SMILEY

@smileys_ink · Tattoo artist

BLK&GREY | LETTERING | TATTOOS 📍LBC 🎓LB State 🗓To Book TXT (323)686-1820 ✈️TBA 🔹EliteMember @artetattoogoods @vidalocatattooclub

Smiley is a tattoo artist in Long Beach, CA whose work centres on realism. Of the 172 pieces on Perspectiv, 63 are realism and 17 are Chicano. About 42% of the pieces use colour, most often burgundy, coral and dark red; the rest are black and grey. Recurring subjects include script lettering, cross, eye and rose. The forearm and the shoulder are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 42% of pieces, measured across 164 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, coral and dark red.

What they tattoo

Subjects: script lettering, cross, eye, rose, religious figure and script.

Usually on the forearm, the shoulder and the back.

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Work

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