Paul DeVay

@pdv · Tattoo artist

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Paul DeVay is a tattoo artist in Portland, OR whose work centres on dotwork. Dotwork is the one style that runs through the portfolio: 39 of the 145 pieces on Perspectiv carry it, and no other style shows up consistently. It is black and grey work almost without exception. Recurring subjects include skull, feather, leaves and flower. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the thigh. There are 129 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Black and grey, measured across 144 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: coral, teal, dark red and forest.

What they tattoo

Subjects: skull, feather, leaves, flower, sword and cat.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the calf.

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Work

Otter dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVaySunflower black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVaySkull and floral dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVayRaven dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVayOwl black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVayFeather black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVayAbstract leaves black and grey tattoo on the calf by Paul DeVayAbstract wave pattern black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVayLotus flower black and grey tattoo on the calf by Paul DeVayAbstract design dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVaySword and dragon black and grey tattoo on the leg by Paul DeVayAbstract leaves black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVayGrim reaper black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Paul DeVayRose dotwork tattoo on the shoulder by Paul DeVayFlame and heart black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVaySkull with feathers black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVayCat in window black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVayFeather dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVaySnowflake black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Paul DeVayFeather black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVayFlower dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVayOlive branch black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Paul DeVayBird and scorpion realism tattoo on the thigh by Paul DeVayGrim reaper holding child black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Paul DeVay