J

@tatbyj · Tattoo artist

🖋️ Stipple-Shading 📍Malden, MA Booking by DM

J is a tattoo artist in Malden whose work centres on fine line. Of the 53 pieces on Perspectiv, about 40% are fine line; dotwork and realism run through the rest. Roughly 67% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often dark red, burgundy and coral. Flowers, shark, butterfly and woman come up again and again. The forearm and the shoulder are the usual placements. There are 31 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 33% of pieces, measured across 51 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, shark, butterfly, woman, lilies and dragonfly.

Usually on the forearm, the shoulder and the thigh.

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Work

Cat on books realism tattoo on the upper arm by JMatryoshka doll realism tattoo on the thigh by JButterfly black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by JSnake and lotus neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm by JSnake and flowers dotwork tattoo on the back by JWolf howling at moon realism tattoo on the shoulder by JFloral bouquet black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by JShark with flowers new school tattoo on the forearm by JFlower and fish black and grey tattoo on the upper arm by JButterfly black and grey tattoo on the forearm by JSnake and woman realism tattoo on the forearm by JLilies new school tattoo on the forearm by JLily and flowers new school tattoo on the torso by JPainting on easel black and grey tattoo on the forearm by JSeahorse black and grey tattoo on the forearm by JShark with flowers dotwork tattoo on the upper arm by JThe fool tarot card black and grey tattoo on the thigh by JShark fine line tattoo on the shoulder by JLilies in a vase fine line tattoo on the thigh by JWoman with cloud hair surrealism tattoo on the forearm by JLilies and butterfly fine line tattoo on the chest by JWoman's face dissolving into smoke surrealism tattoo on the forearm by JTwo sharks fine line tattoo on the shoulder by JSketch tattoo on the calf by J