Ephi

@eeephi

Berlin-based tattoo artist and comics doodler:ess ☆ vegan|p+ink addicted|fox enthusiast ☆ neurodivergent ball of chaos ☆ (very tired) creature of the night ☆ she/they 🌈

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Ephi@eeephi· 17h

I think we can agree that Cijara wins the Badass Award for picking this spot for my pyromaniac flash seagull. We made some adaptions/additions to make it a proper fitting gap filler. Also, I learnt the word "popliteal space" which might not be the greatest spot for a tattoo but a pretty great word.

A freshly tattooed leg, right in the back of the knee. It's a slightly unhinged looking seagull with a balaclava and a burning match in its beak. Over it the text NEIN and over that a little grumpy looking mouse. The tattoos are all black/grey and neatly fit in a gap surrounded by other healed tattoos.

Same tattoos/leg from a different perspective.

Ephi@eeephi· 3d

2/2 Also, Alex got me the greatest gift of hand-knit socks!!! And I think they match the tattoo colors pretty nicely? :D

A pair of colorful knit socks next to a print out of the compass tattoo design. In the background there's a rainbow colored gift ribbon.

My feet in said colorful knit socks, uncourtly resting on my drawing table.

Ephi@eeephi· 3d

1/2 I think this may be my first compass tattoo? How did I navigate this industry without any compasses for so long? (Sorry if I tattooed a compass on you and forgot about it.) Obviously only half done. Can't wait to add the rainbowy swoosh that will connect it to the tribal on the upper arm!

A fresh tattoo on a lower arm. It's a somewhat sketchy compass and a little paper boat with watercolor elements suggesting waves.

Ephi@eeephi· 21d

Planted the first bit of greenery for this longterm project. Well, technically it's already the 2nd part, the little flask at the bottom is from last year. Plus a celebratory lily for now officially Lily! Thank you so much! Can't wait to see this grow into a beautifully chaotic jungle over time. 💖🌱

A fresh leg tattoo, focus on a crayon and watercolor style yellow and orange lily at the outside of the lower leg.

a fresh leg tattoo, photographed from the side. At the bottom there's a healed bottle in a graphic style with the stopper popping out. The fresh tattoo is growing out of the bottle. Abstracted plant matter inspired by monsteras and lilies, in a color range of yellows, greens, and pinks.

The same tattoo, photo taken from a different angle.

The same tattoo, focus on an abstract monstera leaf at the back.

Ephi@eeephi· 25d

(2/2) Plus, I got a healed shot of the "Nope-Bow" we did in early-ish 2024. 🌈🐝✨ (I feel like I have to stock up again on rainbow wannados??!)

A healed tattoo on the right side of the ribs. A watercolor-y rainbow with a doodle bee and the word nope in ink brush style, with a little heart.

Ephi@eeephi· 25d

(1/2) Thank you so much for adopting this cute and slightly murderous wanna-pigeon, Anna!! We (extremely spontaneously) also added the OptInk to our plans for today. (My very first OptInk! I think I'll only have to do approximately 200 more until I'm as fast at these as our OptInk-OG Pauline. :D)

A fresh tattoo of a murderous little doodle pigeon with a knife in its beak, located on the back of the leg, just above the knee.

Ephi@eeephi· 26d

Tilly's first tattoo! Thank you so much for your trust and bravery!! 🫶

A fresh tattoo on the belly. It's a cutesy little cartoony fox sleeping rolled up, with rainbowy watercolor elements around it.

