Shana Black — Tattoo Artist

Selected works

PORTFOLIO

25 pieces · Blackwork · portfolio in progress · click a photograph to open it full screen

Full figure of a model against a neutral studio backdrop, with extensive blackwork compositions across the legs, torso and arm.
Full body
Full figure on an off-white studio backdrop, with blackwork and floral silhouettes across the right arm, chest, abdomen, hips and upper legs.
Full body
Torso and thighs against a plain off-white wall: geometric mandala and floral blackwork across the neck, chest, shoulders and abdomen.
Torso & thigh
Three-quarter figure showing large fluid blackwork shapes across the arm, abdomen, hip and thigh.
Torso & leg
Back view showing blackwork coverage across the back, neck and arm, with a moth motif at the centre of the back.
Back & arm
Rear view by a classical relief wall, showing blackwork and geometric coverage across the back, arms and left leg.
Back & leg
Profile holding the arm out to show a full sleeve of shaded florals combined with geometric mandala patterns.
Full sleeve
Full figure against a white wall and concrete floor, with geometric mandala and blackout work covering the right arm and right leg.
Arm & leg
Full leg from foot to thigh covered in ornamental mandala, geometric and floral blackwork with dotwork shading.
Full leg
Full figure on paved ground against a textured grey wall, with blackwork coverage down both legs to the feet.
Both legs
Half bust showing a freshly healed piece of dense, branching blackwork lines across the collarbones, chest and base of the neck.
Collarbone & chest
Half bust showing a geometric and ornamental blackwork composition running from the chest through the collarbone, neck and shoulder.
Chest & shoulder
Close detail of the neck, clavicle and shoulder: a geometric dotwork field overlaid with dense, liquid black shapes.
Neck & shoulder
Half bust in profile showing sharp blackwork lines across the sternum, collarbones and left forearm.
Chest & forearm
Three-quarter figure in angled sunlight, showing blackwork and geometric shapes across the neck, chest, abdomen and upper thighs.
Torso
Extended arm and hand showing a dark illustrative blackwork composition of florals and abstract branches.
Arm & hand
Full sleeve close-up: ornamental mandalas and botanical leaves separated by bands of bare skin.
Full sleeve
Three-quarter figure against a shadowed studio corner, showing a full blackwork sleeve on the right arm.
Full sleeve
Hips-up side profile against an off-white wall, showing a blackout and illustrative sleeve, neck and upper back.
Sleeve & back
Rear waist-up view against a textured grey wall, showing geometric blackwork across the whole back and neck.
Back & neck
Full figure in a white studio cyclorama, showing splatter-edge blackwork down the abdomen, left hip and left leg.
Torso & leg
Seated figure against a concrete wall, showing floral and illustrative blackwork across both arms and the hands.
Both arms
Full figure in a light-grey room with stepped ledges, showing liquid blackwork across the chest, torso, left arm and legs.
Full body
Three-quarter figure against a white wall, with swirling blackout shapes across the neck, left arm, abdomen and hip.
Torso & arm
Full figure on a solid white backdrop, showing floral blackwork at the neck and chest with coverage continuing down the lower leg and foot.
Neck & leg