ABOUT ME
Jaris Kapcevičius – micro-realism and Japanese tattoo artist from Kaunas, Lithuania
I have always known that art and creativity would be part of my life. I was the kid who filled the margins of every notebook and drew late into the night.
Tattooing let me push my limits, enjoy what I do and share art with people. My goal is to turn your idea into a tattoo that brings you nothing but good emotions.
5.0 ★
300+ Google reviews
1st place
Villain Arts convention, Denver, 2022
Judge
Long Live Tattoo Festival, USA, 2024
Since 2020
based in Lithuania, guest spots abroad
How the Jaris Ink story began
Art has been with me since childhood: I started art school in second grade. It went well, so after secondary school I chose to study graphic design at the art academy in Kaunas.
The drawing that could not be erased
Twice a year the academy held reviews – exams. One task was to make five hyperrealistic drawings, as close to a photograph as possible. After the review, already at home, I was asked to come back to the academy. When I arrived, I saw that one of my drawings looked strange.
“Jaris, can you explain this?” the lecturer asked and started rubbing my drawing with an eraser. I was shocked. “Why doesn’t the graphite come off?” – “Because I used fixative,” I answered. I had sprayed it so the drawing would not smudge. “Can you prove it?”
For half an hour I explained and proved my process – luckily, I had photographed every stage. The lecturers thought it was a print I had only drawn over. At first I was angry, but in the end it became a great story and an even bigger compliment.
Hyperrealistic pencil portraits – Salvador Dalí, a woman with a ring and a tattooed pope.
The road to becoming a tattoo artist
I first came across tattoos at fifteen. My best friend and I decided to tattoo ourselves using the stick-and-poke method. That lit a spark, and for the first time I thought I would like to become a tattoo artist. Since then, tattoos have been part of my life.
A tattoo artist’s work today
Today I travel the world, guest-spot in different tattoo studios, meet wonderful people and have the freedom to create. Still, my base is Kaunas – this is where the Jaris Ink studio was born.
Tattooing is a never-ending journey of learning. The styles closest to me are realism – especially micro-realism – and the Japanese style. When I see my clients smile and get messages about their tattoos, I feel I am living a full life.
EXPERIENCE AND RECOGNITION
Awards and judging
In 2022 I won first place at the Villain Arts tattoo convention in Denver, Colorado (USA). In April 2024 I spent a whole weekend as a judge at the Long Live Tattoo Festival in Black Hawk, Colorado (USA). I have also tattooed at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (South Dakota, USA, 2023) – one of the largest motorcycle rallies in the world – and taken part in the Łódź Tattoo Konwent in Poland.
My work has been featured in Inked, Tattoo Life, Il Tatuaggio and inkppl magazines.
Between conventions I regularly guest-spot in studios across Europe and the USA, and bring that experience back to my studio in Kaunas.
Jaris Ink booth and first-place trophies at a tattoo convention.
Let’s meet
You are welcome to visit the Jaris Ink studio in Kaunas, Lithuania – or catch me on a guest spot abroad (dates on Instagram). Send me your idea – we will bring it to life together.
JARIS INK TATTOO
Home studio: A. Juozapavičiaus pr. 112, Kaunas, Lithuania
Mon–Sun 9:00–21:00, by appointment only
Guest spots abroad – dates on Instagram