James Panes

“𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐩 𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐰𝐚 𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐤𝐨. 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐤𝐨 𝐲𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐚𝐰𝐚 𝐦𝐨.”

Those were the words my client told me before we started this piece.

Another Inkstories.

This is a HEALED SLEEVE TATTOO I did about a couple of years ago.
A first tattoo is never just about the artwork.
It’s about trust; trusting someone to permanently mark a part of your story on your skin.

This piece was designed around the idea of protection and peace.

A reminder that even when life becomes chaotic, there is always a part of us that protects the calm we fight so hard to keep.

For my client, this wasn’t just his first tattoo.

It became a symbol of strength…
and a personal reminder to guard his peace no matter what life throws his way.

Another story permanently written in ink.

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“𝐒𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐝, 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐢.”

Another Inkstories. This sleeve tells a tale of life’s betrayals, but more importantly, rising beyond them. Each detail symbolizes not just pain, but the strength found after. Life’s struggles turned into art, etched permanently in ink.

From past to present, I’ll be sharing more stories of overcoming right here.

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𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐌 𝐔𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐇𝐀 𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐕𝐄 🩸
Samurai-inspired concept | Black & Grey with Red Accents

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨!

A fully custom concept built around strength, sacrifice, and discipline. From the armor details down to the symbolic lower panel, every section was carefully composed to flow naturally with the arm’s anatomy.

Looking back at works like this reminds me how much I’ve evolved, but the foundation has always been the same: structure, contrast, and storytelling through skin.

From this day onwards, I’ll be consistently sharing my past and recent works here on this page. This is where you’ll see the journey, the process, and the progression.

If you’re planning a full sleeve or a large-scale custom concept, let’s build it properly.

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Zeus tattoo, full custom made for my client.

Artist: James Mathew Panes

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