So who is the best, I won’t a few things done. I need a cover up and I want a new tattoo. No portraits, basic stuff. I want a new tattoo of a anchor with my daughters names on it, I know it’s a common tattoo but that’s hat I want. I also want a cover up, maybe a old ship or something along those lines.
I’m looking for the best guy around, I can wait. I remember back in the day hearing tattoo don or something like that. Let me know who to look up.
Mark Madden. World famous, does tours and tons of celebrities, won plenty of awards.
Where’s he from
Hand of Doom. Artvoice Best of Buffalo 7 or 8 years in a row.
Jon Mirro, Chris Lombardi and Josh Schlageter and Marcus Mancini are all unbelievable tattooers.
Jon is the hardest to get with because he travels back and forth from Vegas where his other shop Battle Born is. When he is home he is basically totally booked.
I know everyone has opinions, but what’s the “best” that is the popular choice if that makes sense?
Depends what kind of style you’re looking for. Traditional American, traditional Japanese, Bio-Mech, etc, etc.
Peep these albums.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2010165289534.2120089.1105770215&type=3
HOD on elmwood
Yeah I know, I’m kinda looking for the cleanest lines, shading, best artists, lol. Im looking for the NY Yankees of artists if that makes sense. I’m just picky, sorry but I got a terrible tattoo when I was 18 at Tracy’s on Elwood back in the day.
Really depends on the style I goto Erich Foster at rise above but I’m into old school stuff
Go in to HOD, anyone is more than willing to help out and they have multiple portfolios sitting in the waiting area.
Look through those links I posted and maybe it’ll give you an idea who you would want to see.
Those all look really good.
This is like asking people “Whats the best car ever”
True, but there is a difference if you compare a Ford escort to a Ferrari because you like said escort. I happen to love a 91 escort GT but would rather have a Ferrari. Just because your friend did a good tattoo doesn’t make him the best.
it deff depends on what style you are looking for. i go to josh at Holy Ground Tattoo (clinton/harlem) hes done the majority of my tattoos, and hes tattooed my ma,dad, brother and most of my friends. i’ve got a traditional japenese sleve, black/grey portraits, american traditional, script, all sorts of things from him. HOD/rise above also does great work too!
jon mirro:
Old pic, bit smaller back then.
Have one from Chris Lombardi, no pic but he may be what you’re looking for
Always been partial to Carl at Carl’s Tattooing on Oliver.
Josh from HOD is who does my stuff. Can’t go wrong with HOD. Some others mentioned here that I have seen nice work come out of as well.
I know a guy(glen if ya know him) who has had his entire body done by Carl. Rad dude
My arm, done by Jon Mirro
I think out of all those albums I like Chris’s work the best. I’ve gotten all mine done by Skyler Townes of Sky High Ink in Perry, NY, but I’ll probably change it up and head to HOD for the start of my sleeves.
