Kuya

@kuya.tattoos · Berkeley, California · Tattoo artist

Tattoo Artist BOOKING PARIS July 2026 (booking info on my website) Berkeley, Ca @darkwater.ink Art • @tristopianart

Kuya is a tattoo artist in Berkeley, California whose work centres on dotwork. Dotwork is the one style that runs through the portfolio: 102 of the 458 pieces on Perspectiv carry it, and no other style shows up consistently. Nearly all of it is black and grey, measured from the pieces themselves. Recurring subjects include flowers, snake, leaves and skull. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the shoulder. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Black and grey, measured across 300 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, lavender, pink and indigo.

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, snake, leaves, skull, eye and wings.

Usually on the forearm, the shoulder and the thigh.

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Work

Snake black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaSnakes black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaJellyfish black and grey tattoo on the calf by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaButterfly geometric tattoo on the back by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaSnake American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaSnake dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaPanther dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaSkeletons black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaRose and crown black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaFloral arrangement black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaSkeletons black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaDog wearing pearls American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaAbstract swirl dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaWings dotwork tattoo on the ribs by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaWinged cherub black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaSkull and flowers realism tattoo on the forearm by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaFeather tribal tattoo on the chest by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaMinivan black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaCranes black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaReligious figure black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaReligious figure with heart black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaFlower arrangement realism tattoo on the back by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaEyes and floral dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Kuya, Berkeley, CaliforniaFloral design dotwork tattoo on the thigh by Kuya, Berkeley, California