James Nelson

@artt.tattoos · Tattoo artist

•@ar_tt_ •Black & Grey Realism •Luxury tattoos for everyday people •Booking below

James Nelson is a tattoo artist in Leicester whose work centres on realism. Realism is the one style that runs through the portfolio: 15 of the 55 pieces on Perspectiv carry it, and no other style shows up consistently. Roughly 72% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often coral, burgundy and olive. Flowers, snake, bat and cherub come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the thigh. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 28% of pieces, measured across 51 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: coral, burgundy, olive and dark red.

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, snake, bat, cherub, leaves and cherry blossoms.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

Landscape realism tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonLily black and grey tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonWarrior with wings dark realism tattoo on the thigh by James NelsonLotus flower realism tattoo on the upper arm by James NelsonEagle black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by James NelsonCross black and grey tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonBear holding lighter realism tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonFloral design black and grey tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonBaseball player black and grey tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonCherub black and grey tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonShip sailing black and grey tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonAlligator skull black and grey tattoo on the thigh by James NelsonFlowers and skeleton realism tattoo on the upper arm by James NelsonDemon warrior dark realism tattoo on the thigh by James NelsonAngel and spider neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonFlowers and bones realism tattoo on the upper arm by James NelsonHummingbirds black and grey tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonIndian chief skull realism tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonRed sox logo black and grey tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonMoon with face and telescope realism tattoo on the thigh by James NelsonFloral arrangement realism tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonCherub black and grey tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonOrchid and flame realism tattoo on the forearm by James NelsonWolf and koi fish realism tattoo on the shoulder by James Nelson