Tako

@takomanink · Seattle, Washington · Tattoo artist

Seattle — @slavetotheneedle (Ballard) Tattoo inquiries → email ✉️ sttnwest@gmail.com Please no DMs 🥹

Tako is a realism tattoo artist in Seattle, Washington. Of the 166 pieces on Perspectiv, 71 are realism, and no other style appears often enough to count. About 15% of the pieces use colour, most often dark red, coral and burgundy; the rest are black and grey. Flowers, snake, leaves and butterfly come up again and again. The forearm and the upper arm are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 15% of pieces, measured across 166 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: dark red, coral and burgundy.

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, snake, leaves, butterfly, koi fish and skull.

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

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Work

Botanical garden with butterfly and bee dotwork tattoo on the back by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonBotanical garden with butterfly and mouse dotwork tattoo on the back by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonBotanical black and grey tattoo on the calf by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonSword and cross realism tattoo on the forearm by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonBotanical realism tattoo on the forearm by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonOctopus realism tattoo on the forearm by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonFlowers and bee black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonButterfly dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonSeaweed and waves japanese irezumi tattoo on the leg by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonSnake and roses black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonSnake and peony American traditional tattoo on the calf by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonSnake and flowers realism tattoo on the leg by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonSnake and peony realism tattoo on the leg by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonCherry blossoms black and grey tattoo on the calf by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonKoi fish japanese irezumi tattoo on the upper arm by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonButterfly and flowers realism tattoo on the upper arm by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonPeony and snake realism tattoo on the forearm by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonOctopus and diving helmet realism tattoo on the forearm by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonSunflowers and roses realism tattoo on the forearm by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonMaple leaves and waves japanese irezumi tattoo on the forearm by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonAbstract pattern japanese irezumi tattoo on the leg by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonHeron and flowers realism tattoo on the calf by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonSnake and leaves realism tattoo on the upper arm by Tako, Seattle, WashingtonMountain and clouds japanese irezumi tattoo on the leg by Tako, Seattle, Washington