James Musker
Instagram: @toadhell__
James Musker, known as Toadhell, is an American Traditional inspired tattoo artist in Bournemouth, with a focus on 90s aesthetics and nostalgia. His art style uses vibrant colours and high contrast to create tattoos that are bright, bold and long-lasting. James often tattoos pop culture classics such as Pokémon and Studio Ghibli, bringing them to life through his curated style and careful attention to detail. Recent projects include palm sized tattoos of shiny Pokémon and custom tattoos of pop culture blends, such as Snoopy from Peanuts, in Guts' Berserker armour.
James' approach to his work is one of care and appreciation. By bringing his own love of popular franchises into the world of American Traditional tattoos, James cultivates both an art style and an environment that is exciting to be a part of.
He is deeply collaborative in his process and offers clients the opportunity to celebrate their favourite characters across games, TV, film and anime in a timeless tattoo style.
James is based at Chimera Studios, in Bournemouth, UK, offering American Traditional inspired tattoos to clients from London, the South Coast and beyond.
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