Styles in San Diego
- Black & grey (70)
- Realism (58)
- Fine line (49)
- American traditional (34)
- Illustrative (33)
- Japanese (20)
- Neo-traditional (18)
- Ornamental (18)
- Blackwork (15)
- Color realism (15)
- Geometric (8)
- Lettering / script (8)
- Anime (7)
- Chicano (4)
- Micro-realism (3)
- Tribal (2)
- Minimalist (2)
- Dotwork (2)
- Watercolor (1)
- New school (1)
- Biomechanical (1)
- Handpoke / ignorant (1)
Artists
- Aaron Della Vedova
Guru Tattoo
$$
- Adian Rick
Big Top Tattoo
- Adrian
Beauty & Ink Tattoo Shop
- Adriannah Esparza
Family Business Tattoo San Diego
Neo-traditionalJapaneseIllustrative
- Alessio Ricci
Electric Tiger Tattoo
$$$
- Alessio Ricci
Alessio tat2
- Alex
Axiom Tattoo
$$
- Alex
Mid-Pacific Tattoo Pacific Beach
- Alex
LS.inklab
Fine lineBlack & grey
- Alex Alshayeb
Scalp Micro SD
Lettering / script
- Alex Blackwell
Full Circle Tattoo
$$$American traditional
- Alex Oberov
ALLSVART
American traditionalRealismBlack & grey
- ALEXANDR
LS.inklab
- Alyssa Klinshaw
Broken Heart Tattoo
American traditionalNeo-traditionalFine line
- Alyssa Ramirez
SoCal Tattoo
- Amir
San Diego Tattoo Shop
- Andi Fitzgerald
Guru Tattoo
$$
- Andrew
Well Made Tattoos
$$$
- Andrew La
Jerry Walker Tattoos
American traditional
- Andrew Mchue
Aces High Tattoo
- Angel Reynosa
Seventh Serpent Tattoo
- Anka
Rock Bottom Tattoo Studio
Fine lineOrnamental
- Anka
Rock Bottom Tattoo Studio
Fine lineOrnamental
- Anna Cojocari
Chapter One Tattoo
$$$$
- Anna Turianskaya
ALLSVART
Fine lineBlack & greyMicro-realism
- Anne
Tattoo Temple
Fine lineBlackworkIllustrative
- Aria Aubert
Full Circle Tattoo
$$$JapaneseBlack & grey
- Arnie
Electric Tiger Tattoo
$$$
- Arrold Walton
King's Head Tattoo
- Art Aguirre
Church Of Steel
- Arty
Redemption Ink Tattoo San Diego
Illustrative
- Ash
Federation Ink
- Austin
Above All Tattoo
$$
- Austin Berry
King's Head Tattoo
Neo-traditionalRealismBlack & grey
- Baily
Mid-Pacific Tattoo Pacific Beach
- Bean
Guru Tattoo
$$
- Beau Odom
Lifetime Tattoo
$$
- Becca
Crossroads Tattoo
- Becci
Well Made Tattoos
$$$
- Belle
Amity Tattoo
Blackwork
- Ben Rounds
Holy Cobra Tattoo Parlour
- BKID
Folterkammer Tattoo
- Bo Bramwell
Prospect Ink
$$$$Black & greyIllustrative
- Bob
Crossroads Tattoo
- Bobbi Stalnaker
Buju Tattoo
- Bogdan Lugovoy
ALLSVART
Fine lineRealismBlack & grey
- Braden
In The Moon Tattoo
- Brandy
Mid-Pacific Tattoo Pacific Beach
- Brent Hefner
Black Anvil Tattoo Shop
Illustrative
- Brett Semrick
Remington Tattoo Parlor
- Brian Lynch
In The Moon Tattoo
American traditionalJapaneseBlack & grey
- Briana Robinson
Buju Tattoo
IllustrativeColor realism
- Britta Christiansen
Buju Tattoo
- Bruce Becerra
Bearcat Tattoo
$$$RealismBlack & greyAnime
