September Artist Sticker - Flip Martinho

How long have you been tattooing?

18 years

Whats your style of tattooing?

New school/ realism

What or who got you into tattooing?

I used to spray paint and posca drawings when I was younger on surfboards as a side hustle and an old mate was just starting on his tattoo trip and asked me to join him as soon as he could mentor someone

Song on repeat at the moment?

I want to be Neenja-

Best thing to do around Scabs beside get a tattoo from you?

Few things pop to mind: surf a few waves by the beach, shred the skatepark by the foreshore or catch a live band and a few bevies at the Indy bar

What made you pick to live and work in Australia?

Grew up here but having traveled and worked in a few places around the world, this is still the best place.

What are the biggest differences between tattooing in Portugal and tattooing in Australia?

Sizes of tattoos (usually they'll go for a smaller sized tattoo), subject matters are very different here to there…it's very different in general

Whats your favourite product from The Tattoo Warehouse?

All are great! Loving the stencil jam right now

Tell us about your sticker design!

Really into bad puns I guess lol… goon bag + gooner = gooner goon bag

Are you still doing surfboard art?

Every so often. Not as much as I'd like lol

Are you a better skateboarder or tattooer?

Better at tattoo. Suck at skating haha

Go to lunch around Scabs?

Rarely these days but nice açai there thou

Any expos coming up?

Definitely Golden Hand. Others…maybe

Advice for your younger self?

Buy shares in Apple

Whats the most underrated tool for tattooing?

A good lighting system and mixing solution

Who are some tattooers you look up to and why?

Sooo many! Basically anyone out there that is producing good art, there will be always something new to learn from them. I do have some that I really get inspired by their work but I'd go on for way too long

Would you rather be stuck on an island with Gareth or Ellis?

Ellis. Just if it comes to a case of cannibalism he'd be easier to be hunted I reckon

What do you do when you are in the middle of a design and you have a creative block?

I usually stop for a bit and draw something that I find funny, usually something small and then go back onto the harder project. Usually that seems to work

What inspirations do you get outside of tattooing, that influence your tattoos?

Guys from the hot rod/skateboarding era like Ed Roth and Jim Phillips but also get loads of inspiration from pop culture and gaming. Really into my cult classic movies and music

Biggest thanks to Flip for this months sticker design!

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