Best tattoo artist recommendations on Reddit

"Is great with realistic pet tattoos"

"Me!"

"Black artist out here doing it for the community in Portland"

"I just had a good experience with"

"I've had a few tattoos since this thread began and I still agree, love spell or 7th street are both great choices in little rock proper."

"Someone at Lovespell would probably kill this style"

"The owner of Amulet Tattoo in St. Pete."

"It used to be Chelsea Rhea and she cultivated a pretty talented staff."

"Check out Black Moon Tattoo!"

"Check out Millie at Black Moon Tattoo!"

"Paige Montgomery at zen ink."

"Holly McClintock at Zen Ink is amazing."

"Andy over at Oak & Iron did a phenomenal job rescuing this tattoo."

"I recommend anyone at Oak and Iron."

"Anita at Sage!"

"They have a bunch of tattoo artists and could probably recommend the best person for this."

"Stephi Lee at Divination is an awesome artist. Super respectful, always makes sure I'm comfortable."

"Wyntre at Divination on Jonestown road is amazing."

"Darkwave or Oak and Iron!"

"Dark wave might be right up your alley style wise."

"Check out his instagram he does a lot of that kind of work."

"He works at Tampa Tattoo Lounge."

"I got a big cover up excellently done."

"On River Rd and Silver Lane"

"Do b&w pet portraits"

"Does these and his work is stunning"

"Two I absolutely love. 1. Sleight of hand"

"I've gotten both full sleeves with a fair amount of cover-up at Butchs in Blue Springs"

"Jeff at Revelation loves to do cover ups."

"He's great with color."

"She's great , works at three links tattoo"

"Has an illustrative style and experience doing anime inspired tattoos."

"I’d recommend reaching out to Erin!"

"She's excellent with florals and very kind."

"Check out Amanda Walz (jipsyrose on Instagram) or Ryan Walz (Apollo tattoo on Instagram)."

"I recently had one done by Kristin (bellababe.beauty on insta) - she was fantastic."

"Tattoos"

"You can follow Knoxvilletattoos on Instagram they highlight artists all around the area."

"She’s does good work maybe check out Jamie Christ as well."

"His Instagram"

"Has some amazing artist; Scott, Rod, Jen, Jeremy"

"Jess @ Gypsy Cat"

"I would definitely recommend Emm Holmes at Electric Mayhem."

"Her art is amazing!"

"Work is stunning."

"The best in the city bar-none."

"You want a fineline tattoo."

"I suggest following convention pages."

"Wendi Ramirez at Dovetail does exceptional pet portrait work."

"Blake Chambers @ Moms or checkout Rose & Crown Tattoos."

"Jorge luis at atomic tattoo"

"Annie Mess at 444 Tattoo - HIGHLY recommend!"

"Stephanie at Lucid Tattoo in Midvale. This is her bread and butter."

"Zane Collins/ Wormwood Tattoo. Look up his Instagram, his work, especially with landscapes and nature are amazing."

"Katherine at Tattoo By Design would do a great job."

"Kassandra McCall at wild rose!"

"Chalky at Graphic Addiction does great black and white tattoos."

"Sarah Cooper at Burn the Boat in Meridian."

"David from crimson fox on overland and five mile."

"Matt helmer or Matt Norris at oddity."

"Jose at Liberty Tattoo Club."

"Love struck in Annapolis."

"Orange Tattoo Company in Annapolis."

"Frankie Baker at Oxblood Ink in Severna Park."

"My artist is Thai! Rum thai tattoo. She's a small artist operating out of her home."

"Might want to look for alex at oak & iron."

"Nicole at Surly Goat - she did a cover up for me."

"I had a tattoo done by Cass Wilson who works at FireFly in Noblesville."

"Danica Casey is incredible! I think she’s as Bee the Change currently."

"She is phenomenal, very sweet, patient and this is so her!! 🥰"

"Check out aaronwalkertattoos.com"

"They’ve always been super non judgmental."

"Dude is awesome."

"Purple Heart does great work in Knoxville."

"In Uptown"

"Alicia or Ivan at Stupid Love Tattoo in Fredericton"

"I’d recommend Ryan at Spitfire."

"Ben and Dustin do excellent work."

"Has a bunch of wonderful artists!"

"I think she is shirleypettigrewtattoos on Instagram."

"His work looks a lot like this, very intricate details."

"I'd recommend checking out heart tattoo."

"He’s AMAZING at just about all styles."

"Does a lot of black/Grey work."

"She did an excellent job."

"Lots of colorful work."

"In south city stl."

"Near south county shopping center."

"We recently got tattoos from him."

"In Maryville is awesome!!"

"Great work. Very professional."

"Is probably the best black and grey artist in TN."

"Is really good and dale at mythical markings are the best two in town."

"Did several for me and he's very reasonably priced."

"Does great like folky traditional flowers."

"Check out Evan Davis with Black 13."

