RYAN SMITH
LOCATION: Perth, Western Australia
SPECIALITY: Neotraditional
INSTAGRAM: @rayray_tattoos
So for me tattooing all started when I was 18 and I landed my apprenticeship, stupidly not the first time I got tattooed though, I remember in high school me and the boys thought it would be cool to try tattoo ourselves with a tattoo machine from eBay (so not cool and yes, regrets) in some ways it was a thrill waiting till 1am in the morning when the parents were asleep before turning on this coil machine that sounded like a Boeing jet and trying not to get caught out.
That compared to me now is a whole lot different thankfully for my clients. I remember wanting to do a neo traditional style when I first started off but I put it on the back burner in case me trying something else would grab my attention and passion, after a bit of time went past though I decided to give neo traditional a proper go and since then I’ve never looked back, I think when I started trying to progress more in this style that’s when I found my real passion towards tattooing. The kind of passion where you find it hard to sleep at night because you’re so excited to do the tattoo you have the next day.
I’m still learning everyday and have so many goals set for myself that I want to push towards. lucky for me while I’m on this journey I have two of the biggest supporters, my amazing partner and a lil loaf of a pug. Big story made very short but this is my life of tattooing and I wouldn’t give it up for a thing.





