Valerio.

Best Realism Overall.

Inked Expo Brisbane 2026 · Three days in the chair, finished on the expo floor

“Tattooing is much more than applying ink to skin.”

Italian roots. Tattooing professionally since I was 19. At ten I was already drawing tattoos on friends and family in marker.

Black and grey realism is my identity. In recent years I’ve brought in opaque grey for more contrast, depth and texture. A piece I tattooed at a convention in Italy won an award, and it’s still the turning point in my work.

I bring my own vision and respect yours. Composition, placement on the body, and how the piece will age are planned before the first line.

In the studio: Wed – Sun