HANDSHAKE STUDIO

ARTISTS

Well versed in all styles, we offer specially tailored tattoos for the individual with no exceptions.

MIKE HO

GRAPHIC CURIOUS  |   FOUNDER

Mike started to do tattoos in 2011, after being in the advertising business as a graphic designer always longing for something more creative.

Advertising has definitely had the impact of how Mike sees a tattoo should be; solid, readable at all distances - dense in detail and yet hold a graphic satisfaction for even the untrained eye.

Being a hardworking rebellion have enlighten Mike to embrace his passion in a playful, naive way and still in a perfectionist manner.

TATTOOSVED

CRAFTSMAN  |  CO-FOUNDER

Tattoosved does custom traditional tattoos, mostly designs with bold outlines and solid fillings, but his always up for doing something different. Geometric patterns, dotwork or fine lining are also among his favorites designs.

Besides tattooing Tattoosved is also a craftsman being solid in building and tuning tattoomachines. Tattoosved has a lot of crafty skills , but is at the core a true nerd when it comes to creating designs and understanding business. To add up Tattoosved also has a background in economics and philosophy.

MARCUS HAMMER

VIKING WARRIOR  |  FREEHAND KING | GEOMETRIC WIZARD

Introducing a new member of the Handshake family, the Geometric wizard and dotwork specialist @marcushammertattoo 

Marcus work is super sharp, and he freehands a lot of his work. Also he loves doing bodysuits and is great at tribal, geometric, Norse and dotwork styles.

Drawn by hand, lined and dotted by the freehand phenomenon and resident artist. 

Marcus loves to out nerd historical, religious and cultural artwork and has a great interest in the backgrounds and stories behind tribal patterns and symbolism. Besides being in the studio he enjoys being a real gaming nerd.

JUST SOFIE

TRIBAL SPECIALIST  |   MASTER OF PATTERNS AND SYMBOLISM

With an eye for adapting design to follow the musculature and mastering freehand drawing on skin, Sofie has a whole arsenal of styles and techniques from accurate handpoking, intricate feminine patterns to heavy blackwork Marquesan style sleeves.

Being fully finished with her apprenticeship she treasures the philosophy about always being curious and striving to learn something new about tattooing.
Traditional and cultural artwork, and the symbolism behind, has a great interest for Sofie and lay the foundation of her Pacific inspired style.

EVELYN DEETZ

BLACKWORK SPECIALIST  |  EMINENT ILLUSTRATIONS

Hungarian-born artist with a background in fine arts and illustration - Evelyn’s hands are possesed in creating eminent illustrative blackwork, with inspiration from folklore, fairytales and medieval themed objects, for an example the sound collection of malecious weapons like the morningstar. And she also executes excellent realism.

Besides having a good eye for the occult, oddities and dark - Evelyn is also a highly educated workhorse, with a degree in marketing & communcation, graphic design and printmaking making her stand out as an indeed professional individual aswell as her tattoo etiquette. 

TOBIAS VETTER (RETURNING GUEST)

LINEWORKER  |  CONTEMPORARY TATTOOING

Tobias is a hardworking autodidact tattoo-artist who's been tattooing since 2011. Before exchanging the pencil for a needle Tobias worked as an illustrator and is therefore capable being creative on many different levels, which clearly shows in his contemporary tattooing. 

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Tobias' art is inspired by nature, mountains and music, but also has a dark feeling to it. Razor sharp and clear dark outlines, combined with engraving-styled finish, makes Tobias stand out from other artists.

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Mr. Vetter has been tattooing in Berlin throughout many years - but for now moved to Copenhagen to work by our side.