Franco Vescovi
Founder and owner of Vatican Studios, Franco has been a black and grey tattoo artist for over 20 years.
“A portrait can be done one way and one way only: exactly like the picture.”
Alexis Vaatete
Southern California native Alexis has a high appreciation and taste for doing portraiture, realism and surrealism. Never one to shy away from a challenge, he delves into as many styles as possible, to become well rounded in each. All of his work is freehanded directly to the skin by his own design.
Latisha Wood
Latisha works in fine line tattooing, specializing in a sought out style one can find in the roots of tattoo culture. She is a versatile artist: tattooing, custom motorcycle painting, custom high heels, and multi-media fine artwork.
Dmitry Troshin
Mister Troshin is a traveling artist that moved from Moscow, Russia, to California to become a resident artist at Vatican. He works almost entirely in black and grey work. He also teaches tattoo techniques through seminars and his Youtube, "Boring Tattooer".
Devin Mena
Devin started his career as an apprentice at the ripe age of 18. His style and skill has evolved over the span of his career, landing him a reputation highly detailed pieces and single needle florals.
Max Twenty Eight
Max focuses mainly in black and gray, with a specialization in Baroque floral ornaments and stylization of various realistic objects. He takes great passion in the details of his piece.
Alex Sorsa
Russian tattooist Alex Sorsa specializes in black and grey work, who creates faded and soft effects for his heroines in a style he defines as Neo-Modern.
Lyjah Vaatete
Son of Alexis, Lyjah doesn't stray at all from the talent instilled onto him by his father from his apprenticeship. He works in both black and grey as well as color with styles ranging all over.
Zero
Hailing from the vibrant landscapes of Kenya, Zero's artistic soul ignited at a young age, fostering a lifelong passion for creation. The immersive realm of books, from anatomy to graphic novels, fueled his artistic imagination and led him to develop the captivating style he dubbed "graphic realism." Mentored in fine line, high detail, west coast black and grey style, Zero is committed to elevating the art of tattoos, especially on melanated skin, while weaving metaphysical and Afro-centric narratives into his mesmerizing creations.
Emily Compton
Growing up somewhat nomadic, Emily Compton-Bwire learned to perceive life from the outside, finding core identity in her love for art. Her creative journey truly flourished once she began to find her voice through technical guidance and artistic community. With a penchant for fine details, she specializes in the intricate world of realism and dreamy surrealism. Her artwork weaves universal and metaphysical narratives and aims to tell grand, archetypal stories. Emily began tattooing in 2017 and is endlessly dedicated to pushing her concepts and skill.
Emily Klinger
Emily is a California native, a lover of all things beach. Her origins start early, but really picked up when she honed the craft of airbrushing. From there, she found her way to picking up a machine and tattooing.
Marcus Arroyo
Tattooing since 2006, Mr. Marcus specializes in black and grey tattoo art, weaving hypnotic surrealism into each design. As a dedicated tattoo artist, he brings shock and awe to life through the subtle nuances of old Hollywood mixed with melting distortions.
Sean Hall
Sacrament Body Piercing
Sacrament is well known to have the largest selection of gold body jewelry in Orange County. Owner Ron Garza has worked in the body art and piercing industry for almost 30 years. His team includes V, the shop manager, stylist, and apprentice to Ron, and Chris Glunt, long time friend of Ron and veteran of the industry.