Erik Gillespie
Why this artist
- 14 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
- 14 Traditional tattoos in total
- Traditional is the main style in 13 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
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Artists for traditional tattoos · lgbtq+ friendly in chicago
Ranked by how much of their real, tagged work matches — not by payment.
Mike Dalton
Why this artist
- 14 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
- 14 Traditional tattoos in total
- Traditional is the main style in 10 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Danni Nievera
Why this artist
- 14 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
- 14 Traditional tattoos in total
- Traditional is the main style in 11 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Matt "Beatdown" Ziolko
Why this artist
- 14 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
- 14 Traditional tattoos in total
- Traditional is the main style in 11 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Nick Colella
Why this artist
- 14 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
- 14 Traditional tattoos in total
- Traditional is the main style in 9 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Nick Osbourn
Why this artist
- 14 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
- 14 Traditional tattoos in total
- Traditional is the main style in 9 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Mario Desa
Why this artist
- 14 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
- 14 Traditional tattoos in total
- Traditional is the main style in 5 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Brandon Heuser
Why this artist
- 2 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
- 2 Traditional tattoos in total
- Traditional is the main style in 2 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Crystal Thorns
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 7 in the portfolio
- 1 Traditional tattoos in total
- Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Chip Douglas
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 14 in the portfolio
- 1 Traditional tattoos in total
- Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Molly Kelso
Why this artist
- 1 matching tattoo of 9 in the portfolio
- 1 Traditional tattoos in total
- Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
- Medium piece: $400–700 (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.