Zen Forbes

@zenaf_ink · Tattoo artist

✨💖Female Tattoo Artist🎨 📍Houston, TX🤘🏾@be_inky_tattoos 🏆 4X Award winning artist ✈️ Traveling artist @ladiesofinktour 🧘🏽‍♀️ Yoga teacher @inwithzen

Zen Forbes is a dotwork tattoo artist in Houston, TX. Of the 156 pieces on Perspectiv, about 29% are dotwork; American traditional and watercolor run through the rest. About 68% of the pieces use colour, most often burgundy, teal and coral; the rest are black and grey. Flowers, sun, moon and stars come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the thigh. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 32% of pieces, measured across 151 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy, teal, coral and navy.

What they tattoo

Subjects: flowers, sun, moon, stars, eye and butterfly.

Usually on the forearm, the thigh and the upper arm.

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Work

Powerpuff Girls dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Zen ForbesDog paw prints dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Zen ForbesEevee evolution new school tattoo on the forearm by Zen ForbesButterfly and tropical foliage dotwork tattoo on the thigh by Zen ForbesBallerina with flowers new school tattoo on the thigh by Zen ForbesHummingbird and lilac watercolor tattoo on the thigh by Zen ForbesStriped fish dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Zen ForbesSeahorse and floral American traditional tattoo on the back by Zen ForbesCat American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Zen ForbesMusic instruments watercolor tattoo on the thigh by Zen ForbesLotus flower American traditional tattoo on the upper arm by Zen ForbesPaw print watercolor tattoo on the forearm by Zen ForbesNinja with sword anime tattoo on the forearm by Zen ForbesSkeleton couple American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Zen ForbesMelted ice cream new school tattoo on the forearm by Zen ForbesAnime characters anime tattoo on the forearm by Zen ForbesUmbreon and Lunala on moon neo-traditional tattoo by Zen ForbesTattooed hands black and grey tattoo on the hand by Zen ForbesKing chess piece black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Zen ForbesAstronauts in space new school tattoo on the thigh by Zen ForbesLotus flower watercolor tattoo on the forearm by Zen ForbesHunters x Hunter characters anime tattoo on the forearm by Zen ForbesStrawberries and flowers American traditional tattoo on the upper arm by Zen ForbesDreamcatcher with flowers and names neo-traditional tattoo by Zen Forbes