Guillaume Méry
Guillaume Méry tattooing in his studio

Tattoo Artist & Illustrator · Berlin / Paris

Guillaume Méry

Between realism and the freedom of a sketch.

Expressive, hand-drawn tattoos by Guillaume Méry.

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Selected
tattoos

Expressive phoenix forearm tattoo with red and orange brushwork
01
Black and red mechanical spider tattoo with a hanging key
02
Blackwork raven tattoo with layered feathers and sketch-like lines
03
Detailed skull tattoo wearing a spiked helmet with red accents
04
Black and grey bird tattoo with an olive branch on the shoulder
05
Colourful toucan, bee and flower tattoo on the arm
06
Abstract red and black brushstroke tattoo on the upper arm
07
Two fish tattoos on a pair of forearms
08
09 — Film
10 — Film

02 — From sketch to skin

Every tattoo
begins as a line.

Blue ballpoint, paper and patience. Drawing is where the work starts — the hatching, the hesitations and the gestures that stay visible on skin.

— pages from the sketchbook

Sketchbook

Blue ballpoint sketchbook studies of a bird, helmeted skull and creature jaws
01 — Sketchbook
Blue ballpoint studies of a phoenix, spider and birds in a sketchbook resting on leaves
02 — Sketchbook
Skull surrounded by an eye, ornate keys and a spider in blue ballpoint
03 — Sketchbook
Blue and red sketchbook studies of eyes, a skull, flower and cicada
04 — Sketchbook
Blue ballpoint composition with an architectural skull, monkey, frog and figure studies
05 — Sketchbook
Blue ballpoint drawing of a dragon and a helmeted skull holding a torch
06 — Sketchbook
Blue ballpoint studies of skulls, a raven, a helmeted figure and a skeletal spider
07 — Sketchbook
Blue ballpoint sketchbook page with samurai armour and angular creature studies
08 — Sketchbook

Watercolor

Watercolor portrait with flowing white hair and red and orange washes
01 — Watercolor
Watercolor portrait with red hair, a helmet and blue and yellow washes
02 — Watercolor

03 — About

Portrait of Guillaume Méry, smiling, with tattooed arms resting on a chair

Drawing for tattooing is what a plate is for a meal. If you don’t have a plate, you eat on the floor.

Guillaume’s background in architecture shaped his approach to composition, structure and visual storytelling. However, he eventually left architecture in search of something he felt was missing: the freedom and immediacy of drawing by hand.

This desire became a defining part of his approach to tattooing. Every project begins with an original drawing created specifically for the person who will wear it. Whether drawn on paper or digitally on an iPad, the process always starts with his own creative work.

Rather than simply reproducing existing images or relying on ready-made designs, he prefers to reinterpret, compose and create something unique for each project.

For Guillaume, tattooing is an extension of drawing: bringing an original idea to life through a personal and expressive approach.

04 — What clients say

What clients
say.

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05 — Request a tattoo

Tell me about
your idea.

Share what you have in mind — a feeling, an image, a place on the body. Every piece is drawn for one person.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

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