Texas Tattoo Artists

June 17, 2019 11:19 AM

I'm looking for recommendations for tattoo artists in the DFW, Austin, or Houston areas with some specific guidance.

The primary quality I'm looking for in an artist is a very individual style. There are lots of fantastic artists who work in Japanese, traditional, photorealistic styles, etc. that above a certain level of raw skill seem fairly similar to me. I'm not ruling out any of these specific styles, but I'm looking for an individual artist's hand to be obvious.

The second is specific to the tattoo I'm planning now. It would be good if they have a psychedelic and/or occult bent or expertise.

Any ideas?

posted by cmoj to Media & Arts (4 answers total)

I've had a lot of work done by Gabe Massey in Houston and can pretty much instantly spot his work on other people.

James Samaniego has also done some work for me and is well-known in Houston for his ultra fine-line blackwork.
posted by Brittanie at 11:33 AM on June 17, 2019

The primary quality I'm looking for in an artist is a very individual style.... It would be good if they have a psychedelic and/or occult bent or expertise.

Currently at Rock of Ages in Austin, Thomas Hooper.
posted by box at 12:28 PM on June 17, 2019 [3 favorites]

Raymond Wallace at Royal Legion in Austin has a really cool and unique style IMHO.
posted by TheCoug at 11:06 AM on June 19, 2019

The owners of Moon Tattoo both seem to only work in their personal drawing style. David Poe and Tina Poe
posted by gang of puffins at 8:14 PM on June 19, 2019