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BRIAN

DILLON

DONNIE

I’m Donnie Moore, tattoo artist from Charlotte, North Carolina. I started learning how to tattoo in 2017 and these days I’m a sponsored anime artist at Mimik.

I specialize in illustrative blackwork character portraits, focus on medium-large projects, and work to level up through pieces on arms and legs. A few of my favorite anime characters/series to tattoo are: My Hero Academia, One Piece, and Fire Force (I enjoy creating art related to a wide range of gaming and pop culture characters). A few examples: Sonic, Legend of Zelda, anything Nintendo, and always - Pokémon!

I truly love creating tattoos at Mimik. Anime is what got me into drawing at a young age - and now, as a tattoo artist I’m more passionate about it than ever.

DREW

JESS

JESSICA

JON

JP

KIMBERLY

KORI

NICHOLAS

RUSLAN

Hey there, I’m Ruslan.

I’ve been living and breathing tattooing for as long as I can remember—basically my entire conscious life. I’m a self-taught artist who learned the hard (and fun) way: endless hours of spilled ink, stacks of sketchbooks, and the vast, chaotic classroom of the internet. Forums, YouTube tutorials, late-night sketch sessions—I studied other artists’ work like it was my job before it actually became one. Even before tattooing, I was drawn to art in all its forms.

So how did it all start? At 15, I came across a video showing how to make a DIY tattoo machine. Naturally, I couldn’t resist. That same day, I pieced together a machine with whatever I could find, grabbed a friend, and gave them their first (and very questionable) tattoo. Gel pen ink, a lot of alcohol for “sterilization,” and zero experience—it was chaotic, hilarious, and hands-down the coolest thing I’d ever done. From that moment, I was hooked.

Determined to turn my obsession into something real, I got my first job at a construction site and saved every penny for a proper tattoo kit. My mom didn’t just tolerate my new passion—she supported me wholeheartedly (shoutout to Mom for always having my back!). By 17, I was working at a studio, taking walk-ins, and learning everything I could on the job.

These days, that scrappy 15-year-old with a homemade tattoo machine feels like a lifetime ago, but the excitement hasn’t faded. I’m still chasing that feeling, still learning, still creating. For me, tattooing is so much more than a job—it’s about connection, storytelling, and turning fleeting ideas into something permanent and meaningful.

STORM

TANNIS

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VADIK

GHOST GANG

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