Ballin

A selection of blackwork, horror and fine line pieces.

Ballin is a Blackwork tattoo specialist at BKK INK, with the studio since 2014, twelve years on the team, who also tattoos fine line, Sak Yant and old school.

He comes from street culture and has always been in music, he is still today the lead singer of the well-known local hardcore band "Ten Baht per Hour." Steeped in tattooing, and heavily tattooed himself, he eventually decided to start tattooing to carry the art form forward. He specialises in blackwork, and while he loves horror and darkside pieces, he also enjoys more conventional work such as old school.

Ballin specialises in Blackwork, which for him means small, detailed pieces in black ink with soft shading, often with a horror or darkside edge. That eye for detail and clean lines also makes him strong at fine line, Sak Yant and old school.

Small blackwork lives on control: the shading has to stay smooth and the details crisp at a small size, which is exactly why specialisation matters. Explore what suits your idea on our Blackwork tattoo Bangkok page.

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

Ballin's roots are in street culture and hardcore music, he still fronts the local band "Ten Baht per Hour" as lead singer. Heavily tattooed himself and long immersed in the scene, he moved into tattooing to carry the art form forward.

That sensibility shows in his pull toward horror and darkside blackwork, balanced by more conventional old school pieces for clients who want them.

Ballin's signature is small, detailed blackwork with soft shading and a horror and darkside edge, grounded in a life lived inside street culture and hardcore music. He brings the same precision to fine line, Sak Yant and more conventional old school pieces.

He tattoos as part of a studio with 57 international convention awards since 2010, where the right artist match is confirmed before any booking.

Ballin specialises in Blackwork tattooing at BKK INK in Bangkok, small, detailed black-and-grey pieces with a taste for horror and darkside themes, and also tattoos fine line, Sak Yant and old school. For other styles, our team matches you to the right specialist among our twelve artists, see the full team.

Request a free consultation with your idea, references and rough size. Pricing is by time: 1,000 THB in materials per session plus 3,000 THB per hour, maximum agreed before we start.

Our team works in English, French and Thai. Every station uses sterile, single-use equipment opened in front of you. The studio is open daily 12:00–23:00 at 143 Thanon Tanao, right at the end of Khaosan Road.