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Artists for japanese tattoos on the back
Ranked by how much of their real, tagged work matches β not by payment.
Slave to the Needle Wallingford · Seattle
Why this artist
- 9 matching tattoos of 20 in the portfolio
- 20 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 8 of the matching tattoos
- 9 Back tattoos in total
- 20 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $300β550 (estimate)
Slave to the Needle Wallingford · Seattle
Why this artist
- 4 matching tattoos of 6 in the portfolio
- 6 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 4 of the matching tattoos
- 4 Back tattoos in total
- 6 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $300β550 (estimate)
White Lotus Tattoo · Seattle
Why this artist
- 4 matching tattoos of 11 in the portfolio
- 11 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
- 6 Back tattoos in total
- 8 Blue tattoos in total
Slave to the Needle Wallingford · Seattle
Why this artist
- 2 matching tattoos of 6 in the portfolio
- 6 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
- 2 Back tattoos in total
- 5 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $300β550 (estimate)
Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago
Why this artist
- 2 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
- 12 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 5 Back tattoos in total
- 9 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $400β700 (estimate)
Slave to the Needle Wallingford · Seattle
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 6 in the portfolio
- 5 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 2 Back tattoos in total
- 4 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $300β550 (estimate)
Slave to the Needle Ballard · Seattle
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 6 in the portfolio
- 2 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 1 Back tattoos in total
- 4 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $300β550 (estimate)
Slave to the Needle Ballard · Seattle
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 6 in the portfolio
- 2 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 1 Back tattoos in total
- 3 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $300β550 (estimate)
Slave to the Needle Ballard · Seattle
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 12 in the portfolio
- 12 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 2 Back tattoos in total
- 7 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $300β550 (estimate)
Mr Lucky's · Cape Town
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 17 in the portfolio
- 5 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 1 Back tattoos in total
- 14 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: R2,100β3,850 (estimate)
Cherry Bomb · New York
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 12 in the portfolio
- 7 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 4 Back tattoos in total
- 6 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $300β550 (estimate)
Supergenius Tattoo · Seattle
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 61 in the portfolio
- 4 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 3 Back tattoos in total
- 49 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $300β550 (estimate)
Fine Line · Durban
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 7 in the portfolio
- 2 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 1 Back tattoos in total
- 3 Blue tattoos in total
Allied Tattoo · Brooklyn
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 9 in the portfolio
- 1 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 1 Back tattoos in total
- 6 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $300β550 (estimate)
Allied Tattoo · Brooklyn
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 10 in the portfolio
- 5 Japanese tattoos in total
- 3 Back tattoos in total
- 4 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $300β550 (estimate)
Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 14 in the portfolio
- 1 Japanese tattoos in total
- 3 Back tattoos in total
- 11 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $400β700 (estimate)
Studio City Tattoo · Los Angeles
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 10 in the portfolio
- 1 Japanese tattoos in total
- 2 Back tattoos in total
- 10 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $300β550 (estimate)
Six Feet Under Tattoo Parlor · Upland
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 10 in the portfolio
- 3 Japanese tattoos in total
- 2 Back tattoos in total
- 7 Blue tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $350β650 (estimate)
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