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Canada · CA
VK is listed among the artists presented by Hon Tattoo Studio - North York and Hon Tattoo Studio - Vaughan. The profile mentions or presents work in black and grey, portrait and realism. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.
Winnipeg · MB
Valentin Sigidi is listed among the artists presented by Albert Street Tattoo in Winnipeg. The profile mentions or presents work in black and grey, portrait and realism. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.
Vancouver · BC
Van Tattoo Studio Vancouver is a tattoo studio in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, fine line, geometric and illustrative.
Vancouver · BC
The current official profile presents Varian Loo as a tattoo artist. It roots his work in Japanese tattooing from traditional foundations to contemporary interpretations and attributes portrait plus black-and-grey realism to him.
Hamilton · ON
Veronika “Vern” Merkel is listed among the artists presented by Silver Skull Tattoo Studio in Hamilton. The profile mentions or presents work in black and grey, colour, fine line and illustrative. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.
Ottawa · ON
Vicky is a Liquid Impact tattoo artist specializing in black-and-grey realism, from micro-realism to portraits and large-scale projects. Her official profile notes Canadian convention awards in portrait, realism, and black-and-grey categories.
New Westminster · BC
Victoria is a resident tattoo artist at Serpent Skin. Her current profile describes a light, painterly approach and work in micro-realism and floral subjects; the published categories also specify black and grey and fine line. The three selected references show a realistic bear cub surrounded by flowers, a stylized woman wearing headphones, and a large black-and-grey owl on the arm.
Guelph · ON
Victoria Rodrigues is listed among the artists presented by Spring Fever Tattoo Co. in Guelph. The profile mentions or presents work in black and grey. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.
Toronto · ON
Viktoriia Dobrodieieva is a resident artist and co-founder of G Tattoo and Piercing. Her personal profile states black and grey, whip shading, and grey wash; the official roster adds fine line, floral, and the phrase “Polynesian style.” This directory retains black and grey, fine line, and floral as controlled categories and keeps that last phrase only in prose rather than automatically translating it to a “tribal” tag. Of 25 reviewed images, the three selected references show a shaded floral arm composition, a bold black geometric sleeve built from repeated bands, and a black-and-grey winged horse.
London · ON
Village Tattoo Company is a tattoo studio in London, Ontario. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, fine line, illustrative and neo-traditional.
Toronto · ON
The official site presents Vince Kogut, also displayed as Vince, for fine-line work and illustrative, photorealistic black-and-grey tattooing.
Montréal · QC
Vincent, who also goes by Vince, is named on Prana Tattoo's current team page and has his own profile. There he states that he specialises in traditional, neo-traditional, and fine-line work and welcomes custom projects. The team page adds that he has tattooed for seven years, has a strong background in the Americana style, and works in both bold colour and black and grey.
Toronto · ON
Vision Seeker Studio is a tattoo studio in Toronto, Ontario. Its official site mentions or presents work in anime and manga, black and grey, illustrative and surrealism.
Halifax · NS
Vivek Divine is Tattoo Lab's founder and lead tattoo artist; the Halifax studio opened in November 2024. The studio credits him with more than seven years of practice and specializes his work in colour realism and black-and-grey realism.
Toronto · ON
The official index presents Vlad Black for large-scale black-and-grey realism, dark surrealism, and complex cover-ups.
Parksville · BC
Wanderlust Tattoo Company is a current Parksville studio. Its official pages present five current resident tattoo artists; guest artists and two non-tattoo support staff are excluded.
Mississippi Mills · ON
Waxwing Tattoo Company is a tattoo studio in Mississippi Mills, Ontario. Its official site mentions or presents work in anime and manga, black and grey, blackwork and dotwork. A public booking link is available in the verified contact details.
Oakville · ON
Way Cool Tattoos Oakville is a tattoo studio established in Oakville in 2000. The current official site publishes a five-person tattooer team and the Kerr Street address; a professional retailer directory corroborates the exact public contacts and domain.
Abbotsford · BC
Wild Moon Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey and realism.
Trail · BC
Wolf's Den Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Trail, British Columbia. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, illustrative, new school and realism.
Thunder Bay · ON
Wright Ink & Artwork is a tattoo studio in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey.
Calgary · AB
Xenia is named on Mockingbird Tattoos' current team page, and her individual profile explicitly presents her as an artful, highly detailed black-and-grey tattooer in Calgary. The page says she works in English and links to the professional profile @nirovus.
Toronto · ON
YB, who publishes professionally as Justin YB, is named on The KCHN Tattoos' official website as a tattoo artist with three years of experience in black and grey realism and blackwork. The about page explicitly attributes photorealistic portraits and bold blackwork designs to him, the homepage states that YB and Justin both master realism and blackwork, and his professional profile cites stippling and dot shading. He is a separate person from Justin (Jay Kim), the studio's other artist.
Toronto · ON
Yan Tattoo and Piercing Studio is a tattoo studio in Toronto, Ontario. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, fine line, illustrative and lettering.
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