9rukim

@9rukim · Tattoo artist

Based on NYC 📍NYC - Jul, Sep booking open 📍CA - August 📍Korea - 2027 💌ninerukim@gmail.com

9rukim is a tattoo artist in New York, NY whose work centres on realism. Of the 392 pieces on Perspectiv, 140 are realism, and dotwork and geometric come up as well. It is black and grey work almost without exception. Recurring subjects include bird, flowers, woman and eye. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the thigh. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Black and grey, measured across 300 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, dark red, navy and pink.

What they tattoo

Subjects: bird, flowers, woman, eye, heart and hand.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

Armored bird with sword dark art tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimSpiked eye mace cyber sigilism tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimRabbit with a face inside dark art tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimWoman with mask and poppies surrealism tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimLizard in a suit surrealism tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimLizard head and suit surrealism tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimWoman with mask and flowers realism tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimSamurai frog with dragonfly and fish dotwork tattoo on the thigh by 9rukimSurreal creature sketch tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimFox with flower fine line tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimHorse head sketch tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimSkull in ornate frame dark art tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimSkull in ornate frame realism tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimHorse head realism tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimSkull in ornate frame dark art tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimFetus in a petri dish sketch tattoo on the back by 9rukimGeese and surreal landscape dotwork tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimFrog-like creature dotwork tattoo on the calf by 9rukimEyeless figure with skull surrealism tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimBird and key realism tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimWinged creature realism tattoo on the forearm by 9rukimMermaid black and grey tattoo on the leg by 9rukimHorses with arrows black and grey tattoo on the torso by 9rukimLegs in fish dotwork tattoo on the forearm by 9rukim