Nico Perez

@inkbynico · Tattoo artist

NEW JERSEY🇺🇸 @gravetattooshop IN NORTH BRUNSWICK @soulkraft_ink IN ASBURY PARK @lostandfoundtattoostudio IN CRANFORD TO BOOK EMAIL INKBYNICO@GMAIL.COM

Nico Perez is a tattoo artist in North Brunswick, NJ whose work centres on realism. Realism is the one style that runs through the portfolio: 120 of the 197 pieces on Perspectiv carry it, and no other style shows up consistently. Roughly 78% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often burgundy, pink and coral. Woman, skull, flame and tree come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the back. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 22% of pieces, measured across 187 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, pink, coral and dark red.

What they tattoo

Subjects: woman, skull, flame, tree, veins and eye.

Usually on the forearm, the back and the shoulder.

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Work

Eagle head and wings realism tattoo on the upper arm by Nico PerezEagle head and wings realism tattoo on the upper arm by Nico PerezSurreal face with abstract elements dark art tattoo on the back by Nico PerezOld man's face with beard realism tattoo on the forearm by Nico PerezDemonic face and abstract elements dark art tattoo on the back by Nico PerezMonstrous face with flowing hair dark art tattoo on the shoulder by Nico PerezSkull with decaying flesh realism tattoo on the forearm by Nico PerezGrotesque face with swirling elements dark art tattoo on the forearm by Nico PerezFootball player in helmet realism tattoo on the forearm by Nico PerezEagle portrait surrealism tattoo on the shoulder by Nico PerezLeatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre realism tattoo on the forearm by Nico PerezCandle and ornate stand surrealism tattoo on the forearm by Nico PerezWolf head with lightning realism tattoo on the forearm by Nico PerezYorkshire terrier portrait realism tattoo on the forearm by Nico PerezMan in hood with lightsaber realism tattoo on the forearm by Nico PerezHusky dog portrait realism tattoo on the thigh by Nico PerezRose dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Nico PerezFeathers and lightning realism tattoo on the forearm by Nico PerezEagle head and wings surrealism tattoo on the upper arm by Nico PerezGrim reaper with sword realism tattoo on the upper arm by Nico PerezEagle head and wing realism tattoo on the forearm by Nico PerezOwl and cherry blossoms realism tattoo on the forearm by Nico PerezPortrait realism tattoo on the forearm by Nico PerezCherry blossoms realism tattoo on the forearm by Nico Perez