Samantha Castrovinci

@samanthacastrovinci · Durham, North Carolina · Creative Tattoo Service · Tattoo artist

🌀Illustrative & abstract tattooing🌀 Owner @creativetattooservice No DMs ↘️ use contact button! (Sa-man-tha Cast-ro-vin-chi) @small_castles.925

Samantha Castrovinci is a realism tattoo artist in Durham, North Carolina at Creative Tattoo Service. Across the 144 pieces on Perspectiv the work spans realism, geometric and American traditional, with realism making up about 38% of it. About 49% of the pieces use colour, most often burgundy, forest and dark red; the rest are black and grey. Recurring subjects include flowers, woman, dragon and deer. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. There are 126 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

• Realism — 45 pieces (38%)
• Geometric — 29 pieces (25%)
• American Traditional — 26 pieces (22%)
• Dotwork — 23 pieces (20%)
• New School — 14 pieces (12%)

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 49% of pieces, measured across 140 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, woman, dragon, deer, mechanical gears and bird.

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

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Work