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Traditional Chain tattoos

5 tattoos · 5 artists · 5 studios

Artists who have actually done this

Chain and Lock Traditional Forearm

Matt "Beatdown" Ziolko

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 1 Chain tattoos in total
  • Chain is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Spiked Star and Chain Traditional Forearm

Senem Büyükbalci

Slave to the Needle Ballard · Seattle

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 18 in the portfolio
  • 16 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 1 Chain tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (estimate)
Panther, Roses and Chains Traditional Back

Frida Sedgwick

Three Kings Brooklyn · Brooklyn

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 8 in the portfolio
  • 2 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 1 Chain tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $300–550 (estimate)
Chained Skull Calf

Jade

Kak Lucky · Cape Town

Why this artist

  • 1 matching tattoo of 16 in the portfolio
  • 9 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • 1 Chain tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: R1,650–3,050 (estimate)

Compare all 5 artists →

Studios: Cherry Bomb, New York (1) · Kak Lucky, Cape Town (1) · Slave to the Needle Ballard, Seattle (1) · Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (1) · Three Kings Brooklyn, Brooklyn (1)

The tattoos

5 tattoos
ⓘPhotos where your subject, style or placement is the main one come first, then healed work, then the newest. How we know →
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of chain on the forearm
Chain and Lock Traditional Forearm →
Old school tattoo of panther head with roses on the back
Panther, Roses and Chains Traditional Back →
Old school tattoo of spiked star mace with ornate dagger or key on the forearm
Spiked Star and Chain Traditional Forearm →
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of chain on the calf
Chained Skull Calf →
Old school tattoo of molar tooth on the upper arm
Tooth Sleeve Detail →

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