Tivis Phillips

@invadertiv · Tattoo artist

Get tattooed by me or be CURSED "Just another bodybag with a heartbeat"

Tivis Phillips is a realism tattoo artist in Charlotte, NC. Realism leads (75 of the 169 pieces on Perspectiv), with American traditional on another 34. Roughly 36% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often burgundy, coral and navy. Skull, lotus flower, wolf and flowers come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the shoulder. 134 of the pieces are shown healed rather than fresh. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 36% of pieces, measured across 163 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: skull, lotus flower, wolf, flowers, roses and man.

Usually on the forearm, the shoulder and the thigh.

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Work

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