Mads Rainier

@socratiicrrat · Tattoo artist

23💉 • illustrative, stippling, & fauna • ———> LINK IN BIO FOR BOOKING tattoo artist at @blackheartstudio_ (suh-crat-ick-rat)

Mads Rainier is a tattoo artist in Nashville, Tn whose work centres on fine line. Fine line leads the portfolio (38 of the 206 pieces on Perspectiv), with realism and dotwork also recurring. Roughly 85% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often coral, teal and forest. Flower, butterfly, skull and lily come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the shoulder. There are 153 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 15% of pieces, measured across 206 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: coral, teal, forest and navy.

What they tattoo

Subjects: flower, butterfly, skull, lily, leaves and dragon.

Usually on the forearm, the shoulder and the thigh.

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Work

Mermaid black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Mads RainierBeetle and leaves black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Mads RainierRazor and skull realism tattoo on the forearm by Mads RainierLily flowers watercolor tattoo on the chest by Mads RainierWinged angel realism tattoo on the forearm by Mads RainierLily and swirls ornamental tattoo on the shoulder by Mads RainierUnicorn dotwork tattoo on the shoulder by Mads RainierBerry branch black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Mads RainierShip's wheel American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Mads RainierThe High Priestess tarot card black and grey tattoo on the back by Mads RainierDragon and cherry blossoms new school tattoo on the thigh by Mads RainierLilies black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Mads RainierTiger black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Mads RainierFlower black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Mads RainierScorpion and floral black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Mads RainierTiger realism tattoo on the forearm by Mads RainierTeapot black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Mads RainierLion black and grey tattoo on the ribs by Mads RainierLotus flower geometric tattoo on the foot by Mads RainierFrog black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Mads RainierUnicorn dotwork tattoo on the shoulder by Mads RainierEye realism tattoo on the shoulder by Mads RainierPanda with lantern American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Mads RainierHibiscus flowers dotwork tattoo on the ribs by Mads Rainier