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Black and grey realism · PortlandBlack and grey realism · San Francisco

I'm Nikita Let's make it permanent

Free to send. I get back to you within 24 hours.

NORTH studio · 699 2nd Street, San Francisco

KADO · 4414 SE Hawthorne Boulevard

Portland · Nov 11 to 17 · A few spots left

Guest spot in Portland · Nov 11 to 17

Tattoo by Nikita Heretic: a realism portrait of a woman framed by leaves, on the forearm

Nikita tattooing a client in the studio

Meet the artist

Hi, I'm Nikita

I've been tattooing since 2016. I started out of pure curiosity, to see if I could do it, and realism is what kept me. I love portraits, statues and antiquity, architecture, animals, and scenes from films, video games and military history. Sleeves and backs are welcome.

During a session we can talk, or you can put your headphones on, watch a movie or just sleep. If I break for lunch, yours is on me. Off the clock, I'm probably gaming.

My home studio is NORTH studio, 699 2nd Street, San Francisco, and I work by appointment. Send me your idea and I'll draw a design just for you.

  • Since 2016Black and grey realism
  • JudgeTattoo conventions in New York and Chicago
  • 2 first placesAt the Chicago convention
  • FeaturedVoyageLA, CanvasRebel, Bold Journey

Healed work

A healed black and grey hannya mask back piece with a woman's face
Hannya mask, full back.
A healed black and grey back piece of Geralt and Ciri from The Witcher
Geralt and Ciri, full back.
The same black and grey panda leg piece, fresh on the left and healed on the right
The same piece, fresh and healed.
A healed black and grey owl swooping down, on the calf
Owl, on the calf.
A healed black and grey chained figure under constellation lines, on the forearm
Chained figure, on the forearm.

Three steps

How it works

  1. Send your idea

    What you want, where on the body and roughly how big. One short form or a message on Instagram.

  2. Get my reply within 24 hours

    My thoughts on the design and your price, by email.

  3. Book your date

    Once we agree on the details, we pick your session date. Then we tattoo.

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Tell me about your tattoo

One short form. I read every request myself and get back to you within 24 hours.

What are we making?

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My work

Up close

  • Portrait

  • Poseidon

  • Michelangelo study

  • Black hole

  • Mimic chest

  • Archangel

  • Boxer

  • Cat and lion

  • Compass

  • Cyber samurai

  • Dog portrait

  • Doom Slayer

  • Full sleeve

  • Gandalf, Malenia

  • Deer skull

  • Owl

  • Phoenix

  • Pirate ship

  • Ship and waves

  • Prometheus

  • Turtles and diver

  • Whales

  • Wolf

Latest posts

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Message @nikitka.heretic
Message @nikitka.heretic

Questions

Before you ask

Within 24 hours. I read every request myself and reply by email.

Every tattoo is different, so the price depends on your idea: size, placement and detail. Send me your idea and you'll get my price within 24 hours :)

Yes. Big pieces take several sessions, and we plan them together once I see your idea.

I review every request myself. If the size, placement or design needs adjusting, I reply with suggestions and we agree on it together.

From Nov 11 to 17 I'm in Portland, at KADO, 4414 SE Hawthorne Boulevard. My home studio is NORTH studio in San Francisco.At NORTH studio, 699 2nd Street, San Francisco. From Nov 11 to 17 I'm doing a guest spot in Portland, at KADO.

Portland · Nov 11 to 17

Your idea, my chair Let's make it happen

Tell me your idea in a minute. I get back to you within 24 hours.

Free to send.

Prefer Instagram? Message me at @nikitka.heretic