Tex Buss

@authentictattoo · San Francisco, California · Tattoo artist

🍁Tattooer and Painter🌿 RED KESTREL TATTOO, San Francisco @redkestreltattoo *NO DM pls*—email tex@textattoo.com #redkestreltattoo #tattoosanfrancisco

Tex Buss is a realism tattoo artist in San Francisco, California. Of the 29 pieces on Perspectiv, about 54% are realism; American traditional and fine line run through the rest. Nearly every piece is in colour, with coral, burgundy and forest recurring. Bird, flowers, cardinal bird and woodpecker come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the upper arm. 21 of the pieces are shown healed rather than fresh. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Colour work, measured across 26 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: coral, burgundy, forest and amber.

What they tattoo

Subjects: bird, flowers, cardinal bird, woodpecker, ocelot and peacock.

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

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Work

Cardinal bird realism tattoo on the thigh by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaCrow and flower realism tattoo on the forearm by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaWoodpecker and flowers American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaDeer with wings realism tattoo on the forearm by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaBlackberry bush realism tattoo on the ribs by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaWinged ocelot new school tattoo by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaToucan and fruit American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaOwl realism tattoo on the ribs by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaBird and butterfly realism tattoo on the shoulder by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaBlue jay and berries realism tattoo on the chest by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaBird and flowers black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaHawk and flowers realism tattoo on the forearm by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaPeacock realism tattoo on the forearm by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaWoodpecker American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaFlowers watercolor tattoo on the forearm by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaOriole and flowers American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaBirds and flowers realism tattoo on the forearm by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaLioness and flowers realism tattoo on the upper arm by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaPeacock American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaCardinal bird American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaChickadees and flowers Japanese tattoo on the upper arm by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaChickadees and cherry blossoms watercolor tattoo on the upper arm by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaTattoo on the upper arm by Tex Buss, San Francisco, CaliforniaDog portrait with flowers neo-traditional tattoo on the chest by Tex Buss, San Francisco, California