Berlin · Est. 2019

Precision Tattooing · Industrial Design · Body Art

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— Portfolio

The Work

Motherboard Sleeve tattoo by Marcus Vale — Full Sleeve — Right Arm
Sleeve

Motherboard Sleeve

Circuit Realism

Concept sketch for Motherboard Sleeve

Motherboard Sleeve

Concept Sketch

Placement

Full Sleeve — Right Arm

Sessions

8× · 52 hrs total

Year2025
Neural Lattice tattoo by Marcus Vale — Upper Back
Back

Neural Lattice

Fine Line Geometric

Concept sketch for Neural Lattice

Neural Lattice

Concept Sketch

Placement

Upper Back

Sessions

3× · 18 hrs total

Year2025
Ghost Protocol tattoo by Marcus Vale — Full Back Panel
Backpiece

Ghost Protocol

Cyberpunk Portrait

Concept sketch for Ghost Protocol

Ghost Protocol

Concept Sketch

Placement

Full Back Panel

Sessions

14× · 89 hrs total

Year2026
Signal Loss tattoo by Marcus Vale — Forearm — Left
Forearm

Signal Loss

Glitch Art

Concept sketch for Signal Loss

Signal Loss

Concept Sketch

Placement

Forearm — Left

Sessions

2× · 11 hrs total

Year2025
Cortex Map tattoo by Marcus Vale — Chest
Chest

Cortex Map

Blackwork Linework

Concept sketch for Cortex Map

Cortex Map

Concept Sketch

Placement

Chest

Sessions

4× · 24 hrs total

Year2026
Dark Matter tattoo by Marcus Vale — Thigh — Right
Thigh

Dark Matter

Abstract Realism

Concept sketch for Dark Matter

Dark Matter

Concept Sketch

Placement

Thigh — Right

Sessions

5× · 31 hrs total

Year2025
Kernel Panic tattoo by Marcus Vale — Collar / Neck
Neck

Kernel Panic

Tech Typography

Concept sketch for Kernel Panic

Kernel Panic

Concept Sketch

Placement

Collar / Neck

Sessions

1× · 6 hrs total

Year2026
Phantom Limb tattoo by Marcus Vale — Calf — Left
Calf

Phantom Limb

Bio-mechanical

Concept sketch for Phantom Limb

Phantom Limb

Concept Sketch

Placement

Calf — Left

Sessions

3× · 17 hrs total

Year2025
Zero Day tattoo by Marcus Vale — Upper Arm — Right
Arm

Zero Day

Fine Line Portrait

Concept sketch for Zero Day

Zero Day

Concept Sketch

Placement

Upper Arm — Right

Sessions

2× · 14 hrs total

Year2026

340+

Pieces Completed

6 yrs

Studio Experience

1,200+

Session Hours

18 mos

Average Waitlist

— On Process

Every piece starts with a conversation that ends in silence. The sketch is just a promise. The needle is where it becomes permanent.
Marcus Vale · Lead Artist
Marcus Vale tattooing a client — close-up of hands with black nitrile gloves and tattoo machine

Machine

Hand-Built Coil · 8-Wrap

— The Artist

Six years.
One machine.

Marcus Vale came to tattooing through industrial design — the same principles that govern circuit-board layout govern his approach to placement, flow, and negative space. He builds his own coil machines and shoots every healed piece under controlled studio light.

Speciality

Circuit Realism

Machine

Coil (hand-built)

Studio

Berlin Mitte

Booking

Q3 2026

— 12-Hour Session · Compressed

From Sketch to Skin

Tattoo stencil being transferred to skin

00:00

Stencil transfer

01 / 06
Tattoo artist beginning linework on client arm

01:30

Linework begins

02 / 06
Shading pass on tattoo in progress

04:00

Shading pass

03 / 06
Fine detail work on tattoo sleeve

07:45

Detail work

04 / 06
Final pass and cleanup on completed tattoo

11:20

Final pass

05 / 06
Completed tattoo wrapped and finished

12:00

Wrapped

06 / 06
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