Steve Franciosa / New York City Tattoo Artist

@stevefranciosa.tattoos · Tattoo artist

🩸 Tattoo Artist | New York City🩸 Black & Grey - Est. Oct’ 2020 ~ born & raised / books open for June and July 📸 @sf.illusion 🖋️ @clubtattoonyc

Steve Franciosa is a tattoo artist in New York, NY whose work centres on realism. Of the 752 pieces on Perspectiv, 311 are realism, and no other style appears often enough to count. Nearly all of it is black and grey, measured from the pieces themselves. Skull, snake, dragon and woman come up again and again. The forearm and the shoulder are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Black and grey, measured across 300 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: coral, burgundy, pink and dark red.

What they tattoo

Subjects: skull, snake, dragon, woman, spider and wings.

Usually on the forearm, the shoulder and the thigh.

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Work

Medusa head realism tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaRealism tattoo on the shoulder by Steve FranciosaSkeleton hand holding a rose surrealism tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaJesus Christ portrait realism tattoo on the shoulder by Steve FranciosaDeer head fine line tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaDeer skull with flowers and acorns realism tattoo on the shoulder by Steve FranciosaDeer head dark art tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaDoberman dog realism tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaMedusa head with snakes realism tattoo on the thigh by Steve FranciosaSkeleton hand holding a rose realism tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaDoberman dog realism tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaJesus Christ and an angel realism tattoo on the shoulder by Steve FranciosaSkull in flower with skeleton hand realism tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaSkull in barbed wire heart dark art tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaRaven skull with swords sketch tattoo on the thigh by Steve FranciosaDeer head fine line tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaDoberman dog realism tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaKnight with flail and shield realism tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaEye and skull with sun rays geometric tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaSkull in barbed wire heart realism tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaVeiled face dark art tattoo on the shoulder by Steve FranciosaDeer portrait fine line tattoo on the forearm by Steve FranciosaJesus Christ with crown of thorns realism tattoo on the shoulder by Steve FranciosaHelmeted warrior geometric tattoo on the forearm by Steve Franciosa