RORY SOMERVILLE | TATTOO ARTIST SAN DIEGO

@rorystats · Tattoo artist

Rory Somerville SAN DIEGO/LA/NYC GOTHIC BLACKWORK X GOTHIC LETTERING X DARK SURREALISM X HORROR 24 @SANCTUMTATTOOCO

Rory Somerville is a tattoo artist in San Diego, CA whose work centres on realism. Realism is the one style that runs through the portfolio: 116 of the 301 pieces on Perspectiv carry it, and no other style shows up consistently. Roughly 77% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often burgundy, dark red and coral. Skull, woman, abstract design and clown come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the shoulder. 232 of the pieces are shown healed rather than fresh. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 23% of pieces, measured across 298 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, dark red and coral.

What they tattoo

Subjects: skull, woman, abstract design, clown, flame and script lettering.

Usually on the forearm, the shoulder and the chest.

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Work

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