Inked Mag Staff
February 19th, 2015
The Mash-Up Artist
Today’s skull of the day is this rad piece by Paul Tougas. Tougas is best known for his color realism, however, for today’s pick, he switched up his style just a…
Today’s skull of the day is this rad piece by Paul Tougas. Tougas is best known for his color realism, however, for today’s pick, he switched up his style just a little bit to make a cool mash-up of realism and traditional Japanese. We are obsessed with this cool and original style combination! Check out how smoothly this piece transitions from the soft blues of the Japanese waves into the sharp depth and shading added to the realistic skull. For more incredible skull pieces, check out some of our top picks right here.

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