Ephi@eeephi· Jul 1

(tattoo) BOOKS OPEN! :) (Please take the time to read the slides! Thank u!!🫶)

BOOKS OPEN!
My books are now open for August - December!
Please read the information on the following slides carefully to make the process as ephicient as possible for the both of us. You’ll get a much more detailed info sheet from me via email, but these already cover the basics of what I need from you to get started.
Email only
For anything related to booking and appointments, please email me to ephi(ät)live.de!
(Please understand that I don’t do booking inquiries via DM)
Mercy
Please have patience with me. It’s just my humble self doing my booking and organization on top of all the regular daily madness. I try my best to keep response times somewhat reasonable, but often it just takes longer.
The more concise and complete your first email is, the easier and quicker it is for me to reply!
Also, unless you got some sort of error message that your email bounced and couldn’t be delivered, please refrain from DM-ing me if I got your email. (Have mercyyyy!)
Thank youuuuu!

Share your wishes and dreams
What themes/elements should be involved?
Do you want to keep it black/grey, with a touch of color or full-blown rainbow?
Do you have favorite colors? Or some that you hate?
Which of my stylistic elements do you like? (Bold brush strokes, fine scribbles, watercolor, other effects...) If you want you can send me examples from my portfolio that particularly speak to you.
If you want to adopt one of my wannados (yay!!), pls send me a screenshot of it to avoid misunderstandings.
Location
Where on your body would you like your tattoo to go?
How big of an area do you want me to cover?
Are there any pre-existing tattoos or significant scars in the vicinity?
Please provide me with reference photos of the respective body part(s). Let someone help you or use the timer of your camera/phone to avoid wild contortions and „selfie perspective“.

How detailed do you need to get?
As much as necessary, as little as possible. I love to work with rough guidelines and a good portion of creative freedom. However, of course feel free to tell me all that’s important to you right from the start so I can make sure the design reflects your tattoo dreams.
Appointment
As soon as I have received *all* relevant input from you, you will get a suggestion for a specific date, including a request to paypal me the deposit. Offered appointments are considered reserved for you for 10 days. Please reply to me within that time frame if you want to claim the spot.
As soon as you make the deposit, the appointment is officially yours!
Yippiehhhh!!

TL;DR: If you want an appointment for August - December send an email to ephi(ät)live.de and make sure to include everything that’s important for me to know/have. (You can write to me in English or German.) (It’s less about who’s first, and more about who clearly took the time to read my info sheets and seems nice to work with! ;D)

Ephi@eeephi· Jun 29

Wobbly car doodle on our (long) way back home to Berlin.🔥🔥🔥

A wonky car doodle of myself, zoned out, sweating, and on fire, with the text: I may (almost) look like I'm listening, but secretly I'm dreaming of a ball pit made of frozen peas.

Ephi@eeephi· Jun 19

2/2 Mika adopted my Blåhaj flash (with added custom colors for the heart 💛🤍💜🖤) and I had the honor of adding a ghosty watercolor tail to the pre-existing fox/Kitsune. Thank you so so much for everything, you two.🫶💖🌈

A doodly blahaj tattoo with watercolor splashies in trans pride colors. There's also a little heart in nonbinary colors.

Same blahaj tattoo from a different angle.

An abstract watercolory "tail" with ink swooshies in blue and turquoise, added to an older fox tattoo on an arm.

Ephi@eeephi· Jun 19

1/2 More magical Graz encounters! One flash and one custom each for Röha and Mika (plus a healed shot of Röha's water raccoon from two years ago). Röha got my happy spring froggo (with a tiny custom adjustment) and a symbol.

A fresh doodle tattoo of an extremely cutesy frog holding a snowdrop, a bit above the wrist. Further up, below the elbow, a symbol of a square with a circle and semicolon.

A healed tattoo on the back of the hand. It's a raccoon doing water magic, including some gallifreyan witchery.

Ephi@eeephi· Jun 18

It's never too late for your first tattoo! Thank you so much for your trust, Maria. It's not just phrasemongering when I say: you are such a wonderful and truly inspiring human. When I grow up I wanna be like you. May this colorful little friend bring you luck for all your never-ending adventures.💖

A fresh tattoo of a butterfly on the inside of the lower arm. The butterfly itself is sketchy, with delicate lines, behind and across it watercolor and crayon elements in pink, orange and yellow tones.

