The artists

Hands you can trust

Six resident artists, each with a style they have spent years on. Book any of them directly.

Arjun Rane
Founder · Blackwork

Arjun Rane

BlackworkLettering & Script

Arjun opened Ironhand in 2012 after a decade of tattooing in Bandra back rooms and guest spots across Asia. He is known for heavy black, geometric sleeves and lettering drawn entirely by hand.

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Kabir Fernandes
Realism

Kabir Fernandes

RealismCover-ups & Rework

Kabir trained as a portrait painter before he ever picked up a machine, and it shows in his soft black and grey shading. He takes on a small number of portraits each month so every one gets the hours it needs.

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Dev Shetty
Traditional & Neo-traditional

Dev Shetty

TraditionalLettering & Script

Dev paints a new sheet of flash every week and tattoos it with bold lines and solid colour that will still read in thirty years. He runs Flash Friday at the Bandra studio.

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Imran Qureshi
Irezumi

Imran Qureshi

Japanese (Irezumi)Traditional

Imran spent three years studying Japanese tattooing and plans every sleeve and back piece around how the body moves. He works only on large-scale projects and books by consultation.

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Zubin Daruwala
Black & grey · Cover-ups

Zubin Daruwala

Cover-ups & ReworkRealismBlackwork

Zubin is the artist people are sent to when another studio has said a tattoo cannot be fixed. He is honest about what will and will not cover, and designs around the old ink rather than just on top of it.

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Sameer Pinto
Japanese · Lower Parel lead

Sameer Pinto

Japanese (Irezumi)Cover-ups & Rework

Sameer leads the Lower Parel studio and tattoos koi, dragons and hannya in strong colour. He also takes on blast-overs for clients who want to keep a little of their old work showing through.

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Not sure who fits your idea?

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