Nathan Phillips

@nathanphillips_art · Tattoo artist

Born Artistic, allowed to Tattoo👨🏻‍🎨 @reborntattoocare, @queens__head & @heliostattoo family

Nathan Phillips is a tattoo artist in Colorado Springs, CO whose work centres on realism. The 475 pieces on Perspectiv lean realism (71%) with a steady dotwork thread. Roughly 58% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often dark red, navy and teal. Recurring subjects include woman, skull, dragon and flowers. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 42% of pieces, measured across 300 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: woman, skull, dragon, flowers, mermaid and heart.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

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