Justin Reid • San Jose •Tattoo Artist

@_justin_reid_ · San Jose, California · Tattoo artist

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Justin Reid is a realism tattoo artist in San Jose, California. Across the 29 pieces on Perspectiv the work spans realism, Chicano and Japanese, with realism making up about 64% of it. Roughly 79% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often coral and burgundy. Praying hands, mountains, cherub and dragon come up again and again. The forearm and the calf are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 21% of pieces, measured across 19 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: coral and burgundy.

What they tattoo

Subjects: praying hands, mountains, cherub, dragon, helmet and warrior helmet.

Usually on the forearm, the calf and the upper arm.

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Work

Portrait of a bearded man surrealism tattoo on the back by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaPraying hands with rose Chicano tattoo on the forearm by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaVirgin Mary portrait Chicano tattoo on the shoulder by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaPraying hands with a rose Chicano tattoo on the forearm by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaPraying hands with rose Chicano tattoo on the forearm by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaReligious icon with cherubs realism tattoo on the forearm by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaCherubs praying realism tattoo on the forearm by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaAngels and cherubs realism tattoo on the forearm by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaWarrior helmet realism tattoo on the calf by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaWelder realism tattoo on the calf by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaMechanical suit realism tattoo on the forearm by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaWarrior helmet realism tattoo on the calf by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaMountain landscape realism tattoo on the forearm by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaAstronaut realism tattoo on the calf by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaMountain landscape realism tattoo on the forearm by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaCherubs black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaFirefighter helmet realism tattoo on the forearm by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaMountain landscape realism tattoo on the calf by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaFirefighter realism tattoo on the calf by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaFirefighter helmet realism tattoo on the forearm by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaFirefighter realism tattoo on the calf by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaCherub with Roman numerals realism tattoo on the forearm by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaDragon and phoenix sleeve Japanese tattoo on the upper arm by Justin Reid, San Jose, CaliforniaGothic angel and Roman numerals sleeve realism tattoo on the upper arm by Justin Reid, San Jose, California