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Midtown / Southside·Est. 2004·$$$$
Black Orchid Tattoo
Est. 2004. Deep black & gray, large-scale sleeves, fine art realism.
Community Score
★ 4.9 / 5
421 reviews
Hours
Tue–Sat 12pm – 8pm — by appointment
Walk-Ins
Appointment Only
Specialty
Black & Gray
Portfolio & studio aesthetic
A curated sampling of recent work and the room you'll sit in.
Why locals send people here
- 01Two decades of unbroken Savannah residency — one of the city’s elder studios
- 02Specializes in multi-session sleeve and back-piece architecture
- 03Strict traditional ethics: no walk-ups, full consults, pacing matters
Signature offerings
Must-Try
Multi-Session Sleeve Consultations
Must-Try
Japanese Traditional Body Suits
Must-Try
Photo-Real Black & Gray Memorial Work
Resident artists & residencies
Hollis Burke
Japanese Traditional
Eva Lindqvist
Fine Art Realism
Sage Okafor
Black & Gray Architecture
Community reviews
★ 4.9 · 421
Jonas P.
Half-sleeve project
★★★★★
Hollis structured a six-session Japanese half-sleeve for me. Each visit feels like an architect at work. Worth every dollar and every month of the wait.
3 weeks ago
Cara T.
Memorial piece
★★★★★
Eva did a memorial portrait of my grandmother. Hyper-photo-real. I left in tears. This shop treats their craft like a calling.
2 months ago
Renny S.
Long-time collector
★★★★★
Black Orchid is the elder statesman of Savannah ink. If you want serious large-scale work — and you can wait — there is no peer.
1 month ago
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