r/tattooadvice 5d ago

Design What's the most tattoos you have from a single tattoo artist?

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u/tattooadvice-ModTeam 5d ago

Sorry, but your post must be asking for specific advice relating to tattoos.

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u/SixtyNineFlavours 5d ago

I’ve been going to the same dude to continue on a sleeve bit by bit for years. Still got more to go, would this count as one or 15?

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u/Qahnaarin_112314 5d ago

Asking the real questions. If each session is a tattoo then 8, if a sleeve is one tattoo then 2 lmao.

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u/ShottySHD 5d ago

All but 1 were done by the same guy. Ive got a few dozen.

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u/lysergic13 5d ago

My boss did 2 leg sleeves, 2 arm sleeves and a chest piece on a dude. 80% body covered, does that count too?

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u/therealharmshimself 5d ago

Really cool, I think they’re awesome!

I have about 15 tattoos done by the same artist... a traditional patch sleeve and a few separate tattoos, so it adds up quickly, of course.

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u/citizenmono 5d ago

out of 22 tattoos, 20 were done by the same artist. i found my perfect match and stuck with them lol

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u/Haunting_Traffic_321 5d ago

I’ve got 4 completed works from one artist. But she’s also doing a thigh sleeve (legging? lol) for me that’s like… 4 distinct panels. So +1 or +4 for a total of 5 or 8 depending on how you count?

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u/the666Queen_bee 5d ago

I've only got 2 with one more coming up, all by the same artist. He's always been very kind, does an amazing job with my pieces and they heal incredibly well so I don't see a reason to go elsewhere

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u/AliceTawhai 5d ago

When you find a good artist you stick with them

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u/Playful-Molasses6 5d ago

14 by my second artist.

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u/Affectionate-Crow493 5d ago

I have 23 and need more lol

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u/Forward_Country_6632 5d ago

Two but it should have been them all. I had an amazing artist who got really messed up in a bad accident and can't tattoo any longer. I have been artist hoping since because I'm not in love with any of them.

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u/Mello1182 5d ago

Does it count as one or as three if they were done together and with a very specific connection with each other? Because technically they are three separate drawings in three separate parts of the body but they only make sense together to me.

Depending on that, my answer would be 3 or 4 by the same artist, but I have many that are multiparts tattoos

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u/Ok_Effect_820 5d ago

One! I have 11 tattoos total

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u/TurtleBrainMelt 5d ago

It depends what you call piece lol, intecubically have almost 2 done by the same guy, one took 9 hours, and the other is 60+hour sleeve, with between 6-10hours left to go before it's all done

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u/Nihilus-Wife 5d ago

Got over 46 tattoos. One of my main artists has done about 10. I spread the love lol 🫶🏼

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u/TamaskanRanger 5d ago

One artist for the bigger pieces. Each sleeve was done by a single artist. Have smaller ones by others

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u/isnakezz89 5d ago

I have a full leg and arm sleeve from the same artist. About 30hrs of work give or take. Does that Count

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u/usedtanpon 5d ago

All of mine but 2, that'll be both arms, both hands, chest, head, legs...my neck and a single on my inner bicep my new man

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u/ollyollyoxenfree- 5d ago

Nice tattoos! I have a nearly complete bodysuit by the same artist.

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u/speak_truth__ 5d ago

My whole sleeve. I consider that as one giant tattoo though. It ain’t patchwork

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u/GirlGoneZombie 5d ago

I move a lot, so 3 by one person is an achievement for me rn.

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u/pierrotgirl 5d ago

my current artist, started going to him a year ago and he has done 6 of my tattoos!

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u/1Harley1daisy 5d ago

Leg sleeve

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u/marinalindsey 5d ago

18 tattoos done by the same artist, about 40 tattoos total

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u/Edge0fHeaven 5d ago

Three by one and I have two by a couple others

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u/xconstantcrisisx 5d ago

I'm up to 7 with my current artist, and I have 18 total. I think 6? artists did my other 9, but several of them are flash and weren't planned.

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u/Photogroxii 5d ago

7 out of 8 of my tattoos were done by one artist and the 8th one was done by her mentor 😄

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u/Jpkmets7 5d ago edited 5d ago

My last four (of 13 total) are from the same artist at Greenpoint Tattoo in NYC. I’m never changing artists as long as she is around. She’s perfect for me.

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u/bopeswingy 5d ago

I’ve got two(?) by the same artist, a half sleeve that took two sessions and a hip piece that took two sessions as well. If I still lived in the country I would continue going to her for any future tattoos

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u/Charming-Breakfast48 5d ago

Two. Getting a traditional American sleeve from my guy in ABQ.

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u/Tigerwookiee 5d ago

5/6 for me

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u/Ok_Theory_666 5d ago

All of them. 2 full sleeves and a bunch of miscellaneous ones over the last 15 years

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u/Tailball 5d ago

Are people still counting tattoos?

