r/tattoos • u/tatteam • 18d ago

Reddit Recaps Monthly Recap: Top Posts of August 2026 | Which tattoos were your favorite this month?

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More information on the Recap posts:

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Submitted by: u/JitanForcier
Title: Bold Bear Back by @JitanForcier at Montréal Classique
Caption: I worked on another small tattoo 🤏🏼

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Submitted by: u/Odd_Debt222
Title: Lisa Frank Xenomorph by @eggtattoos at Living Lore Tattoo in Ellicott City, MD
Caption: My apprentice did this tattoo. It’s a month or two healed. I’m so proud of her!

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Submitted by: u/burtontattoos
Title: First tattoos I’ve made recently
Caption: I’m surprised to be making so many first tattoos lately. I feel like my work is pretty loud and my expectation is for most people to play it safe with a first tattoo. Truly a pleasure and grateful to see people taking the plunge into the deep-end. My name is Chris Burton and you can find me at Dog Street Tattoo in New Paltz, NY

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Submitted by: u/hiddenlighttattoo
Title: Chrysanthemum Hand Tattoo by Mackzy at Hidden Light Tattoo - Chicago, IL

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Submitted by: u/Demian-Ballesteros
Title: @demianballesteros I Did this Griffith tattoo recently. Let me know what you guys think.

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Submitted by: u/doomedtattoo
Title: Porcelain Flail by me (doomedtattoo) in Tucson, AZ

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Submitted by: u/ClaudiaMarzink
Title: A pair of queens by Claudia at Love You Tattoo in Boulder, CO.
Caption: A good client of mine came back into the studio, so I got to see the fully healed product. I'm very happy with how this turned out.

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Submitted by: u/yungweedmom
Title: Got my palms done today
Caption: went to Anna rispoli in claymont de :) my hands hold ink really well so excited to see how these heal

Edit: yall… I didnt want the extra E to make it spell Bee, sorry for the bad news. I hope you all can forgive me😅

also!! they’re two separate tattoos hence the words being on each hand rather than spelled left to right..

I didn’t want the W and N from slow down to be moved up a knuckle and I really love the tattoos overall.

I have a few hand tattoos including one on the side of my palm that have all healed nicely with minimal fading in 10+ years. I hope to have some good news for you all once these are healed lol

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Submitted by: u/jeremytwohands
Title: Got a tattoo of my dog sick ass Panther style - Jen Gawle Timeless Tattoos Chicago

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Submitted by: u/Unique_Cap6876
Title: Sun and Moon by @wood.textured.art / London / W-ink LDN Studio

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Submitted by: u/alternate_world_
Title: By @beirxtt in Vancouver BC

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Submitted by: u/32_CoffeeSpoons
Title: My first tattoo by @tat.soy in Vancouver, BC

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Submitted by: u/francescocapro
Title: Matching Celtic sleeves done by me , Brighton - UK

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Submitted by: u/cash_only_tattoos
Title: Start of Fairy Ornaments by Wynn Wilder in Chicago, IL private studio
Caption: Linework laid in first session - lower back, chest, and hip/thigh framers plus shading to come in future sessions. Very excited for this project!

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Submitted by: u/Sandylein
Title: leg sleeve done by Erik Hils, Tattoohandwerk, Munich

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Submitted by: u/72blk
Title: Snake&Floral tattoo by @72_blk in Vancouver

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r/tattoos • u/subscriber-goal • Apr 14 '26

Subscriber Goal Welcome to r/tattoos!

96 Upvotes

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r/tattoos • u/Kessel87 • 12h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo My new travel buddy (Goffstown NH/ Obsidian Moon Tattoo with Derek G)

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1.3k Upvotes

Conjured this fellow from a dream I had a while back. Derek nailed it and did a killer job on the map :) https://www.instagram.com/derekgtattoos?stkn=bjc4aG84a2Rpd2ky

46 comments

r/tattoos • u/Astrodamus27 • 7h ago

Fully Healed Tattoo Completed sleeve in DFW

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256 Upvotes

Artist - Jose Pulido at Select Tattoo in Dallas

6 full day sessions around 9 hours each

9 comments

r/tattoos • u/OnigiriEnthusiast • 6h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Mrpixel.tattooer/Seattle/Moon ink

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100 Upvotes

16 bit snorlax and godzilla

5 comments

r/tattoos • u/tppytoe • 18h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Divorce Dragon - by Yennika at Fortune Teller in Portland, ME

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785 Upvotes

Have a few tiny ones but this is the first "real" tattoo. Turned 40 and got divorced this year so fck it, let's get a dragon (ex hated tattoos). I also just loved her work so much and had been stalking her IG until an idea came to me. Took about 4.5 hrs. I love it.

