Sam Animal

Sam Animal

Austin, United States

A love for the detailed composition of the skin and bones of the real life wonder: NATURE. 🐍🦂 • ATX🦇Resident @nogoodtattoo • Books OPEN ✨DM2BOOK✨

@sam.animal Website

Specializes in

Blackwork (11) Illustrative (11) Dotwork (6) Fineline (3) Realism (3)

Studios

nogoodtattoo

Austin, United States

Resident

Feb 2026 - Present

Portfolio

Bold black octopus wraps shoulder with curling tentacles.

Blackwork, Illustrative, Marine

Elegant bottle-vase contains blooming rose, fine-line

Illustrative, Botanical, Fineline

Fine-line blackwork crab in scientific illustration style.

Fineline, Blackwork, Realism

Varo-inspired surreal cloaked figure emerging from shadows

Surrealism, Black-And-Gray, Illustrative

Beaver in bold linework, reaching toward jagged rock

Illustrative, Blackwork, Dotwork

Fine-line diamondback rattlesnake with bold blackwork shading.

Fineline, Blackwork, Realism

Adorable chibi Pokemon-inspired creature with soft shading.

Illustrative, Cartoon, Dotwork

Ornate vase silhouette adorned with blooms and heart centerpiece

Blackwork, Illustrative, Botanical

Two ospreys in mid-flight, fine-line blackwork realism.

Fine-Line, Blackwork, Realism

Monochrome moth in fine-line shading with circular accents

Blackwork, Dotwork, Illustrative

Stippled blackwork manatee with soft shading and texture

Blackwork, Dotwork, Illustrative

Intricate armadillo tattoo with dot-worked armor plates

Blackwork, Dotwork, Illustrative

Intricate blackwork armadillo with dotted shell texture

Blackwork, Dotwork, Illustrative

Intricately shaded bat in etched blackwork style.

Blackwork, Etching, Illustrative