Tyler Kaltreider

@trkaltreider · Tattoo artist

Tattooer, Painter, Illustrator Owner/Artist @toadandjaguartattoo books OPEN, use link below all skin colors, body types, & genders welcome

Tyler Kaltreider is a tattoo artist in Vashonisland whose work centres on realism. Realism leads the portfolio (29 of the 109 pieces on Perspectiv), with dotwork and sketch also recurring. Roughly 68% of the work is black and grey and the remainder is in colour, most often burgundy, coral and teal. Mushrooms, skeleton, flower and bird come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the thigh. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly black and grey, colour in 32% of pieces, measured across 109 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: mushrooms, skeleton, flower, bird, tree and strawberry.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the calf.

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Work

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