★★★★★
Verified Review“
“Sena drew the whole sleeve onto my arm before a single needle came out. Six sittings later it still looks like it grew there.”
AL✓
Amara LindqvistJapanese half sleeve · 2025
Custom tattoo studio · Since 2011
King’s Ink
Bold linework, deep black-and-grey, and cover-ups done right. One artist, one client, one session at a time.
Neo-traditional
Arm & sleeve work
The studio
Private, by appointment
Black & grey
Realism & shading
What we do
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Custom Tattoo Design
Original artwork drawn for one person only - first reference to final stencil, sized to your body.
Drawn to brief · stencil approved before we start
Flash Tatoo
Pre-drawn designs straight off the wall, ready to ink the same day. One sitting, no waiting.
Same day · walk-ins taken when a chair is free
Cover-Ups
Old ink rebuilt into something you want to keep — larger, darker, drawn to bury what is underneath.
Session planned around the piece you already have
Tattoo Touch-Ups & Rework
Faded lines and blown-out shading brought back. Reworked rather than replaced.
Our work or someone else's · quoted per sitting
Free Consultation
Free and no obligation. Bring your references, we will talk placement, size and price.
Thirty minutes · no deposit taken on the day
Recent Works
Fresh from the studio. Yours could be next.
Our Artists
Every style has its specialist. Find yours. Four residents, one guest chair.
01Sujan GurungSujan Gurung
Resident · Mandala & Traditional Ink
Sacred geometry, intricate Nepalese mandala art, and traditional blackwork inked with precision.
MandalaTraditional
02Poojan ShresthaPoojan Shrestha
Resident · Fine Line & Script
Delicate fine line work, ornamental botanical pieces, and custom Devanagari calligraphy.
Fine LineScript
03Rae WhitlockRae Whitlock
Resident · Japanese & Large-Scale
Custom Japanese bodysuits, koi waves, and dragons drawn freehand on the skin panel by panel.
JapaneseLarge-Scale
04Marlow HayesMarlow Hayes
Resident · Black & Grey Realism
Portraits, wildlife, and intricate shading in soft black and grey worked up from your photographs.
RealismBlack & Grey
05The Guest Chair
The Guest Chair
Rotating · International Visiting Artists
One chair kept free for guest artists from across the globe. Dates announced on Instagram first.
RotatingGuest Spot
King’s Ink
GalleryHealed & FreshGalleryStraight From The Chair
What our clients say
Marked for life, and glad of it.
★★★★★
Verified Review“
“Marlow worked from one soft photograph of my grandmother. The first time I saw it healed in daylight I had to sit down.”
SG✓
Sujata GurungBlack and grey portrait · 2026
★★★★★
Verified Review“
“I carried a bad tribal piece for eleven years. Juno built a lion over it that strangers now stop me about in the street.”
TF✓
Tobias FerrandCover-up, forearm · 2024
★★★★★
Verified Review“
“First tattoo, and nobody made me feel small for asking the obvious questions. The free consultation alone was worth the trip.”
AS✓
Aayush ShresthaFirst tattoo, fine line · 2025
Testimonies
Healed, and still talking