"He is the man for this."

"His floral watercolors are beautiful."

"Check out red nimbus."

"His specialty is flowers 🌸."

"She does some floral work similar to this."

"On Bethel."

"Dwayne a.k.a. Tut @ Trendsetters in Mississauga"

"Kaymie seven is great, my partner goes to her."

"Gillian Turner Ink is the absolute best for this!"

"Kait Deitz in St. Aug. Electric Chair tattoo."

"Anthony at hot rod inkin in ocean gate."

"Electric Tattoo in Asbury Park."

"Jessie Zabos at Artshark."

"Check out Mama Tried Studio on Instagram."

"The folks at LevelUp do a lot of fandom tattoos."

"Wes at Acme or Ryan at Spitfire."

"LT Woods at Tattoo the Lou does some amazing color portraits."

"Crimson Breed, Steven is really good."

"Viktor at Soul Survivors"

"The longest running tattooist is at Jon Reiter at solid state on KK."

"Sky at Red Rebbit is amazing! I recommend her to everyone who will listen."

"Siobhan at Waterbear did great work for me."

"Shane McCarthy at ghosttypetattoo does good anime tattoos."

"I recently got a fine line floral tattoo from Ryan Pratt in Hendersonville."

"Ryan at Spitfire tattoo does all of mine and my wife's work."

"One of my favourite black line tattooers in Knoxville is Lavender at Riverside."

"If you can get into Pastel Devil (appointment only) they have the best tattoos in town hands down IMO."

"Nicky Toews! I believe she’s working out of Rite of Passage now!"

"Nick Peirce at Diamond State Tattoo in Sherwood"

"Tai with Nashville Alchemy may be up your boat."

"I used Amber Moses. Her line work is impressive."

"I’ve been seeing Molly at Magnolia for my coverup."

"I highly highly recommend Matt Grosso at Ink & Iron Studios in Richmond."

"Luke at Linden Street Tattoo! He’s @lukeytattoos on IG"

"Lil Dave at peep show in oromocto does realism well."

"Lauren @ empire tattoo is super sweet— DM her on insta to chat about what you’re looking for!"

"Check out Kelson at Terrarium!"

"Kaur Daljeet at Mama Tried did an amazing black work quarter sleeve for me!!"

"I wanted a traditional heart, and went with Karen Bronzino at Drawing Board on Haywood and LOVED her."

"Jess Hacker at Crystal Moon. She’s awesome to work with and has done a fantastic job on my fine line tattoos."

"Jenna falk tattoo is amazing. Especially if you want watercolour!"

"Jade Soropia. Used to be at Hon Tattoo in the GTA."

"Issac Ortiz at Knoxville tattoo co did my very large scar coverup and did an amazing job."

"Dave Nazgul at Iron Throne Tattoo sounds exactly like what you are looking for."

"Haley Klassen hkink she is at Tantrix, beautiful black work."

"Haley at Honey Bee Tattoo!"

"Dr viper at hagglers corner is absolutely awesome."

"Sadie at Gratitude Tattoo in Goodlettsville is amazing!"

"Wade Shaw at Golden Cicada or if you're willing to have a lot of artist freedom, Dave Nazgul at Iron Throne."

"Gary Oliveira Kitchener Tattoo."

"Lindsay at Fates and Fury is an apprentice so is very reasonably priced."

"Emily Drayer, she's at tenacity tattoo now."

"Go see Jon Griffin at Elite Tattoo."

"Emma Holmes or Ed Rook at Electric Mayhem both kill it at pet portrait’s!"

"Berlin Tattoo in DTK is the best shop to go to for anything."

"Dayne Silveira at Drop The Ink in Toronto."

"Julio @ Cornerstone Tattoo is the only artist I've worked with locally that was able to work around my fragile skin issues."

"Chelsea at Purple Heart. Extremely sweet and does good work."

"Cassidy England at Dolly Dagger Tattoo!! She can do anything and is amazing with color."

"Carl at Taunton Tattoo Company in Oshawa does great fine line and realism."

"I can highly recommend Candace Reid of Candace Reid Tattoo."

"We got some small lettering done by Cam at Sage Tattoo on Carling. He did a fantastic job."

"CJ Bond - Bond Street Tattoos Hamilton."

"Brian from Tora Tattoo in Waterloo has exceptional line work."

"Scott Hart at Brass & Bone."

"Delaney at Bed of Roses"

"Ashley at Natural Canvas Tattoo in downtown Marshall."

"Chris Bell @ Ambition on Broadway just did a piece with a skeleton on my arm and it looks amazing."

"I see Alex Blackwell at Greenhouse and I can’t recommend him enough."

"Pepper at 13 Arrrows."

"Paige Jean at Paige Jean Tattoos does grey scale, highly detailed work, that looks soft and detailed on the skin."

"Harley Zeke at Ecletic does awesome work with color."

