Key facts
- Style
- Chicano+ lettering
- Size
- Smallup to 10 cm
- Colour
- Black and grey
What’s in it from tags · not scanned yet
About this tattoo
This upper arm piece combines chicano and lettering style with a non-latin script design, black & grey. By Frank Benavides at Dovetail Tattoo.
Details
The work
- Style
- Chicano, Lettering
- Subject
- Non-Latin Script
- Palette
- Black and grey
- Technique
- Whip Shading
Placement and size
- Placement
- Upper Arm
- Size
- Small
Time and cost
- Estimated time
- 1–1.5 h, 1 session — Estimated from what the photo shows: the number of characters and their height, and the detail — not from the studio. The artist quotes the real time.
- Price
- ≈$180–270 · ≈1–1.5 h at $180/h (TatSeek estimate from local rates, not confirmed by the studio) · ≈7 cm · lettering, 2 lines
Pain and healing
- Pain
- Mild, 2 of 5 — mostly muscle, easy to keep still
- Healing
- Easy
- Visibility
- Easy to cover
- More
- Tattoo pain map · Pain by placement
All tags and facts
- Style
- 🎭 Chicano✍️ Lettering
- Subject
- 🈴 Non-Latin Script
- Placement
- 🦾 Upper Arm
- Colour
- 🩶 Black & Grey
- Technique
- Whip Shading
- Size
- Small
- Time
- 1–1.5 h · 1 session
- Pain
- 2/5 · mild
- Healing
- Easy
- Visibility
- Easy to cover
- Format
- Lettering
- Sitting
- One sitting
Source and scan
- Published on
- cdn.prod.website-files.com
- On TatSeek since
- 2026-09-10
- Scan
- Tags only (to be re-scanned)
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Questions and answers
How much would a tattoo like this cost?
TatSeek estimates $180–270 at Dovetail Tattoo’s rates. What moves it most is your final size, how much detail the design has and how many sessions it takes. It is a planning range — only the studio’s own quote is an offer. How we estimate →
Where was this tattoo done?
Frank Benavides made it at Dovetail Tattoo, 1703 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702. 9 min walk from Plaza Saltillo. You book with the studio directly; TatSeek takes no fee. View on the map →
How painful is an upper arm tattoo, and how does it heal?
Upper arm: mild, 2 of 5 — mostly muscle, easy to keep still. Long sessions, stress and no sleep make it feel worse. The surface looks healed in 2–4 weeks and the skin settles over a few months; here healing is easy and the spot is easy to cover. Pain map →
How will a tattoo like this age?
Bold outlines and solid black are the styles that age best — the design stays readable even as lines soften slightly over decades. Sunscreen keeps the colour from fading. How tattoos age →
Can I get this exact design?
Use it as a reference. Most artists adapt a design to your body and their own style rather than copy another person’s tattoo line for line — and if you want this artist’s look, the best option is to book this artist. Copying, references and AI designs →
How do I book something like this?
Message the studio with this photo, where you want it and how big, colour or black and grey, your budget and dates. The “Message template” button next to the price gives you a ready text to edit and copy. How to message a tattoo artist →
