Tattoos are just one of many ways to express one’s individuality. While some people go with a little tattoo, others go all out, decorating entire body parts.

Tristan Weigelt, a 26-year-old tattoo apprentice covered in extreme body art, made headlines after showing what he looked like prior to using his body as a canvas.

Weigelt’s journey to covering 95 percent of his body in tattoos began when he was 20.

β€œBut funnily enough I still feel exactly the same as before on the inside.”