Thad Collis
@scruffy_tattooer · Tattoo artist
Tattooer🔸@greenghosttattoo🔸Charlotte, NC🔸 Ⓥ🌱 scruffytattooer@gmail.com Riffs and chants 🔸@cosmic_reapernc
Thad Collis is a American traditional tattoo artist in Charlotte, NC. Across the 105 pieces on Perspectiv the work spans American traditional, dotwork and realism, with American traditional making up about 44% of it. About 63% of the pieces use colour, most often teal, burgundy and dark red; the rest are black and grey. Frog, cat, flowers and man come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the thigh. 74 of the pieces are shown healed rather than fresh. Portfolio last updated August 2026.
Styles
- American Traditional — 44 pieces (44%)
- Dotwork — 30 pieces (30%)
- Realism — 20 pieces (20%)
Colour
Mostly colour, black and grey in 37% of pieces, measured across 103 segmented pieces.
Recurring colours: teal, burgundy, dark red and coral.
What they tattoo
Subjects: frog, cat, flowers, man, iris flowers and cathedral.
Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.
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- American Traditional tattoo artists in Charlotte, NC
- Dotwork tattoo artists in Charlotte, NC
- Realism tattoo artists in Charlotte, NC
- Tattoo artists in Charlotte, NC
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