Most of what lands in my inbox is one of two things. Either it is about the ink, which I am always happy to talk about, or it is somebody asking whether the leaks are real, which has a short answer and a long one. Both are written down here so I can stop typing them out.
quick facts
- Sleep scheduleNocturnal by preference rather than accident.
- Coffee orderBlack, unreasonably strong, no sweetener, no discussion.
- First tattooSmall, badly placed, and I would not remove it for anything.
- Current countI stopped counting somewhere around the point it became one piece.
- Comfort filmGhost in the Shell. I have it on in the background constantly.
- Hidden talentI can sit perfectly still for six hours. Occupational.
- Pet situationOne extremely opinionated cat.
- Biggest fearSomeone touching a fresh piece without asking.
- WeaknessBooking the next appointment before the last one has healed.
- Cannot standBeing asked what it will look like when I am old. It will look like a tattoo.
the leaks question
Are the yaminaamane leaks real?
Not in the sense the word implies. Nothing was taken from me. Every file circulating as yaminaamane leaks was published by me, to people who paid for it, then screen-recorded and reposted elsewhere. That is resale, and whoever is selling it had no hand in making any of it.
Then why does the phrase exist at all?
Aggregators generate a page for a creator name automatically, whether or not they hold a single file. A page existing proves somebody wrote a page. It does not prove there is anything behind it.
How old is the material in those folders?
Old by definition. A file has to be posted, bought, captured and redistributed before it reaches an aggregator, and that chain takes months. What is advertised as new has usually been re-encoded until it barely resembles the original.
Are the free folder sites safe?
No. Almost none of them host anything. You get a survey, a sign-up, or a download asking for permissions no image gallery needs. The gallery is the bait and your card details are the product.
Is some of it not even you?
A fair amount. Galleries get padded with anyone who looks broadly similar, so a real share of what circulates under my name is a different person entirely.
How do I tell a real page from a copy?
Everything I run is one click from this page. If it is not linked here it is not mine, no matter how convincing the layout is.
Do you sell through Telegram or Discord?
Never. No channel, no reseller, no payment through DMs. Anyone doing that in my name is not me.
What should I do if I find a repost?
Nothing is required of you. Report it if you want to. Above all do not pay for it, because paying is the only thing that keeps those sites running.
ink, honestly
How much does a full sleeve actually hurt?
Less than people expect in the outer arm, considerably more on the inner bicep and near the elbow ditch. The pain is not the hard part though. Sitting still for six hours is the hard part, and nobody warns you about that.
How do you choose an artist?
By healed photos, not fresh ones. Fresh work looks good universally. Healed work at two years is where you find out whether the linework was any good. Any artist worth booking will have healed shots and will be happy to show them.
What is the aftercare that actually matters?
Keep it clean, keep it out of the sun, and stop touching it. Most of the elaborate routines people sell are unnecessary. The two things that genuinely ruin a piece are sunlight and picking at it.
Do you regret any of them?
One placement, not one design. I would not remove it. A tattoo you have outgrown is still a record of who you were when you got it, which is most of the point.
What would you tell someone getting their first?
Go bigger than you think and pick a style before you pick an image. Small and cheap in a hidden spot is the most common thing people end up covering later.
Will they look bad when you are older?
They will look like old tattoos, which is what they are. This question always assumes it is a gotcha and it never is.
favourites
- Music
- Boy Harsher, Chelsea Wolfe, Have a Nice Life, Godspeed, Sunn O)))
- Films
- Ghost in the Shell, Perfect Blue, Under the Skin, Only Lovers Left Alive
- Games
- Bloodborne, Nier Automata, Death Stranding when I want to be alone
- Food
- Anything with too much chilli, cold noodles, black coffee
- Ink style
- Blackwork and fine line, heavy negative space, nothing crowded
- Scent
- Cedar, smoke, and green ink
a day in my life
I am slow in the mornings and I have stopped fighting it. Nothing before coffee, nothing important before noon, and no conversations at all in the first hour.
The middle of the day is the part nobody films. Editing, replying, planning, and a lot of sitting with reference images deciding whether a piece is finished or whether I am just tired of looking at it.
The good hours are late. Quieter light, better focus, and nobody messaging. I shoot then, stay up too long after, and pretend each week that this is the week I fix it.
ask me anything
Completely anonymous — no name, no email, nothing. I read all of them and answer the good ones here.