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Traditional tattoos · Walk-ins welcome in Chicago

Studio 🚶 Walk-ins welcome Style ⚓ Traditional City 📍 Chicago

101 tattoos · 9 artists · 1 studio

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Subject 🌸 Flower 17 💀 Skull 16 🐍 Snake 15 😈 Demon 10 🐆 Panther & Leopard 10 🗡️ Dagger & Knife 8

Placement 💪 Forearm 61 🔙 Back 10 🦾 Upper Arm 9 🦿 Calf 7 🦵 Thigh 6 🤷 Shoulder 2

Artists who have actually done this

Praying Mantis and Yin Yang ForearmSeashell and Pearl Traditional ForearmManeki-neko Traditional Calf

Erik Gillespie

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

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)
Tiger Traditional ForearmPanther and Snake Traditional ForearmSkull and Sheet Music Forearm

Mike Dalton

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

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)
Grim Reaper and Rose Traditional CalfCactus and Skull Traditional CalfButterfly Traditional Forearm

Danni Nievera

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

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)
Flower Bouquet Traditional Upper ArmChicago Skyline Traditional ShoulderMonster Faces Traditional Calf

Matt "Beatdown" Ziolko

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

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)

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Studios: Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (101)

The tattoos

101 tattoos
ⓘPhotos where your subject, style or placement is the main one come first, then healed work, then the newest. How we know →
Old school tattoo of spider Web with eyeball Spider on the thigh
Spider Web Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🕸️ Spider Web🦵 Thigh
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of cactus with cattle skull on the calf
Cactus and Skull Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🌵 Cactus & Desert🦿 Calf
Danni Nievera →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of coffee pot with fish inside on the forearm
Coffee Pot with Fish Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐟 Fish💪 Forearm
Danni Nievera →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of climbing xenomorph on the forearm
Xenomorph Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🎬 Film & TV💪 Forearm
Brandon Heuser →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of burning flower with flames on the forearm
Fire Flower Traditional Sleeve →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🌸 Flower💪 Forearm
Matt "Beatdown" Ziolko →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of seashell with a pearl on the forearm
Seashell and Pearl Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)⭐ Stars💪 Forearm
Erik Gillespie →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of maneki-neko lucky cat on the calf
Maneki-neko Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐈 Cat🦿 Calf
Erik Gillespie →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of peach with postage stamp frame on the forearm
Postage Stamp Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🍓 Fruit & Berries💪 Forearm
Erik Gillespie →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of clipper ship with tentacles on the upper arm
Ship Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)⛵ Ship🦾 Upper Arm
Erik Gillespie →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of blue rose with horseshoe on the upper arm
Blue Rose and Horseshoe Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🌹 Rose🦾 Upper Arm
Erik Gillespie →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of woman in jewelry with severed bearded head on the forearm
Woman Holding a Head Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💋 Pin-up💪 Forearm
Mike Dalton →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of gorilla head on the forearm
Gorilla Head Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦍 Ape & Monkey💪 Forearm
Mike Dalton →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of skull with flames on the forearm
Skull in Flames Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull💪 Forearm
Mike Dalton →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of rearing Horse with rider on the thigh
Horse Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐴 Horse🦵 Thigh
Mike Dalton →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of hand with an eye with dice on the fingers on the forearm
Hand with Eye and Dagger Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🤲 Hands💪 Forearm
Mario Desa →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of orangutan on the calf
Orangutan with Axe Traditional Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦍 Ape & Monkey🦿 Calf
Mario Desa →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of eagle with snake on the back
Eagle, Snake and Skull Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle🔙 Back
Mario Desa →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of gorilla face on the shoulder
Gorilla Traditional Shoulder →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦍 Ape & Monkey🤷 Shoulder
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of devil on the full sleeve
Traditional Full Sleeve →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)😈 Demon👕 Full Sleeve
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo
Old school tattoo of black panther on the back
Black Panther Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐆 Panther & Leopard🔙 Back
Nick Colella →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of fish on the forearm
Fish Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐟 Fish💪 Forearm
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of fish on the forearm
Fish Vase with Flowers Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐟 Fish💪 Forearm
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of comics & anime characters on the upper arm
Tasmanian Devil Character Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦸 Comics & Anime Characters🦾 Upper Arm
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of demon on the forearm
Oni Mask Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)😈 Demon💪 Forearm
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo

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