Inked Mag Staff

July 9th, 2014

Tattoos by Pavel Angel

The demand for more out-of-the-box body art is constantly increasing and Russian tattooist Pavel Angel is here with a great style solution. Angel is the number one tattoo artist specializing…

The demand for more out-of-the-box body art is constantly increasing and Russian tattooist Pavel Angel is here with a great style solution. Angel is the number one tattoo artist specializing in stonework tattoos, in fact, he may be the only tattoo artist to do so. But that doesn’t matter because his work in turning skin to look like realistic, 3-D stone is insane and unchallenged. Here are some of the coolest stonework tattoos we have found by Pavel Angel.

This is a great mixture of science fiction and Angel’s stonework technique.

Like dotwork and blackwork, stonework focuses heavily on geometric design.

Looks like this gorgon has been turned to stone.

Even stone filigree is badass.

Lettering takes on a whole new aesthetic in stonework.

Looks like this alien is busting out of some stone skin.

Stonework can make the skin look like a stone imprint.

Or stonework can make skin look like a killer relief sculpture.

The detail in this back piece is insane.

Even a Celtic cross translates well in stonework.

It’s so cool when Angel combines illustrative images, like this viking, with stonework.

And stonework can read a lot like biomech when in sleeve form.

Awesome paw print.

A ridiculous amount of time must have gone into this giant rib piece.

How rad is this back piece?

Stonework meets fantasy.

Love the Giger-esque imagery Angel put into this sleeve.

Even when Pavel Angel takes a break from stonework he does great work.

And just for fun, here’s Pavel Angel’s Scrat from Ice Age.

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