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Traditional tattoos in Chicago

Style ⚓ Traditional City 📍 Chicago

106 tattoos · 13 artists · 3 studios

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Subject 🌸 Flower 19 💀 Skull 17 🐍 Snake 15 😈 Demon 10 🐆 Panther & Leopard 10 🗡️ Dagger & Knife 8

Placement 💪 Forearm 61 🦾 Upper Arm 12 🔙 Back 10 🦿 Calf 8 🦵 Thigh 7 🤷 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)

Compare all 13 artists →

Studios: Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (101) · Chi Town Tattoo, Chicago (3) · Black Atlas, Chicago (2)

The tattoos

106 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 woman wearing a tiger-head headdress with tiger head on the upper arm
Woman in Tiger Headdress Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger🦾 Upper Arm
Crystal Thorns →Black Atlas
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
Old school tattoo of headdress with skull on the calf
Native American Headdress Skull Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦿 Calf
Kenny →Chi Town 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

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