Josh Garte | Tattoo Artist in Virginia

@joshgarte_ · Tattoo artist

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Josh Garte is a realism tattoo artist in Virginia Beach, VA. Of the 118 pieces on Perspectiv, 23 are realism, and American traditional and dotwork come up as well. About 51% of the pieces use colour, most often burgundy, dark red and coral; the rest are black and grey. Rose, skull, flower and leaves come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the thigh. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Realism — 23 pieces (28%)
American Traditional — 17 pieces (20%)
Dotwork — 14 pieces (17%)
Neo Traditional — 12 pieces (14%)

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 49% of pieces, measured across 110 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: rose, skull, flower, leaves, eye and moth.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

Grim reaper and crow realism tattoo on the upper arm by Josh Garte

Strawberry with chocolate watercolor tattoo on the forearm by Josh Garte

Skulls and flowers neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh by Josh Garte

Moth realism tattoo on the forearm by Josh Garte

Swallow and berries realism tattoo on the forearm by Josh Garte

Dancing chili pepper neo-traditional tattoo by Josh Garte

Eye and face dotwork tattoo on the thigh by Josh Garte

Bell flower black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Josh Garte

Elvish script lettering script tattoo on the shoulder by Josh Garte

Moth dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Josh Garte

Reserved sign lettering script tattoo on the forearm by Josh Garte

Bird and berries American traditional tattoo on the calf by Josh Garte

Skull black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Josh Garte

Knife black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Josh Garte

Bird with cherry American traditional tattoo on the calf by Josh Garte

Spiderweb and angel black and grey tattoo on the leg by Josh Garte

Peony flower watercolor tattoo on the foot by Josh Garte

Romantic rock American traditional tattoo on the hand by Josh Garte

Cat black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Josh Garte

Flower American traditional tattoo on the leg by Josh Garte

Rose black and grey tattoo by Josh Garte

Red rose realism tattoo on the forearm by Josh Garte

Olive branch and ankh black and grey tattoo on the chest by Josh Garte

Rose and dagger dark realism tattoo by Josh Garte