Inked Mag Staff
February 3rd, 2015
David Hale’s Tattoo Menagerie
If you take one second to look through the impressive portfolio of David Hale two things become abundantly clear: his line work is impeccable and he is an enormous animal…
If you take one second to look through the impressive portfolio of David Hale two things become abundantly clear: his line work is impeccable and he is an enormous animal lover. For the most part, Hale steers clear of color in his tattoos, thus making it far more powerful when he throws in a little bit of red like in the cardinal below. Hale’s blackwork style seems to be perfectly suited for portraying scaled animals—his fish and reptiles are mesmerizing. Flip through this gallery and marvel at David Hale’s Tattoo Menagerie.
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