Dark Age Tattoo

Clean friendly and positive atmosphere! I was first tatted here back in January 2015 by Heidi! Great artist. She helped retouch my ink from a previous faded piece. At first I was a little hesitant over the way she wanted to touch it up, black outlining to my pink breast cancer ribbon… but in the end the shading added definition and the line work was fantastic! I absolutely loved the outcome.
Fast forward almost a year…
Yesterday December 15, returned for another tattoo this time around by artist Hanna. She’s funny, nice, and has a bubbly personality. Made sure my foot didn’t move too much (I feared kicking her since I’m ticklish and spasms happen) and talked me through the steps beginning to end of the tattoo process. We did a custom piece (shop is known for) quote I had be pondering for quite some time. The font selections were the hardest part of this tattoo bc of my indecisiveness. Hanna was able to help me compile a beautiful piece that flowed exactly how I wanted and the final outcome came out just like I wanted! She kept it real and authentic the entire time. I love my newest piece of ink! Thanks ladies for a great tattooing experience yet again! I’ll be bCk again for more ink in sure!
Side note making appointment helps, but the shop takes walking as well. Have an idea of what you want to get done so you don’t waste anyone’s time with the back and forth hesitation or the uncertainty of if your even getting any ink done. Time is money for these creators!

I am a repeat client of Hanna so obviously I LOVE her work + personality + creativity with whatever idea I have including an incredible cover-​up over my lame, white people’s kanji (it was the 90’s) and we end up spending time getting carried away talking about all sorts of things (seriously a couple of chatty ‘girls’ with a LOT in common over there) — sorry rest of the shop!
I find myself in a trance to many groovy slow and melodic metal songs that I have never heard of… I really wish I was a trust-​fund baby because I would be in there every 2 weeks.
The place is sparkling clean. Everyone in there is super talented. check out Heidi’s work as well. Location is great for those who live in close proximity, or if you just need a drink afterwards, bars are plentiful.

Walked into the shop today just to check things out. All the artists were friendly. The shop was very clean. End up getting a tattoo from Heidi, she is great. My boyfriend liked it so much he got one from her as well on the same day.

I had my work done by the extremely talented Erik Jacobsen. Not only was it beautifully done but it was laid down in a way that took into account everything I’d said I was looking for. He was personable, professional and didn’t waste time.
He’s definitely the guy I plan to come back to for my next piece.

Every person who is of age in my family gets tattooed at this shop. They are very professional and extremely clean. The shop is well lit and inviting, and very comfortable to be in. Heidi and Jesse, I can personally recommend. That said, every artist in the shop does amazing work.

This is what tattoo shop should be, pure proffesionalism but not at the expense of art. I gave the amazing Hanna an idea, and she ran with it, creating something unique and beautiful. Dark Age Tattoo is clean and comfortable, and even the music rocked. I can’t recommend this place more, and i will surely return.

My brother and I had a wonderful experience today at Dark Age. Hanna made the both of us feel like we were her good friends. Thank you so much for the amazing experience. The atmosphere there was clean and comfortable. We will most definitely be returning!

My boyfriend had gotten work done a couple years ago by Heidi here and he had recommended her to me since I didn’t have a tattoo person here in Seattle. I emailed her a few weeks before my actual appointment and she was very receptive to all of my input and pictures. Once the day of my appointment came, finding street parking on a Saturday afternoon was a little difficult, but I only ended up a few blocks away. The shop is right on the corner on Pike and is pretty easy to access. The shop is very large and there were a lot of stations with plenty of amazing art everywhere. Heidi welcomed me and went over everything with me and we went to work pretty quickly once paperwork was signed, etc. Heidi is fast and precise, just FYI. She’s also easy to talk to. I did have to come back a couple of weeks later for a touch up, but she explained to me how we would add some color here and a shadow here and then she set to work with lightspeed again, haha. Her prices are fair and she totally listens to what you want.