Ephi@eeephi· Jun 17

Guestspotting in Graz and my 1st appointment here was one I would never have guessed. My sister has always been the type to never get a tattoo. Until she wasn't. We're assuming this will remain her only tattoo, so we made it a sisters thing (she even gathered her courage and did the little 💖).

My sister's and my leg, both featuring fresh tulip tattoos.

My sister's tulip. It's watercolor style and has a cute little face and a crayon heart above it. It looks very content.

Ephi@eeephi· Jun 12

Ready for the long car drive! (Little terrifies me as much as the prospect of being stuck in a confined space for hours and being forced to do nothing 😬) ((Thank you @thecowboypirate.bsky.social for the best bookmark!!))

A very thicc book in my lap with a cute unicorn bookmark. The book is Children of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

Ephi@eeephi· Jun 12

On my way to Austria for guest spot and family reasons! PSA: My custom books will re-open once I'm back in Berlin, beginning of July. :) (Seriously though, I envy b/g artists. 90% of my luggage is tattoo colors.🥲😂)

A comic version of me struggling to carry a ton of luggage, including a giant green suitcase labeled: Tatu inks.

Ephi@eeephi· Jun 9

The little healed twig at the bottom is from a couple of years ago. Now the mission was to let it grow up and do a fun circle at the shoulder, lovingly framing the cute bear (not tattooed by me) in a way that makes it part of the tattoo without covering it too much.

A fresh tattoo in a delicate illustrativ style. A floral design of flowers and vines is growing up from the ribs under the arm, over the shoulder blade, where it frames a pre-existing bear tattoo, and making a circle around the pointy part of the shoulder. Photo taken from the left side with focus on the shoulder.

Same tattoo, photo taken from the back with focus on the bear and the flowers and vines surrounding it.

Same tattoo, bird's eye view with focus on the flowers circling the shoulder. Part of the front section is not tattooed yet and just stencil.

Ephi@eeephi· Jun 2

Thanks for trusting me with another one of your fabulous ideas, Mel! And for the brain stimulation in the form of post-tattoo Mastermind (last time I played that was 30yrs ago). It's always a(n introvert's favorite kind of) party with you, can't wait till next time! :D [lines healed, colors fresh]

A fresh calf tattoo of a solarpunky cyber deer, with watercolor elements that suggest greenery and organic growth.

Ephi@eeephi· May 31

1/2 I cannot believe how many came to our "Kein Bock auf Nazis" Flash Day yesterday! When we opened our doors, there was a whole Berghain-worthy queue of wonderful people ready to not only get tattoos, but also to show up and support this important cause.

Fresh tattoo behind the right ear: Navi from Legend of Zelda with a marker pen writing: Listen!! to your heart.

Fresh tattoo of a doodle cat showing its little butthole on the left shoulder, with text: all cats are beautiful.

Fresh tattoo of a hissing cat with a rainbow and rainbow tabby stripes with text: love wins.
Above it a healed tattoo of a cat skull with purple ghost swirlies.

Ephi@eeephi· May 28

After many years of her (not entirely) secret double life as a wildlife rescue superhero, Anja finally went public and is now extremely officially a total badass and member of The Deer Gang. Thank you so much for trusting me with not only your very first but also such an important tattoo! 🦌🫶

Fresh tattoo on the inside of the lower arm. It's a young deer partly disappearing behind wildflowers and grasses, all in a sketchy illustrative style with watercolor elements, mostly in green and yellow/orange tones.

Ephi@eeephi· May 23

✨Making-of of this little rascal.✨

Ephi@eeephi· May 23

I got to tattoo a Scream Tail!! Thank you for introducing me to this absolute gem of a pokémon, Sara (and for being an absolute gem of a person yourself).💖 I took the chance to also take some healed pics of Sara's little bee and frog (tattooed last September).

Fresh doodle tattoo of a Scream Tail on a lower arm. It looks positively mischievous and has a little heart in its mouth.

