Tattoo Style

Illustrative

Custom tattoo work by Nick Baxter — Austin, Texas

Projects

Illustrative color outer space and nature science tattoo by nick Baxter in Austin Texas

Cataclysm

2025 · arm

Illustrative

Color illustrative tattoo of matching jack-o-lantern carved pumpkins with vines, leaves and skull by Nick Baxter in Austin Texas

Couples' Jack-o-Lanterns

2025 · arm

Illustrative

Illustrative fantasy video game tattoo by Nick Baxter in Austin Texas

Dark Fantasy RPG

2025 · arm

Illustrative

color leg tattoo of a medieval battle scene with forged armor, weapons, knights and flames in a gloomy wasteland by nick baxter in austin texas

Medieval Battle

2025 · leg

Illustrative

Illustrative color wild animal tiger elephant owl and nature tattoo by nick Baxter in Austin Texas

Wild Animal Montage

2025 · arm

Illustrative

color illustrative chest tattoo locomotive Allen Ginsberg Sunflower Sutra tribute

Allen Ginsberg Tribute

2024 · chest

Illustrative

color Illustrative tattoo by nick Baxter in Austin Texas

Gandolf In The Shire

2024 · arm

Illustrative

colorful red and yellow phoenix bird head swirling in flight

Phoenix in Flight

2024 · arm

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color outer space galaxy distant stars pulsar sound wave tattoo

Pulsar

2024 · arm

Illustrative

Illustrative color seahorse and flowers tattoo by nick Baxter in Austin Texas

Seahorse Bouquet

2024 · arm

Illustrative

Illustrative color nature animals and water tattoo by nick Baxter in Austin Texas

South Carolina Tribute

2024 · arm

Illustrative

west texas themed big bend desert landscape color tattoo with cactus and the rio grande river in the background by nick baxter in austin texas

West Texas Landscape

2024 · arm

Illustrative

black and gray realism tattoo still life of child's shoe, lego brick and toy car with toy dinosaur by nick baxter in austin texas

Childhood Memories

2023 · torso

Illustrative

color geometric cyberpunk styled outer space neck tattoo with stars and galaxies by nick baxter in austin texas

Cyberpunk Deep Space

2023 · neck

Illustrative

Color full sleeve by Nick Baxter of stylized nature scene with mountains, cloud, and campsite turning into wireframe images and other digital artifacts

Digital Nature

2023 · arm

Illustrative

Four views show a large colorful arm tattoo combining citrus slices, constellations, pearls, butterflies, flowers, watches, a pencil, berries, and foliage against purple shading.

Family Tribute

2023 · arm

Illustrative

Rage Against The Dying Of The Light

Rage Against The Dying Of The Light

2023 · leg

Illustrative

Four views show a large, vivid arm tattoo of a red-haired mermaid and sea turtle amid blue clouds, waves, and evergreen forests.

Swimming Through the Air

2023 · arm

Illustrative

Close view of a colorful arm tattoo featuring a blue-and-black butterfly among pink, purple, and blue wildflowers and green leaves.

Texas Wildflowers

2023 · arm

Illustrative

Illustrative color Van Gogh art tribute tattoo by nick Baxter in Austin Texas

Van Gogh Tribute

2023 · arm

Illustrative

color tattoo of twisted tree, snail, banana slug, and berries in a landscape tribute to big sur california by nick baxter in austin texas

Big Sur

2022 · arm

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Colorful chest and upper back wraparound tattoo of a seated buddha statue surrounded by charry blossoms on branches which grow from an anatomically shaped human heart tree trunk with blue swirling clouds background.

Buddha and Cherry Blossoms

2022 · chest

Illustrative

Close view of a blue crab tattoo on a leg, with red-speckled claws, raised eyestalks, and yellow outlines.

Crab

2022 · leg

Illustrative

Three views show a vivid arm tattoo of ringed planets, stars, nebulae, satellites, and curved grids in blue, purple, and red.

Deep Space Trip

2022 · arm

Illustrative

Five views show a colorful arm tattoo of curling dark waves surrounding golden fish and a blue-red crab.

Gulf Fisherman

2022 · arm

Illustrative

Five views show a large arm tattoo of a vivid green forest with gnarled trees, mushrooms, waterfalls, bridges, and tiny doors.

Hobbit Forest

2022 · arm

Illustrative

Four full-leg views show a colourful jungle tattoo with leafy branches, a long-legged frog, spider, monkey, snail, skulls, and mushrooms.

Life in the Jungle

2022 · leg

Illustrative

Close view of a colorful leg tattoo showing a black raven above an animal skull, framed by trees, mountains, and sunset.

