{"id":9782,"date":"2026-01-20T08:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vytautastattoo.com\/?page_id=9782"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:17:40","slug":"apie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vytautastattoo.com\/lt\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the artist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ABOUT THE ARTIST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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I design tattoos the way they’re meant to live<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>
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On the body, over time. Not for the photo \u2014 for the years after it.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Vytautas Stankevi\u010dius<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Tattoo Artist & Designer \u00b7 Creator of the Healed First\u00ae standard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>

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BASED IN<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Kaunas, Europe<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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EXPERIENCE<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

12+ years<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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EDUCATION<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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BACKGROUND<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Built beyond tattooing<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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I studied Fine Art in the UK, where structure, composition, and long-term visual thinking were not optional \u2014 they were the baseline.<\/p>\n

Before tattooing became my primary medium, I trained to think as a designer first: how images live, age, and interact with surfaces over time.<\/p>\n

Over the years, working with clients across different countries and cultures exposed a simple truth: most tattoos are judged far too early \u2014 and too few are designed for the body that carries them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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This is why many tattoos fail quietly \u2014 years after they were praised.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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I learned to look later. Months later. Years later. That perspective changed how I work.<\/p>\n

I don’t evaluate tattoos by fresh photos. I look at them months and years later. I don’t design for the moment. I design for the body and for time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t

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A tattoo that doesn’t age well was never designed properly<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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HEALED FIRST\u00ae STANDARTAS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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What guides every project<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Healed First\u00ae is a tattooing method focused on how tattoos heal, age, and remain readable over time \u2014 not just how they look fresh.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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HEALING BEHAVIOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Skin response and low-trauma execution. The technique is shaped around how your skin will process the work \u2014 not just how the needle delivers it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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READABILITY OVER TIME<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Contrast, spacing, and line weight decisions made for years from now. Every element is placed with aging in mind \u2014 not just the fresh result.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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STRUCTURAL CLARITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Composition designed to age on the body. The design works with your anatomy, movement, and how the piece will settle over time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t

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Susipa\u017einkite su visu \u201eHealed First\u00ae\u201c standartu \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

Kod\u0117l egzistuoja Healed First \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t

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HOW I WORK WITH CLIENTS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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From idea to i\u0161gydytas<\/em> tattoo<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Konsultacija<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

We discuss your idea, placement, and what matters to you. Online or in-studio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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Projektavimo planavimas<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

I shape the design around your body, skin, and long-term readability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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Execution<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

Low-trauma technique in a private studio. Precision over speed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t

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I\u0161taisyta dokumentacija<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

The work is documented healed \u2014 because that’s when it truly matters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t

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IF THIS RESONATES<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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This is project-based, appointment-only work<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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If you care how a tattoo will age, be worn and move with you \u2014 not only how it looks fresh \u2014 then we will likely work well together.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Most tattoos are judged too early. My work is designed to be understood years later.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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