Shelbie | Tattoo Artist

@inked.by.shelbie · Salt Lake City, Utah · Tattoo artist

🐈‍⬛Illustrative • Blackwork • Whimsy 🥀Salt Lake City, UT 💌Email Only 📖Books Open

Shelbie is a American traditional tattoo artist in Salt Lake City, Utah. Of the 88 pieces on Perspectiv, 19 are American traditional, and dotwork and fine line come up as well. About 39% of the pieces use colour, most often burgundy, forest and navy; the rest are black and grey. Recurring subjects include flowers, butterfly, leaves and rose. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 39% of pieces, measured across 87 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, butterfly, leaves, rose, knife and sword.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

Landscape with rock formations American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahKnife and flowers black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahSword and floral ornamental tattoo on the thigh by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahBird and floral black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahKnife and butterfly black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahButterfly and skull dark realism tattoo on the forearm by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahBaby in a jar black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahDemon with horns American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahButterfly and magnolia American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahMusic box black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahButterfly black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahReaper and cloud black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahFlower and fox realism tattoo on the forearm by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahBird with binoculars illustrative tattoo on the thigh by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahButterfly skull dark realism tattoo on the thigh by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahWarrior black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahSword and flowers American traditional tattoo on the leg by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahButterfly and flowers realism tattoo on the forearm by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahSword and leaves American traditional tattoo on the torso by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahSkull and butterfly realism tattoo on the thigh by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahFloral arrangement American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahMoth with skull dark realism tattoo on the upper arm by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahLeg tattoo American traditional tattoo on the leg by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, UtahWoman with animal new school tattoo on the thigh by Shelbie, Salt Lake City, Utah