Shaine Smith

@shainesmithtattoo · Durham, North Carolina · Tattoo artist

Working in Durham NC 📧shainesmithtattoo@gmail.com to setup appointments

Shaine Smith is a realism tattoo artist in Durham, North Carolina. Of the 269 pieces on Perspectiv, about 65% are realism; surrealism and geometric run through the rest. Roughly 36% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often burgundy, coral and dark red. Skull, alien creature, biomechanical creature and dragon come up again and again. The forearm and the upper arm are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 36% of pieces, measured across 265 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, coral and dark red.

What they tattoo

Subjects: skull, alien creature, biomechanical creature, dragon, biomechanical structure and eye.

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

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Work

Biomechanical creature realism tattoo by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaGothic cathedral and mechanical elements realism tattoo by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaBiomechanical skull and abstract forms dark realism tattoo by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaBiomechanical eye realism tattoo on the forearm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaBiomechanical eye and claws realism tattoo on the forearm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaBiomechanical eye realism tattoo on the upper arm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaBiomechanical horror realism tattoo on the forearm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaBiomechanical skull with tentacles dark realism tattoo by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaBiomechanical alien creature realism tattoo by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaBiomechanical creature realism tattoo on the forearm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaBiomechanical horror creature realism tattoo on the forearm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaBiomechanical hand tattoo biomech tattoo on the hand by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaRhino head realism tattoo on the forearm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaBiomechanical structure realism tattoo on the forearm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaDemon japanese irezumi tattoo on the forearm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaOctopus realism tattoo on the forearm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaGeometric pattern geometric tattoo on the forearm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaAbstract organic form realism tattoo on the thigh by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaBiomechanical structure realism tattoo on the forearm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaSkull realism tattoo on the foot by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaSpine black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaPeacock feather new school tattoo on the forearm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaMechanical gear black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Shaine Smith, Durham, North CarolinaCyborg biomechanical arm realism tattoo on the upper arm by Shaine Smith, Durham, North Carolina