Custom Tattoos in Honolulu

Black Cat Tattoo • Chinatown, Honolulu

Explore Japanese, Black and grey, realism, American traditional, illustrative, anime, and large-scale custom work from our Honolulu artists

Not sure who to book? Tell us your ideas and we will match you with the artist best suited to it.

Color Naruto anime tattoo by Richie Lucero
Black and grey floral sleeve tattoo by Marie Makowski
Japanese Samurai back piece tattoo by Zach Yokoyama
American traditional Hawaiian shirt tattoo by Sue Kidder
Illustrative shark tattoo by Richie Lucero
Japanese dragon sleeve tattoo design drawing by Richie Lucero

Where Ideas Take Shape.

At Black Cat, a tattoo begins long before the machine turns on. It begins with an idea.

We build our studio around continued artistic study because stronger foundations create stronger tattoos with work designed to fit the body, communicate clearly, and retain its visual impact over time.

Tattoo freehand sketch of red Hannya mask design drawn directly on the arm by Richie Lucero
freehand Hanya outline half progress  tattoo by Richie lucero
Finished color Hannya tattoo by Richie Lucero
Black and grey japanese tiger tattoo drawing by Richie Lucero
Richie Lucero and Zach Yokoyama collaborating on a large Japanese back piece tattoo at Black Cat Tattoo

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Tell us about your tattoo idea

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