Realistic tattoo artist, Owner of Noire Ink studios
Piece done over 3 days for a fan from the game Bloodborne. The piece was reimagined from what I had in mind to make the character more of a realistic representation. Always a pleasure to see customers coming from far to Noire Ink.
By Thomas Carli Jarlier done at Noire Ink Clermont Ferrand France
Following a surprising demand I decided to do 2 others seminars at the end of the year.
This time 3 days mixing different approach’s , full day of tattooing, artistic exercising and technical, for composition and tattooing and recreating on fake skin together the tattoo I make during the seminar. All this to have enough time to explore tattooing black and grey and academical approach to tattooing. From A to Z, it’s also a place for networking and for supporting and learning from eachother.
If you are interested send me an email at
Noireinkworkshop@gmail.com
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Portraiture is one of the more technical approach to drawing or painting and tattooing. The reason for this is that you are not only just copying a picture but you need to capture the emotion and feel of the reference you are trying to copy. Understanding a reference is as important as being a very good technician. Any type of art become truly an « art » from the moment emotions start to be involved. Tattooing is the same than any other art forms. Tattooing has 2 sides technicality and emotion connection. One is nothing without the other and will make the difference with others when both are truly understood. I wouldn’t say mastered cause you never master an art form or you reached the end of the journey. It’s a lifelong exploration to your own limits to always push it to the next steps.
This piece is in progress on a Client from Ireland. The sleeve is on the theme of vintage cinema and should be finished this year at some point.
This is the work of 2 days with around 7h of work per days.
As usual I use my own machines and Inks that I develop with World Famous Ink for the Volcanic Tones and the Machines with Sunskin tattoo Equipment.
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Each piece is always an interpretation of an idea that the client come with. This is the start of a full front leg about a video game called Bloodborne. The difficulty with this type of theme is often the lack of references usable. This is where it become interesting, the idea of creating a realistic character based on the elements of the game. Mixing photography and Ai to generate the portrait this has been a very interesting work to make.
The photography of my work are generally used without a cell filter. I still beleive it is more representative of how the tattoo looks in real life.
Each tattoo need to create in me an emotion that speak to the tattoo collector. I dont stop the making of the visual until I dont reach that goal.
this piece took 3 days with around 6 to 7h per day.
All work is done at my shop in France /Auvergne in Noire Ink
Machines and ink are also made by me in collaboration with World Famous Ink from the United States and Sunskin tattoo equipment from Italy.
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Credit : Work by Thomas Carli Jarlier at Noire Ink
Abstract Realism is a style that I started exploring a few years after getting into tattooing. Today I would love to do more of this as I have also done visuals I would to tattoo on collectors.
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One portrait that changed it all.
By Thomas Carli Jarlier done at Noire Ink
Each tattoo must create emotion.
A flower, an animal, or an object — when represented on skin — must be connected to its collector. A tattoo evokes different feelings. For some, it represents power and confidence. For others, it is a way of expressing an inner self they often hide from the world.
In every case, it is my responsibility to understand the emotion the client wishes to embody, and to allow that intention to guide the creative process.
It begins with research — studying references based on the chosen theme — and continues through every stage of the experience, culminating in the tattooing itself.
In tattooing, and especially in realism, everything matters: preparation, execution, connection, and the way the piece flows with the body. This is what makes tattooing profoundly different from drawing or painting on paper.
It is not just an image.
It is a connection.
It is emotion.
It is an important moment in someone’s life.
This piece was created over two long days of work moments where time seemed to stand still while we focused entirely on the act of creation.
Done by Thomas Carli Jarlier at Noire Ink
One of the works from 2025 that I enjoyed doing. 2 days of work for around 15h of work.
Done at Noire Ink
A sleeve is like an open book to the collector’s story or belief. It’s my job to be able to create a visible story that represent my philosophy towards tattooing. The fruit of this collaboration took 4 session of around 6 to 7h.
Tattoo by Thomas Carli Jarlier
Done at Noire Ink, Clermont Ferrand
“Where time stands still, movement begins.”
On this skin, two worlds meet — the eternal stillness of ancient art and the restless pulse of modern creation.
The marble calm of the past collides with the abstract motion of today, forming a dialogue between order and chaos, silence and rhythm.
What was once sculpted in stone now flows through flesh and energy. The statue breathes again — not as an echo of history, but as a living fragment of it.
In this union of eras, art ceases to belong to time.
It becomes what it has always been: a mirror of human love for beauty, transformation, and the infinite desire to create.
By Thomas Carli Jarlier done at Noire Ink
Thomas Carli Jarlier