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 468 pieces on Perspectiv lean realism (72%) 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, flowers and dragon. 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, flowers, dragon, mermaid and heart.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

Freddy Krueger portrait realism tattoo on the forearm by Nathan PhillipsDragon and woman with third eye neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh by Nathan PhillipsFreddy Krueger portrait realism tattoo on the forearm by Nathan PhillipsWoman with dragon and fire neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm by Nathan PhillipsWoman with dragon neo-traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Nathan PhillipsRealism tattoo on the forearm by Nathan PhillipsDragon and woman with third eye surrealism tattoo on the thigh by Nathan PhillipsWoman with dragon neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm by Nathan PhillipsWoman with fire neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm by Nathan PhillipsSurreal portrait with dragon element surrealism tattoo on the thigh by Nathan PhillipsRealism tattoo on the forearm by Nathan PhillipsGeometric landscape with figures watercolor tattoo on the forearm by Nathan PhillipsPeony and butterfly watercolor tattoo on the chest by Nathan PhillipsButterfly realism tattoo on the forearm by Nathan PhillipsDragons and man realism tattoo on the upper arm by Nathan PhillipsDemon dark realism tattoo on the forearm by Nathan PhillipsFloral design black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nathan PhillipsIndian warrior realism tattoo on the forearm by Nathan PhillipsMermaid realism tattoo on the forearm by Nathan PhillipsDragon and pagoda realism tattoo on the forearm by Nathan PhillipsElephant realism tattoo on the leg by Nathan PhillipsCyborg skull realism tattoo on the thigh by Nathan PhillipsWoman's face realism tattoo on the forearm by Nathan PhillipsHeart landscape realism tattoo on the forearm by Nathan Phillips