Darian Michels (2025 AVL Villain Arts Best In Show) is Co-Founder and Resident Artist of Asheville's premiere private tattoo studio, The Gilded Needle. Darian's work is nationally recognized, and he specializes in large scale color and black and grey realism tattoos.
Artist Styles - Anime, Black and Grey Realism, Color Realism, Cover Up, Illustrative
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