Gary Zhong

@gary.tattooer · Upland, California · Tattoo artist

Black & grey / 🐍 snakes / 🐉 dragons 📍Upland @inkxtreme_tattoo ✍️ Booking open｜Flash available ⬇️ DM or email to book

Gary Zhong is a tattoo artist in Upland, California whose work centres on realism. Of the 150 pieces on Perspectiv, 38 are realism, and no other style appears often enough to count. Nearly all of it is black and grey, measured from the pieces themselves. Snake, dragon, flowers and sword come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the shoulder. There are 106 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Black and grey, measured across 144 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, dark red and navy.

What they tattoo

Subjects: snake, dragon, flowers, sword, skeleton and koi fish.

Usually on the forearm, the shoulder and the back.

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Work

Angel with sword realism tattoo on the upper arm by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaBat wings realism tattoo by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaTwo swallows with red string fine line tattoo on the back by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaJoker character with flowers realism tattoo on the upper arm by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaHeart and dragon realism tattoo on the forearm by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaMuscular warrior black and grey tattoo on the torso by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaDemon warrior dark realism tattoo on the back by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaFloral wings ornamental tattoo on the back by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaSnake black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaStatue head with snake realism tattoo on the thigh by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaSnake japanese irezumi tattoo by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaLandscape with waterfall realism tattoo on the forearm by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaBarbed wire and spider realism tattoo on the forearm by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaDragon realism tattoo on the forearm by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaSnakes geometric tattoo by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaSpace and nature geometric tattoo on the forearm by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaAngelic figure realism tattoo on the shoulder by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaSnake and bust realism tattoo on the forearm by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaStatue of lady justice realism tattoo on the forearm by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaSnake black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaShip in bottle realism tattoo on the forearm by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaSnake and year black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaKoi fish and sword realism tattoo on the forearm by Gary Zhong, Upland, CaliforniaDragon and snake japanese irezumi tattoo by Gary Zhong, Upland, California