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Portrait tattoos

A portrait has one job: look like who it's supposed to be. That comes down to the reference photo and the hands you put it in.

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Black and grey portrait of a woman with teal eyes and her hand at her lips, wrapped in glowing teal ribbons, on the arm.
Teal-eyed portrait, by Joey Malia

Joey Malia does black and grey realism portraits with smooth, photographic tone. Tommy Solace does portraits in black and grey or color, pets included. Sarah Jane Zow does stylized neo-traditional portraits with ornamental frames and flowers.

Getting it right

  • Start with your sharpest photo. Good light, in focus, face filling the frame. Group shots and tiny crops lose detail.
  • Size it for the face. Eyes and features need room to read. Your artist will suggest a size.
  • Pick the style. Photo realism, color, or neo-traditional are three very different results.
Portfolio

Portraits

18 pieces, each credited to whoever tattooed it.

Black and grey angel with a halo kneeling on a staircase of light, on the arm.
Angel on the stairs, by Joey Malia
Black and grey Jesus with a crown of thorns and red drops of blood, on the calf.
Crown of thorns, black and grey, by Tommy Solace
Color realism Day of the Dead portrait: a sugar skull face under a hat of pink roses, on the forearm.
Day of the Dead portrait, full color, by Tommy Solace
Color realism gray cat with jade eyes among white flowers and leaves, on the shoulder.
Gray cat portrait in color, by Tommy Solace
Black and grey Medusa with golden eyes and a crown of snakes, on the shoulder blade.
Medusa with golden eyes, by Tommy Solace
Black and grey Our Lady of Guadalupe with roses at her feet, on the forearm.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, by Tommy Solace
Black and grey praying Virgin Mary with a red rosary and lilies, on the forearm.
Praying Mary with a red rosary, by Tommy Solace
Black and grey sea god with a scallop shell crown, octopus suckers in his beard and scales on his cheek, on the inner arm.
Sea god portrait in black and grey, by Sarah Jane Zow
Black and grey portrait of a woman with teal eyes and her hand at her lips, wrapped in glowing teal ribbons, on the arm.
Teal-eyed portrait, by Joey Malia
Black and grey anime portrait of Naruto with a red glow behind him, on the shoulder.
Naruto in black and grey, by Tommy Solace
Black and grey full sleeve on a woman's arm: a woman's portrait, flowers and a masked face running down to the wrist.
Black and grey full sleeve, front, by Tommy Solace
Black and grey realism of a woman in a lace masquerade mask under a rose, on the thigh.
Masquerade portrait, by Joey Malia
Black and grey realism of a helmeted soldier with a tank behind him, on the forearm.
Soldier and tank, by Joey Malia
Black and grey realism of a woman's face merging with a skull, wrapped in smoke, on the forearm.
Woman and skull in black and grey, by Joey Malia
Black and grey realism sleeve with a woman's face, a large eye and reaching hands, on a woman's arm.
Black and grey realism sleeve, by Joey Malia
Color realism French bulldog under a rainbow on the upper arm.
French bulldog under a rainbow, in color, by Tommy Solace
Illustrative woman's face in fine black lines framed by orange flowers, on the forearm.
Woman and orange flowers, by Sarah Jane Zow
Color illustrative woman's face framed by calla lilies and green leaves.
Woman with calla lilies in color, by Tommy Solace
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Who to book

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Questions

Can you tattoo my dog?

Yes. Tommy's portfolio has pet portraits in color. Send clear photos of the pet with your request.

Can you work from an old or blurry photo?

Sometimes. Send it and the artist will tell you if there's enough to work with.

Other styles

Got an idea that won't leave you alone?

Pick your artist and send it over. Questions first? Email artsolstudios@gmail.com or DM @artandsolstudio.

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