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finchtt.bsky.social
August 🥀
@finchtt.bsky.social
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Medieval & fantasy illustrative tattoo artist
Private studio, Tāmaki Makaurau
they/them • video gamer • DnD enjoyer
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Slowly settling in to my new private tattoo studio space. Plenty of room for more art and trinkets (and plenty of time to tattoo you the rest of the year) #tattoo #kikorangi
A photo of a shelving unit. There is a progress pride flash hung to the right and some small drawers that have a rainbow letters on the left. The shelving unit contains printers, trinkets, plants and other small storage A photo of a tattoo bed against a wall with a window. There are trinkets on the windowsill and art prints on the walls
October 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Had a lovely last day with my Nice Goblins tattoo family yesterday! Now onto new adventures! #tattoo
A mirror selfie showing an engraved mirror with the next “nice goblins”
October 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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For the past few years, I’ve been getting tattooed at this awesome studio called Nice Goblins. Spending time there reignited my desire to pursue tattooing seriously.

In 2024, I became a resident artist at Nice Goblins. A dream came true.
The same photograph used as my profile picture. Me with purple hair taking a mirror selfie. It has been edited to have some of my flash designs overlaying it such as dragons and swords and rats. and text saying “nice goblins new resident”
January 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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this is my fave tattoo I’ve done recently fyi
A new tattoo of a stag beetle on the arm. It is in a woodcut illustrative style with some shading on the limbs and horns. The background shows the clients black skirt and purple shirt. A monsters leaf also peeks in from the left of the background
November 30, 2024 at 5:33 AM
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Everyone, meet Fred
A prop skeleton dressed in Ratbag hand painted streetwear sitting in an armchair below a sign that reads “studio seaweed”. He is surrounded by plants
November 25, 2024 at 9:02 PM
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10 tattoos in one day? Yessir. Here’s a snippet of the work I did at Ratbag Market this past weekend 🫡
Fresh tattoo of the Pokémon Mudkip on an arm. Floral patterned dress and plants are in the background Fresh tattoo of the skull drink cups from Scooby Doo Spooky Island bar. Next to healed tattoos Tattoo on the upper arm of one of tolkiens illustrations of a dragon on an arm. Wrapped tattoo bed is the background Tattoo of a fish in a woodcut engraving style on the upper arm. There is a man standing in the background
November 25, 2024 at 8:27 PM
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This Alien flash sheet has been the most popular thing I made in 2024 by far and I’m stoked with that (some of it is still available fyi)
Tattoo flash sheet in a woodcut style featuring recognisable creatures and items from the Alien movie franchise
November 25, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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Actually such an honour and a privilege to ink an artist I have looked up to for so many years. I love being in this industry!!!
Tattoo just above the elbow ditch of a Pokémon, Dratini. In a woodcut style surrounded by other healed tattoos. The word “FEMME” has been blasted over/under by this new tattoo. Plants and tattoo drawings are seen in the background
November 25, 2024 at 6:23 PM
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Very pleased that I, a bard main, got the bard on my first pull of the DnD mini figures
Fingers holding a Lego mini figure from the DnD series. It is a bard holding a life and sword. Cluttered background includes a diary, the mini figures box, and a messy kitchen counter with packets on it
November 25, 2024 at 4:28 PM
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Hello Kikorangi and wider bsky! I wanna reintroduce myself 👾
My name is August. I’m an illustrator & tattoo artist based out of Nice Goblins HQ in Tāmaki Makaurau. I make work surrounding the medieval, the mundane, and the self indulgent.
