Santo Zelaya
@isantotattoo · San Francisco, California · Black Heart Tattoo San Francisco · Tattoo artist
Deluxe Tattooing🧌 @memorialbrooklyn NYC/SF booking July/August 2026 santozel@gmail.com or DM
Santo Zelaya is a tattoo artist in San Francisco, California at Black Heart Tattoo San Francisco whose work centres on American traditional. The 107 pieces on Perspectiv are almost entirely American traditional. Roughly 41% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often dark red, teal and red. Skull, dragon, tiger and flames come up again and again. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. There are 68 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated September 2026.
Styles
- American Traditional — 78 pieces (80%)
Colour
Mostly colour, black and grey in 41% of pieces, measured across 107 segmented pieces.
Recurring colours: dark red, teal, red, forest and burgundy.
What they tattoo
Subjects: skull, dragon, tiger, flames, panther and snake.
Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the chest.
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