Born in Hidalgo, Estado de Mexico, Alan Padilla moved to the United States to join his dad and his sister in the City of Commerce, California. Alan started drawing when he was a young man. He acquired his talent from his mom who was a painter and his dad who worked as an architect. Alan was encouraged by one of his neighbors to start tattooing. His neighbor helped him purchase a tattoo machine and Alan started tattooing in his neighborhood. He soon started working at various tattoo shops and perfected his craft. Alan's success was built with hard work and practice. Now, Alan's tattoo art is some of the best from Cali and he has many collectors stopping at his shop to get tattooed. Alan's shop, Ink Addicts, is located in San Pedro, California. The shop is fixed up like a gallery with artwork from artists known worldwide. When Alan is not tattooing or painting on canvas, he draws on seashells. Alan learned to use the seashell's contours, pits, spikes and lines to bring his drawings to life and give them a three-dimensional effect.
To see more of Alan Padilla's Tattoo work and other masterpieces, visit www.myspace.com/inkaddictsta2.