Tattooist Phil Dezellem’s style and skills cover a broad range. I could see the variety in photos he sent me immediately. He does beautiful shading and colors, his lines are strong, and he can do both cartoony and realistic takes on characters. I was especially impressed with this Tim Burton film tribute tattoo:

I see nods to The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Alice in Wonderland, and Edward Scissorhands in the striking line work. Am I missing any?

Phil’s art also includes some more lighthearted designs, like this stormtrooper carrying a stack of pancakes:

I hope they do better with serving than they do with hitting targets.

Drop on down to the gallery below to see more of Phil’s creations. You’ll find more Star Wars art featuring Boba Fett and Yoda, a rad G.I. Joe design, and creative Spider-Man skin art that looks like the skin is peeling away to reveal the Spidey suit.

If you have geeky tattoos on your skin or you’re a tattoo artist that applies pop culture, STEM, music, or other nerd-inspired ink on a regular basis, then please hit me up because I’d like to highlight you in a future Inked Wednesday gallery. You can get in touch with me via email at [email protected]. Send me photos of the tattoos you’d like me to feature and don’t forget to let me know the name of your tattoo artist if you have it, as well the name of the shop he or she works out of. If you are the tattoo artist, give me links to your portfolios so I can share them.

Images: Phil Dezellem