from the source
Chasing the story behind the tattoo.
Custom large-scale irezumi. Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Ongoing ukiyo-e woodblock study.
Four facts. Credentials before craft.
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Training
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Croquis, drawing, and painting. The foundation is craft, not trend.
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Source study
Ongoing ukiyo-e woodblock study. Adam reads the source material directly, not the Instagram version of it.
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Reach
14,865 verified followers on Instagram. Contemporary irezumi in a feed dominated by flash and noise.
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Experience
Tattooing since 2016. Resident at Dropout Copenhagen, one of the most respected traditional studios in Scandinavia.
Healed single-motif work. Years after the last session.
three motifs, three stories
The symbolism layer is where the meaning lives.
Peony. Botan. The king of flowers in classical Japanese imagery. Worn alongside warriors in Edo woodblocks. Not loud, but heavy. People feel its weight before they know its name.
“Most people choose a design. Adam's clients choose a story.”
Koi. The fish that swims up the waterfall and becomes a dragon. A motif for someone who has earned, or is in the middle of earning, the transformation. Not decorative. A statement about the climb.
Hannya. A woman consumed by jealousy and grief, now a vengeful spirit. The horns and fangs mask sorrow. Worn as a warning to oneself, never a threat to others. Rooted, never theatrical.
How an application becomes a piece.
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Comment a motif on Instagram.
Comment the motif name on any relevant post, or use the form below. Both routes work. Adam reads both.
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Receive the symbolism guide.
Adam sends you the symbolism breakdown for your motif. Origin, meaning, placement logic. The full guide covers lotus, nami, and momiji.
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Apply with your project.
Fill out the application form below. The more context you give about motif, story, and body, the faster Adam can evaluate fit.
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Adam reviews personally.
No assistant. No auto-reply. Every application is read by Adam within forty-eight to seventy-two hours.
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Calendar and deposit.
If the project is a fit, you receive a date. A one-thousand DKK deposit per non-consecutive session secures the slot.
Pricing is presented without apology.
Single-motif projects sit at the lower bound of the price ledger. The numbers below are direct. No softening.
- Denmark day session, six hours
- 7,000 DKK
- Denmark weekend day
- 8,000 DKK
- Denmark hourly rate
- 1,250 DKK
- Abroad day session
- 7,500 to 8,000 DKK
Deposit. One thousand DKK per non-consecutive session. Non-refundable. Transfers and is deducted at the last session. Multi-day block, three consecutive days, three thousand DKK.
Or if the project is bigger
Considering a bodysuit project instead?
Bodysuit projects start with a sixty to ninety minute consultation call. Twelve to thirty-six months of multi-session work. A different conversation altogether.
international reach
Clients fly in for motif projects.
Collectors arrive in Copenhagen from across Europe, the Nordics, North America, and Japan for single-motif sessions and multi-session work with Adam.
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· Adam Vecht
“First, because I'm chasing the story and meaning behind the tattoo. Often there is one, even though the client might not be aware of it. Second, because my style is more rooted and therefore closer to traditional Japanese tattoos. I work from the core principles, and bend the rules without breaking them, and still enough to put my twist on the motives.”
· Adam Vecht
Apply with your project.
Adam reads everything personally. Strict filter. Custom large-scale work only. No copies, no colour realism, no portraits.