Carlos Macedo Tattoo

@carlos__macedo · Tattoo artist

Tattooist Custom fine line black & grey 📍 located in Southern California By appointment only CarlosMacedo.ink@gmail.com

Carlos Macedo Tattoo is a tattoo artist in Lake Forest, California whose work centres on realism. Realism is the one style that runs through the portfolio: 102 of the 156 pieces on Perspectiv carry it, and no other style shows up consistently. About 16% of the pieces use colour, most often navy, sky and burgundy; the rest are black and grey. Woman, man, tattoo artist and angel come up again and again. The forearm and the upper arm are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 16% of pieces, measured across 130 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: navy, sky and burgundy.

What they tattoo

Subjects: woman, man, tattoo artist, angel, religious figure and statue.

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

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Work

Pietà sculpture realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooBruce Lee portrait realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooBob Marley portrait with cannabis leaves realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooZeus realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooPortrait of Nipsey Hussle Chicano tattoo on the shoulder by Carlos Macedo TattooElvis Presley portrait realism tattoo on the upper arm by Carlos Macedo TattooBob Marley portrait realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooMuhammad Ali realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooKobe Bryant portrait realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooPietà scene realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooPortraits of famous gangsters realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooPietà sculpture realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooBust of a classical figure realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooKobe Bryant portrait realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooJohnny Cash portrait realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooJesus Christ and Virgin Mary realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooPortrait of Tupac Shakur realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooChicano tattoo on the shoulder by Carlos Macedo TattooJesus Christ with Sacred Heart Chicano tattoo on the shoulder by Carlos Macedo TattooAngel and statue realism tattoo on the upper arm by Carlos Macedo TattooThe Pietà realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooFace smoking realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooPietà sculpture realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo TattooWoman and man realism tattoo by Carlos Macedo Tattoo