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Island City Tattoos
Island City Tattoos: Baltimore’s trusted studio turning ideas into standout body art.
4.2
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Island City Tattoos: Baltimore’s trusted studio turning ideas into standout body art.
Island City Tattoos is a Baltimore body art studio at 5456 Park Heights Ave. Reviews describe a respectful, cool atmosphere and artists who bring client ideas to life with standout precision. Ray, Andy, and Anthony are frequently praised for professional, top-notch work that clients say they’d return for, including versatile pieces from smaller designs to sleeves.
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Personalized artwork created by our artists based on your inspiration, ensuring a unique and meaningful tattoo.
Expert techniques to transform or conceal existing tattoos with new designs, often making old ink unnoticeable.
Spontaneous tattoo services available without an appointment, perfect for small to medium designs on the go.
Comprehensive work for sleeves, back pieces, and other extensive projects, handled with precision and artistry.
Professional body piercing performed in a safe and clean environment by experienced staff.
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Overall rating
Nika Stacks
This is a nice tattoo shop. Everyone was respectful, and the vibes were cool. Ray was my tattoo artist. I sent him a picture, and he made it pop 10x better. Great services and location. I plan on coming back whenever I'm in Baltimore.
Sunni Osborne
Nvr_basic put a crooked tattoo on my face then gave me a hard time about rescheduling to fix it. The boss(I believe) Ray said he would fix it, his energy was off when I came in, almost left bc of that, then another tattoo artist was basically saying it’s my face that’s the problem and that it’s not as off as I think. So I left. I paid $50 for nvr_basic to play on my face then for them to play in my face. Terrible experience honestly. The guy that does piercings is cool tho. Update/response to the owners comment. 1. I never in my previous statement did I say that the original tattoo artist was the one who said it was my face that was the problem. I said “Another” tattoo artist. You and I both know it wasn’t him that said that, he wasn’t even there, so I don’t know why you thought that’s what I meant. It’s giving you just wanted something to say even if it didn’t make sense. Thats that same combative energy I felt with you when I came for the correction that made me uncomfortable with You. 2. I knew you were going to get the tool, you told me that, I was very well aware of your mission and even though you made me uncomfortable I was waiting for you to come back and finish the tattoo. 3. I knew you were going to do it for free, I already told Nvr_basic to square that up with you and you were there when I told him. I wouldn’t have paid twice even if you wanted me to. 4. You making me uncomfortable PLUS your other tattoo artist telling me it’s my face that’s the problem and it’s bc women have uneven faces? That is what made me leave. 5. This tattoo has a deep meaning for me since I have been estranged from my family after my dads passing last November. I would be a fool to let you or anyone make feel the way yall did and still let you do the tattoo, if I did I wouldn’t deserve the tattoo. What you need to do is get better lighting in that place and learn how to take criticism without having to spew something back. A simple apology or saying nothing at all would have hit better. Thanks for bringing this back up a whole month later, that’s really what I needed today. Appreciate it.
Rebecca Benjamin
I've been tattooed by Andy twice. 1 was a cover up on my foot many years ago. You can't even tell its a cover up and it's been 6 years. The second was a lower leg sleeve. I sent him some inspiration pics of the style I like and what I thought was cool, and he hooked me up with the perfect artwork. He's so professional and a fantastic artist. I highly recommend this shop.
Christine Lightfoot (Steen)
A second review because this is my 3rd visit to Ray (and counting.). I’m compelled to do another review because when your guy is top notch, you want everybody to know. Siring this sitting Ray brought a 19 year old tattoo to life; it’s now version Ray.0! I asked him to take his creative license and ‘Ray it out’ for me. Yes, book the appointment in advance people! You will love the result.
Ashley Rheiner
I did a walk in and ended up with Anthony. I had a screenshot on my phone that he managed to turn into an AMAZING little tattoo and the price was unbelievable! I’ll be coming back for more work and will always be seeing Anthony for it! Definitely check them out, and I included my own tattoo pics for you to see exactly what I mean.
