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Wait, This Tattoo Artist Actually Uses Pastels?! Check Out These 30 Wildly Fun Scribble-Inspired Tattoos
Alright, here’s a cool thing: Meet İzmir’s Doğa Güney, the tattoo artist turning the messy magic of pastel crayons into actual tattoos. Think broken lines, smudgy colors, and all the happy little accidents that make your childhood art so charming.
Doğa didn’t start by aiming for perfect inking. Nope! She’s all about that imperfect vibe that feels alive and human. At 25, she’s cooked up a style that's relaxed, colorful, and totally her own, mixing her animation smarts with a love for drawing like a kid.
Check her out on Instagram to see more of these fun, fuzzy-edged masterpieces.
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Guess what? Doğa wasn’t always a pro. Back in high school, she was the sneaky tattoo artist, hand-poking designs on herself and friends - until her mom said a big fat NO. Classic mom move.
She paused tattooing for a bit, then jumped back in during university, where she was busy learning animation stuff. Tattooing was just a side hustle at first, but things got serious pretty fast.
During the pandemic, when life got weird and school went online, Doğa was searching for a gig. A buddy remembered her tattoo skills and hooked her up with a sweet assistant spot in an artist’s studio. Boom! The tattoo world grabbed her back, and now it’s her full-time jam.
She calls it a hobby that sneakily became her dream job.
Her animation studies gave her the freedom to play with characters and colors, which totally inspired her tattoo style. She started out with neat lines but then thought, nah, let’s get messy and fun!
A South Korean artist showed her pastel-style tattoos, and Doğa went headfirst into making that scribbly pastel feel work on skin. She’s kinda pioneering it in Türkiye, too.
Her tattoos love a little chaos: colors spilling out, lines doing their own thing, and all that charming kid-drawing energy. Doğa tries to keep that wild, uninhibited feeling kids have before they worry about 'right' and 'wrong.'
Sometimes, her inspo comes from random funny stuff she spots on the street - not just serious art. Plus, she works with the skin’s own shapes and quirks, turning 'imperfections' into perks.
Even if it looks loose and effortless, making these pastel tattoos takes some clever needle work. Doğa’s still experimenting, trying to catch that perfect pastel vibe - not just copying crayons, but making them feel real on skin.
She also loves chatting with her clients, mixing their stories with her style until they both go, 'Yup, that’s it!'
It’s a big deal knowing your art will be with someone forever, but for Doğa, that’s part of the thrill.
What’s next? Bigger, bolder tattoos with the same playful messiness. Doğa’s all about keeping that 'perfection of imperfection' going strong.
Her best advice? Learn the rules, then break ‘em. Sometimes being a little ridiculous is exactly what makes your style pop.
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