We used Sean’s help to finalize and Photoshop the finale drawings.Ĭlub 808: Do you have any other designs you think would make a great card deck? Once we had the concepts we picked different ones for us to do. Joey: We just sat down and came up with different styles we wanted to showcase. Once we did that, we spent 8-12 hours on each design.Ĭlub 808: Can you describe your process on how you decided what to draw, and how the final drawings were chosen? We drew thumbnail sketches and started narrowing down the designs. Joey: Chris and I just sat down and started brainstorming. For the deck, I designed the Ace of Clubs, Jack of Clubs, Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Spades, King of Clubs, King of Hearts, King of Spades, and all the number cards.Ĭlub 808: What was the process like for designing the deck? How did you concept the designs? I really respect him as an artist, so I thought this was a good collaboration. I suggested we bring Chris Garcia in on the designing. He approached me with this and I thought what a cool idea. I knew, though-it would be tons of work! And I was right. Joey: Sean likes to use me in many different media forms. So I heard Club was opening in Vegas, and I drove to Arizona to interview. They didn’t open for another 2 years but I always knew if they opened I would try and work there.Ĭlub 808: Why did Sean and Thora choose you to illustrate the Club Tattoo deck? Which cards are your illustrations? I was working at Hart and Huntington and I knew that wasn’t going to last. Joey: Luckily I hooked up with Club at the end of my time at another shop. It took me 7 hours to complete about 4 inches of the tattoo.Ĭlub 808: How did you hook up with Club Tattoo? Joey: I’m in the middle of tattooing an Alex Grey painting. It’s very labor intensive. I think that keeps the art interesting so you’re not always doing the same thing over and over.Ĭlub 808 : What’s the most complex, time-consuming tattoo you’ve ever done? Joey: I really like tattooing all sorts of styles and subject matters. Joey: I would probably not tattoo the face.Ĭlub 808: Your tattooing skill set is pretty diverse you’re amazing at realism, portraits, black and grey, color. you name it.Ĭlub 808: What’s something that you simply will not tattoo? I’ve had it all happen though- pass-out, puke. We just try and help people refine their ideas if they are a little wacky. Joey: We get different requests all the time. Joey: My favorite is always changing. It’s almost like flavor of the week. I would say that the Ace Frehley is my go-to tattoo when I try and show off my work.Ĭlub 808: Any horror stories, or weird requests for tattoos over the years? I remember sitting at the table and designing it with my dad.Ĭlub 808: What’s your favorite piece to ink, if you can narrow down to just one? Joey: The first tattoo I got was a skull with flames on my arm. The better you get.Ĭlub 808 : What was your first tattoo? On yourself, we mean. Like anything, you learn the more you do it. Rodney Folsom showed me the ropes, and I was off and running. I was always an artist so it was very natural to transition to tattooing. Luckily she knew a tattoo artist who was also in the military. A friend of mine suggested I look into tattooing. I was getting out and I needed to find a job. Joey: I got started after 10 years in the USAF. Catch Joey on Ink Master every Tuesday at 10/9c, or stop in at Club Tattoo in Vegas to say hello and get inked!Ĭlub 808: What got you into the tattoo industry? How’d you make a start? Recently, you may have seen Joey on SpikeTV’s Ink Master, a show in which top tattoo artists compete in challenges designed to whittle them down to one winner. Joey designed a few of the cards in the deck-including the kings you see above-with fellow Club Tattoo artist Chris Garcia. Joey Hamilton is an artist at the world-famous Club Tattoo in Las Vegas.
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