Or anyplace in the PNW for that matter A one time thing is worth the travel time for me.
I think I may have gone over the edge here and decided to get a tatoo of an Octopus. Cost is not the highest priority, quality is. Who has done something for you, post a photo here. Especially if you have an octopus!
Best dive tattoo shop in Seattle or Portland
Best dive tattoo shop in Seattle or Portland
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Re: Best dive tattoo shop in Seattle or Portland
Diver Jody up in Vancouver BC has dive tattoos... wolfeels and rockgreenling etc.
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Re: Best dive tattoo shop in Seattle or Portland
I get all my work done with Jason Garza at flaming dragon in Tacoma. He has done a koi fish and some Polynesian honu for me. He is expensive and usually booked out about 1-2 months. But he does great work and is a great person.
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Re: Best dive tattoo shop in Seattle or Portland
My wife has had good experiences at Damask in Seattle. Hers was a whale shark, not an octopus though. Did not have a very good experience at Slave to the Needle.
Re: Best dive tattoo shop in Seattle or Portland
If you want to wait a little there will be this event in August: http://www.seattletattooexpo.com/ . There should be a lot of artists with their portfolios showing their skills and vision, you can talk to most of them right there at the expo too and see if you "click".
Re: Best dive tattoo shop in Seattle or Portland
Teresa Lane at Sabbath Tattoo in Bellingham, WA. She drew mine totally custom from photos I've taken and a few pics I found on the web that I liked. She does amazingly realistic art work and very easy to work with. Check get out on Instagram.
Re: Best dive tattoo shop in Seattle or Portland
That actually looks badass!
Re: Best dive tattoo shop in Seattle or Portland
Thanks Gdog! I'm really happy with it. I thought she did a great job on the octo itself and incorporating the anchor into the drawing as well. All that shading is free hand as well. It wasn't on the original drawing/transfer so it was a pleasant surprise when I saw how well it turned out. I'm thinking about having her draw up a sleeve to go along with it that might include lingcod, wolf eel, grunt sculpin and maybe a couple of my favorite nudi's!