PORTFOLIO / FINISHED WORK
Look before you imagine.
A selection of Laura Caselles' tattoos: characters, animals, colour compositions and transformations of earlier work. One project can be both watercolour and a cover-up, or watercolour over scars. The filters help you explore those differences without treating the same tattoo as separate cases.
Cover-ups · Hecate · Watercolour
Chusi and Hecate
A dark tattoo near the ankle becomes a larger watercolour piece. Her idea, my design and the steps in between.
Cover-ups · Flowers · Watercolour
Floral anchor cover-up
A small tattoo on the abdomen becomes a larger design with an anchor, pink flowers and watercolour.
Watercolour · Cover-ups
Stitch with balloons
A dark tattoo changes its subject, size and colour.
Watercolour · Cover-ups
Jellyfish and an underwater scene
Old stars become a colourful scene.
Watercolour · Cover-ups
Chihiro and Haku in watercolour
From old lettering to Spirited Away: before, process and colour.
Watercolour · Cover-ups
Horse and portrait in colour
Covering a large tattoo: before, stencil and result
Watercolour
Stitch and The Little Prince
A first tattoo: stencil, process and result
Watercolour · Cover-ups
Balloon, moon and paper boat
A transformation that keeps some elements
Watercolour · Scars
Watercolour phoenix
Before, result and detail of the same project
Watercolour · Healed tattoos
Alice in a bottle
Healed, as described in Laura's post
Watercolour · Healed tattoos
Watercolour tiger
Healed, as described in Laura's post
Watercolour · Healed tattoos
Stitch outside the studio
Healed, as described in Laura's post
Watercolour · Scars
Portrait on the back
An example with before and result photos
Tattoo reworks
Ariel: keeping the little mermaid
The same character, with reworked drawing and colour
Tattoo reworks
Cupcake: bringing back the cake idea
Reworking a small tattoo by the wrist: before and colourful result
Watercolour · Cover-ups
From three birds to a feather
A new subject: stencil, process and colourful result
Cover-ups · Watercolour
Cover a character with the same character?
From a small Totoro to a much larger composition with other characters, flowers and colour.
Watercolour
Watercolour without a burst of every colour?
A more realistic floral approach: shape, volume and a personal colour palette.
Watercolour
What if you want to continue a piece and add colour?
Little skulls already drawn, the colour stage and one particular choice: purple hearts.
Cover-ups · Colour
Love the subject, but not how it looks?
From an old, dark owl to a bigger one with enormous eyes and plenty of colour.
Cover-ups · Watercolour
From scorpion to lotus flowers
A scorpion transformed into lotus flowers and watercolour: the before, stencil and result.
Look for what interests you in each piece.
If you're here for colour, start with Watercolour. If you'd like to change a tattoo, look at how it was before and which elements Laura kept or replaced. The stories of Stitch, the horse and portrait, the balloons and the feather explore the composition in more detail, from the stencil where available to the result.
Healed pieces have a different context: these are images Laura shared stating how long it had been since the tattoo was done. If an example catches your eye, tell her which one and what you like about it; it can be a reference for discussing your own idea.
YOUR IDEA, YOUR STARTING POINT
What would you like to create?
Share your idea with Laura. If you would like to transform a tattoo, send your enquiry through the usual form.
Tell Laura my idea ↗