Ruby Gore • Fine Line Tattoos + Scar Cover Ups Portland

@therubygore · Portland, Oregon · Tattoo artist

Fine Line Illustrative Realism Botanical Tattoos 🌸 Portland, Oregon 🌲 Trauma Informed • Vegan Supplies 🌱 Owner of Black Thorne Tattoo 🖤

Ruby Gore is a tattoo artist in Portland, Oregon whose work centres on realism. Realism leads the portfolio (38 of the 79 pieces on Perspectiv), with dotwork and fine line also recurring. Roughly 64% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often coral, pink and navy. Recurring subjects include flowers, skull, leaves and bird. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 36% of pieces, measured across 77 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: coral, pink, navy and burgundy.

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, skull, leaves, bird, snake and moth.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

Bear landscape realism tattoo on the thigh by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonSkull and moon dotwork tattoo on the shoulder by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonDagger and rose American traditional tattoo by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonBird and flowers realism tattoo on the forearm by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonHand with colorful design new school tattoo on the hand by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonIris flowers fine line tattoo by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonBird and peonies realism tattoo by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonBird and flowers dotwork tattoo on the upper arm by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonCrocodile dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonFloral design dotwork tattoo on the chest by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonFlower skull realism tattoo on the forearm by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonTwo women dotwork tattoo on the back by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonSword and rose black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonTattooed hand dotwork tattoo on the hand by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonMoth skull dagger neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonIris flowers black and grey tattoo on the thigh by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonDog portrait realism tattoo by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonRaven and skull realism tattoo on the thigh by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonLizard skeleton geometric tattoo on the back by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonCardinal bird realism tattoo on the shoulder by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonSloths and flowers realism tattoo on the forearm by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonCat with yin yang realism tattoo by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonButterfly and rose black and grey tattoo on the shoulder by Ruby Gore, Portland, OregonWoman with roses dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Ruby Gore, Portland, Oregon