- Bry
Mid-Pacific Tattoo Pacific Beach
- Bryan Jones
King's Head Tattoo
American traditionalNeo-traditionalIllustrative
- Caitlyn Morgan
Flying Panther Tattoo and Art Gallery
$$
- Caitlyn Morgan
Flying Panther Tattoo and Art Gallery
$$
- Caitlyn Morgan
Flying Panther Tattoo and Art Gallery
$$
- Cameron Walter
Bay Ink Tattoo
GeometricOrnamental
- Camryn
Axiom Tattoo
$$Fine lineGeometric
- Casey Sullivan
Rose Tattoo
American traditional
- Cash Scott
Chapter One Tattoo
$$$$JapaneseRealismBlack & grey
- Ceb
Lucky Cat Tattoo
$$RealismIllustrative
- Cesar "Ceez"
Kaleponi Ink
- Chalis
Amity Tattoo
Fine line
- Chandara Sunder
MY SPACE EARLY LEARNING CENTER
- Charlene
BINX INKS
- Charlie Rufino
Aces High Tattoo
- Chase Hartman
Rose Tattoo
Fine line
- Chely Villalva
Guru Tattoo
$$
- Chris Cockrill
Remington Tattoo Parlor
- Chris Cockrill
Chris Cockrill Tattoo-Maker
$$$American traditionalJapaneseBlack & grey
- Chris Cooper
Rosie's Tattoo
- Chris Cuevas
Wylde Sydes Tattoo & Body Piercing
- Chris Garver
SD Tattoo LLC
- Chris Reed
Jerry Walker Tattoos
Neo-traditionalJapaneseGeometric
- Chris Sias
BELL & IRON TATTOO
$$$
- Chris Yvon
Aces High Tattoo
- Christopher Plata
King's Head Tattoo
- Ciara
Axiom Tattoo
$$
- Ciara Royea
Spirit Tattoo
- Clarissa Chadez
Wylde Sydes Tattoo & Body Piercing
- Clister Smith
Beauty in Pain Tattoo Studio
American traditionalRealismBlack & grey
- Cody
Seven Seas Tattoo
- Colton James Phillips
Chapter One Tattoo
$$$$American traditionalJapanese
- Connor Muhs
Chapter One Tattoo
$$$$Fine lineIllustrativeColor realism
- Corei
SD Tattoo LLC
- Corinne Chapman
Buju Tattoo
- Cory James
Port Side Tattoo
- Courtney Michael
Port Side Tattoo
- Cris "Sky" Skiver
Broken Heart Tattoo
American traditionalBlack & greyGeometric
- Culleton Paramore
King's Head Tattoo
- Curtis
Mid-Pacific Tattoo Pacific Beach
- Dakota Gomez
In The Moon Tattoo
Fine lineBlack & grey
- Dan
Seven Seas Tattoo
- DAN
Eden Tattoo Gallery
- Dan Berk
THE SHINING SKULL
- Dan Himes
Western Electric Tattoo
- Dan Rick
Big Top Tattoo
- Daniel Collins
Rose Tattoo
American traditionalFine line
- Daniel Pacheco
SD Tattoo LLC
RealismBlack & grey
- Darien Perez
Bay Ink Tattoo
Realism
- Dario
Axiom Tattoo
$$Fine lineIllustrativeHandpoke / ignorant
- Darius Cappelli
In The Moon Tattoo
- Dave Bobrick
BELL & IRON TATTOO
$$$
- Davey
Tattoo Temple
IllustrativeOrnamental
- David
San Diego Tattoo Shop
- David Flores
Buju Tattoo
American traditional
- De Vaudeville
Chapter One Tattoo
$$$$BlackworkOrnamental
- Dean Fleischmann
Full Circle Tattoo
$$$American traditionalJapaneseFine line
- Deft
Guru Tattoo
$$
- Diana
Vivid Tattoo
American traditionalBlack & grey
- Diego
Well Made Tattoos
