Chelstine | San Diego Tattoo Artist

@threeseastattoo · Encinitas, California · Tattoo artist

✺✺ 𝟰 𝟱 𝟰 𝗧 𝗔 𝗧 𝗧 𝗢 𝗢 ✺✺ ☯︎ Encinitas | San Diego, CA ☯︎ Email only | threeseastattoo@gmail.com

Chelstine is a American traditional tattoo artist in Encinitas, California. Across the 101 pieces on Perspectiv the work spans American traditional, realism and dotwork, with American traditional making up about 57% of it. Roughly 23% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often dark red, forest and red. Heart, flower, panther and eye come up again and again. The forearm and the back are the usual placements. There are 74 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 23% of pieces, measured across 101 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: dark red, forest, red and teal.

What they tattoo

Subjects: heart, flower, panther, eye, woman and dragon.

Usually on the forearm, the back and the thigh.

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Work

Monarch butterflies and leaves new school tattoo on the upper arm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaDuck American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaDragon and castle American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaFloral black and grey tattoo on the upper arm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaEagle American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaMonstera leaves and butterflies realism tattoo on the shoulder by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaStrawberry and dagger American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaSamurai warrior on horseback American traditional tattoo on the back by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaPanther American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaMonarch butterfly and flowers American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaBandaged heart American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaStrawberry and knife American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaPitcher black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaRabbit wearing a dress American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaSunflower and leaves new school tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaDemon mask American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaWoman with flowers American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaCat American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaBurning candle American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaAbstract tree dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaMonarch caterpillar dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaCowgirl pin-up American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaFork and fries American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, CaliforniaMonarch butterflies and snail new school tattoo on the forearm by Chelstine, Encinitas, California