Daniel Skillingstead

@danielskilltattoo · Tattoo artist

📍Redmond, WA @arrowandswordtattoo danielskilltattoo@gmail.com

Daniel Skillingstead is a tattoo artist in Redmond whose work centres on American traditional. Of the 90 pieces on Perspectiv, 34 are American traditional and 18 are Japanese. Roughly 43% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often dark red, forest and burgundy. Flowers, wave, dragon and snake come up again and again. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 43% of pieces, measured across 88 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, wave, dragon, snake, peony flowers and peony.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the back.

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Work

Koi fish japanese irezumi tattoo on the forearm by Daniel SkillingsteadFloral and wave design japanese irezumi tattoo on the forearm by Daniel SkillingsteadFlower black and grey tattoo on the neck by Daniel SkillingsteadBeast face with bandana American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Daniel SkillingsteadFrog American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Daniel SkillingsteadPeony American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Daniel SkillingsteadWave and flowers japanese irezumi tattoo on the forearm by Daniel SkillingsteadButterfly realism tattoo on the forearm by Daniel SkillingsteadDragons japanese irezumi tattoo on the back by Daniel SkillingsteadDragon American traditional tattoo on the torso by Daniel SkillingsteadSnake American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Daniel SkillingsteadDevil holding trident American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Daniel SkillingsteadDagger with blood American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Daniel SkillingsteadLeopard American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Daniel SkillingsteadTiger head American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Daniel SkillingsteadSnake American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Daniel SkillingsteadPeony American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Daniel SkillingsteadFrog American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Daniel SkillingsteadSkull and slug American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Daniel SkillingsteadLizard with sword American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Daniel SkillingsteadEagle black and grey tattoo on the chest by Daniel SkillingsteadFrog American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Daniel SkillingsteadOctopus dotwork tattoo on the thigh by Daniel SkillingsteadTiger American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Daniel Skillingstead