Featured image: Lacy Dawn at Day One Tattoo.
Do you spend hours researching fine line tattoo artists on Instagram and Pinterest, and drool over the dainty designs by New York’s renowned tattooist Dr. Woo? Well you don’t have to travel all the way to the Big Apple to get the fine line look.
Here are our top ten tattoo artists in Adelaide who specialise in all things black and white, and fine line.
James Cooper is the owner of Day One Tattoo, and has over a decade of experience in fine line, script, floral tattoos and tiny tats. Day One is a calming studio, decked out with greenery, timber accents, and private tattooing pods.
Instagram: @james.dayonetattoo
Location: 175 Hutt Avenue, Adelaide 5000.
James has a surprising black and white portfolio, from primary script tats to extra intricate replicas of historic work. Ink Haus Inventive Studios’ group can do every little thing from realism, black & gray, portrait, watercolour, and extra. Additionally they provide in-house tattoo elimination providers.
Instagram: @jamessmithtattoo
Location: 5/19 North Terrace, Hackney, Adelaide 5069.
Previously from Paper Moon Tattoo Collective, Josh Darkly specialises in nice line dot work, and completely adores doing pet portraits. Positive Factor Tattoo is a model new studio that opened in August 2021.
Instagram: @joshdarkly
Location: 4 Frederick Avenue, Richmond SA 5033.
Carla specialises in linework, color and customized work, in addition to cowl ups and transforming. Carla is the co-owner of Paper Moon Tattoo Collective, alongside watercolour specialist, Jess Hannigan. Carla can be a graphic designer for Punky Pins (enamel pin collections).
Instagram: @allireallydoistattoo
Location: 96 Goodwood Street, Goodwood SA 5034.
Kayla’s Instagram web page is stuffed with florals, portraits, and tarot card tats. She predominantly does black and white, but additionally mixes some pops of color. The Grim Raptor is situated simply off Rundle Avenue, the deal with is saved secret to take care of a cushty, personal and safe tattooing surroundings.
Instagram: @tattoosbykayla
Location: Deal with launched on reserving (Adelaide CBD).
Additionally from the Paper Moon Tattoo Collective is the tremendously standard and gifted Harry Aircraft. From flowers and portraits to gladiators and Michelangelo’s Statue of David, Harry is your man.
Instagram: @harry.plane
Location: 96 Goodwood Street, Goodwood SA 5034.
With a whopping 124k followers on Instagram, Lucid Traces is definitely some of the adopted tattoo artists in South Australia. The gal behind Lucid Traces, Caitlin Thomas, can be an illustrator and graphic designer. Caitlin has opened her personal sensory pleasant studio, Banksia Studio in Dulwich.
Instagram: @lucidlines
Location: Dulwich, Adelaide 5065.
Poko Ono specialises in hand poke tattoos. Also referred to as Stick & Poke, this methodology of tattooing opts for a needle hand powdered than a electrical tattoo machine gun. Hand poke tattooing makes use of a pointy level to deposit ink pigment into the pores and skin, leading to a singular end. Halfpace Studio is a protected, inclusive area and QPOC-owned (queer individuals of color).
Instagram: @poko_ono
Location: Deal with launched on reserving (Adelaide CBD).
Allan (the man behind Young__inker) has a eager eye for what seems to be good, doubling as a photographer. Young_inker seems to thrive with nice line reasonable items, in addition to minis like mini boots (pictured) or a mini VB bottle. XJ Tattoos specialises in Japanese kinds, old skool, nice line, watercolour, black & gray, and realism.
Instagram: @young__inker
Location: 270 Wright Avenue, Adelaide 5000.
Lilah, the artist behind deadsetleo, has appeared to tattoo every little thing below the solar: Garfield, Betty Boop, Bratz Dolls, Marvin the Martian, and extra. Additionally situated at Ink Haus Inventive Studios, Lilah is your gal for all of your quirky black & white designs.
Instagram: @deadsetleo
Location: 5/19 North Terrace, Hackney, Adelaide 5069.
Honourable Point out
Matej has been included as an “Honourable Point out” as a result of his works are typically extra intricate than what we had been specializing in for this information. Nonetheless, his designs are just too beautiful to not embrace.
Instagram: @matejbacic
Location: 232 St Vincent Avenue, Port Adelaide 5015.
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