"Diana at LES is a Latina artist who specializes in b/g, Chicano, and does tons of dia de los muertos tattoos."

"I've been super impressed with all my work from Jason Moore at Area 51 in Springfield."

"Lani.tattoo! She does amazing realism work if you wanna go that angle."

"Gonzi at Born Weird. Best letters in town."

"Jonny comely at Boise tattoo he’s known for his amazing lettering !!"

"I would also recommend Jason Keene at Mockingbird."

"Try loose screw.jen bean is the goat."

"Try Kayne at Port 13."

"Stay humble in Baltimore."

"I can't recommend Lucky Bird enough."

"Big City Body Art in Laurel."

"Mine was done at Black Magic Tattoo by Rachel."

"Nick at Farewell Bend."

"Jeff Thompson or Scott Berg at Dreamstate are epic at coverups."

"Seth Rowan’s at Bend Tattoo Co coverup work was amazing."

"Those dudes at Farewell are known for thick traditional style."

"John Fitzgerald in Lynwood. Highmark Tattoo is his shop."

"Freddy at Black Flower Tattoo on Aurora in Edmonds/Lynnwood."

"Check out GomezMaddams they're black artist in PDX."

"You should check out the artists at gold cathedral."

"Devan Sisemore, Surreal Tattoo."

"I had a really good experience with PJ Eagle, he's now at Black Label."

"Virtue Tattoo, specifically Theo."

"Kevin Dooher at Tombstone Tattoo does unreal work!"

"Gatineau located : Gypsy art house."

"Black Forest tattoo in Manotick is an amazing all women run shop."

"Right across the street is an amazing shop called Studio 605. Ask for Blair, Kim or Brian"

"Chris at Blackwood Ink USA. Only one I trust for tattoos."

"Annie at mythical wizard does great tattoos!"

"Morgan at Fountain Square Tattoo does work like this"

"Kym Tongate at Infamous"

"Big Lew's Tattoos Bloomington, 116 S Grant St, right behind the Venue."

"I loved my experience at Liquid Dragon."

"I think the artists at Slouch in Weaverville are great."

"I got all of my tattoos at Lucky Bella in Maumelle and probably won't go anywhere else"

"Love Spell Tattoo on Markham just past Pizza D Action is where I would go."

"I really recommend aaronwalkertattoos on Instagram. He does water color tattoos and loves color."

"La Manigance on Spadina in Toronto has a few artists that do amazing fine line work."

"Mor Tattoo in Oshawa."

"Maddock Ink - Bracebridge."

"Drew’s Tattoo shop in London he does awesome dot work shading."

"My wife got some work done by Mr.Koo in Toronto."

"Classycoop in Kensington does great realism."

"@mrkootattoo is unreal."

"Golden iron on Spadina is pretty good."

"Elyse is in Port Hope."

"Scott Miller - Oromocto. Unreal work."

"Brian Krahn is elite"

"Taylor.black.tattoos on IG! He’s great with the black and gray style and floral work."

"Go see Joel Conroy at True North, he's amazing."

"I love jade at wunderland and Megan at oasis."

"Megan at oasis!!! She’s amazing, and is so sweet."

"Jenny at Mr Blue Sky in Egg Harbor Twp."

"Done by Dan Craft at DNA Tattooing. It’s perfect."

"I've gotten all five of mine from Darcy at Jays and Arrows."

"Mark at flashpoint tattoo in Rutland beside save on, I can't recommend him enough."

"Go see Kristen Boyko! She is just recently moved from jays and arrows to Boneyard tattoo!"

"Inked Angels on Baron rd. You won’t find a better shop of versatile artists."

"Check out the Inkroom. A bunch of different artists and some really great staff."

"I’ve gotten all of mine from Macwidow, she’s incredible!!"

"For black and grey go see the owner of Pharaoh Tattoo. Warren."

"Jeremy Papove is AMAZING with black and linework."

"If youre into the whole american traditional style, Haven Tattoo in Rutland is definitely your place."

"Check it out!"

"Relegation in nanaimo, multiple awesome artists, love meg."

"Jeff tam. Monkey king tattoo in Vancouver is elite of the elite for this style."

"Stacy at Treasure Tattoo."

"I recommend Kailee Winterburn alllllll day long."

"I recently got a watercolor tattoo by Paul at Old School and it is beautiful."

"She's incredible. Specialises in native birds and botanicals."

"Can HIGHLY recommend Veronica at Agency Tattoo in Dunedin."

"Omar is a stud. So is Billy Rath."

"Jade or Junior at Highline Tatoo!"

"She’s the best! Very gentle with a great style."

"Books are currently closed, but it sounds like she might be exactly what you're looking for"

"Check out her studio with two apprentices in Manotick."

"Jasmine (moxietattoos) at Common Difference specializes in pet photo realism."

"Austin Taylor Tattoo in Killeen (yes I know). He used to be at all saints on 6th."