Erik Axel Tattoos

This review should have been posted a while ago… Erik is an amazing artist and extremely professional. After my consult with him I was 100% sure he was going to do a great good and made me feel very comfortable with his professionalism. 2 thumbs up I recommend him to everyone I meet. My mom also loves the tattoo she has received from him. Keep up the great work!

Erik is by far the best tattoo artist I have met! I was referred to Erik by a friend of mine because I was looking to get an old tattoo covered up. Well, I didn’t listen. I went to another artist out of town and had the worst tattoo experience I have ever had. After reluctantly showing the cover up to my buddy, again he said «YOU HAVE TO GO SEE ERIK»! I set up an appointment right then and there. Soon after I went to got the cover up tattoo covered up and I am still speechless. Erik did an amazing job. He is very professional, very down to earth, and an all around bad ass. The lines are bold and clean, and the colors he used make the tattoo even more amazing.
I will probably never use another artist as long as Erik is still tattooing. We are already talking about doing a back piece.
If your are looking for a great artist, that does even better work, look no further. Call Erik today.

Professional and down right amazing! He has done cover ups and new tattoos on me and they all look phenomenal! So excited I found him!

I could not be happier with the way that my Hungarian flower tattoo turned out. I had looked at many artists portfolios, but as soon as I saw Eriks I knew he was the one I wanted to do my tattoo. I sent him an e-​mail with my interest and a few questions and he quickly and professionally got back to me. I described to him the tattoo that I wanted and he drew me up exactly what I was thinking of in my head, but better. He made me feel very comfortable and I could tell he actually really cared about his work and his customer. I did not tell him the colors that I wanted, but he knew I wanted it to be colorful. Once the tattoo was done, the colors were a surprise and WOW I loved what he had done with it! The shading is absolutely amazing and every outline is perfectly evenly sized. I get compliments on my tattoo all the time and someone even told me it was their favorite tattoo that they had ever seen. I would recommend Erik to anyone. I will be returning to him for my next tattoo.

10 hrs into my tattoo — 10 hrs to go, however I am very happy with Erik’s work. Erik is a great artist, and he will deliver a fantastic tattoo! I hear great compliments from friends and strangers when they see my tattoo. You can not go wrong with him — I have waited years to find an artist like Erik
Cheers

Just finished another tattoo from Erik, and I couldn’t be happier with it. This one wasn’t a cover-​up, so it came out even better.
A great artist and a really friendly person.

Erik is an amazing tattoo artist and a solid guy. I’m often put off by how arrogant many tattoo artists are, that’s not the case with Erik. I have a chest piece and an arm tattoo from him and I’m going back later this week for more. I have since moved 4 hours away but I have no problem driving to let him tattoo me. All around great experience. I highly recommend seeing him if you’re interested in getting tatted.

I think once you view Erik’s portfolio, your eyes will tell you why his art is above and beyond so let me tell you what you might not know if you haven’t met Erik. First of all he is completely unpretentious and leaves all the snobbery of being a badass tattoo artist out of his personality. He is professional and truly interested in your ideas and doesn’t condescend to you even if he does know more than you (of course he does).
I had been carrying around a black and white shadow outline for almost ten years. the clipping was about 2×2.if that. I interviewed with a few artists in town, rather than drag them through the mud I will just say Erik was the only one whose eyes lit up and he accepted the clipping right away… seemed to get my idea. and he just ran with it. Erik did so much research, he showed me how the piece had come together and I was duly impressed. I had so much fun with the whole process that even though I have this epic tattoo, I am sorta sad its over! I see another in my future for sure.
I have uploaded the photo of beautiful Nadine to show you (just look under the photos section)…all this from a dark 2 inch shadow. He made a devotional masterpiece that honors my heritage. This experience was one of the best of my life creatively and I think that as long as Erik is around there will be no need for any other tattoo artist to touch my skin. You would be wise to get to Erik while you can, I can foresee him starting to have quite a following and as such… a very lengthy appointment wait.
My boyfriend is getting a sleeve, so I will upload and further review in a few months… stay tuned.

Erik is a great guy. A very talented artist. He takes his time to talk with you and get to know you, to find out what you are really looking for. Erik has a talent for seeing what the art will look like on the skin, and where the best placement for the piece is. I happen to walk in to the shop one day, and ended up getting tattoed by Erik by chance, but i am glad it has worked out. I have had around 30 plus hours of work done by him. I am always suprised by and excited to see how he has taken my request and put his own artistic spin on the artwork. I am constantly getting compliments on both of my sleeves. If you are looking for a great, professional, and talented artist look no further. Stop by the shop and go have a conversation with Erik. Oh, and dont forget to ask him about his cats!

I have been tattooed all over the u. s and the world by some amazing artist, and erik is another one of those great artist. If your looking for traditional tattoos, or true Japanese work he is the best. He did the entire background to my Japanese sleeve which I got in Japan, and it looks seamless. He has also tattooed my fingers which I get complimented on constantly for how clean bold and large they look. If your looking for great work from and artist who is constantly bettering himself, then look no further.

Top notch tattooer. Bold lines, original artwork and excellent shading/​color. Erik studies his craft, and knows exactly how to place his art on a human canvas. As good as it gets for traditional and Japanese style tattooing.

Word of mouth is the best way to find a tattoo artist, in my opinion. A friend recommended Erik Axel for me to go see about getting my next piece. So I checked out his portfolio and website then did just that. I went in with an idea for a japanese style half sleeve and Erik was as excited as I was, if not more excited.
After our first meeting, Erik took a few days to draw up a sketch before I came back in to see the sketch and set up an appointment. He was willing to work with me on the appointment time by coming in on his off day, after I was turned away from other shops in Austin who wouldn’t schedule long appointments on the weekend.
For my first sitting Erik explained to me that by just doing the outline and allowing it to heal, then adding the shading, and adding the colour in a third sitting I would end up with the best tattoo possible. After three sittings I had just that, a most amazing tattoo. I’ve always heard not to get a tattoo from an artist unwilling to do touch-​up work free of charge, but Erik took it to the next level. Erik asked me to come back several weeks later so he could make sure it healed properly.
Erik Axel is a continual student of the art of tattooing. He understands how to juxtapose contrasting colours to create amazing effects and refuses to do subpar work. My wife and I have both been tattooed by Erik and could not be happier with our tattoos. Erik has done great work in both traditional Japanese and traditional American styles for us. We moved away from Austin but continue to make the drive to get all of our tattoo work from Erik Axel Brunt.
The shop is also a great place to be. It is always clean and full of friendly and professional artists. I could not possibly recommend Amillion Tattoos or Erik Axel more. If you are thinking about getting a tattoo definitely go here and talk to Erik.

I’m so excited to be the first reviewer! I’m not sure where to begin… I made an appointment with Erik after being referred to someone else… The other person’s portfolio didn’t float my boat, and when I came across Erik’s portfolio I was blown away. Not to mention… he’s easy on the eyes:) When I met Erik, he was very nice and super professional and didn’t treat me like I was wanting a heart tattoo on my ass… What I was wanting was pretty specific and he was excited about it. We talked and then he got back to me in a week with an amazing drawing with his spectacular spin on it! I loved it. After a year and a half of lots of work and fun appointments with Erik, my masterpiece sleeve is done! And I love love love it. Seriously, you have to go see him… Let him do his thing, you will not be disappointed!