j Smalley

@jsmalleytattooer · Tattoo artist

@golden_cobra_tattoo_club OATTAN

j Smalley is a tattoo artist in Atlanta, GA whose work centres on American traditional. About 76% of the 73 pieces on Perspectiv are American traditional, and geometric shows up in 12%. Roughly 19% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often dark red, teal and coral. Butterfly, eagle, flowers and tiger come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the thigh. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 19% of pieces, measured across 73 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: dark red, teal, coral, burgundy and forest.

What they tattoo

Subjects: butterfly, eagle, flowers, tiger, skull and cat.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

Butterfly dotwork tattoo on the head by j SmalleySkull and crossbones neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm by j SmalleyCat with skulls American traditional tattoo on the thigh by j SmalleyTiger American traditional tattoo on the ribs by j SmalleyScorpion and lilies realism tattoo on the shoulder by j SmalleyRose American traditional tattoo on the forearm by j SmalleyButterfly and flowers American traditional tattoo on the chest by j SmalleyLaundry line with birds American traditional tattoo on the thigh by j SmalleyEagle American traditional tattoo on the chest by j SmalleyFish new school tattoo on the forearm by j SmalleyFloral band black and grey tattoo on the forearm by j SmalleySnake American traditional tattoo on the forearm by j SmalleyEagle American traditional tattoo on the forearm by j SmalleyButterfly new school tattoo on the torso by j SmalleyKoi fish American traditional tattoo on the forearm by j SmalleyVase with skulls and flowers American traditional tattoo on the forearm by j SmalleyPhoenix American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by j SmalleyDog and landscape American traditional tattoo on the forearm by j SmalleySpacegirl new school tattoo on the thigh by j SmalleyCompass and flower American traditional tattoo on the forearm by j SmalleyEagle American traditional tattoo on the forearm by j SmalleyStar geometric tattoo on the torso by j SmalleyGrim reaper black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by j SmalleyButterfly American traditional tattoo on the forearm by j Smalley