In search of a photorealistic tattoo artist

[alanna7181]

Hello,

I was searching for a photorealistic tattoo artist that was within a 4 hour drive from my house in hopes that if multiple trips were needed to complete the piece I could give more money to the artist than for travel expenses. I was looking to get a really high quality piece of art on my arm. I wanted to get a black and grey tattoo to add on to a memorial tattoo I have with bear tracks. I wanted a baby bear and mother bear walking towards a cave with a male bear standing by the cave. Behind the cave I wanted a skyline of black trees with blue ink fading up into the sky. I'm in Rochester, NY and I'd be willing to travel to Canada/Pennsylvania for this piece too. Thanks in advance for your help!

[Jim Payne]

I would recommend Steve Morris at Bodyworks tattoo in Pittsburgh.

https://instagram.com/stevemorristattoo

[Joe Shit]

Beyond DMT Tattoo

https://instagram.com/kyleproiatattoo/

Chris & Jake@ Divine Machine Tattoo

https://instagram.com/boblewistattoos

https://instagram.com/matt_tyszka

[MoistTowelette]

download "The Brag Art List" on iTunes or Google Store to your mobile device to see all the top notch artists in your area. and no, this isn't spam. the app was created by tattoo enthusiasts for enthusiasts.

[tatB]

download "The Brag Art List" on iTunes or Google Store to your mobile device to see all the top notch artists in your area. and no, this isn't spam. the app was created by tattoo enthusiasts for enthusiasts.

played around with the app for a bit but needs a lot more artists added. Cool idea though.

[MoistTowelette]

played around with the app for a bit but needs a lot more artists added. Cool idea though.

they still have around 1000 artists to add to the list and it is being done manually so it will take a bit of time.

[Graeme]

Vero at Tattoomania in Montreal does first rate realism and while she's maybe a little bit farther away than you were wanting--Rochester to Montreal is an easy five hour drive--you can take advantage of the low Canadian dollar.

[MoistTowelette]

On a related note, if I were to get bng realism in NY my first choice would be Yomico Moreno at Last Rites.

[Avery Taylor]

Vero at Tattoomania in Montreal does first rate realism and while she's maybe a little bit farther away than you were wanting--Rochester to Montreal is an easy five hour drive--you can take advantage of the low Canadian dollar.

That low Canadian dollar is killing me right now. We are headed to LA next week, and the exchange rate is debilitating.

[Graeme]

That low Canadian dollar is killing me right now. We are headed to LA next week, and the exchange rate is debilitating.

Yeah, I'm glad that when I was travelling to New York to get tattooed that the dollar was more or less even. I couldn't have done it at the current exchange rate. It's brutal.

[Pete tattoo freak]

matt bagwell, Justin weatherholtz at kings ave in ny

[JAllen]

Tom renshaw, doing realistic black and gray animal/nature has been his thing for longer than most folks have been tattooing. He's in Michigan, which is a little over 5 hours from Rochester.

[MarvelAvengers]

Sarah Miller https://instagram.com/sarahmillertattoo/ out of Pittsburgh

[jen7]

Shane o'neill, middletown DE. 6 hour drive from you. I am on my third trip and it's not a bad ride down. Long wait though. Black and grey photo is his thing.

Jesse Rix in Keene NH does great wildlife also.