Sophie McTear • Tattoo Artist

@yourfriendlytattooer · Tattoo artist

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Sophie McTear is a tattoo artist in St. Paul, MN whose work centres on American traditional. American traditional leads (103 of the 248 pieces on Perspectiv), with dotwork on another 29. About 59% of the pieces use colour, most often coral, dark red and teal; the rest are black and grey. Recurring subjects include flowers, heart, bird and leaves. The forearm and the thigh are the usual placements. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 41% of pieces, measured across 246 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, heart, bird, leaves, sun and woman.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the shoulder.

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Work

Centipedes American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Sophie McTearHeart with dagger American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Sophie McTearCowboy skull American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Sophie McTearDragon American traditional tattoo on the chest by Sophie McTearFeather branch black and grey tattoo on the chest by Sophie McTearBlue rose American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Sophie McTearCherry tomatoes dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Sophie McTearApple with heart dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Sophie McTearHeart with hands American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Sophie McTearRed rose realism tattoo on the back by Sophie McTearMinnesota state map with fist geometric tattoo on the forearm by Sophie McTearShark American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Sophie McTearShark with flower dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Sophie McTearFlower black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sophie McTearStrawberries and flowers black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Sophie McTearSnake and dagger American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Sophie McTearSword neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm by Sophie McTearMonarch butterfly and flowers new school tattoo on the forearm by Sophie McTearMermaid American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Sophie McTearFloral arrangement American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Sophie McTearBurning hand American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Sophie McTearFloral neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm by Sophie McTearPassion flower American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Sophie McTearRainbow heart American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Sophie McTear