20 of the United States of America’s Best Tattoo Artist
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With so many great tattooist in the U.S. it’s not easy weeding through the talented hoards to find the one you want. Here is our list of of the top 20 custom tattooist that you may want to consider for you next tattooing project, complete with a very brief description of the type of work they do. How did they make our list? First they had to be well known, famous tattooists who are well recognized in the tattoo industry. We looked for artist with at least 10 years of experience. Of those artists we chose those who have a solid portfolios with large, clear, professionally shot photos featuring their work. In their portfolios we specifically looked for 20 or more pieces that showed consistent quality. We judged their work based on expert line quality, shading and coloring. We also looked for positive recommendations, reviews and client testimonials. Style and subject matter is subjective and was not taken into account; however, we have avoided tattooists who work largely consist of the latest trendy designs. We’ve tried to limit this list mostly to artist who are not associated with reality tattoo shows or large online marketers. Without further ado and in no particular order, here is the Tattoo Artists Guild’s pick of America’s Best Tattoo Artist.
• David Bolt http://davidbollt.com/
Super Fine Line Surrealism Fantasy
Asheville, NC | Boca Raton, FL
• John Reardon http://johnreardontattoos.com/
American Traditional
Brooklyn, NY
• Paul Booth http://lastrites.tv/
Realistic Horror and Gore
New York, NY
• Arron Cain http://www.aaroncain.com/
Bio-mechanical Surrealism
Cedar Ridge, CA
• Nick Baxter http://nickbaxter.com/
Fine Line Surrealism
Austin, TX
• Jeremy Garrett http://washingtoncustomtattoos.com/
Fine Line Illustrative Comic Book Style Art
Seattle, WA | Brooklyn, NY
• Chris Dingwell http://www.chrisdingwelltattoo.com/
Illustrative Surreal Americana Fine Art
Portland, ME
• Stefano Alcantara http://www.stefanoalcantara.com/
Photo Realist
New York, NY
• Jeff Gogueart http://www.gogueart.com/
Traditional Japanese Art Nouveau
Portland, OR
• Travis Koening http://traviskoenigtattoos.com/
Neo America
Denver, CO
• Oleg Turyanskiy http://www.offthemaptattoo.com/artists/Oleg_Turyanskiy/
Fine Line Illustrative Surrealism
Easthampton, MA
• Timothy B. Boor http://timothybboor.com
Realist Illustrative Portrait Art
Kokomo, IN
• Liz Cook http://www.lizcooktattoos.com/
Photo Realistic Portrait Art
Dallas, TX
• Guy Aitchison http://www.hyperspacestudios.com/
Bio-mechanical Sci-Fi Surrealism
Creal Springs, IL
• Bob Tyrrell http://www.bobtyrrell.com/
Realistic Horror Portrait Art
Detroit, MI
• Anil Gupta http://anilgupta.com/
Extreme Fine Line
New York, NY
• Brandon Bond http://www.brandonmfbond.com
Neo Traditional Horror
Smyrna, GA
• Paco Dietz http://www.gravenimagetattoo.com
Bio-mechanical Gore
Santa Clara, CA
• Shane O’Neill http://shaneoneilltattoos.com/gallery/
Photo Realist Portrait Art
Willow Grove, PA
• Teresa Sharp http://teresasharpeart.com/
Illustrative Decorative Fine Line
Richmond, VA
If you are a tattoo artist and would like to be considered for future T.A.G. articles or would like to recommend an outstanding tattoo artist that you would like to see featured please contact us with a link to their website.