new school tattoo artists
in los angeles
bold, cartoonish, and saturated — exaggerated proportions, bright color, and a graffiti-adjacent energy. playful, loud, and built to stand out.
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sandra price
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zealous
Comic-style demon with a wide grin and long flowing hair, rendered in bold red and black across the shoulder and upper arm.
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tyler_whitlock
A full sleeve of flowing bio-organic forms in teal, amber and rust, contoured to follow the shape of the arm.
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lunayflorestattoo
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anoetic.designs.ultd
A mischievous purple cat grins below a pitchfork-wielding red devil and licking flames, all in bold new school color on the hand.
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tweetwee
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dretty
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megan rose
A teary sad clown in a star-studded cone hat, with rainbow curls, a red nose and clean bold linework packed with saturated color.
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zitronxus
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jessica linden
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gabe motta
A samurai frog in a straw hat grips its katana, rendered in saturated new school color with smooth shading against a bold black spiral background.
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dead pretty tattoos
A tattered purple animatronic rabbit in a red bow tie clutching a flying-V guitar, done in playful new school color.
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about new school tattooing in los angeles
new school pushes bold outlines and saturated color to cartoon extremes — exaggerated proportion, warped perspective, bright non-naturalistic palettes, and a graffiti and animation influence worn openly. it came out of the late eighties and nineties and it still looks like it: loud, playful, and completely unbothered about being subtle.
the construction underneath is more disciplined than the finished look suggests. the style keeps the heavy outline and full color saturation that make bold work last, so a well-executed piece ages a lot better than its cartoonish surface implies. what it does need is space and a commitment to color — it depends on bright, fully packed color to read, so it doesn't translate well to small or greyscale adaptations. artists here tend to have a strong personal take, so browse for someone whose exaggeration matches your taste.
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how do i book a new school artist on goodwork?
browse the new school artists above, open a profile to see their full portfolio and pricing, then send a booking request with your idea, placement and size.
how much does a new school tattoo cost in los angeles?
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