cloud

Here's a little illustration I did for an ad in Whatzup magazine.

johnny & june

Here are the first 2 sessions of a cover-up tattoo featuring Johnny Cash and June Carter-Cash. This is ready for color. Pics of the final product coming soon!

UPDATE: This tattoo is one step closer to finished. One more session for touch-up and to tighten up a few areas.

rose tattoo

Here is a rose tattoo I did on my mother-in-law.

NERDS!! ( louis skolnik tattoo )

Illustration of Louis Skolnik from the film "Revenge of the Nerds." I built this tattoo on my friend Joe at the Phunk-N-Ink tattoo convention in Fort Wayne, IN.

green d20

Here's a 20-sided die I built on Joey Hashbrowns. I love doing these.

boss tattoo

Here is a tattoo I built on my friend Lexie (Maude.) She wanted a version of Dr. Frankenfurter's tattoo from Rocky Horror Picture Show. I came up with this and she loves it. The boss is always watching...

roses and flowers sleeve tattoo

Here is a sample from a sleeve I built on John.

shark tattoo

Here are some shark tattoos I built from some slightly modified Sailor Jerry flash. This old stuff is some of my favorite designs to do. I have 2 photos one for placement and one for detail. Hope you enjoy it.

flower cover-up tattoo

Here we have a cover-up tattoo I did on a client one of my regular clients referred me to. It's great to be able to take something that is a disappointment to someone and make something they're proud of.

son tattoo

stay thirsty, my friends

cherry blossom branch tattoo

The lettering at the bottom of the branch was an existing tattoo not done by me.

2011 a new chapter in my life

Well as of January 1st, 2011 I am no longer working for any tattoo shop other than one I personally own and operate. With that being said, I am pleased to announce the opening of Pigment & Pixels Tattoo and Design on Feb 1, 2011. This shop is artist owned and operated. Right out of the gate we have one of the finest crews NE Indiana has to offer.
Pigment & Pixels is:
Cortney "Fett" Fettinger- owner, tattooer, print and web designer
Shane Yoder- owner, amazing tattooer www.inkkstain.com
Jacob Sigg- body piercer, gopher and phone answerer www.unpopularbird.com
April Fettinger- graphic designer and photographer www.ladyfett.com

We are located at 916 W coliseum Blvd in fort Wayne, IN. For more information explore www.tattoofortwayne.com. I will leave a phone number once we have a phone system set up and working.

lady gaga tattoo

Here's a Lady Gaga tattoo I did on Brittany. I really enjoy doing this style of portraits. Email me if you are interested in getting one.

teen wolf tattoo

What else can I say except Teen Wolf is where it's at. Thanks Brock for letting me do this on you.

human centipede tattoo

Here's a tattoo that was a joy to do. If you have ever seen the movie Human Centipede there is no explanation necessary. If you haven't Google it.

gary gygax tattoo ( futurama)

This tattoo killed 3 birds with one stone. Jacob wanted a tattoo of Gary Gygax (creator of Dungeons and Dragons,) a d20 and a Futurama tattoo. Well since Gary Gygax has made guest appearances on Futurama we were able to combine all three things into this bad boy.

beholder tattoo 2 ( futurama )

Here is another beholder tattoo. This one is from the tv show Futurama.

cheshire cat tattoo

Here's a tattoo I did on Rachel of the Cheshire Cat from Disney's animated Alice in Wonderland movie.

flamingo tattoo

Here's a flamingo tattoo I did on my wife. Her mom loves flamingos. It is 2 days old and is still in the healing process at the time I took this photo.

leslie hall

Here is a small illustration I did of the internet sensation and gem sweater extraordinaire Leslie Hall. I attended her concert at the Brass Rail here in Ft. Wayne on Sept. 11 2010. After the show I met Leslie and gave this to her in person. I think she may have been just as excited as I as was.

did you drop this? tattoo 2

As promised another one of these. This one on Jacob the piercer at Pigment & Pixels Tattoo and Design. Stay tuned, more to come!

did you drop this? tattoo

Check out this gem I made on Shane Yoder. More of these to come. As soon as the other guys at the shop saw this, they wanted one too!

dr. manhattan

Here's a watercolor & ink illustration I did entitled "But it's too late, always has been, always will be too late: Dr. Manhattan." This is my favorite one of these that I have done thus far. Prints available in the near future.

beard tattoo

Here is a tattoo of a beard I built on autumn. She is a huge beard fan. I stole this picture of her enjoying her tattoo from her facebook.

small cherry blossom tattoo

Here are some cherry blossoms I did for a regular client. This piece is about 3 inches tall in total. Sweet little tattoo.