Nestor Zelaya

@zelayatattoos · Tattoo artist

♠️ @fearcitylb ⛩️ Long Beach CA ✨ Cash, Gold, or Guns 🎱 Dm for appointments

Nestor Zelaya is a American traditional tattoo artist in Long Beach, CA. About 82% of the 158 pieces on Perspectiv are American traditional, and neo-traditional shows up in 14%. About 57% of the pieces use colour, most often dark red, burgundy and teal; the rest are black and grey. Recurring subjects include skull, rose, woman and snake. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the chest. Portfolio last updated September 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 43% of pieces, measured across 154 segmented pieces.

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

What they tattoo

Subjects: skull, rose, woman, snake, eagle and red rose.

Usually on the forearm, the chest and the thigh.

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Work

Wolf American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Nestor ZelayaCar and man black and grey tattoo on the back by Nestor ZelayaDemon head American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Nestor ZelayaFull-body tattoo American traditional tattoo on the torso by Nestor ZelayaReligious iconography American traditional tattoo on the torso by Nestor ZelayaSystem of a Down band members illustrative tattoo on the back by Nestor ZelayaSkull and roses American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Nestor ZelayaTattooed chest American traditional tattoo on the chest by Nestor ZelayaSkulls and tulips American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Nestor ZelayaSkull and cage neo-traditional tattoo on the chest by Nestor ZelayaEagle and dice American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Nestor ZelayaWoman with dice American traditional tattoo on the upper arm by Nestor ZelayaRoses American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Nestor ZelayaDragon and cherry blossoms American traditional tattoo on the back by Nestor ZelayaRose black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nestor ZelayaPanther black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nestor ZelayaLion American traditional tattoo on the hand by Nestor ZelayaGroup of hands American traditional tattoo on the upper arm by Nestor ZelayaReligious figure American traditional tattoo on the torso by Nestor ZelayaTattooed lettering American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Nestor ZelayaSnake American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Nestor ZelayaPanther black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Nestor ZelayaDragon American traditional tattoo on the neck by Nestor ZelayaKoi fish and roses American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Nestor Zelaya