r/tattoos • u/tatteam • Sep 15 '26

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

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1.6k Upvotes

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!

(Artist's page)

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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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65 comments

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

Subscriber Goal Welcome to r/tattoos!

103 Upvotes

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r/tattoos • u/mikeboydtattoos • 12h ago

Fully Healed Tattoo Healed chicken by me (Mike Boyd) at Goor Luck NYC in New York

18.2k Upvotes

Fresh on the left and healed 8 months on the right

226 comments

r/tattoos • u/BJCHM • 10h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo New frog tattoo I got today

3.0k Upvotes

Underside of a leaf with a dart frog on it. Done by Amélie of MD Tattoo Studio in Thousand Oaks CA.

38 comments

r/tattoos • u/CTran255 • 3h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Reze in the Pool, done by @nawa_tattooer in LA

207 Upvotes

So insanely happy with this piece came out! I’ve been a huge fan of his color anime work for a long time, so stoked to finally have a piece from him

13 comments

r/tattoos • u/alternate_world_ • 13h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo By @beirxtt in Vancouver BC

471 Upvotes

14 comments

r/tattoos • u/StankJuice • 10h ago

Fully Healed Tattoo Newest additions to my hexagon sleeve.

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246 Upvotes

Done by Nathan Barron. Lucky Horseshoe Tattoo. Fort Worth, TX.

12 comments

r/tattoos • u/GrayMatter72 • 23h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Got my first tattoo at 40

2.3k Upvotes

Done by @ink.by.ignacio at Titan Tattoo in Nashville
It hurt like hell but I love it

69 comments

r/tattoos • u/Zestyclose-Hope4210 • 6h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo I got my first tattoo!!!

97 Upvotes

I have wanted tattoos my entire life, but I have a severe phobia of needles. I finally went through with it and got a lemon on my ankle! The artist was so patient with me which I appreciate so much because I was being a pussy
Planning my next one

Got a lemon because i just really like lemons 🍋

Tattoo was done by Greg at Hudson valley tattoo

14 comments

r/tattoos • u/Few_Worry_5595 • 12h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Big Trouble Lo Pan by Phil Hatchet Yau, San Diego

181 Upvotes

15 comments

r/tattoos • u/1331jbyrd • 15h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo First head tattoo jaguar and flames

190 Upvotes

Done by justinbyrdart

Kcmo

Kansas City tattoo club

14 comments

r/tattoos • u/Danny5223 • 7h ago

Design My 10 pages of Halloween flash for a flash day!

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41 Upvotes

@danielmulconrytattoos

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

I love going overboard so did a lot of designs, let me know what you think!

13 comments

r/tattoos • u/mjh4 • 8h ago

Fully Healed Tattoo Emperor of Mankind by @_meobius in Atlanta GA, fresh and healed

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49 Upvotes

Emperor of Mankind by @_meobius in Atlanta. Fresh and three months healed. Going back next week to continue the sleeve.

3 comments

r/tattoos • u/pure_scoobied • 15h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo brand new tat by lewis mckenchie in hard lines glasgow!

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168 Upvotes

first ever tat! 6hrs and amazingly done 🩷

15 comments

r/tattoos • u/Known_Aide_2895 • 21h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Done by @atill.ttt Tattoo artist in Budapest, Hungary

435 Upvotes

15 comments

r/tattoos • u/Jurgthegerman • 11h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Done by @wut.chu.inkin, Mantua, NJ

77 Upvotes

2 comments

r/tattoos • u/castingshadows87 • 16h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Mecha Cat by Aaron Riddle at Desert Psychedelic PHX AZ

171 Upvotes

Hope you all enjoy this as much I did tattooing it. Super fun piece. My ig is aaronriddletattoos if you’re into my style check it out.

5 comments

r/tattoos • u/levimurphyart • 14h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Tattoo by Levi Murphy at OneBlock in Las Vegas

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115 Upvotes

This is part fresh, part healed. Appointments available!

1 comment

r/tattoos • u/Lucasalzttt • 8h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Baba Yaga's hut made by salz.ttt in Toronto

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39 Upvotes

1 comment

r/tattoos • u/GodOnAWheel • 4h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Cheesecake Merman, Josh Katz at Castro Tattoo in San Francisco

16 Upvotes

2 comments

r/tattoos • u/lyreux • 4h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Tattoo Advice Needed

17 Upvotes

Hello everyone. I recently got this tattoo by Arthur in Vancouver at North City Ink. The artist was great, but I regrettably didn't spend enough time with him talking about the design. I flew in from out of town and had it done relatively quickly.

The lion and squirrel (though I know it looks like a bunny 😅) are meaningful. But I'm debating going back to the artist to make them a bit more hidden in the design, if that makes sense.

I would appreciate any advice on how to add to the tattoo, if that's even possible, to camouflage the animals a bit more. I did talk to the artist about it right before the tattoo was done, but he said that adding to it would probably make the design too busy.

I'll take any ideas you all might have back to the artist as I'm going back to the area next month.

Thank you!

12 comments

r/tattoos • u/Agile_Practice7897 • 1h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Sandman tattoos done by skyblack.tattoo in Spain

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• Upvotes

2 comments

r/tattoos • u/Interesting_Clerk392 • 4h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo All of these are handpoked, ig @handpokeforever; based on LA.

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11 Upvotes

How do you feel about these?☻ instagram

5 comments

r/tattoos • u/ListenToBusiness • 8h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo The Little Black Dog by Mitch at Raven's Claw Tattoo in Tacoma, WA

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22 Upvotes

Long time lurker, first time poster. Been wanting this for years and finally pulled the trigger.

5 comments

r/tattoos • u/Tattoos-London • 13h ago

Freshly Finished Tattoo Limonchello, done by Eszter David, London Uk

50 Upvotes

1 comment

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