text: Port City Tattoo in Costa Mesa is proud to extend our exceptional tattooing services to our friends in Carlsbad, CA. Port City’s Carlsbad Tattoo Shop has talented artists from every walk of life that are capable of making any tattoo you have in mind a reality. Collectively our Port City tattoo family is a highly skilled group of tattooists. Visit our Port City Tattoo Shop in Costa Mesa, convenient to Carlsbad California, to experience the talent and eclectic techniques of our worldly tattoo artists.
  Port City Tattoo has long been considered one of the best tattoo shops near Carlsbad by our loyal customers in Orange County, but OC Weekly officially labeled us as “The Best Tattoo Shop in Orange County” and we couldn’t be more proud to uphold the title.
  Don’t let a thing like distance come between you and quality tattooing!! Just a short 45 minute drive from Carlsbad and you’ll find yourself at our Costa Mesa Tattoo Shop. Port City Tattoo’s Carlsbad Tattoo Shop is convenient to all of Los Angeles and Orange County. Travel a little further for the best that Southern California has to offer! Both of Port City Tattoo’s locations use the most modern and up-to-date sterilization methods. The safety of our clients is of the utmost importance to us, as well as our tattooists. We go above and beyond to maintain a clean and safe work environment to create in. All you need to do is come in, get inspired and enjoy your Port City tattooing experience.
  Whether you are wanting to get a one-of-a-kind Dragon or Koi Fish, a Sacred Geometry art piece, a classic grey scale portrait tattoo, a feminine rose tattoo or even a pinup tattoo, the highly skilled tattooists at Port City Tattoo can deliver perfection every time. Our Carlsbad Tattoo artists can reference a photo, painting or drawing that you want to replicate and make that come to life. We also can free-hand a custom sketch based on your description of something you have in mind. You are encouraged to thumb through our Carlsbad Tattoo Artist portfolios to see a body of their work and get a better idea of what direction you’d like to go in for your tattoo piece.
  Our brilliant Port City Tattoo artists can assist in bringing your ideas to life. We can provide you with any style of tattoo you can dream of. Port City Tattoo specializes in all forms of tattooing techniques at our Carlsbad Tattoo Shop. From traditional American tattoos, Japanese tattoos, Polynesian Tattooing, all the way to massive abstract tattoos that cover a large portion of the body, our Port City tattoo artists have the ability to work with anyone on a wide variety of concepts, that’s what makes Port City one of the best tattoo shops in Carlsbad and all of Orange County. Get the artistry your body deserves, come to Port City Tattoo… Port City consistently delivers the best Carlsbad tattoos in the area. We thank you for your continued support.
  Port City Tattoo has made it a point to be selective when hiring new talent. Our tattoo family is just as important to us as our loyal customers. Our Carlsbad tattoo artists each have over ten years of experience in a wide array of tattooing techniques. Some of the styles of tattoos that we offer at Port City Tattoo include portraits, black and gray, old school tattoos, realistic tattoos, lettering and Japanese tattoo designs, amongst a myriad of others. We have a total of eight artists on our staff that you may choose to work with.
  If you are feeling adventurous and have a concept, but no visual aid to reference, our Carlsbad Tattoo Artists can help you flush out your idea and sketch it out for you. Then upon your approval we begin the beautiful process of making it a permanent masterpiece. Get the artistry your body deserves, come to Port City Tattoo.
  In addition to our talented and knowledgeable tattooists, we take great pride in hosting well known tattoo artists from all over the world. This allows our customers to experience getting a tattoo of a different style and technique that isn’t normally available anywhere else in Orange County and Los Angeles. Our collaboration with other tattoo artists from around the globe also allows our on staff at our Carlsbad Tattoo Shops to gain knowledge of different styles and techniques of tattooing.
  Here are just some of the tattoo types and techniques we offer at our Port City Carlsbad Tattoo Shops
  Both our Long Beach location and our Costa Mesa Tattoo Parlor are home to an impressive stable of world-class tattoo artists. It has always been our goal to play home to an eclectic grouping of tattooists. We strive to be a Carlsbad Tattoo Shop where our artists can lend their many talents and worldly experience to create inspirational tattoo experiences for each of our coveted clients. For us, tattooing is about diversity and self-expression. Not only for the people who seek to get tattooed to capture their individuality, but also in the detailed artistry of the Port City tattooists. Port City’s Carlsbad Tattoo Shop is all about providing an environment where everyone can create freely and express their love for tattoo art openly.
  
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