David Xavier Jimenez

@tattoosbyxavier · Tattoo artist

Books open for July and August 🗓️ 💰All deposits are non-refundable💰 📍 Long Beach, CA @bixbyknollstattoo 💍 @piercingsbypauline

David Xavier Jimenez is a tattoo artist in Long Beach, CA whose work centres on realism. Of the 151 pieces on Perspectiv, 96 are realism, and no other style appears often enough to count. About 26% of the pieces use colour, most often burgundy, navy and dark red; the rest are black and grey. Rose, skull, woman and script lettering come up again and again. The forearm and the shoulder are the usual placements. 89 of the pieces are shown healed rather than fresh. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 26% of pieces, measured across 147 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: rose, skull, woman, script lettering, mask and praying hands.

Usually on the forearm, the shoulder and the back.

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Work

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