Inspiration & Favorites

He says that his inspiration is his father who is also a painter. His second inspiration is Dmitriy Samohin who according to him is the best realist in the world. He has worked with him too in the past and he can guarantee when it comes to the professionalism that he has to offer. His perfection inspires him. Besides him, he is also inspired by Csaba Müllner who was the first artist that he saw who mixed abstract with realism.

Once, he was also asked if he had a chance to be any tattoo artist for the day, who he would like to be? His response was very straightforward and clear as he had not just thought about the artist but also about which era he would be in too. He says,

I would love to be Filip Leu in the 80s in Ibiza when he had the Leu Family Studio in the center of Ibiza island. Everything was kind of hippie and some of the best artists in the world would travel to that forest in the middle of that beautiful island to tattoo with Filip Leu who, for me, is like the Jesus Christ of tattooing. A true living legend.

He is also inspired by Nikko Hurtado.

But he doesn’t only have a favorite tattoo artist but also a tattoo convention. He loves Mondial du Tatouage in Paris which according to him is the most organized convention. The second spot goes to the Hong Kong Convention.

His favorite body part to tattoo is the inside lower arm because that’s where you can get the best skin and position for tattooing and it heals perfectly too. He also likes to do sleeves. However, he hates to do elbows and nipples.

His favorite tattoo is the one which he did on his friend, Roy, from Limmerick because he had a lot of freedom and he felt it was quite creative.

Charles Huurman’s favorite tattoo

He also does a lot of female-inspired tattoos not just because he wants to do a sexy portrait but rather a strong one. He says the inspiration behind these tattoos is his mother and his sister.