Shamil started his journey inking skin in 2019. He tattooed in East Williamsburg, Bed-stuy area of Brooklyn, Chelsea/West Village area of Manhattan, and is current resident artist at Skin Design Tattoo in SoHo, New York.

Shamil brings a diverse skill set to the table, with primary focus on tattoo styles:

Neo-traditional, Traditional, Black and Grey Realism, and Illustrative. Your connection with the tattoo idea, composition, flow, contrast, legibility and longevity are some of the most important aspects he keeps in mind while creating his designs, to ensure both a tattoo that you love and would hold over time. His laid back personality and sense of humor makes it easy to collaborate and brainstorm ideas.

BACKGROUND:

Shamil was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. Due to frequent power outages, he taught himself how to draw under the light of an oil lamp, at the age of three, in order to pass the time. Since then, art became an integral part of his life. Shamil comes from two generations of shoemakers, so at the age of seven and in pursuit of better opportunities, his family moved to Brooklyn, New York. 

With pressure from his family from a young age to study medicine or law, he pursued aa academic path to Optometry while working as a paralegal in a law office. But after graduating from college with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Studio Art in the Spring of 2017, Shamil had a revelation that his true passion will always be intertwined with art. He decided to fully immerse himself into the trade of tattooing, which integrated his love for art and science. ​