Great shop staffed with talented artists. Once again, I followed Suzanna Fisher here, but I’m impressed with the overall aesthetic and friendliness of everyone at this shop. I would recommend Dark Age Tattoo to anyone I come across who’s looking for a reputable shop.

Incredible place… Jesse has killer skills beyond belief. My ½ sleeve is amazing. I have people stop me everyday asking where I’ve had it done. Very professional, comfortable cool atmosphere. Super talented artists.

I’ve had nothing but great experiences at Dark Ages. Specifically, Eric Eye has taken great care of so many of my random ideas. Sometimes I come in with a strange little filler piece and sometimes with a big new project but Eric always makes them important. He is willing to work with my existing idea and takes his time making it work for me. His execution is excellent and I’m always happy with the end result.
The staff is friendly and professional and the new location is really great! I started seeing Eric when it was Lucky Devil Tattoo and have seen many tattooers come and go but all the best artist have stuck around to make up a great team at Dark Age.
Lots of tattoo artist get tattooed here so it has to be great, right?!

I am a Marimekko whore. I own numerous things from that Finnish design house: a wall hanging, comforter, sneakers, a plate, a pillow, a reflector, a tote bag, an umbrella… and now a lovely new Marimekko tattoo!
I’d been wanting one of their designs — Bottna — as a tattoo for around six years, which is a long time to think about and wait for some new ink. I spent forever combing through the portfolios of every artist at almost every well-​regarded shop in town, winnowing it down to Artcore and Dark Age. But when I dropped by Dark Age for an informal chat, just to gauge personalities and the shop space, I was very impressed. Right off the bat Jason was friendly and helpful, and I set up an actual consult with him to go over the design. He was extremely intuitive — I knew I wanted the tat to reflect the design as closely as possible, without also looking exactly like a fabric repeat — I wanted something a little more «organic,» less structured, but that was about as descriptive as I could be. He took that idea and ran with it, generating a sketch that retained all of the elements of the original but in some different sizes to really fit the area of my arm.
When I came back for the actual tattoo he was really great about putting me at ease. I hadn’t been inked in three years, and I find the noise semi-​unnerving, but he made me as comfortable as humanly possible. After some joking about Metalocalypse and how Netflix means no one ever has to go outside again, we got started. I’m not the best client; I’m kind of twitchy and the feel of the needles and vibration makes me reflexively tense up. Jason was really understanding about that and was incredibly attuned to when, exactly, I’d start pulling away, making sure to end a line or segment before that happened. And after just under two hours (a hair under his time estimate!) I had a beautiful new piece. It’s perfect in every respect — and although I haven’t gone through the healing process yet, I’m confident it will be crisp and bold when I come out the other side.
I can’t recommend Jason’s work enough. Friendly + crazy technically skilled + beyond reasonable rates = a total win! Thanks for bringing my Marimekko love to my skin.

This is where all the other tattoo artists will go to get tattooed. These guys are true professionals and do flawless tattoos. If you are lucky enough to get tattooed here you will have art work worth cherishing for the rest of your life. Tattoos only last forever, and work like this is worth waiting for and way more than they charge.

I highly recommend dark ages tattoo, I get tattooed by Derek, and he has done amazing work for me. Truly an artist I’d wait for as long as needed to get in. All of the tattooists there are awesome as well. It’s immaculately clean, and never has that vibe of everyone being too cool to talk to you– I’d give 10 stars if I could but the tattoos I have gotten speak for themselves–

I was recently tattooed by Hanna at Dark Age and (for being poked with needles for 4 hours) it was great! She is an amazing, clearly very experienced, and talented tattooer. Hanna’s experience and talent shows in her work, but she is also a pleasure to sit with while being worked on. The environment at Dark Age is clean and professional, but still comfortable and fun. Everyone that I have met that works there is friendly and personable, they listen to what you have to say and what you want, and most importantly, they are incredible artists with more combined experience than most shops in Seattle. I highly recommend checking out Hanna’s work, or the work of others at Dark Age.