Mark Worst

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Years Tattooing: 10

Mark Worst is a tattoo artist from Glasgow, Scotland, now based in Los Angeles, California. Working in a highly detailed blackwork style, Medieval/fantasy themed illustration heavily influenced by the character and world design of games like Elden Ring and Anime/Manga like Berserk are present throughout his portfolio, balanced with a spiky, demonic twist to his ornamental compositions. His primary focus as an Artist is refining his drawing skills, which shows in his freehand tattoo projects.

I like how the needle grouping and gauge information is so clearly indicated on the cartridges in comparison to other brands, which saves time during the tattooing process.

I find it very useful that the different types of needle grouping are color coded which removes another layer of guesswork during the process.

I like to use the tight 3’s for refine detail in the main focal points of my tattoo, the 7 round shader for loose background sections, and magnums for refining shadows and lighting effects.