Brad Sterling
@sterling_tattoos · Tattoo artist
Hat Trick Tattoo Statesville, NC 🇺🇸 Sterlingtattoos88@gmail.com
Brad Sterling is a realism tattoo artist in Statesville. Of the 62 pieces on Perspectiv, about 53% are realism; dotwork and American traditional run through the rest. Roughly 61% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often coral, burgundy and teal. Flowers, skull, leaves and eye come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the thigh. Portfolio last updated September 2026.
Styles
- Realism — 29 pieces (53%)
- Dotwork — 13 pieces (24%)
- American Traditional — 9 pieces (16%)
Colour
Mostly black and grey, colour in 39% of pieces, measured across 61 segmented pieces.
Recurring colours: coral, burgundy, teal and dark red.
What they tattoo
Subjects: flowers, skull, leaves, eye, rose and peony.
Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.
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