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About

JILLIAN MACKEY

Neo-Traditional • Japanese • Illustrative

Jillian has been tattooing since 2016 and specializes in bold, colorful Neo-Traditional and Japanese-inspired tattooing.

Her work often draws from animals, nature, folklore, fantasy, pop culture, and other imaginative subject matter. She especially enjoys projects that give her room to build strong compositions, expressive characters, and larger-scale pieces.

Whether you have a fully developed idea or just a general direction, Jillian can help turn it into a custom tattoo designed around your placement and concept.

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Colorful tattoo of a witch-like mouse riding a unicycle, wearing a blue dress with yellow flowers, holding balloons, with a striped party hat and a ruffled collar.
Colorful tattoo of a mythical tiger with flames and flowers on the upper thigh.
Black outline tattoo of a stylized dragon with a dog skull head, on a person's leg.
A black line tattoo of a ram's head with curled horns, surrounded by leaves, on a person's upper arm.
Tattoo of a black cat sitting on a crescent moon with three small stars around it.
Tattoo of a hand with a bouquet of red flowers and green leaves.
Tattoo of a cute pumpkin with a teddy bear face, surrounded by leaves and vines, on human skin.
Tattoo of a colorful ancient Egyptian scarab with hieroglyphs and animal figures on a person's thigh.
Tattoo of a steaming coffee cup with a spiral swirl of steam, surrounded by leaves, on skin.
Colorful tattoo of a mermaid with flowing hair and a fish tail on a person's arm.
Colorful tattoo of a dragon's head with intricate line work and shading.
Tattoo of a dog's face with detailed shading and yellow eyes, surrounded by sunflowers on the person's upper arm.
Tattoo of a haunted house with spooky trees, a winding staircase, clouds, and ghosts on upper arm of a person wearing a striped shirt.
Colorful tattoo of a smiling anime-style character with whiskers, surrounded by flowers, holding chopsticks and a bowl of noodles, with a frog sitting on top of their head.
Tattoo of a stylized unicorn with a rainbow-colored mane and a horn, surrounded by stars and clouds, on a person's calf.
Black and gray tattoo of a cheetah's face and body on a person's upper arm and shoulder, with swirling decorative elements.
A detailed black and gray tattoo with a mandala-like design on a person's shoulder, featuring intricate geometric and swirling patterns.
A tattoo of a red crab with detailed black outlines on a person's forearm. A small clownfish is above the crab. Tattoos of various other designs are visible in the background.