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Artists for japanese skull tattoos
Ranked by how much of their real, tagged work matches — not by payment.
Slave to the Needle Wallingford · Seattle
Why this artist
- 2 matching tattoos of 20 in the portfolio
- 20 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
- 2 Skull tattoos in total
- Skull is the main element in 2 of the matching tattoos
- 20 Red tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Inknation Studio · New York
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 33 in the portfolio
- 1 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 4 Skull tattoos in total
- Skull is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 30 Red tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $700–1,250 (estimate)
Slave to the Needle Ballard · Seattle
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 6 in the portfolio
- 4 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 2 Skull tattoos in total
- Skull is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 4 Red tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Arrow & Sword · Seattle
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 30 in the portfolio
- 14 Japanese tattoos in total
- Japanese is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- 3 Skull tattoos in total
- 19 Red tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Think Tank Tattoo · Denver
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 11 in the portfolio
- 9 Japanese tattoos in total
- 1 Skull tattoos in total
- 9 Red tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $350–550 (estimate)
Real Gone · Denver
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 10 in the portfolio
- 1 Japanese tattoos in total
- 2 Skull tattoos in total
- 6 Red tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $650–950 (estimate)
Allied Tattoo · New York
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 10 in the portfolio
- 5 Japanese tattoos in total
- 2 Skull tattoos in total
- 4 Red tattoos in total
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
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