It is said that success holds the hand of people who believe in their dreams and know how to achieve them.
Aakash Chandani, the celebrated tattoo artist from the heartland of India is the man who makes it a truth.
He is a self-learned and self-made man who owns Skin Machine Tattoo Studio in a posh locality in Bhopal. Aakash Chandani has reached the pinnacle of success through a fair share of struggles and difficulties.
Aakash comes from a humble background; his journey of becoming a successful tattoo artist is awe-inspiring. Struggling to meet the ends it was his creative skills where he found solace and comfort.
He had fine creative skills from childhood itself. It was winning an art competition among 300 other participants at school that boosted his confidence and motivated him to excel and make a career in the creative line, but the future was still blur.
When he grew up he started to work as a temporary tattoo artist at the age of 18, his art was appreciated immensely wherever he went, and everyone suggested trying hand in permanent tattoo art.
Due to financial crunch instead of attending a full course, he attended a workshop from a renowned tattoo artist.
But after the workshop, there was no-one on whom he could try his hands on, so he did something unimaginable- he practiced on his own body. This shows his sheer passion and level of determination, and it started paying-off eventually.
Aakash Chandani now has clients not only from various parts of India but from off-shore as well.
From cricketers to celebrities, people especially approach him to get themselves inked. Each of his clients has a high level of satisfaction and words of appreciation for him.
His finesse in the art of inking has not only brought him fame but many accolades too.
He had won several prestigious awards starting from Best Color Realism tattoo in Pune Tattoo Festival in 2016 to Being the winner of the Ink Me Tattoo Festival Mumbai in 2019. His work is appreciated by many internationally proclaimed artists.
The man who has seen so much success and fame has never left his roots. He is still grounded and humble.
With intent to promote the art he is passionate about, this prominent tattoo artist not only trains many other young aspirants under his guidance but has also started Bhopal tattoo Festival in 2018.
The event has garnered lots of attention and appreciation, and artists from all over India participate in it. It is one of the most successful events for 2 consecutive years.
Aakash Chandani, the Ink man as he is fondly called, is a successful man today because he believed in his dream and worked day and night to achieve them. Each time he sets a new milestone for himself and after reaching there, the new one is decided.
This is how he is writing the endeavor to reach the top. The day is not far when he will be counted among one of the world’s top tattoo artists.