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About

Steve Butcher
Steve’s work is characteristically influenced by Pop Culture; ranging from portraits of legendary sporting icons, musicians and movie stars to portraits of loved ones, comic book characters, animals and much more.
Steve specializes in a style of tattooing known as hyper-realism; a category of tattoo art characterized by the depiction of real life and photo-realism. As a result of his popular style of tattooing, Steve’s work has been featured on ESPN, CBS, CBC, USA Today, Bleacher Report, VICE, and the NBA.
Though originally from Auckland, New Zealand, Steve is now based in Southern California and often times travelling as a guest artist to the East Coast and Conventions across the United States.
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