Rob Goodkind

@r_goodkind · Tattoo artist

Goodkind Tattoo, Chicago Info@goodkindtattoo.com Goodkindtattoo.bigcartel.com

Rob Goodkind is a tattoo artist in Chicago, IL whose work centres on dotwork. Of the 75 pieces on Perspectiv, 25 are dotwork and 12 are American traditional. Roughly 15% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often dark red, coral and teal. Dragon, skull, flame and koi fish come up again and again. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. There are 63 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 15% of pieces, measured across 72 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: dragon, skull, flame, koi fish, eyes and waves.

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

Find Rob Goodkind in local searches

Artists with similar work

View Rob Goodkind on Perspectiv · Instagram

Work

Tattoo by @r_goodkind — japanese_irezumiTattoo by @r_goodkind — japanese_irezumi, dotworkTattoo by @r_goodkind — japanese_irezumi, dotworkTattoo by @r_goodkind — black_and_grey, geometricTattoo by @r_goodkind — new_school, illustrativeTattoo by @r_goodkind — japanese_irezumiTattoo by @r_goodkind — japanese_irezumi, dotworkTattoo by @r_goodkind — japanese_irezumi, dotworkTattoo by @r_goodkind — dotwork, new_schoolTattoo by @r_goodkind — japanese_irezumiTattoo by @r_goodkind — american_traditional, japanese_irezumiTattoo by @r_goodkind — black_and_grey, realismTattoo by @r_goodkind — japanese_irezumiTattoo by @r_goodkind — japanese_irezumi, dotworkTattoo by @r_goodkind — japanese_irezumiTattoo by @r_goodkind — black_and_grey, japanese_irezumiTattoo by @r_goodkind — japanese_irezumiTattoo by @r_goodkind — japanese_irezumiTattoo by @r_goodkind — japanese_irezumi, dotworkTattoo by @r_goodkind — japanese_irezumi, dotworkTattoo by @r_goodkind — dark_realismTattoo by @r_goodkind — black_and_greyTattoo by @r_goodkind — dotwork, surrealismTattoo by @r_goodkind — american_traditional, dotwork