$$$
- Diego Flores
Diego Flores Art
Fine lineMinimalistMicro-realism
- Dizzy Doan
BLVCK LOTVS Tattoo & Social Club
- Dominic Vasquez
Dominic Vasquez Tattooer
$$American traditionalJapanese
- Don Erik Kipperman
Western Electric Tattoo
- Douglas Santos
Prospect Ink
$$$$RealismBlackworkIllustrative
- Drake Chiesa
Chapter One Tattoo
$$$$Fine line
- Droopy
Tattoo Royale
- DYLANN
LS.inklab
- Ed
Left Hand Black
- Edoardo Taglioretti
Remington Tattoo Parlor
- Eduardo Casapia
Rock Bottom Tattoo Studio
RealismBlack & greyColor realism
- Eduardo Casapia
Rock Bottom Tattoo Studio
RealismBlack & greyColor realism
- Eileen Tatu
Buju Tattoo
- Elijah Rain
Rock Bottom Tattoo Studio
GeometricDotworkOrnamental
- Elijah Rain
Rock Bottom Tattoo Studio
Minimalist
- Elizabeth Rose
Cosmetic Ink Permanent Makeup
$$$$
- Em Paul
Lucky Cat Tattoo
$$RealismBlack & greyGeometric
- Emiliano Garcia
Full Circle Tattoo
$$$RealismBlack & grey
- Ethan Duenas
In The Moon Tattoo
American traditional
- Ethan Garrie
Rock Bottom Tattoo Studio
Fine lineRealismBlack & grey
- Ethan Garrie
Rock Bottom Tattoo Studio
Fine lineRealismBlack & grey
- Fabio Fontinelle
Bay Ink Tattoo
RealismBlack & grey
- Feer Ramos
Guru Tattoo
$$
- Felipe Soares
Felipe Black Ink
TribalOrnamental
- Forrest Lang
Angel Blue
- Frank Chavez
Flying Panther Tattoo and Art Gallery
$$
- Frank Chavez
Flying Panther Tattoo and Art Gallery
$$
- Frank Chavez
Flying Panther Tattoo and Art Gallery
$$
- Gabe
Mid-Pacific Tattoo Pacific Beach
- GALI
Aces High Tattoo
- Gary
Vivid Tattoo
American traditionalFine lineRealism
- Gary Dunn
Rose Tattoo
Neo-traditional
- Genghis
Gold Stripe Tattoo
- Gerson
Bay Ink Tattoo
Fine lineRealism
- Gizem Semiz
ALLSVART
RealismBlack & grey
- Gleb Hall
GlebIsFineTattoo
Fine lineRealismBlack & grey
- Glen Slüder
Adora Tattoo
- Graham
Seven Seas Tattoo
- Graham Niles
Rose Tattoo
American traditional
- Greg Bartz
Black Anvil Tattoo Shop
- Grigorii Butrin
ALLSVART
RealismBlack & grey
- Guf
Tattoo Royale
- Hailey
Bay Ink Tattoo
Fine lineIllustrative
- Heilee Hitz
Buju Tattoo
- Hendo San
THE SHINING SKULL
- Henna Alshayeb
Scalp Micro SD
- Holly
Federation Ink
- Hung
Hung's Tattoo Parlor
Japanese
- Hunter
Redemption Ink Tattoo San Diego
- Hunter Knolmayer
Remington Tattoo Parlor
- Isaac Aguila
Isaac Aguila | Best San Diego Realism Tattoo Artist| Bearcat Tattoo Gallery
RealismBlack & greyColor realism
- Isaac Aguila
Bearcat Tattoo
$$$RealismBlack & greyIllustrative
- Isaac Combs
Port Side Tattoo
- Isabel Garcia
Seventh Serpent Tattoo
- Isabella Samaniego
Chapter One Tattoo
$$$$Fine lineBlack & greyOrnamental
- Ivan Cavassana
Prospect Ink
$$$$RealismBlack & greyIllustrative
- Izzy Kellar
Guru Tattoo
$$
- J.T.
