James Panes

“𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐩 𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐰𝐚 𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐤𝐨. 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐤𝐨 𝐲𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐚𝐰𝐚 𝐦𝐨.”

Those were the words my client told me before we started this piece.

Another Inkstories.

This is a HEALED SLEEVE TATTOO I did about a couple of years ago.
A first tattoo is never just about the artwork.
It’s about trust; trusting someone to permanently mark a part of your story on your skin.

This piece was designed around the idea of protection and peace.

A reminder that even when life becomes chaotic, there is always a part of us that protects the calm we fight so hard to keep.

For my client, this wasn’t just his first tattoo.

It became a symbol of strength…
and a personal reminder to guard his peace no matter what life throws his way.

Another story permanently written in ink.

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“𝐏𝐚𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐨 𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐧?”

Another Inkstories.

This Joker-inspired sleeve reflects the silent battles many people carry within. The phrase “Hear Me Out” etched into the piece represents a voice that has been ignored for too long.

Sometimes the world laughs at pain it never tries to understand.

The Joker symbolizes that breaking point, the moment when struggles, rejection, and chaos begin to reshape a person’s identity.

Behind the madness is a story.
Behind the smile is a scar.

This sleeve captures that fragile line between strength and collapse… between being heard and being forgotten.

Because sometimes all a person ever wanted was the chance to say:

“Hear me out.”

Another life story permanently written in ink.

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“𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐨, 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐨.”

Another Inkstories.
This sleeve I created years ago (HEALED UPPER PART) reflects the battles we carry through life. The dragon above represents the protector of the past yet fierce, watchful, and shaped by every struggle that came before.

Beneath it, a kingdom burns, symbolizing the moments where everything feels like it’s falling apart.

But strength is born in those exact moments.

The upper outer sleeve has now healed, revealing the full detail and depth of the piece. What started as a painful process slowly transforms into art that tells a story of survival.

Because sometimes the greatest victory is simply rising again.

More stories like this will be shared here soon.

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“𝐒𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐝, 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐢.”

Another Inkstories. This sleeve tells a tale of life’s betrayals, but more importantly, rising beyond them. Each detail symbolizes not just pain, but the strength found after. Life’s struggles turned into art, etched permanently in ink.

From past to present, I’ll be sharing more stories of overcoming right here.

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“𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐤 𝐤𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐠 𝐩𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐨, 𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐤𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚?”

Ito ang tanong ng client ko, at ang sagot ay isang disenyo na niyakap ang nakaraan. Yung dating cross tattoo, ginawang kalasag simbolo ng proteksyon sa bawat laban.

Ito ay isa sa mga kwento na gusto kong ibahagi. From now on, I’ll keep sharing these pieces, each one a bridge between past and future.

Do you have an existing tattoo you’d like to breathe new life into? Let’s reimagine it and integrate it into a larger, cohesive design, just like we did here. Together, we’ll build a sleeve that honors your past and empowers your future.

From now on, I’ll be sharing these layered stories here! Each piece a symbol, each chapter a step forward.

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“𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐚𝐤𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐠-𝐮𝐰𝐢 𝐤𝐨 𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬 🇵🇭 , 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐨 𝐤𝐨 𝐬𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐢.”

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐈 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨!

HEALED OUTER PART

Custom Black & Grey Sleeve a seafarer’s odyssey, brought to life in 5 sessions. Inspired by the vast ocean, the storm, and a dragon guarding the depths. Every line a wave, every shadow a wind, this is more than ink; it’s a journey.

From tonight onward, I’ll be consistently sharing my past and recent works here on this page. This is where you’ll see the journey, the process, and the progression.

If you’re planning a full sleeve or a large-scale custom concept, let’s build it properly.

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𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐌 𝐔𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐇𝐀 𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐕𝐄 🩸
Samurai-inspired concept | Black & Grey with Red Accents

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨!

A fully custom concept built around strength, sacrifice, and discipline. From the armor details down to the symbolic lower panel, every section was carefully composed to flow naturally with the arm’s anatomy.

Looking back at works like this reminds me how much I’ve evolved, but the foundation has always been the same: structure, contrast, and storytelling through skin.

From this day onwards, I’ll be consistently sharing my past and recent works here on this page. This is where you’ll see the journey, the process, and the progression.

If you’re planning a full sleeve or a large-scale custom concept, let’s build it properly.

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A stunning Healed black and grey masterpiece that tells a unique story about Seven Deadly Sins. 2 out of 7: Gluttony & Sloth.

Artist: James Mathew Panes 📩

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“Our bodies were printed as blank pages to be filled with the ink of hearts”

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Zeus tattoo, full custom made for my client.

Artist: James Mathew Panes

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