Dragon and tiger backpiece in black and grey

Japanese style

Machine

Color

black-and-grey

Seattle

Since 2010

Clean, Japanese flavored,
sometimes heavy metal,
always powerful

Home Base

Seattle, US

Home Base

Seattle, US

Style

classic / japanese inspired

Style

classic / japanese inspired

Approach

10 years at 10 feet

Approach

10 years at 10 feet

Clients

REGULARS · WALK-INS · TRAVELERS

Clients

REGULARS · WALK-INS · TRAVELERS

Classic Japanese-style work, or pieces that read traditional from across the room and get stranger up close. Bring me horror, sci-fi, or sexy too.

I make TATTOOS THAT FEEL AS GOOD AS THEY LOOK. CLEAN, INTENTIONAL, AND MADE TO LEAVE AN IMPRESSION.

Gashadokuro

Blackwork and flower sleeves, forearms crossed

Blackwork / Flower Mashup

Japanese Horror Sleeve

Blue Tiger

Reaper Over the Church

See more pieces

BLACKWORK & BLASTOVER

Got a tattoo you want covered — not removed, replaced. Heavy black saturation, full blastover coverage, something worth looking at. Bring the old work. We’ll figure out what to make of it.

Testimonials

Super talented and thoughtful. Listened and nailed it. 100% recommend. Great artist and cool dude.

— Jeff J.

Google Review

Hands down my go-to tattoo artist in Seattle. All his tattoos punched way above expectations and sit perfectly next to tattoos I even spent thousands on.

— Dillon C.

3 sessions

Over the past few years I have spent 70 or 80 hours under Tim’s needle. Whimsical artistic style and masterful technical skill. Personable, respectful, and easy to talk with.

— Guy B.

Long-term client

SSEEEE AALLLL TTEESSTTIIMMOONNIIAALLSS

HOW IT
WORKS

Every piece follows the same path.
A plan, a design, sessions, and healing that lets the work settle into what it's meant to be.

Tim Bradley tattooing a client in the studio

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REACH OUT

DM me on Instagram with your idea, placement, size, and reference images. Email works too.

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REACH OUT

DM me on Instagram with your idea, placement, size, and reference images. Email works too.

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WE MAKE A PLAN

I draw the main elements ahead of time and place them where they sit best on your body. The rest, background and secondary elements, gets built by hand at your first appointment. The full composition comes together on you, in the moment.

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WE MAKE A PLAN

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SESSIONS BEGIN

The shop books your appointment. Sessions are usually spaced a few weeks apart so you can heal in between. Traveling in? I can do back-to-back days.

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SESSIONS BEGIN

The shop books your appointment. Sessions are usually spaced a few weeks apart so you can heal in between. Traveling in? I can do back-to-back days.

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IT HEALS INTO ITSELF

Follow the aftercare. Give it time. The piece settles into what it’s meant to be. That’s the point.

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IT HEALS INTO ITSELF

Follow the aftercare. Give it time. The piece settles into what it’s meant to be. That’s the point.

Classic Japanese-style work, or pieces that read traditional from across the room and get stranger up close. Bring me horror, sci-fi, or sexy too.

Classic Japanese-style work, or pieces that read traditional from across the room and get stranger up close. Bring me horror, sci-fi, or sexy too.

Classic Japanese-style work, or pieces that read traditional from across the room and get stranger up close. Bring me horror, sci-fi, or sexy too.

Gashadokuro

Blackwork / Flower Mashup

Japanese Horror Sleeve

Blue Tiger

Reaper Over the Church

BLACKWORK & BLASTOVER