Alex Roze — Tattoo Artist & AI Builder | Kelowna & Vancouver BC

Featured Tattoo Work

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  Cyberpunk Girl

  Style: Anime & Cyberpunk | Placement: sleeve

  Detailed cyberpunk character on upper arm — anime girl with mechanical hand, ID badge, and futuristic tech elements. Red accents and Japanese-inspired typography throughout.

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  Horror Portrait Sleeve

  Style: Traditional | Placement: sleeve

  Full-color traditional sleeve with horror theme. Features a detailed Dracula portrait against rich red backgrounds with snake and ornamental crown elements.

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  Botanical Chest Piece

  Style: Black & Grey Realism | Placement: chest

  Symmetrical chest piece combining large-scale peony realism with delicate ornamental mandala work. Butterflies bridge the organic and geometric elements across the full chest.

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  Cyberpunk Warrior

  Style: Anime & Cyberpunk | Placement: forearm

  High-contrast anime warrior portrait in red and black. Dynamic composition with stars, arrows, and mechanical elements surrounding an intense character study.

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  Gamer Ramen

  Style: Anime & Cyberpunk | Placement: leg

  Bold anime-style piece blending gamer culture with Japanese food art. PlayStation controller submerged in a detailed ramen bowl, framed by red neo-tribal flames.

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  Underwater Temple Sleeve

  Style: Black & Grey Realism | Placement: sleeve

  Full black and grey realism sleeve flowing from forearm to hand. Features an underwater temple scene with sea turtle, coral reef, and birds in flight — layered storytelling through continuous composition.

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About Alex Roze

Alex Roze is an award-winning tattoo artist with 15+ years of international experience, specializing in Black & Grey Realism, Anime & Cyberpunk, and Neo-Traditional tattoos. Based at Rocky Mountain Tattoo in Kelowna and Vancouver BC, Canada. Alex also builds AI systems and publishes free resources for tattoo artists learning to work with AI.

Contact: hello@alexroze.com