B&G realism · Custom
Black-and-grey realism, photographic detail, large-scale. 11 yrs working. 6-mo waitlist.
Capitol Hill, Seattle · Est. 2014
Heavy black.
Heavy black.
Fine line.
No filler.
Three artists, one studio, one ethic. Black-and-grey realism, single-needle fine line, heavy blackwork and hand-poke. Book the artist, not the shop.
02 — The artists
Three working artists.
Each artist owns their book. We don't share clients, we don't share styles, we don't share aesthetics. Pick the artist whose work you want on your skin. They'll take it from there.
All three artists →
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Heavy black, stick-and-poke, sacred geometry, mountain work. Studio owner. 14 yrs. 5-mo waitlist.
03 — Recent work
Pieces, 2025–2026.
04 — Process
Five steps,
Five steps,
no surprises.
Five steps between the first message and a healed tattoo, and you will know where you are in them the whole way through.
How it runs, step by step →- 01
Inquire
Reference, placement, size, story. The artist replies in three to seven days.
- 02
Consult
Thirty minutes, free, in person or video. Deposit and date set at the end of it.
- 03
Design
Drawn privately in the weeks before. You see the stencil the morning of.
- 04
Session
Four hours for most work. Realism and large pieces book as full days.
- 05
Heal
Written aftercare, a photograph at two weeks, one free touch-up in year one.
05 — Words from the chair
What clients say.
“Auden didn't sell me an idea. He asked what mine was, then drew the version of it I'd been trying to find. Four long days over one winter, with real breaks every time.”Tobi C. · Half sleeve with Auden · 2025
“Wren's fine-line work feels like a charcoal drawing on skin. The healing was the cleanest of my four tattoos, and she sent a note asking for the two-week photo before I remembered to. The other three I'm getting redone here.”June M. · Forearm with Wren · 2026
“Iver hand-poked a small mountain range above my ankle. He spent the first twenty minutes of the consult telling me the reasons I might not want it done by hand, and the booth door stayed shut the whole session. Quieter than any machine I've sat under.”Rowan T. · Hand-poked ankle piece with Iver · 2025
06 — Visit
Capitol Hill,
Capitol Hill,
Seattle.
Three private booths, one walk-in chair. Studio is a converted print shop with northern light, no music after 7, and a black labrador named Tab.
A Yeti Design Co. portfolio site
A black-ink tattoo studio,
built in seven days.
Sixteen pages for a three-artist studio: a page for each artist, the inquiry form, pricing, studio policy, aftercare, Saturday walk-ins and a blog.