Lion

To book out your time for some custom work with Natan, just give us a call in the shop at 978.744.9393 or send us an email at 978.744.9393.

New Work: Fleur de Lis by Natan

Posted by admin on February 17, 2010

Natan just completed this piece on our sailor friend, Gary, yesterday. Although he's often away at sea for long stretches of time, Gary always makes sure to find some time to swing on by the shop to continue Natan's work on his detailed fisherman sleeve. In addition to his ongoing sleeve, Gary requested that Natan tattoo a big gold fleur de lis on his shoulder for yesterday's session. For this piece, Natan decided to really push his color theory by sinking rich blues, greens, and purples into the shadows to really make the striking chroma and texture of the

gold pop out. Check out the results below and make sure to give us a call to book out your time with Natan for your custom piece today!

Fleur de Lis

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Tibetan Dragon Painting by Natan

Posted by admin on February 16, 2010

One of the other new paintings recently completed by Natan is this here Tibetan Dragon piece. Another work done with acrylic paint on wood panel, Natan decided to vary the surface consistency on this piece by experimenting with different background textural components. Everyone here at the shop is still knee-deep in winter painting projects, so make sure to stay tuned to the site here as we post up all our new work!

Tibetan Dragon

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Dainichi Nyorai Painting by Natan

Posted by admin on February 16, 2010

Around here, the winter months are always a key time for all of us to polish up on our painting game. Along with the rest of the crew, Natan has been fine tuning a lot of the paintings from his body of work and framing them up for gallery shows and the shop. Check out this large acrylic painting of Dainichi Nyorai Buddha which is characterized by Natan's painterly emphasis on vivid, bright colors seated within a solid foundation of linework and drawing.

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Dainichi Nyori

Natan is always more than happy to work with clients on translating techniques found within his paintings into custom tattoos and is currently booking consults for a couple of weeks out.

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New Work by Natan: Witch-King Watercolor!

Posted by admin on January 25, 2010

Just this past weekend, Natan found some time between tattooing to finish up this piece that had been in progress for awhile (you may remember a rough copy of the design from the 2008 Boston Tattoo Convention t-shirts). This watercolor features some of Natan's signature stylistic moves such as an emphasis on bright vivid color work, a focus on line density, and an organic, intertwining flow and movement. Natan has a bunch of large painting projects he's been working away on so make sure to keep watching the site as we update with more of his work!

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Natan is now accepting appointments for custom work so make sure to give us a call or swing by the shop to book out your time today!

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New Work by Natan: Spade of Skulls

Posted by admin on January 25, 2010

Natan recently got the chance to design and tattoo this black and grey spade of skulls piece on a repeat client of his. Given a brief description and a loose sketch of his client's general idea, Natan hit the ground running and came up with the following tattoo:

Skull-Spade

Natan was happy for the chance to do some more custom work on one of his collectors and friends, Chris Tango. Chris has been coming to get tattooed by Natan at Witch City Ink and Lightwave Tattoos for a couple of years now and has a numbe

r of Natan pieces decorating his arms. Since he already has a number of realistic black and grey skeletal type pieces, Chris opted for the more graphic and bold design of this tattoo and was thrilled with the result.

Chris Tango

Here at Witch City, we're always fans of a good black and grey skull tattoo, so make sure to give us a ring or come on down to the shop if you have any interesting ideas for a skeletal themed piece or any other fun custom work!

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Micro-Turtle Tattoo by Natan!

Posted by admin on December 15, 2009

Although Natan is often knee-deep in back-pieces and sleeves, you can sometimes catch him at work on small pieces, or in this case, MICRO pieces! Check out this tiny realistic turtle that Natan tattooed on a woman's foot a little while back. Even if you're not yet ready for a massive, multiple-sitting tattoo, make sure to book out your time with Natan if you have an

y ideas for tattoos in his style, big or small!

Micro Turtle

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New Video of Natan on Ch. 5 Chronicle!!

Posted by admin on December 11, 2009

Owner and artist, Natan Alexander, was recently featured on an episode of Channel Five Chronicle about local artists. Click the link below to check out Natan's feature on the show and to gain some perspective on the artistry of tattooing!

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/21920655/

Natan is always interested in begi

nning new custom projects and working with new people so make sure to give us a call (781.233.1780) or stop on by the shop (184 Broadway, Route 1, Saugus, MA) to book out your time today!

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Natan Featured on Ch. 5 Chronicle TONIGHT!!! (Wed. Dec. 9th)

Posted by admin on December 9, 2009

Don't forget, owner/artist Natan will be featured on TONIGHT'S (Wed. Dec. 9th) Channel 5 Chronicle as part of their feature on local artists! Tune in at 7:30 p.m. tonight to hear Natan's perspective on the artistry of tattooing.

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Here's what Chronicle has to say about the program:

They see the world more intensely than the rest of us. And the visions they share expand our knowledge and enjoyment of everything around us. On this episod

e, we profile some local artists who are making their mark, including a man whose murals define the public landscape and another who uses the human body as his canvas.

For more information on Natan's work or to book some tattoo time, give us a ring (978.744.9393), send us an email (witchcityink@gmail.com), or just stop on by the shop (186-3 Essex St., Salem, MA)!

Dragon Coverup Tattoo by N^T^N

Posted by Natan on February 25, 2009

Some tattoos get done in one session, and some take many. Brad wanted a Japanese dragon and he wanted it bright and strong. Thats exactly the type of tattoo work I like to do and I was very excited about the project. In the initial drawing consultation he described what he would like, we looked at some references, and I took some measurements to help me plan the tattoo. Brad and I began this tattoo knowing it would take a few sittings because there were 2 very solid tattoos that had to be covered as part of the design.

Heres a picture of the 2 tattoos we covered:

Brads Before Picture

When Brad arrived for his first tattoo session we sat right down and got to work. I was careful to locate elements of the design in places where I knew the color would mask the old tattoos. We tattooed for 3 hours and I managed to lay down the entire outline and some of the black. We made great progress but nevertheless, after the first session it was clear there was a long way to go. After our session, Brad took a picture of the outline. The photo is a little bit low resolution but you can at least get a sense of the progress. After 3 hours the tattoo looked like this:

First Session

The first session we got the whole outline in and some of the preliminary black, in the next session, 6 hours into the tattoo, we began to prepare the underpainting of the scales and background. Fortunately, Brad sat perfectly every session and was patient about getting the results he wanted. As a result I was able to concentrate on every detail along the way. Soon the tattoo started taking shape:

2nd Session

In the 3rd session the entire tattoo started really looking clearer and brighter, and we felt like huge progress had been made. At this point it started getting pretty hard to tell it was a coverup tattoo at all. 9 hours into the tattoo and the 1/2 sleeve looked like this:

3rd Session

At last we got to the final session, the last 3 hours. This is where a large amount of final detail work, color touch ups, and tightening of the outline took place. Using the last session to really perfect the tattoo gave me a chance to go over every area and make those colors pop out. Both Brad and I were very pleased with the final results as seen below:

Brads Dragon Final 1

Front View, Final Session

Brads Dragon, Back View, Final Session

Some tattoos definitely require patience, but in the end it pays off.