Photo of a woodcut style tattoo of Ellie Williams tattoo from The Last of Us video game franchise. A tattoo shop flash wall is the background A photo of a small fresh tattoo of a Tolkien dragon illustration surrounded by other healed tattoos. A tattoo shop flash board is the background A photo of a tattoo of a facehugger from the alien franchise in a medieval woodcut/etching style A photo of a tattoo of an angel with cicada wings in a woodcut style. It is a large tattoo on the outer thigh
November 15, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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Hello bsky. Here’s some recent work. Sorry I keep forgetting I have this installed #art #tattoos
A tattoo in a deep fried/grainy texture style of the xenomorph queen from the alien franchise. The tattoo is on the back of an arm A tattoo just above the elbow of an octopus A tattoo on the lower leg of some lillie flowers in a frame A tattoo of Tolkiens illustration of bilbo Baggins on an arm just above the elbow ditch
October 20, 2024 at 11:29 PM
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Me with my caffeine rn
Gif of King Viserys Targaryen lamenting about his hangover
June 18, 2024 at 9:54 PM
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FORTY RASPUTINS
A sticky note with tally marks counting the number of times Rasputin is played on the just dance stage at Armageddon expo winter 2024. It also notes that the earliest it was played over the weekend was 7 minutes after the doors opened
June 16, 2024 at 10:45 PM
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Here’s some tattoos I did last week woooooooo
Fresh tattoo on a forearm of a skull with whisps and stars around it in a woodcut style. The background is a patchwork quilt A new tattoo next to the elbow of a star with a big burst around it in a woodcut medieval style
April 1, 2024 at 5:55 AM
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Some recent tattoos I’ve made that I love!
Photograph of a tattoo in a medieval woodcut style on the top of an arm just below the elbow. There are other healed tattoos around it Photograph of a tattoo on the outer shoulder/upper arm. The tattoo is a star with big glow lines around it. Five pointed star in a medieval woodcut style Tattoo on the shin of a pair of ornate scissors in a medieval woodcut style Tattoo on the thigh in a fine line illustrative style showing a man in a crown on his hands and knees being flogged by angels
March 26, 2024 at 8:45 PM
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Me asking for healed pics
Image from Robin Hood where he is disguised as a beggar
March 19, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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These might be my favourite tattoos I’ve ever made #newzealand #illustration
A tattoo in a woodcut illustrative style of a woman holding a city in one hand. In the other hand she holds folds of her dress where she has gathered flowers. Tattoo is above the boot line on the lower leg Tattoo of the silent princess flower from the legend of Zelda franchise by Nintendo. It is in a woodcut illustrative style and sits between two other tattoos on the lower leg Tattoo of an ornate knife with a curved blade and decorated handle. The tattoo is in an illustrative woodcut style and is on the thigh Tattoo of ornate scissors slightly open. They are in a woodcut illustrative style on the outer lower leg
March 11, 2024 at 11:17 PM
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Ooooh I wanna do more of these skull tattoos so bad
Photograph of a leg just above the ankle showing a fresh tattoo of a human skull missing its jaw with stars on it
March 10, 2024 at 6:44 PM
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Feeling very legit and tatted now
Photograph in black and white showing a leg with a fresh tattoo of erotic artwork of a mermaid and a woman. There are other tattooed by the same artist featured in the image.
March 5, 2024 at 7:58 PM
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The placement of this tattoo. Immaculate
Photograph of the upper back showing a new tattoo of a lobotomy spike down the clients spine. The tattoo is in a medieval woodcut style
March 2, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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Becoming a big fan of this big mirror
Finch wearing Pepper Raccoons ‘big death energy’ shirt taking a mirror selfie in their tattoo studio
March 2, 2024 at 3:10 AM
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What a joy to spend my leap year doing these skelly bois. What a horror to discover that means is March today
Photograph of legs showing fresh tattoos on the thighs just above each knee. The skeletons are in a medieval woodcut print style and are dancing. The background shows a sitting area and tattoo flash boards blurred
February 29, 2024 at 8:36 PM
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I think this might be my fave tattoo I’ve done to date
Photograph of the back of a left shoulder showing a new tattoo of a welsh ish dragon holding a sword or sceptre. To the right of the tattoo is a black strap and blue shirt pulled up. The background shows a blurred out green couch and a clothing rack
February 25, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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First tatty for this lovely client. Been doing a lot of first tattoos for peeps lately and that level of trust is so wild to me tysm
Photo of an upper arm showing a fresh tattoo of a Luna moth in a medieval woodcut style. The background is blurred and shows clothing racks and a green chair
February 23, 2024 at 1:13 AM
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Tough cookie with awesome placements from my flash! #tattoo #medieval
Image of two wrists being held together showing freshly done tattoos of a medieval woodcut style sun and moon Photo of an arm being held out to the side showing a fresh tattoo of a stained glass window in a medieval woodcut style on the inside of the upper arm. The client is wearing a two toned orange checkered dress. The background shows clothing rack and various lounge furniture from the tattoo studio waiting room Photo of upper back/base of neck showing a new tattoo of a lyre in a medieval woodcut style with stars.
February 22, 2024 at 6:22 AM