Healed tattoo of a derpy frog with its tongue out and a heart in its hands, on a leg, just about sock height.

Ephi@eeephi· May 21

A little Making-of:

Ephi@eeephi· May 21

3 fresh ones successfully added to Susi's collection: 2 from my flash and 1 masterpiece designed by her genius kid. Plus a couple of snapshots of some (but not all) long-healed older ones. I'm fairly sure Susi wins the "Most Ephic Flash Adoptions Award". Maybe I should make her a stamp card?

Fresh tattoo on the inside of the upper arm: a cute cartoony bumble bee relaxing in a flower, with a little heart on top.

Fresh doodle tattoo of bulbasaur chilling in a flowerpot like a cat in a tight-fitting box on a lower arm. Underneath it is a healed tattoo of psyduck with pokeball headphones.

A fresh tattoo of Susi's kid's drawing, at the top of the left, just under the shoulder joint. It's a little human figure in a triangle dress with lots of wonky hearts around. On top some text: Du bist toll (you are amazing)

Full view of the front of Susi's right arm: lower arm with bulbasaur and psyduck, upper arm with the fresh bee, a healed bee, and a healed party unicorn.

Ephi@eeephi· May 16

Feierabend-fun-working on this (not so) secret poster design. One day it'll be finished, I'm sure...😬 (I'm so bad at digital coloring, I resorted to my inefficient paint-scan-collage-repeat method for it lol)

An angled view of my ipad screen showing a poster design WIP of Ami Mizuno with a book and watercolor splashies.

Ephi@eeephi· May 16

One year, two months, and five days ago, one of my dearest friends died. Even though I'm at a point now where I can think of her and say her name without crying, it still hurts. But I'm happy I got to have her in my life while it lasted and she'll never stop being important to me.

A doodly watercolor comic about purple carrots reminding me of a dear friend. She once put my attention to the fact that most purple carrots are still just orange inside, and ever since it feels like such a treasure to find one that's purple down to the core.

Ephi@eeephi· May 14

I love my home-made rainbows.🌈

A rainbow window sticker is projecting massive rainbow stuff onto my white door. Within the rainbow projection there's some plant silhouettes. In the bottom left corner a peek of my fluffy pink shark house shoes.

Ephi@eeephi· May 13

There was this (very nice!) vendor at a publisher booth at @comicinvasion.bsky.social that for some reason kept implying we were looking for kids books (even though we made it very clear we were shopping for ourselves), it became a bit of an inside joke. :D

A doodle comic about me and my partner being enthusiastic over books at a CIB booth and the vendor repeatedly mentioning whatever we were looking at was popular with children.

Ephi@eeephi· May 8

Still a way to go, but this will make such a cool, unique sleeve, if I may say so myself. 🤩 Gotta be honest though, tattooing that wonky, overgrown ventilation grid cost me a good chunk of my sanity...😅

Sneak peek of an in-progress tattoo sleeve. It's rather abstract, transhumanism and solarpunk vibes, with bits of brutalism-influenced architecture, all connected with brush textures and plant-like watercolor splashes.

Different angle of the same tattoo. On the back of the upper arm there's a wonky, overgrown ventilation grid thingy that was an absolute mind-and-eye-fuckery to tattoo. Also, beneath it, a purty watercolory violet.

Ephi@eeephi· May 2

Thanks to my sweet friend, colleague, and studio boss babe Pauline, my stickers and suncatchers are now available via our studio's webshop: kommalose.com/collections/... I hope I can slowly widen the collection and add some posters and postcards etc. (Also... MOAR STICKERS!!)

A colourful selection of silly stickers, stickersheets and suncatchers spread over a table, with used watercolor paper and cardboard underneath as the background.

Ephi@eeephi· Apr 13

(2/2) The tattoo on the upper arm is from last year. (We'll probably add some connecting elements between them in the future.) Thank you soooo much, I always have such a blast with you! Even a marathon session flies by when you chitchat nonstop, hehe. :D