memo

@memo_tattoos · Daniel Costilla Jr · Tattoo artist

🎯 Tattoo Artist – Arlington TX 📩 DM to book or send ideas 🖤2.12.22 @urbanstattoo

memo is a tattoo artist in Arlington, Texas at Daniel Costilla Jr whose work centres on realism. Of the 91 pieces on Perspectiv, 29 are realism, and dotwork and American traditional come up as well. Roughly 56% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often dark red, teal and red. Recurring subjects include skull, heart, rose and koi fish. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. 79 of the pieces are shown healed rather than fresh. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Realism — 29 pieces (40%)
Dotwork — 12 pieces (17%)
American Traditional — 9 pieces (12%)

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 44% of pieces, measured across 86 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: dark red, teal, red and navy.

What they tattoo

Subjects: skull, heart, rose, koi fish, lion and cactus.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

Roaring lion head and paws realism tattoo on the forearm by memo

Strawberry dipped in blue liquid watercolor tattoo on the forearm by memo

Skull with ornate helmet dark art tattoo on the thigh by memo

Praying hands with rosary and cross Chicano tattoo on the forearm by memo

Heart pendant American traditional tattoo on the forearm by memo

Bluebonnet dotwork tattoo on the foot by memo

Skull realism tattoo on the forearm by memo

Rose realism tattoo on the forearm by memo

Astronaut realism tattoo on the forearm by memo

Leg tattoo American traditional tattoo on the leg by memo

Mecha robot dotwork tattoo on the forearm by memo

Beetle with face realism tattoo on the thigh by memo

Koi fish japanese irezumi tattoo on the forearm by memo

Koi fish japanese irezumi tattoo on the shoulder by memo

Cross with crucifixion black and grey tattoo on the back by memo

Grim reaper black and grey tattoo on the thigh by memo

Alligator and plants black and grey tattoo on the calf by memo

Skull realism tattoo on the forearm by memo

Koi fish japanese irezumi tattoo on the forearm by memo

Heart lollipop realism tattoo on the forearm by memo

Lion American traditional tattoo on the forearm by memo

Anatomical heart realism tattoo on the chest by memo

Skull and heart realism tattoo on the thigh by memo

Strawberry realism tattoo on the torso by memo