Hello Nicklas Wong! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this interview. Please start by telling us something about yourself and your background. First of all, thank you so much for this oppotrunity, I feel honored. I have been drawing for as long as I can remember, my childhood dream was always to be a character developer for disney/pixar, but my skills were in my paper drawings, not in computer designing unfortunately. So I put my animator idea on ice and for a few years I didn't know what to do with my life, the only thing I knew is that I wanted to draw for a living :) While I was in college at the age of 17 I had my first tattoo, a big ass tribal! It was poorly done by a local biker in his shop (the only shop in town who tattooed underage kids), after I had this done on me, I could only think of that I could have done this a thousand times better. So when I turned 18 I went to the bank, and I took out all of my savings that my parents had put aside for me, and bought a tattoo kit! I tried to do some tattoos on myself and my friends, but they came out even worse then any tattoos I have ever seen, so I thought that this might not be for me anyway... A few years went by and when I was 20 I was just travelling a bit, working as a bartender in France, and I saw an job ad offer online, from a guy that I truly admire here from Denmark, his name is Soren Lind or Doktor Lind, one of the greatest Japanese artists in my opinion. He took me in as his apprentice, and I still work for him today in his shop in Copenhagen. He had the perfect skill set to teach me, big bold lines, solid coloring, and he understood my idea with my crazy drawings! :) I owe him everything that I am capable of today.

Q: How would you call your style?
A: I would call it Cartoon style. I'm really inspired by the old hand-drawn Disney movies. I try to distance myself a little bit from the new school genre even though It's my favorite, but I try to make a big deal out of not having my tattoos looking like any other tattoo artists :)

Q: Tell me about the creative process.
A: I draw a lot! I always try to find new techniques and new shades that I can use in my work. Usually, the client come in the shop prior to get tattooed, we sit down and talk, figure out some wacky idea and sketch a little together, and then I take it from there :)

Q: Have you ever copied a ready-made design?
A: Of course I have done flashes earlier in my career, but now I only do custom work, I like to put a little bit of myself in each piece I do.

Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: Not atm, but I have been thinking a lot about doing a bachelor degree in character-developing to help me with inspiration and hopefully to do some short films on the side :D.

Q: Do you think one artist should be known for their "signature" style or it is ok to try all kinds of stuff?
A: I think it is impressive when people are able to work in all styles, and I respect that alot, especially when they still manage to do everything custom! But for me I think I do a better job when I'm really passionate about my style.

Q: Do you face any obstacles?
A: The greatest obstacle is definitely to match your idea with the customers, sometimes that is a long and hard process.

Q: How is the feeling to be only 23 and a full time tattoo artist?
A: Haha I actually tend to grow a big beard during the winter so I'll look older, so I feel that my new customers will trust me more :D But I'm very humble. I get a lot of great reviews about my work, I even tattooed a lot of big pieces on other tattoo artists lately, which is the biggest honor for me!

Q: What are some of the coolest experiences with the customers?
A: When they become your close friends over time.

Q: Being a tattoo artist is a really responsible, hard job. What keeps you motivated?
A: It is a very big responsibility to mark another human for life. I will continue to do this for as long as I can, I will show up at work with a big smile in the morning. I was never in this for the money, but for the satisfaction of seeing the result of many hours of hard work, nothing beats that feeling!

Q: Any tips for the new artists?
A: Work hard and draw a lot! Drawing teaches you almost as much as doing the tattoo itself :)

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Shop: Enter the Dragon Tattoo, Badstuestrжde 3, 1209 Copenhagen, Denmark
Tlf: 0045 32201631 Instagram: @TattoosByNicklasWongK