Seven Seas Tattoo
- Jake Emery
Port Side Tattoo
- Jandro
Tattoo Temple
JapaneseColor realism
- Jar Santos
BLVCK LOTVS Tattoo & Social Club
- Jasmin Torogeldieva
Chapter One Tattoo
$$$$Fine lineBlack & grey
- Jasmine Worth
Remington Tattoo Parlor
Neo-traditionalIllustrative
- JASON
Folterkammer Tattoo
- Jay Martinez
Guru Tattoo
$$
- Jay Voodoo
Church Of Steel
- JC True
Port Side Tattoo
- Jeanie Clark
Buju Tattoo
- Jed
Amity Tattoo
Black & greyColor realism
- Jeff Young
Port Side Tattoo
- Jennifer V
Scalp Micro SD
- Jeremy 'Germ' Mendones
Spirit Tattoo
- Jeremy Thompson
Cast and Brand Tattoo Company
- Jerry Walker
Jerry Walker Tattoos
American traditional
- Jessica lauren
Lifetime Tattoo
$$
- Jill Hollingsworth
Buju Tattoo
- Jo
Axiom Tattoo
$$Black & greyBlackwork
- Joe Paul
BELL & IRON TATTOO
$$$
- Johana Gutierrez
SD Ink Studio
- John Kurse
Big Top Tattoo
- John Millan
Cast and Brand Tattoo Company
- Johnny X
BLVCK LOTVS Tattoo & Social Club
- Joice Brito
Prospect Ink
$$$$Fine lineBlack & greyIllustrative
- Jon Cooper
Gold Stripe Tattoo
- Jonathan Jansky
SoCal Tattoo
RealismBlack & grey
- Jonathan Valenzuela
Rock Bottom Tattoo Studio
RealismBlack & grey
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Tattoos in San Diego: good to know
How many tattoo artists are there in San Diego?
We list 425 tattoo artists at 93 shops in San Diego, CA.
What tattoo styles are popular in San Diego?
The styles most artists here work in are black & grey (70), realism (58) and fine line (49).
How much does a tattoo cost in San Diego?
Of the 140 artists here whose rates we know, 77 charge about $125–$174 an hour ($$). Rates are estimates from shop websites and minimums; the final price depends on size, placement and detail, so ask the artist for a quote.
How do I book a tattoo artist in San Diego?
Open an artist's page for their Instagram, booking link or their shop's phone and website, and contact them directly. Tattooistmap doesn't take bookings or charge fees.
More tattoo shops in San Diego
We don't list these shops' artists yet; contact the shop directly.
- ANTS TATTOO4411 Mercury St #205+ 6262338609
- Bay Ink Tattoo7607 Girard Ave619-359-4107
- Bay Ink Tattoo1050 University Ave Ste E103619-359-4107
- Blacksheepbodypiercings1160 Garnet Ave+16192033813
- Broken Heart Tattoo1833 5th Ave+16192370058
- Crybaby Tattoo4375 30th St+16193268788
- Dashe Brows7750 Dagget St #101a+18583568665
- Full Circle Tattoo2312 30th St(619) 317-1987
- Good Fortune Tattoo1735 Garnet Ave Side B+18589872877
- Guru Tattoo1122 Garnet Ave+18582701070
- Ink Mindset Studios6794 University Ave+16192075910
- Inner Visions1515 Palm Avenue619-575-1216
- Kallon Tattoo1735 Garnet Ave Side B+16198879240
- Khasan Kudukhov4560 Mission Gorge Pl
- Lion's Den Tattoo Studio4285 Taylor Street+ 619-337-1100
- Love Yourz Tattoo & Piercing5735 El Cajon Blvd+16199630166
- Nothing Sacred Tattoo311 Market St+16192289402
- Removery8901 Activity Rd866-465-0090
- Samjoko Tattoo8055 Clairemont Mesa Blvd STE 108+13234988481
- Sideshow Tattoo And Piercing San Diego1062 Garnet Ave858274-8282
- Slava ink2504 State St+18582147517
- Tattoos X KLO811 25th St+18585040311
- UFF Tattoo & Piercing San Diego1043 Sixth Ave+15624797293
- Ukiyoe Ink1807 Robinson Ave Ste 203 G+16194325596
- Wolf and Shadow Tattoo Collective3434 University Ave Ste A+16192465226
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