40 Tattoos I Designed Where The Real Surprise Happens Under Blacklight

Not your typical octopus!

This tattoo was for my client who wanted a tattoo to represent a quote that she lives by each day: "To become learned, each day add something. To become enlightened, each day drop something." - Lao Tzu

Art imitating technology, or technology imitating art?

The one you don’t see coming, unless you happen to have a blacklight!

8 months healed. Done using invisible UV ink.

Cairns Birdwing butterfly done using green and yellow UV, which both look like regular color inks in daylight.

More than a car—a legacy carried forward. Built in steel, remembered in skin. This piece keeps my client's dad riding with her, every single day.

That which inspires us to our greatest good is also the cause of our greatest evil: Arcane. Another fun Arcane tattoo, for another one of my clients who is fanatical about the series.

Rebirth in real time—a phoenix forged in shadow, ignited with orange UV lava.

Another UV glitter tattoo done using emerald style colors, this time in the shape of a snake, using regular white ink as the outline to keep a subtle look in daylight.

The pull of the moon, the rhythm of the sea, and a sky full of stars—everything is connected. A tattoo for a particularly spiritual client of mine.

Psychedelic by name, psychedelic by nature. This tattoo was done using color UV, which look like regular tattoos in daylight and really show off that fantastic fungi magic under the black light.

Zeus in natural light—classical, powerful, timeless.Under UV, the lightning reveals itself—an invisible force brought to life.

This tattoo represents cycles, growth and intuition. This particular piece is over two years old and has a beautiful pastel opaque presence in daylight. It still shines just as bright as a moonlight once illuminated!

Another example of not all tattoos needing a lot of UV. Sometimes less is more.

A different spin on Zeus. Lava lightning, created with red UV ink.

A classical Greek statue tattoo, with a modern gangster twist…IYKYK.

The sound of creation, translated into light.

12 months healed butterfly done using green UV ink.

Capricorn, the star sign of patience, power, and precision.

These little stars were the first UV glitter tattoo that the world had seen, and most certainly put UV glitter tattoos on the map. They broke the Internet for a minute.

This one was for an Arcane enthusiast who loved the mechanical butterflies from the show.

LA logo by day. Under UV, it shines like a diamond. With glitter tattoos becoming more and more popular, the use of UV ink takes them to another stratosphere.

A serpent winding through the chakras—often misunderstood, the snake has long symbolized transformation, rebirth, and hidden wisdom across cultures.

Two sides of the same serpent—one seen, one waiting to glow.

This was a fun one for my client who came to Sydney all the way from the US and likes to collect a tattoo in each place she visits.

Not all UV needs to be the main feature, UVealism… which is the mix of UV and realism, should use UV to complement the piece and not take away from it. This is a perfect example, for my client. I wanted the woman’s face to be the main focal point.

For my client who is proud of his sexuality as well as his tattoo.

This was a particularly fun Lilo and stitch color tattoo. I did this using orange UV tattoo ink in a few places to give it some of that Hawaiian magic.

Christian Cross for my client who wanted a tattoo to represent his faith. This was done using orange UV ink, which heals like a regular orange in daylight and glows like lava under a black light.

Not everything wild needs to be tamed. This one was done for my client who wanted to represent her soft nature alongside her wild nature. The UV ink reveals a hidden site to the tattoo just as there is a hidden side to her.

"I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way." - Exodus 23:20. Done using parts in visible UV ink, which heals completely undetectable in daylight and creates that magic touch under a UV torch.

Fun tattoo for my client Joao...who is super gay....and loves his bicycle. And would be a cactus if he were a plant (his words).

This one is for my client who always felt she was a bit of a menace to society—and what better way to show that than with a UV tattoo so bright you need shades to look at it?

Clean geometry by day, glowing symmetry by night. Precision in every line—then the UV brings it to life.

Client: "Wouldn't it be cool if you did a tattoo on me with loads of the UV colours in it, so you can show anyone who asks what they look like?" Me: “Hear me out….” This healed tattoo is around 2 1/2 years old, and it's still just as colorful.

This client wanted a pink and purple UV butterfly, which are both of her daughter's favorite colors. For that personal feel, we added her daughter’s initials on each wing.

A tattoo done totally in red UV of my client’s name, which looks like hot lava under the UV torch.

They call these jobs stoppers for a reason, and this client’s got his wife’s name on the side of his head… the ultimate way to get in the good books!

What’s that saying? A couple that get tattoos together.