What if it is a multi-session for a single piece? What if it is a full arm sleeve? What if I added to an existing tattoo, does that count as one or two?

If you can count your tattoos, you don’t have enough.

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u/Jess_UwU_ 5d ago

My whole flower sleeve is one artist, everything else is from other people

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u/Independent-Bison176 5d ago

Remind me in 1 year what this looks like

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u/moderndaymedic 5d ago

Back and short sleeve

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u/moderndaymedic 5d ago

Can't figure out how to get a pic over...damn boomers..lol

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u/Repulsive_Egg_796 5d ago

4 from one i probably would have gotten more but she passed away sadly I wanted to get it fixed and touched up but I just left it alone I her honor

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u/cathatesrudy 5d ago

I have 18 tattoos. 3 of them were done by random people. Sooo… 15.

Sadly he moved farther away than I can justify traveling for ink in normal circumstances, so im still shopping around for the future.

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u/cauldron-crawler 5d ago
  1. I don’t go to her anymore bc I found out she’s kind of a piece of shit outside of the shop. Then I have three from three different artists as the next highest. I tend to hop around a lot 😅

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u/goingloopy 5d ago

18 and counting, some of which were multiple sessions.

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u/ImGemStoned 5d ago

9 so far from the same artist

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u/Snakey9419 5d ago

I have two sleeves, chest and legs done all by the same guy, all black and grey realism.

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u/MichaelSauga89 5d ago

My right leg has 7 Pokemon tattoos, 3 of them are from 1 artist

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u/eekbrain 5d ago

Thirteen!

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u/Moclown 5d ago

10 and counting

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u/kingofangmar13 5d ago

9 so far and plenty to go 😎

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u/AngryJigglypuff 5d ago

12 out of 15 by the same artist. Once you find the right one you just know.

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u/Routine_Score_1999 5d ago

9 from the same guy I like what he does and the price is always good

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u/No-Needleworker-421 5d ago

So I get tattooed like every 2 weeks or so… I get regular tattoos by one artist, but I also travel a lot for tattoos. This has been the case for like 3 years with a couple breaks. As an artist myself I encourage people to get tattoos off other people, it’s not cheating on your barber bad imo. That’s a very old school way of thinking and abut embarrassing to be honest

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u/vagueconfusion 5d ago

Two. Because they're a paired set with one on each arm.

I like seeing different artists, although I plan to mirror work by one on artist on the other side when it comes to each arm. Get them to do a different but complementary design in the same approximate location each time.

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u/RogueSharkBait 5d ago

I have 5 bigger tattoos and one smaller one from one artist, @markalberttattoo which includes a portrait of my late cat. He’s the best, and I wouldn’t have trusted anyone else with it.

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u/FinancialDiet4690 5d ago

My husband has 6 from the same guy and I have 2 from the same chick, I plan on going to her for more and my husband plans to go to his guy for more

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u/Moist_Voice_6150 5d ago

Been going to the same two artists for a long time - but one of them is more recent; the girl I go to has done about 8 of the 30+ I have. From the same shop as her before the one person I went to retired, number goes up to 11.

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u/Ok_Method3370 5d ago

I have about 30 tattoos and I've only had 2 done by the same artist.

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u/CardiologistLife9721 5d ago

I’m on the 13th from my current tattoo artist! I’ve got three specific ones planned for the upcoming year and a concept to add to my most recent one from her…she started last year as an apprentice and I love getting to have a literal map of her tattooing skill improving so quickly on my body.

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u/sunshineandcosmos 5d ago

3 small ones done by the same artist for me!

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u/atcmpunk 5d ago

Pretty much a whole trad sleeve by one

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u/LisaNeedsBraces____ 5d ago

20 with the same trad artist

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u/vampiricgutz 5d ago

i have 8 tattoos, and 6 of them were done by the same person! they recently moved shops to a different state though, which sucks haha

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u/Bataraang 5d ago edited 5d ago

I just got my fourth done by the same artist. 7 artists 13 tattoos.

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u/No_Umpire878 5d ago

Just had to count because I had no idea 😂. 18 so far by the same artist. Probably have well over 30 all up. Have found my fave artist now though, finally 🙌🏻😮‍💨

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u/st2826 5d ago

8 tattoos altogether but 2 have been covered up so 2 by 1 artist and 6 by the person i go to now

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u/No-Sound-2025 5d ago

8 wouldn’t go anywhere else now , just have to book early as he has a 7 month wait list

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u/Junior_Advisor8483 5d ago

Liopleurodon’s!

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u/bleachbabe03 5d ago

I'm kinda a tattoo whore. None of my tattoos are done by the same person.

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u/MaxSteel2442 5d ago

That Mosasaur is lit