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Traditional Symbols & Objects tattoos in Chicago

Style ⚓ Traditional Subject Symbols & Objects City 📍 Chicago

30 tattoos · 7 artists · 2 studios

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Placement 💪 Forearm 18 🦾 Upper Arm 4 🦵 Thigh 3 🔙 Back 2 🦿 Calf 2

Artists who have actually done this

Rose Snake and Skull Traditional Upper ArmSnake Rose and Skull Traditional ForearmSkull and Snake Traditional Forearm

Mario Desa

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 9 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 9 Symbols & Objects tattoos in total
  • Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Skull and Sheet Music ForearmWoman and Heart Traditional ForearmGrim Reaper Traditional Forearm

Mike Dalton

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 5 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 5 Symbols & Objects tattoos in total
  • Symbols & Objects is the main element in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Praying Mantis and Yin Yang ForearmSnoopy Traditional StomachStacked Dice Traditional Forearm

Erik Gillespie

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 4 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 4 of the matching tattoos
  • 4 Symbols & Objects tattoos in total
  • Symbols & Objects is the main element in 2 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)
Chicago Hot Dog with Flag Upper ArmHand Holding Heart Lock Traditional ThighChain and Lock Traditional Forearm

Matt "Beatdown" Ziolko

Great Lakes Tattoo · Chicago

Why this artist

  • 4 matching tattoos of 14 in the portfolio
  • 14 Traditional tattoos in total
  • Traditional is the main style in 3 of the matching tattoos
  • 4 Symbols & Objects tattoos in total
  • Symbols & Objects is the main element in 1 of the matching tattoos
  • Medium piece: $400–700 (estimate)

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Studios: Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago (29) · Chi Town Tattoo, Chicago (1)

The tattoos

30 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 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 spider Web with eyeball Spider on the thigh
Spider Web Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🕸️ Spider Web🦵 Thigh
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the forearm
Skull and Yin Yang Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull💪 Forearm
Danni Nievera →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of chain on the forearm
Chain and Lock Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)⛓️ Chain💪 Forearm
Matt "Beatdown" Ziolko →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of symbols & objects on the forearm
Stacked Dice Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)Symbols & Objects💪 Forearm
Erik Gillespie →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of music & instruments on the forearm
Skull and Sheet Music Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull💪 Forearm
Mike Dalton →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of mask on the forearm
Hannya Mask Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🎭 Mask💪 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 headdress with skull on the calf
Native American Headdress Skull Calf →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)💀 Skull🦿 Calf
Kenny →Chi Town 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 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 eagle with snake on the back
Eagle, Snake and Skull Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦅 Eagle🔙 Back
Mario Desa →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of heart on the forearm
Lovestruck Wolf Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐺 Wolf💪 Forearm
Matt "Beatdown" Ziolko →Great Lakes Tattoo
black & grey traditional (old school) tattoo of comics & anime characters on the stomach
Snoopy Traditional Stomach →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦸 Comics & Anime Characters🫃 Stomach
Erik Gillespie →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of skull on the back
Tiger and Snake Traditional Back →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐯 Tiger🔙 Back
Mario Desa →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of heart on the forearm
Skull and Snake Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)❤️ Heart💪 Forearm
Mario Desa →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of insect on the forearm
Spiked Skull Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🐞 Insect💪 Forearm
Danni Nievera →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of dagger & knife on the forearm
Heart and Dagger Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🗡️ Dagger & Knife💪 Forearm
Mario Desa →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of firearm on the forearm
Skull and Pistol Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🔫 Firearm💪 Forearm
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of dagger & knife on the thigh
Skull and Dagger Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🗡️ Dagger & Knife🦵 Thigh
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of butterfly on the upper arm
Butterfly and Skull Traditional Upper Arm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🦋 Butterfly🦾 Upper Arm
Nick Osbourn →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of hands on the thigh
Hand Holding Heart Lock Traditional Thigh →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🤲 Hands🦵 Thigh
Matt "Beatdown" Ziolko →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of female figure on the forearm
Woman and Heart Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)🚺 Female Figure💪 Forearm
Mike Dalton →Great Lakes Tattoo
colorful traditional (old school) tattoo of grim reaper on the forearm
Grim Reaper Traditional Forearm →
⚓ Traditional (Old School)⚰️ Grim Reaper💪 Forearm
Mike Dalton →Great Lakes Tattoo

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