Zoe Brookes

@firestarterink · Tattoo artist

Loves skulls, bones, and spooky things. Seattle, WA | Books Closed | DMs don’t get read Zoe@FirestarterInk.com

Zoe Brookes is a tattoo artist in Seattle, WA whose work centres on American traditional. Of the 120 pieces on Perspectiv, 27 are American traditional, and dotwork and watercolor come up as well. About 65% of the pieces use colour, most often coral, teal and navy; the rest are black and grey. Skull, flowers, bird and sword come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the shoulder. 91 of the pieces are shown healed rather than fresh. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 35% of pieces, measured across 120 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: coral, teal, navy and burgundy.

What they tattoo

Subjects: skull, flowers, bird, sword, dragon and leaves.

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

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Work

Bird and crescent moon American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Zoe BrookesPeony flowers black and grey tattoo on the upper arm by Zoe BrookesCrab and chrysanthemum American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Zoe BrookesSkull with leaves and bird American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Zoe BrookesSkull with hammer black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Zoe BrookesPeony black and grey tattoo on the upper arm by Zoe BrookesOwl watercolor tattoo on the forearm by Zoe BrookesFloral arrangement black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Zoe BrookesSkull with heart American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Zoe BrookesBird and turtle American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Zoe BrookesSword with skull American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Zoe BrookesSkull with ginkgo leaves watercolor tattoo on the shoulder by Zoe BrookesFishes dotwork tattoo on the shoulder by Zoe BrookesBull skull with heart American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Zoe BrookesCharizard watercolor tattoo on the forearm by Zoe BrookesBearded man dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Zoe BrookesButterfly watercolor tattoo on the forearm by Zoe BrookesMandalorian helmet anime tattoo on the forearm by Zoe BrookesFlower bouquet watercolor tattoo on the shoulder by Zoe BrookesOwl watercolor tattoo on the forearm by Zoe BrookesSailfish realism tattoo on the thigh by Zoe BrookesVideo game console new school tattoo on the forearm by Zoe BrookesBird and flowers watercolor tattoo on the upper arm by Zoe BrookesPeony black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Zoe Brookes