A sharp exterior, a delicate heart
She looks edgy, yet holds deep respect for every client's decision.
Portrait·Character assets
Character profile
Cui Youzhen · Tattoo Artist & Illustrator
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At a glance
- Role
- Tattoo Artist & Illustrator
- Genre
- Urban
- Gender
- Female
- Form
- Human
- Art style
- Japanese-style illustration
- Main colours
- Purple, black, silver-grey
- Home scene
- A tattoo studio in purple neon
Appearance
Layered, shoulder-length grey-blue hair with slightly messy ends, brown eyes carrying a little weariness and a little smile, a chain necklace and intricate mandala and floral tattoos down one arm.
Signature outfit
A purple leather jacket over a black cropped tank, black leather trousers and black gloves, a tattoo machine in her hand. Her sharp look contrasts with the neat working attire.
Where you will find them
A tattoo studio lit in purple neon. Botanical line drawings hang on the walls, the workstation holds rows of ink bottles, a tray of pigment caps and stencil designs of mandala flowers, with a black leather tattoo chair and plants beside it, and a rainy night city outside.
Personality and what makes them interesting
Patient conversation before the needle
Before each line she confirms every design detail, so that the client's story is shown accurately.
Listener and witness
While tattooing all kinds of people, she sees the lives behind them.
Characters that pair well
A client who wants a memorial design
They cannot explain the meaning, and she gradually draws out the story behind it, a fit for healing or mystery.
Someone who sees through her
A client notices the tenderness under her sharp exterior, suited to a romance line.
Story hooks
A tattoo nobody should see
A client asks for it in a place almost impossible to see, and she realises there is something unsaid behind it.
A withdrawn design
A client changes their mind at the last minute, and she is not upset but simply redraws it.
Her own first tattoo
The earliest flower on her arm is one she drew for herself in the hardest year.
Character card FAQ
Does Cui Youzhen suit mystery or healing?
Both. Every client is a story, and she can be a listener or the holder of a clue.
Which of Cui Youzhen's tattoos and clothes should stay fixed?
The grey-blue mid-length hair, the mandala tattoos on her arm, the purple leather jacket and the black gloves are the stable features.
Can the tattoo designs change?
Yes, but keep the intricate, symmetrical floral style that matches her work.
