Christopher Espino

@red_lettr · Hawthorne, California · Tattoo artist

✝️ GOD above all | Husband & Father | Tattoo Artist | Los Angeles 🌇

Christopher Espino is a realism tattoo artist in Hawthorne, California. Realism leads the portfolio (15 of the 54 pieces on Perspectiv), with Japanese and fine line also recurring. Roughly 80% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often burgundy, teal and lavender. Recurring subjects include koi fish, flowers, child and waves. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. 34 of the pieces are shown healed rather than fresh. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

• Realism — 15 pieces (38%)
• Japanese — 7 pieces (18%)
• Fine Line — 6 pieces (15%)
• Chicano — 5 pieces (12%)

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 20% of pieces, measured across 49 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, teal, lavender and navy.

What they tattoo

Subjects: koi fish, flowers, child, waves, man and hammerhead shark.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the chest.

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Work