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New Denver · BC

Red Tide Tattoo BC

Red Tide Tattoo BC is a tattoo studio in New Denver, British Columbia. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, blackwork, cover-ups and neo-traditional.

Hamilton · ON

Renegade Tattoo Canada

Renegade Tattoo Canada is a tattoo studio in Hamilton, Ontario. Its official site mentions or presents work in anime and manga, colour, cover-ups and realism. A public booking link is available in the verified contact details.

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Markham · ON

Rex

Rex is named as a tattoo artist on Wild Crane Tattoos' current Team page. His entry explicitly attributes lettering and realism to him. The studio links his professional profile @locorex_tattoo.

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Hamilton · ON

Rex

Rex is listed among the artists presented by Golden Koi Tattoos in Hamilton. The profile mentions or presents work in black and grey, micro-realism and realism. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.

RVINK / CANADA

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Langley · BC

Richard Vega Tattoo Studio

Richard Vega Tattoo Studio is a tattoo studio in Langley, British Columbia. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, portrait and realism.

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Kelowna · BC

Rick

Rick is listed among the artists presented by Rocky Mountain Tattoo in Kelowna. The profile mentions or presents work in black and grey, blackwork, cover-ups and realism. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.

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Calgary · AB

Ricky

Ricky is listed by Atticus Tattoo as a senior tattoo artist. The studio roster card names black and white work, realism and portraits for him, and his first-party profile says realism is his personal favourite among the many styles he tattoos.

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Edmonton · AB

Ricson

The current official page identifies Ricson as a tattoo artist; only literally attributed styles are retained.

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Peterborough · ON

Riverside Tattoo

Riverside Tattoo is a tattoo studio on the second floor at 172 Simcoe St in downtown Peterborough, Ontario. Its current website describes a custom shop whose artists work in traditional, Japanese, realism, blackwork and custom lettering, takes bookings by email through its Book an Appointment page rather than an online form, and sets out an 18+ policy, a shop minimum and an hourly rate. The shop opens Tuesday to Sunday, keeps Sunday as a dedicated walk-in day and takes walk-in tattoos and piercings on other days when the schedule allows. Seven tattoo artists are named on the current roster page: Shawzy, Cole, Jesse, Emma, Joe, Crystal and Dorian, with Emma listed as an apprentice. A separate Riverside Piercing service line runs from the same address and phone with its own email and profile.

RLINK / CANADA

Montréal · QC

Robin Labreche

Robin Labreche is presented by the current website as co-founder and tattoo artist of Wild Magnolia Tattoo Studio. His individual profile and the studio page explicitly attribute high-contrast black-and-grey realism to him, note features in North American and Asian tattoo magazines, nearly fifty convention awards won since 2009 across Canadian and United States shows, and training in bloodborne pathogens, sterilisation and infection control. His independent professional website confirms the same practice and routes enquiries to the studio's consultation form.

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RMINK / CANADA

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Kelowna · BC

Rocky Mountain Tattoo

Rocky Mountain Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Kelowna, British Columbia. Its official site mentions or presents work in anime and manga, black and grey, blackwork and cover-ups. A public booking link is available in the verified contact details.

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Calgary · AB

Roman

Roman is listed by Atticus Tattoo as a senior tattoo artist. His first-party profile says he moved to Calgary from Ukraine, ran his own studio from 2010, and lists micro-realism, graphic and line work, dot work, ornamental, Japanese, old school, neo-traditional and black and grey realism among his styles.

RSINK / CANADA

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Toronto · ON

Roman Sirko

Roman Sirko is presented on La Manigance Toronto's roster card as a colour and black-and-grey realism tattoo artist. His individual page confirms black-and-white and colour realism with a detail-driven approach.

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Toronto · ON

Ronald

Ronald has more than fifteen years of experience and combines realism, illustration, and Asian neo-traditional work. He uses both saturated colour and black-and-grey for sleeves and other large narrative compositions.

RGINK / CANADA

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Edmonton · AB

Rose Gold Tattoo Studio

Rose Gold Tattoo Studio is a tattoo studio in Edmonton, Alberta. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, cover-ups, fine line and realism. A public booking link is available in the verified contact details.

RIINK / CANADA

Toronto · ON

Rotten Ink Tattoo and Piercing Studio

Rotten Ink Tattoo and Piercing Studio is a tattoo and piercing studio at 1980 Weston Road in Toronto, in the York / North York area. Its official site publishes a structured postal address, a visible phone number and email, Monday-to-Sunday 11:00-19:00 hours, tattoo and body-piercing offers, and a consultation form whose artist selector names exactly three tattoo artists: Michael Tran, Mako Ta and Brian Dang. Toronto Public Health inspected the premises for tattooing and recorded a Pass result on 25 November 2025.

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Calgary · AB

Royal Tattoo

Royal Tattoo is a walk-in tattoo and body-piercing studio at 102 16 Ave NE in Calgary's Tuxedo Park. Its current website publishes a thirteen-person tattoo roster of eleven senior and two junior artists, per-artist hourly rates from $130 to $200 against a $150 shop minimum, published hours, and a first-party contact form used as the booking and free-consultation path. The studio states that walk-ins are welcome, that it works to custom designs, and that a non-refundable deposit secures an appointment. The City of Calgary licences the premises for tattoo and piercing personal service.

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Barrie · ON

Ruby Tattoo Studio

Ruby Tattoo Studio is a tattoo studio in unit 5 at 110 Anne St S in Barrie, Ontario. Its current website publishes an appointment-request form that requires a non-refundable deposit, limits service to clients 18 and over, and lists Tuesday-to-Saturday opening hours. The artists page names ten tattoo artists: Danii O'Connor, Hayley, Mack, Johnny, Elless, Brooklyn, Dana, Anjie, Chanel, and Panda, the last of whom is presented as a frequent guest artist. The studio routes each artist's portfolio to that artist's Instagram account. Piercer Sarah is kept outside the tattoo roster.

RFINK / CANADA

Toronto · ON

Rudy Foy

Rudy Foy is presented on La Manigance Toronto's roster card as a dark-realism tattoo artist in Toronto. His individual page describes intense contrast, meticulous fine-line detailing and macabre imagery.

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Calgary · AB

Ryan

Ryan Mante, who also uses the name Mayong, is listed as a senior tattoo artist on Royal Tattoo's current artist roster. The roster card and his profile attribute black-and-grey realism, dot work and micro-realism to him, and his profile adds portrait work. He states he is from Tagum City in the Philippines, lives in Calgary and entered the tattoo industry in 2018. His published rate is $170 per hour against a $150 shop minimum.

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Calgary · AB

Ryan

Ryan is listed among the artists presented by Legacy Tattoo in Calgary. The profile mentions or presents work in black and grey, dotwork, fine line and micro-realism.

RMINK / CANADA

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St. John's · NL

Ryan Mcniven

Ryan Mcniven has tattooed at Skin City since beginning his apprenticeship in September 2021. He specializes in American and Japanese traditional work and also practices realism in both black and grey and colour.

RPINK / CANADA

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Toronto · ON

Rylan Phillips

Rylan Phillips is a tattoo artist at G Tattoo and Piercing. The official roster associates his work with black and grey and colour realism, while his personal profile describes bold, vivid, dynamic colour pieces. Those statements support the controlled black and grey, colour, and realism categories. All 12 current images on his page were reviewed; the three selected references are a green-and-purple hummingbird, a front-facing black-and-grey crab, and a dark bird portrait with turquoise and violet feather accents.

SDINK / CANADA