@captainzack.gr

📍Trikala, Grecia

I was born in Thessaloniki, the co-capital city of Greece. I got my first tattoos in 1998, and since then, I’ve never stopped. In my early 30s, while living in Trikala, I was inspired by my tattoo artist, Margaret, to start tattooing—despite not being naturally talented in drawing.In 2009, still living in Trikala, I began tattooing as a completely self-taught artist. A few years later, I took lessons from a professional painter to learn more about realism and form drawing.In 2017, I moved to Germany to follow the evolution of the tattoo industry and to grow creatively by learning how to design unique, personalized projects for each client. Over the past four years, my wife has also become a tattoo artist, and together we now own Pearl Studio in the town of Trikala.

With 16 years of experience, I’m an all-round tattoo artist, but my favorite styles are black and gray realism and color realism. I’ve always been passionate about color—early in my career, I enjoyed creating traditional and neo-traditional tattoos. Over the past six years, I’ve focused more on realism, starting with pet portraits and later human portraits, which helped me develop precision and attention to detail.I love attending tattoo conventions, meeting fellow artists, and competing. I’ve won several awards, including 1st and 2nd place in color categories and “Best of Day.” In the future, I plan to travel as a guest artist to Canada and the U.S. to connect, create, and grow in the tattoo community.