Sam Padilla

@sammmwch · Tattoo artist

Tattoo Artist 🥪 @miragetattoo.sf Message me through dm or email : clubsammmwch@gmail.com

Sam Padilla is a dotwork tattoo artist in San Francisco, CA. Dotwork leads (18 of the 102 pieces on Perspectiv), with fine line on another 11. It is black and grey work almost without exception. Recurring subjects include star, phoenix, skull and heart. The forearm and the chest are the usual placements. There are 85 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Black and grey, measured across 101 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: star, phoenix, skull, heart, eye and fan.

Usually on the forearm, the chest and the shoulder.

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Work

Phoenix black and grey tattoo on the chest by Sam PadillaFoxes and star black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaBee black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaMoth black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaMotorcycle black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaDancer black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaClock and fox black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaBook and envelope black and grey tattoo on the torso by Sam PadillaOctopus black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Sam PadillaBook with message black and grey tattoo on the ribs by Sam PadillaHexagonal pattern geometric tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaPhoenix black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Sam PadillaHourglass with skull dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaFoxes and stars neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaWhale tail and floral band black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaFoxes and flames American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaTattooed arm black and grey tattoo on the upper arm by Sam PadillaStars and eye black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaOctopus black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Sam PadillaTattoo artist black and grey tattoo on the upper arm by Sam PadillaFoxes black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaHourglass with skull dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaHexagon pattern with bee geometric tattoo on the forearm by Sam PadillaThe magician realism tattoo on the forearm by Sam Padilla