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Traditional tattoos made in San Diego

This is the hidden gem, beyond the main portfolio. You won’t find these one off pieces anywhere else. They’re bangers, healed shots, and the process from drawing board to skin. All custom drawn and built to last. If you’re a fan of bold lines, solid colors, and tattoos that age well, you’re in the right place.

A black and white drawing of a frightening creature with prominent eyes, horns, and an intricate pattern on its face, enclosed in a circle with pink border containing social media handles and website URL.
A black and white drawing of a frightening creature with prominent eyes, horns, and an intricate pattern on its face, enclosed in a circle with pink border containing social media handles and website URL.
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Colorful tattoo of a demonic creature with green skin, purple ears, fierce eyes, and a sinister expression, wearing a helmet and with bat-like wings extending from its back.
Whimsical traditional tattoo of a green scaled fish riding a teal bicycle. Funny and surreal color traditional tattoo by Brett Semrick.
Black and grey traditional horse head tattoo with flowing mane and bridle. Classic equestrian traditional work with smooth whip shading by Brett Semrick.
Vibrant color traditional Gengar Pokemon tattoo - purple ghost with red eyes and pink aura. Bold anime tattoo cover-up transformation by Brett Semrick in San Diego.
Traditional Gengar cover-up in progress - purple stencil over faded old tattoo, showing how Brett Semrick transforms old work into bold color traditional Pokemon tattoos.
Traditional tattoo of a leaping brown rabbit on fire with light blue flowers. Bold color traditional animal tattoo with surreal flame detail by Brett Semrick.
Color traditional zombie hand doing rock horns with spiked cuff and green decay. Bold horror punk tattoo by Brett Semrick
Color traditional red rose tattoo with Charlie banner and date 6-30-2016. Classic memorial style with green leaves and purple banner shading by Brett Semrick.
: Color traditional heart tattoo with Santana Yvette script banners - green heart with gold dotted border and purple shading. Classic love name tattoo by Brett Semrick.
Traditional gypsy style lady head profile with butterfly hair ornament and purple roses. Classic color traditional portrait tattoo by Brett Semrick.
Traditional style cosmos flowers in black and grey. Three bold blooms with whip-shaded leaves and buds. Delicate yet timeless traditional floral tattoo by Brett Semrick at BrettSemrick.com.
Black and grey traditional alligator tattoo emerging from water, with detailed scales and open jaws. Bold blackwork wildlife tattoo by Brett Semrick.
Roaring gorilla in bold blackwork trad style — heavy whip shading and exaggerated expression.
Nautical compass in full color traditional — golden case, black star, red star-flowers and foliage.
Custom dark trad abstract — stacked eyes, split skull, . Red, gold, and black palette.
Roaring bear emerging from clouds with Yosemite Valley backdrop — California blackwork trad.
Classic "Death or Glory" banner, dagger through skull with three red roses — pure American traditional.
Neo-traditional three-eyed black panther tattoo wearing crown of thorns. Bold color, surreal traditional design by Brett Semrick in San Diego.
Vacation Reaper — tropical sunset, palm, floral lei and umbrella drink. Playful take on classic death motif.
Pop-culture trad — Imperial TIE fighter hovering over classic red rose and green leaves. Galaxy background.
Large-scale healed octopus with dotwork shading and stippled suckers — bold blackwork built for side/rib placement.
Roller-skating barn owl with flames — red skates, muted browns and oranges. Fun, weird, trad.
Traditional crying heart tattoo with expressive eyes and teardrops. Classic flash with modern shading
Large-scale ornamental moth centered on the navel — heavy black packing, symmetrical wing patterns. Bold stomach piece.
Humorous trad — diamond-pattern cross sinking a sailor cap with "TOO FAR AFT..." below. Sunset wash and seabirds.
Clipper ship in stormy seas framed by rope border, scroll banners and red flower — classic motivational sailor tattoo.
Death's-head moth in vibrant traditional palette — green, red, orange and teal with skull thorax.
: Classic horseshoe with traditional flowers. Bold traditional with whip shading.
Traditional ram skull with heavy horns. Bold outline with soft black and grey shading.
Bold American Traditional anchor tattoo with stylized flower, laurel leaves and yellow rope. Full color traditional work by Brett Semrick in San Diego.
Classic American Traditional panther head tattoo with bold black shading and bright color accents.
Custom illustrative shuttlecock tattoo in black and grey with orange color pop. By Brett Semrick, San Diego tattoo artist specializing in clean linework and playful small tattoos.

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