Nature Collaboration

2022 · leg

Illustrative

Side-by-side arm views show outlined and then finished nature tattoo combining green cacti, mountains, red desert, blue waves, and a tree.

Nature Collage

2022 · arm

Illustrative

Multiple views of a large arm tattoo show a sea turtle, jellyfish, seahorse, octopus, fish, coral, and curling turquoise waves in vivid pinks and oranges.

Ocean Critters

2022 · arm

Illustrative

Five views show a large arm tattoo of teal rabbits, a bird, and a red skeletal rabbit beneath an orange mandala.

Watership Down

2022 · arm

Illustrative

Ancient Blacksmithcolor blacksmith and celtic heritage themed leg tattoo by artist nick baxter in austin texas (detail)

Ancient Blacksmith

2021 · leg

Illustrative

Close view of a small arm tattoo with rainbow teardrops and circles radiating from a central point within bold black geometric outlines.

Color Wheel Mandala

2021 · arm

Illustrative

Close view of a black-and-grey chest tattoo depicting an octopus entwined around a deep-sea diver’s helmet amid stylized waves.

Deep Sea Octopus

2021 · chest

Illustrative

Composite views of a large arm tattoo featuring Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Mr. Potato Head, and other Pixar movie characters in vivid blue, green, and purple.

Pixar Tribute

2021 · arm

Illustrative

Four views show a colorful full-arm tattoo of a samurai archer, striped tiger, geisha with parasol, bamboo, flowers, and swirling clouds.

Samurai, Tiger, and Geisha

2021 · arm

Illustrative

Side-by-side views show a large rib tattoo of a blue tarantula among green foliage, mushrooms, branches, and jungle plants.

Tarantula

2021 · ribs

Illustrative

Four views of a large arm tattoo show trees, waterfalls, mountains, snow, autumn leaves, and green foliage in vivid blues and reds.

The Four Seasons

2021 · arm

Illustrative

Close-up of a leg tattoo depicting a red-pink peony emerging from a rounded dark blue potion bottle filled with blood, with a cork stopper.

The Healer's Alchemy

2021 · leg

Illustrative

Close view of a medium leg tattoo depicting an orange-and-black tiger with yellow eyes emerging through green bamboo stalks.

Tiger and Bamboo

2021 · leg

Illustrative

Five views show a large arm tattoo of a brain, eyeballs, heart, skeleton, insects, orange flowers, and green foliage against black.

Free Your Mind

2020 · arm

Illustrative

Close view of a colorful chest tattoo showing a kestrel bird perched among twisting branches, green leaves, and purple, blue, and orange flowers.

Kestrel and Family Flowers

2020 · chest

Illustrative

Composite view of a large arm tattoo featuring a red octopus with green eyes battling a blue mechanical octopus, amidst grey waves, lightning bolts, and bubbles.

Octobattle

2020 · arm

Illustrative

Octopus and Jellyfish (detail)

Autism Awareness

2019 · arm

Illustrative

Close view of a teal sea turtle leg tattoo surrounded by curling clouds, planets, waves, and bright pink stars.

Cosmic Sea Turtle

2019 · leg

Illustrative

Two close views of a colorful arm tattoo show a skull-faced cosmonaut with exposed pink brain, green eyes, planets, and orange geometric lines.

Cosmonaut Anatomy

2019 · arm

Illustrative

A medium chest tattoo depicts a winged bird entwined with a red serpentine creature in red, black, tan, and purple.

Decay

2019 · chest

Illustrative

Close-up of an arm tattoo showing geometric faceted blue wolf head beneath bold, looping black circles forming a japanese enso symbol.

Enso Wolf

2019 · arm

Illustrative

Close view of a hand bearing a blue geometric mandala tattoo with black edging, white outlines, red accents, and surrounding multicoloured designs.

Hand Mandala

2019 · hand

Illustrative

Close view of a chest tattoo featuring a purple anatomical heart centered between red roses, buds, dark leaves, and thorny stems.

Heart and Roses

2019 · chest

Illustrative

Small arm tattoo of a dark red anatomical heart surrounded by blue, coral, and yellow flowers with green leaves.

Heart with Flowers

2019 · arm

Illustrative

Two side-by-side arm views show a large tattoo with blue-purple lotus petals, green leaves, swirling waves, and a red fanged oni mask.

Lotus and Oni Mask

2019 · arm

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Two close views show a large japanese woodblock print styled arm tattoo of an orange octopus and grey crane amid stylized waves, clouds, and green bamboo.

Octopus and Crane

2019 · arm

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Large arm tattoo showing a red-orange octopus amid blue waves facing a blue shark with open jaws and sharp teeth.

