Alex Fatis

Healed tattoo of a Hannya on a knee done in a somewhat traditional style. Coloured in black, gray, red and yellow.

3 months healed (plus a good deal of summertime sun) Hannya on a knee. Quite enjoyed this one.

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Neotraditional blackwork tattoo on a calf, of a skeleton wearing a hood and drinking coffee.

Somewhat neotrad blackwork skeleton I did a little while back. Always glad for your cool ideas.

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Thank you! Likewise, and would like to make more of them in time. Deeply appreciate the repost as well!

Two photos of the above posted peony, one in the freehand drawing phase, and one with only the linework finished.

Process:

Tattoo of a peony inside a pot, done on a shin. Bold lines and brightly coloured in various colours.

Freehand peony piece that I had the pleasure of doing on @ashelen.bsky.social . Process photos underneath.

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More angles & close-ups:

Not quite medieval in aesthetic, but I recently had the honour of creating the interior illustrations for Sugahspank's "Αγέραστος Ρόζα", a passionate and profound poetic anthology.

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Additional angles:

A Blemee, which is a fantastical humanoid of the middle ages, painted in watercolours.

✸ 𝖆𝖛𝖆𝖎𝖑𝖆𝖇𝖑𝖊 ✸

Depiction of a Blemee based on an illumination found in Royal MS. B. XX. Original is housed in the @britishlibrary.bsky.social

Watercolour, Sakura Pens and metallic acrylics on Fabriano.

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Thank you! Greatly appreciate the reply and I'm sure these will prove useful.

As an artisan/artist, trudging through your bluesky has been quite interesting. I wanted to ask if there's some book or bibliography you could recommend on historical pigments or general methods for that period that would potentially be useful for someone not educated in conservation or chemistry?

Appreciate your reply! I will take a careful look.

Would an insight into that, from the perspective of an artist, and the effort of attempting to create an authentic and cohesive style based on them, be of use? Do forgive me if the question is silly or uneducated.

This sounds quite exciting really. Although I must admit there is much that ends up being confusing to me since I'm not an academic, but rather, an artist/artisan. Especially as of late, I've been trying to study and emulate the style of medieval manuscript illuminations and woodcuts.

More angles & original reference:

Hey folks! Been a while since I last posted here but will endeavour to do so more.

Mercury slaying the Sun, based on an illustration in Aurora Consurgens (Ms. Rh. 172). The original manuscript can be found in Zentralbibliothek Zürich.

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Medieval themed tattoo of a lady and a unicorn in vivid colours. The lady is caressing the unicorn.

First off from my medieval flash sheet. My client opted for a magenta colour instead of the original scheme, but still always happy to do medieval themed pieces.

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Details:

My previously posted work in its entirety. Adding close-ups underneath. Sakura Pens & Watercolour on Fabriano Studio Watercolour Hot Press.

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Thank you mate!

One of the words on this list is “historically”.

Thank you friend, deeply appreciated!

Thank you friend!

I deeply appreciate that you folks enjoyed it! And even more so the repost and your painstaking efforts at digitising manuscripts!

Detail from my most recent painting. Sakura pens & watercolour on Fabriano Studio Watercolour. I owe much to Damien Kempf's book Medieval Monsters as well as the @theul.bsky.social 's digitisation of Ortus Sanitatis as reference. #art #artsky #bskyart #illustration #medieval #medievalsky

Not medieval, but a work I am still rather proud of. An illustration for Lovecraft's "Memory". I realise the problematic nature of the author, but I am still fond of horror themes. Sakura Pens on Fabriano Artistico Hot Press.

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Mm oof.. much.. but most likely, minimal text.. or minimal and/or text. Any combination of that haha

Here's one of my most recent that I enjoyed doing!

For the kind of artwork I enjoy doing, I feel it would be a better choice, perhaps, than doing a more generic art degree. That said, I am very open to any suggestions that will widen my knowledge on medieval and early renaissance art and history.

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As someone who has worked primarily with art in my life/career I have little to no knowledge on the subject. But as this seems like a good space for medievalists I thought I'd ask. Is there a way for someone with little relevant experience and mediocre grades to get involved in medieval studies?