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30 Simple Yet Striking Tattoos By Former Turkish Cartoonist That You’ll Want On Your Skin
Ahmet Cambaz had a late start in the tattooing game, but has already proved himself as a formidable ink artist. After 7 years of doing cartoon work for an Istanbul-based magazine, a tattoo equipment set gifted to him in 2013 by his wife caused a shift in his creative vision, and his true craft began to shine through.
Simple, yet sublime, the designs Cambaz produces have a distinctly modern feel, yet also remind us of the whimsical storybooks we used to read as children. "My tattoos are micro style, geometric, and direct," he told Vice Creators. "We are living in a complicated age. That's why I prefer to create minimalist lines in my pieces... Everything is now needing to become simpler." What the tattoos forgo in colour and convention, they make up for in quiet, understated beauty.
Enjoy some of this Turkish tattoo extraordinaire's finest work below, and tell us which ones you would book a flight to Istanbul to have inked on your skin for life.
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Lillian Chesak 8 years ago
It's real people; cats DO run the universe. All hail over new feline overlords!
Elizabeth Rosenberg 6 years ago
I would fly to Istanbul in a heartbeat for one of Ahmet Cambaz's tattoos... but I would need a ticket, I guess. Love this artist's work!!! 💕
Patrick Walsh 8 years ago
If you want to kick your own a*s for the rest of your life, get a tattoo.. You can watch it turn into a prune as your skin shrinks and the ink fades.
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Maggie Dougherty 8 years ago
This tattoo is simplistic, and yet. it makes me want it on my ankle, too!
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Isabella 8 years ago
I think it would have been better for the elephant if his trunk was above water level. :)
Dorlinda Chong 8 years ago
elephants swim with their trunks above the water, so they can breathe.
Sandy Turner 8 years ago
An elephants trunk should always be up, my mom always told me it is bad luck to collect elephants with their trunk down.
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Deb Martin Knaff 8 years ago
I totally agree. I promised my son I would get a tat and have searched hi & lo for something meaningful and understated. This is it!!!
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Linda Tonner 8 years ago
Nice, but my dog was a shepherd retriever mix, so had long hair and a very bushy tail.
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Jolinda Marshall 8 years ago
Balancing carefully against the burdens of the world, yet she opens herself fully to beauty and grace.
Taryn Wallace 8 years ago
I am most impressed with how amazingly straight the line work is...that is what really makes these tattoos pop for me
Kerry Watkins 8 years ago
Little ballerina could have a better turnout. A little more detail in the toe shoes, they need ribbons.
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Aidan Pite 8 years ago
I am now suddenly curious as to exactly how many balloons it would take to lift someone off the surface of the moon.
Krystine Patterson 8 years ago
I'll give you the world...wait how about the solar system?! OK!
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Stille20 8 years ago
... and the distance between them is also wildly inaccurate... but I don't think that was the point.
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Enomfon Asuquo 8 years ago
I honestly think it would be pretty when the ink fades
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TheRubyFalcon 8 years ago
They're the pandas that were to lazy to be pandas.
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Kim Taehyung the tiger 5 years ago
It’ll be easy to hind if you want to hind it I guess
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Nicky OldfieldDescipleookooo 8 years ago
Did you notice that the wind in the tattoo seems to be blowing in 2 different directions. The skirt is blowing in the opposite direction of the kite.
Maggie Dougherty 8 years ago
I really like this, but I wish the kite was a bright red or blue, to me that would add depth!
nazan fidan 8 years ago
tatoo cute itself for sure but the place of this tatoo make it prettier in my opinion:)
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Elise Williams 8 years ago
I wonder if his name is Michael? and when do you think he'll row that boat ashore?
Andrew Gibb 8 years ago
when the hair comes back it will be like the swarm of eels in Lemony Snickett
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Street Art Rebel 8 years ago
Isn't this one a bit dangerous? I mean is it where d achilles heel tendon is located?
Debra Starr Moon 8 years ago
But it's just topical, so I don't think anything underneath would be affected. Which is probably why peopke can get tattoos on crazy delicate areas like eyelids. I personally wouldn't, but I've seen it done.
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Sandy Caywood 8 years ago
Interesting thought. Is she reaching for the tail of the balloon, or is she letting it go. You decide.
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Maggie Dougherty 8 years ago
This is the same ankle panda tat, as the other one! I'm sure! But the tat. It's too cute!
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Hamlets twin 8 years ago
I love this! I am curious now. What would happen if you you threw a paper airplane in space? I have this image of the plane just hanging in the same place and the astronaut spinning around in a small circle :)
Tim Douglass 8 years ago
Same thing as throwing a rock in space - equal and opposite reactions and all that. You know... physics?
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Linda Tonner 8 years ago
Perfect, though you should do an Angora, or a Van, both extremely beautiful.
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Maggie Dougherty 8 years ago
What a cute puppy! I love the red satin pillow, for her cute little head!!
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Linda Tonner 8 years ago
You are making me breathless. My favourite trees are weeping willow, and larch.
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Linda Tonner 8 years ago
OMG, I used to have over 150 flamingos in my bathroom, and other rooms, Should I get one on my body?
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Marie-Louise Chenois 8 years ago
(i know it's on the anckle, but i'm preventing miep miep to run to the arm)
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Kristovanoho Kdesemsatooctl 8 years ago
It doesn't look much like inspiration. It's look like pure stealing.
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Sandy Caywood 8 years ago
Awe - full. So many connections luring one down crooked paths. Love it.
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MichelleFernung 8 years ago
This is adorable...me and my kitty years ago in my childhood...made me smile
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nazan fidan 8 years ago
it is a turkish thing, we oscillate a basket from balcony for grocery things instead of going down ourselves:):) thats why other people dont understand this actually:)
Linda Tonner 8 years ago
Except me. Worked in Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir and Incelic. Loved all, love these super sweet pics. Want Döner Kebab!!!!!!!!!!
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Arlene engel 8 years ago
I lived it Virginia and a fruit and vegetable seller would come to the yard between the apartments and we would lower a basket to get some, then send money down.
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Victoria Rey Piuma 8 years ago
Yes, artists have things that set them apart from others. He uses a line. Go rain on someone else's parade.
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Amanda Harker 8 years ago
Another very painful area, the closer to the elbow the worse the pain.
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Linda Tonner 8 years ago
So many of these make make me smile, even though space stuff bores me.
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Taryn Wallace 8 years ago
I'm interested in the story behind some of these....or they just really like boom boxes???
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Linda Tonner 8 years ago
When my kid was small, she wanted me to do a carousel X-stich. I never got round to it. Bad MUM!
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Laurie Goldfinger-montee 8 years ago
I don't have any tattoos and I am almost 47 years old. I would love any of these on my body. THEY ARE AMAZING!!
Amanda Harker 8 years ago
Doing such detailed and clear work in such a small area requires serious skill. Many tattoo artists can't put that much detail into such a small picture and have it come out so clear. This guy's skill can't be overstated!
Laurie Goldfinger-montee 8 years ago
I don't have any tattoos and I am almost 47 years old. I would love any of these on my body. THEY ARE AMAZING!!
Amanda Harker 8 years ago
Doing such detailed and clear work in such a small area requires serious skill. Many tattoo artists can't put that much detail into such a small picture and have it come out so clear. This guy's skill can't be overstated!
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