Octopus Vs. Shark

2019 · arm

Illustrative

Five views show a large, vividly colored arm tattoo of bird and beast Pokémon amid swirling clouds, waves, flames, and rainbows.

Pokemon

2019 · arm

Illustrative

Side-by-side close views show a large arm tattoo of a dark phoenix bird and coiled snake shedding its skin against vivid red, orange, and yellow flame shapes.

Transformation

2019 · arm

Illustrative

Four views of a colorful arm tattoo show a twisted tree with exposed roots, green leaves, red-orange pods, and blue shading.

Iboga Tree

2018 · arm

Illustrative

Five views show a large, colorful arm tattoo of a dark-haired mermaid amid blue waves, fish, shells, seaweed, and domed towers.

Mermaid

2018 · arm

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Five views show a large colorful leg tattoo featuring mountains, fjords, swirling aurora, puffins, fish, waves, and coastal plants.

Norway Tribute

2018 · leg

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Three views of a large arm tattoo show stylized faces, octopus tentacles, spotted fish, sharks, and coral in teal, red, and yellow.

Sirens of the Deep

2018 · arm

Illustrative

Large full-back tattoo depicting a sword-wielding woman confronting a green dragon amid swirling blue-grey clouds, red flames, and dark waves.

Slaying the Dragon

2018 · back

Illustrative

Five views of a large leg tattoo depict a winged mermaid with exposed ribs and organs, surrounded by red flowers and teal scales.

Dissected Mermaid

2017 · leg

Illustrative

Six views show a large arm tattoo with turquoise leaves, red tropical fruits, dark berries, and intricate bio-organic forms against black.

Tropical Fruits

2017 · arm

Illustrative

Five views show a large arm tattoo of spotted trout, fishing flies, swirling blue water, and mountain landscapes against black.

Trout Fishing

2017 · arm

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Medium leg tattoo of a horned goat head with bulging eyes, bared teeth, and a leafy twig clenched in its mouth.

Judas Goat

2016 · leg

Illustrative

Medium leg tattoo of a fantastical snail with a large orange-purple shell, textured tentacles, and curling plants in teal and red.

Snail

2016 · leg

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honey bee with stinger engaged and ripping out the internal anatomy of the bee as it flies away color tattoo by nick baxter in austin texas

Dissected Bee

2015 · arm

Illustrative

Two side-by-side views show a large leg tattoo with swirling bio-organic vine forms, a broken hourglass, and a skull near the ankle.

Time

2015 · leg

Illustrative

Five views of a large arm tattoo depict vivid citrus slices, berries, green leaves, droplets, and insects against a black background.

Florida Tribute

2014 · arm

Illustrative

Two close-up side views of a tattooed neck show a winged honeybee, honeycomb, red flowers, and swirling green foliage.

Honeybee

2014 · neck

Illustrative

Medium chest tattoo of a red anatomical heart with one pale feathered wing and one dark wing spanning the upper torso.

Soaring Heart

2014 · chest

Illustrative

surreal color arm tattoo of puzzle piece with blood and human eye with red diamond by nick baxter in austin texas

The Things We Carry

2013 · arm

Illustrative

Close-up of a small, colourful peacock feather tattoo with red flourishes on the neck behind an ear.

Peacock Feather

2012 · neck

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Two side-by-side close views of a colorful leg tattoo depicting rotting fruit, grapes, leaves, and a textured tree branch.

Rotten Fruit

2012 · leg

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color surrealism skull with candle in its mouth burning at both ends by nick baxter in austin texas

At Both Ends

2011 · leg

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Six views show a large arm tattoo of a crested dinosaur amid red flowers, green foliage, and a winged insect.

Parasaurolophus

2010 · arm

Illustrative

Three close views show a small leg tattoo of a blue chaise lounge with yellow accents, red bursts, and curling red-blue flourishes.

Gestault Lounge

2008 · leg

Illustrative

Color tattoo on a man's stomach of a humanoid bunny creature emerging from an incision.

Bunny Birth

2007 · torso

Illustrative

Three close views show a small arm tattoo of an orange brain in a glowing lightbulb amid textured rocks and blue organic shapes.

Good Idea

2007 · arm

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view of a small color tattoo of raw steak meat turning into a brown briefcase with business papers spilling out.

Briefsteak/Meatcase

2006 · leg

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color photorealism tattoo of charles eames designer midcentury modern lounge chair furniture by nick baxter in austin texas

Eames Lounge Chair

2003 · arm

Illustrative

Close view of an arm tattoo showing an orange-brown leaf dissolving into colored pixels against swirling blue streaks.

Pixel Leaf

2001 · arm

Illustrative

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