Tess

@blackbirdtats · Tattoo artist

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Tess is a dotwork tattoo artist in Austin, TX. Dotwork leads the portfolio (20 of the 84 pieces on Perspectiv), with realism and new school also recurring. Roughly 22% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often burgundy, dark red and navy. Recurring subjects include flowers, strawberries, cicada and ant. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 22% of pieces, measured across 83 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, strawberries, cicada, ant, cat and roses.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

Strawberries and flowers American traditional tattoo on the torso by TessJellyfish new school tattoo on the thigh by TessCicada realism tattoo on the forearm by TessAnt carrying cherries realism tattoo on the forearm by TessPokémon evolution line illustrative tattoo on the thigh by TessCat with lollipop new school tattoo on the thigh by TessCicada realism tattoo on the forearm by TessStrawberries and flowers American traditional tattoo on the torso by TessFloral and bat design black and grey tattoo on the forearm by TessPokémon characters dotwork tattoo on the thigh by TessStrawberries new school tattoo on the torso by TessMandala geometric tattoo on the torso by TessJellyfish watercolor tattoo on the shoulder by TessJellyfish new school tattoo on the shoulder by TessCicada new school tattoo on the forearm by TessStitch realism tattoo on the forearm by TessSwallows black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by TessAnts carrying fruit dotwork tattoo on the upper arm by TessConstellation with astronaut dotwork tattoo on the thigh by TessBaseball stitch realism tattoo on the forearm by TessCat on swing anime tattoo on the forearm by TessSheep illustrative tattoo on the thigh by TessDuck with flowers dotwork tattoo on the forearm by TessWitch pin-up American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Tess