Bon

A selection of realistic and micro-realism pieces.

I am self-taught, no master, no formal apprenticeship, just years of teaching myself to chase realism harder than anyone around me until the work spoke for itself. I joined BKK INK five years ago, and in that short time my hyper-realistic style put me on the national scene faster than I expected.

What pulls me is the smallest scale: micro-realism, where a piece the size of a coin still has to read as a real photograph, every pore, every reflection, every gradient of shadow in miniature. There is nowhere to hide at that size.

The work that means the most to me is tattooing the portrait of a client’s pet that has passed away, and seeing them recognise it, that moment when a piece of ink gives someone their companion back for an instant is why I do this at all.

Bon specializes in Realistic and micro-realism tattoos. His realistic work covers photographic portraits and detailed subjects; micro-realism applies that same photo-real precision at a very small scale, where every detail still has to read as real.

Micro-realism is one of the most unforgiving styles in tattooing, at a small scale there is no room for error, which is exactly why Bon’s self-taught, detail-obsessed approach suits it. See the broader craft on our realistic tattoo Bangkok page.

New to hyperrealism? The Wikipedia overview of hyperrealism explains where the style comes from.

Bon is entirely self-taught, with no formal apprenticeship, and rose fast on Thailand’s scene on the strength of his hyper-realistic style. Without a house style to inherit, he had to solve every problem, skin tone, contrast, the physics of light on a curved surface, by observation and repetition alone. That self-directed obsession is what produced a signature distinct enough to win at competition level so quickly, including Best of Show at the Artistic Ink Festival 2025.

• Artistic Ink Festival 20251st place, Best of Show
• Singapore Ink Show 2025Winner, Best Collaboration
• Land of Ink 20232nd, Best of Oriental
• Bangkok Tattoo Exhibition 20242nd, Best of Day Color (Pro)
• Bangkok Tattoo Exhibition 20242nd, Best of Day Color (Creative)
• Vietnam Ink Festival 20242nd, Best of Day Collaboration
• Thailand Tattoo Expo 20253rd, Best of Day

Realistic and micro-realism. He is known for a hyper-realistic style and for applying photo-real precision at a very small scale, where every detail still has to read as real. He is entirely self-taught.

Book Bon through our booking page or message the studio and request him by name. Detailed realistic and micro-realism pieces reward planning, so most bookings start with a free consultation to confirm the reference, size and level of detail.

Bon and the team work in English, French and Thai, so international visitors near Khaosan Road can plan a piece without a language barrier.