Em Alderks Tattoos

Books open for April-June 2025 appointments!

My style is mostly illustrative/neotraditional in color or black and grey, as well as black and grey realism. I also enjoy traditional tattoo styles. I am focusing mostly on mid-large scale work.

I book through my website:
emalderkstattoos.com
Cheers!

I recommend acuity! Super customizable

They were pretty weird to figure out how to draw, but I love how they came out!

A large illustrative color tattoo on the forearm of some green anemones and ochre starfish on resting small ocean rocks.

Tide pool love

A neotraditional tattoo of a large bengal tiger crawling down a calf in color

A bengal for Molly. Can’t ever go wrong with a tough tiger tat!

Nice, thanks Meghan!

A large tattoo on the shin of a relaxed green western style fantasy dragon holding a magical purple orb, with an orange peony flower and purple leaves in the background

Would love to do more ✨magical✨ tattooing

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These are so hard and you smashed it!

A tattoo on the back of a calf, of a black and grey ship in a storm encased in a traditional tattoo style rope frame, with swallows and a rose

A mixed style nautical ship and frame

A color tattoo on a forearm of a smiling sloth hanging from a branch, with colorful leaves around

Love this guy. Look at them teeth

Such a smart design, looks amazing!

A large black and grey tattoo in the neotraditional style of a raccoon peacefully standing among many different varieties of mushrooms, with some pine trees in the background

A little forager

A large thigh tattoo of a swallow flying over a rainbow, and a snail crawling underneath.

Mixed style swallow and snail

A large black and grey arm tattoo of the character sailor Jupiter dress as a Roman goddess with flower petals and a planet behind her

Sailor Jupiter as a Roman Goddess

A large color tattoo on a thigh of a female red haired spellcaster, conjuring an orb of blue light. She is in a dark forest, wearing a green cloak, framed by golden ornamental scrollwork

Spellcaster
One of my favorite things about this project is that we looked at no references during consultation, we just talked about the vibe and the elements.

A large thigh tattoo of a realistic black and grey Raven perched on a branch, being shot through with arrows. They are holding a banner in their mouth that says “Dying but unconquered,” and there is a stained glass sun in the background.

Mixed style raven and arrows

A large black and grey tattoo on a forearm of a moth, with eucalyptus in the background

Moth and Eucalyptus

A large tattoo of two colorful jellyfish swimming intertwined, with a soft black and grey background with fish silhouettes and bubbles

Glowing jellies

A tattoo on the lower leg of an anatomical heart in a bright illustrative style

Vibrant anatomical heart

A tattoo on the right forearm of a black and grey realistic calm wolf tattoo with a lily.

Black and grey wolf portrait

Tattoo on lower leg, a double exposed realistic black and grey skull opening its mouth to a neotraditional crysanthemum.

Mixed style skull and crysanthemum