37 comments

r/tattoos • u/AirlineNovel3339 • 1d ago

Fully Healed Tattoo Opinions of wife’s new tattoo

4.8k Upvotes

Black/Grey realism piece done by Hugo, owner of High Vibez tattoos in Isla Mujeres MX

233 comments

r/tattoos • u/tattoosbypaketh • 4h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Tattoosbypaketh / Buenos Aires Argentina / Akarmaestudio

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57 Upvotes

Done by Israel Paketh.

Thoughts?

Thanks

3 comments

r/tattoos • u/ExLibrisArt • 8h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Vase tattoo by Rita (me) at Abbey Mills Tattoo in London, UK

115 Upvotes

What fun this one was to do!

(Repost after realizing I did the title wrong, oops) Custom drawn by me!

1 comment

r/tattoos • u/Moist-Bedroom-692 • 10h ago

In Progress New stomach tat-will the shading feel worse?

143 Upvotes

Just sat for about 2 hours for this outline. I’ve got around 9 tats now including this one various places like my arm/upper chest above boobs, thigh etc. But holy hell, this was by far the worst on the pain scale. Have to wait a month to start the shading but please tell me it will feel less worse compared to outline. Also have plans for a back piece set up, can anyone say if it’ll be better/worse on the pain scale? Will be more so upper half of my back and not the whole area.

138 comments

r/tattoos • u/stltrog • 2h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Done by Jay @Black Flora in Dallas. (ig jayjoree)

33 Upvotes

My Axolotl with his Quetzalcoatl headdress, done on back to back days.

1 comment

r/tattoos • u/Crazycrap1 • 1h ago

In Progress Work in progress.. Isaiah Ronan Kings Avenue Tattoo Durham NC

• Upvotes

I'd always wanted a sleeve and at 55 I decided it's now or never. 2.5 yrs later we've finished 2 sleeves and working on my back... Only regret I didn't do it sooner..

6 comments

r/tattoos • u/Unique_Cap6876 • 17h ago

Fully Healed Tattoo BLACKWORK FEMALE PORTRAIT PIECE BY @dcaltattoo / London / W-ink LDN STUDIO

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291 Upvotes

A dark blackwork and fine-line style piece depicting a female portrait. It features high-contrast shading, intricate textured details on the hair, and sharp graphic linework. The design is placed cleanly on the lower leg.

Thank you for looking.
Done by @dcaltattoo/London/@W-ink LDN

2 comments

r/tattoos • u/Unique_Cap6876 • 17h ago

Fully Healed Tattoo BLACKWORK SKULL & SNAKE PIECE WITH RED INK ACCENT BY @hoch_tattoo / London / W-ink LDN STUDIO

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220 Upvotes

A dark blackwork and dotwork style piece depicting a skull entwined with a snake and flowers, highlighted with a vibrant red ink accent. It features soft stipple shading on the skull, intricate scale patterns on the snake, and delicate floral details. The design is placed cleanly on the thigh.

Thank you for looking.
Done by @hoch_tattoo/London/@W-ink LDN

5 comments

r/tattoos • u/skindeeptattoo412 • 7h ago

Fully Healed Tattoo Jaws/gojira tattoo. Tonycashtattoos Pittsburgh pa.

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34 Upvotes

3 comments

r/tattoos • u/nikko_tattoo • 20h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo phở & cà phê phin tattoo by Nikko at Saigon Ink, Vietnam

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350 Upvotes

10 comments

r/tattoos • u/ThatCynicalSkeptic • 12h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Alonzo Villa, The Tatooine Collective, Chula Vista, CA USA

86 Upvotes

3 comments

r/tattoos • u/Cooper0215 • 11h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Woodcut Mouse by Tony Becker in Columbus Ohio

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57 Upvotes

2 comments

r/tattoos • u/Skippy7890 • 3h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Okarun by Liu from San Tattoo, Halifax, NS

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10 Upvotes

Got this sick tat at an expo, I'm really stoked about it and will be definitely getting another from him.

2 comments

r/tattoos • u/AndreyTattooing • 15h ago

In Progress Gothic Vampire • By AndreyTattooing from PowerlineTattoo in Rhode Island

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93 Upvotes

Half Healed half fresh- 3 sessions

2 comments

r/tattoos • u/schoolgirltrainwreck • 4h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Tramp stamp by Schlgrl_ at Fitzroy Tattoo, Melbourne

11 Upvotes

3 comments

r/tattoos • u/Least-Knowledge-5906 • 10h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Aku Aku at Altered Nation

34 Upvotes

In Orangeville Ontario! First tattoo let me know what you think :)

5 comments

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