Sam Oakes | TATTOO ARTIST KC

@lucidimprints_tattoo · Tattoo artist

Owner of Lucid Imprints private tattoo studio Forms for booking body art or PMU 👇🏽

Sam Oakes is a tattoo artist in Kansas City, MO whose work centres on realism. Realism leads the portfolio (92 of the 287 pieces on Perspectiv), with dotwork and geometric also recurring. About 16% of the pieces use colour, most often burgundy, coral and navy; the rest are black and grey. Flowers, leaves, sunflower and roses come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the upper arm. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 16% of pieces, measured across 287 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, coral and navy.

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, leaves, sunflower, roses, skull and snake.

Usually on the forearm, the upper arm and the shoulder.

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Work

Lion and Jesus praying Chicano tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesJesus and lion Chicano tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesLion and crosses realism tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesLion and crosses realism tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesFloral bouquet black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesFloral bouquet realism tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesFloral arrangement black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Sam OakesGeometric pattern dotwork tattoo on the calf by Sam OakesLotus flowers realism tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesSunflower and paw print dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesFloral arrangement black and grey tattoo on the torso by Sam OakesSkull with headdress realism tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesSkull dotwork tattoo on the thigh by Sam OakesInsects dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesPeony flower black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesFloral and script American traditional tattoo on the upper arm by Sam OakesFloral bouquet black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesWaves and shell black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesFlower black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesFlowers black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesSkull realism tattoo on the shoulder by Sam OakesPortrait of a person black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesEgyptian god realism tattoo on the forearm by Sam OakesFloral bouquet realism tattoo on the upper arm by Sam Oakes