All of their styles are unique. They are called tattoo artists because these ink drawings are real art. So if you're planning on getting yourself a tattoo, looking for the next, or just enjoying some cool tattoos, these 20 Instagram accounts will be a great inspiration to you.
1. Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy
Keith, or Bang Bang as he is better known, is a popular tattoo artist from New York City. You may have seen the tattoos he got for Rihanna, but he is also the tattoo artist for many other celebrities such as Cara Delevingne, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Kylie Jenner, Selena Gomez and more.
2. Jonathan "JonBoy" Valena
JonBoy is another famous tattoo artist whose calling card is designs so tiny you might miss them, like the toenail tattoo. Everyone from Kendall Jenner to Bella Hadid to Sophia Richie got a tiny tattoo painted by Jonboy. But whether you want a tattoo, you'll love following his account, his mini designs, insanely gorgeous handwriting and his signature black and white aesthetic.
3. Gabby College
Gabi's Instagram feed contains many images of rib tattoos such as this sea sunset. Her exquisite and eccentric designs stand out for everything from nature to abstract line art to sentimental quotes.
4. Jess Chen
Jess's Instagram page has loads of minimal tattoos, but she's also known for her flower design sketches like this one. But don't miss her emoji-like designs, which are extremely adorable as well.
5. Stephanie Brown
Stephanie Brown @feralcatbox from Chicago creates tattoos that look like real paintings. Various designs of flora and fauna are often featured on her page, not to mention clients with intricate life tattoos based on all natural objects.
6. Franki Tattoo
The Barcelona-based artist specializes in gorgeous black and white tattoos with great contrast. His designs usually include butterflies, flowers, birds, and also skulls.
7. Amanda Wachob
If you're a fan of Impressionist paintings (think Van Gogh's Starry Night), Wachob is definitely an artist worth following. She makes tattoos similar to the colorful brush strokes in this image, but she also creates abstract eyes and other shapes, as well as more realistic designs.
8. Lara Maju
If you are interested in a variety of hand-poke tattoos (tattoos made without an electric machine, just a needle, ink and hands), you will definitely want to subscribe to Lara's page as soon as possible. This artist usually uses black ink, but sometimes uses white, like in this photo, and colors.
9. Rit Kit Tattoo
Rita @ rit.kit.tattoo creates life-like tattoos modeled on real plants that her clients bring. She achieves this effect by using ink to first draw the outline of the plants onto her skin and then using permanent ink to create realistic tattoo details.
10. Dr. Woo
Brian Wu, better known as Dr. Wu, is based in Los Angeles and is known for his intricate designs, usually created with very fine lines, like these tiny leaves on Zoe Kravitz. Other notable clients include Drake, Cara Delevingne and Miley Cyrus.
11. Lisa Orth
This Los Angeles-based artist creates her intricate designs with bold black lines. She paints mesmerizing geometric shapes, animals and scenic landscapes like this sunny riverbank.
12. Sol Tattoo
If you love animals and are ready to imprint them on your skin forever, then this account is for you. This Korean tattoo studio specializes in tiny, exquisite designs for all kinds of animals: dogs, cats, jellyfish, birds - whatever you want.
13. Tukoi
These cute tattoos glow when under UV light, but look normal under normal light. The artist often creates constellations, cosmic patterns and flowers on her clients, and most of them are small and have minimal aesthetics.
14. Curt Montgomery
Kurt is known for his minimal yet powerful (and sometimes risky) designs, which he created with bold lines. His tattoos often feature body silhouettes or other outlines in black ink with small red details.
15. McKenzie
This artist specializes in huge tattoos that often cover the client's entire back or chest. Ink designs usually include symmetrical, intricate patterns using thick black lines that are absolutely mesmerizing.
16. Zihee Tattoo
Are you a fan of vibrant colors? Stop looking, this is @ziehe_tattoo from Seoul, Korea. Whether you want a copy of a real painting, like Claude Monet's Water Lilies, or something totally original, like a floral ear design here, Zihee will do it all.
17. Tamara Lee
Tamara's geometric tattoos often look like you're looking through a kaleidoscope thanks to their flawless symmetry and overlapping designs. She also specializes in the shading technique, in which ink is applied in small dots for a gradient effect.
18. Sanghyuk Ko "Mr. K"
"Mr. K" has an intricate balance of small dull tattoos with intricate detail, which is why his clients, including Brooklyn Beckham, Rita Ora, Joe Jonas and Liam Hemsworth, pay him for their ink.
19. Lauren Winzer
Like the celebrities she tattoos (Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, and Katy Perry), Lauren's aesthetic is quirky and not overly serious. If you're looking for a fun flashback tattoo that celebrates your favorite Disney and Nickelodeon characters in the past, this is your new artist to follow.
20. Krissy The Butcher
Chrissy's designs are very personal. They are geared towards Egypt, India, Thai and African imagery, so if you want a gorgeous tattoo that resonates deeply with your culture, this is the one for you.
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