Nikki Simpson
Why this artist
- 23 matching tattoos of 24 in the portfolio
- 23 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 19 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
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Artists for realism tattoos · lgbtq+ friendly
Ranked by how much of their real, tagged work matches — not by payment.
Jen Bean
Why this artist
- 15 matching tattoos of 16 in the portfolio
- 15 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 15 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Anthony Pulitano
Why this artist
- 13 matching tattoos of 16 in the portfolio
- 13 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 13 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Stevo
Why this artist
- 15 matching tattoos of 15 in the portfolio
- 15 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 13 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Raa
Why this artist
- 12 matching tattoos of 15 in the portfolio
- 12 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 10 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Aaron Moonan
Why this artist
- 11 matching tattoos of 11 in the portfolio
- 11 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 11 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Daniel Sas
Why this artist
- 11 matching tattoos of 16 in the portfolio
- 11 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 10 of the matching tattoos
- 2 of them healed
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Tyler Pennington
Why this artist
- 11 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
- 11 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 9 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $300–450 (estimate)
Jim Down
Why this artist
- 11 matching tattoos of 11 in the portfolio
- 11 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 7 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Sage Raul
Why this artist
- 9 matching tattoos of 9 in the portfolio
- 9 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 9 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $650–950 (estimate)
Angel Antonio
Why this artist
- 9 matching tattoos of 9 in the portfolio
- 9 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 8 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)
David DaVinci
Why this artist
- 9 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
- 9 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 8 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Darl Gnau
Why this artist
- 11 matching tattoos of 12 in the portfolio
- 11 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 7 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $650–950 (estimate)
Jose Rodriguez III
Why this artist
- 9 matching tattoos of 11 in the portfolio
- 9 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 7 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Brian Ulibarri
Why this artist
- 8 matching tattoos of 8 in the portfolio
- 8 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 8 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $650–950 (estimate)
Marco Inkman
Why this artist
- 11 matching tattoos of 11 in the portfolio
- 11 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Nelson Aviles
Why this artist
- 7 matching tattoos of 9 in the portfolio
- 7 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 6 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)
Tito Shadez
Why this artist
- 7 matching tattoos of 8 in the portfolio
- 7 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 7 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $500–750 (estimate)
Gabriel García
Why this artist
- 12 matching tattoos of 12 in the portfolio
- 12 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $350–550 (estimate)
Christian Rodriguez
Why this artist
- 6 matching tattoos of 8 in the portfolio
- 6 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 6 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Raven Lennox
Why this artist
- 7 matching tattoos of 7 in the portfolio
- 7 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 7 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $650–950 (estimate)
Sude
Why this artist
- 11 matching tattoos of 11 in the portfolio
- 11 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–600 (estimate)
Leonardo Velasquez
Why this artist
- 8 matching tattoos of 11 in the portfolio
- 8 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 5 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $350–550 (estimate)
Cory James
Why this artist
- 8 matching tattoos of 8 in the portfolio
- 8 Realism tattoos in total
- Realism is the main style in 4 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $350–550 (estimate)
How it works
Artists are ranked by how many of their real, tagged tattoos match what you picked — never by payment. Each one shows why: how many matching pieces, how much of their whole portfolio is in that style, subject or placement, healed pieces, and their published medium-piece estimate.