Josue

About

Josue is a tattoo artist at American Ink in Sherman Oaks specializing in black and grey realism. His style is defined by smooth shading, strong composition, and a deep respect for detail — religious imagery, portrait work, and Chicano-style lettering rendered in soft greys, with color used sparingly where it counts. He is most at home working at scale. Half-sleeves, chest panels, and full back pieces make up much of his recent portfolio, planned around the body and built over multiple sessions when the design calls for it. Every project starts as a custom drawing: clients bring references, photos, and ideas, and Josue develops a design that fits the placement before any needle touches skin. His range runs beyond black and grey. Bold American traditional color pieces, illustrative work, fine linework, and clean script lettering all sit in his portfolio, and reworking older tattoos — touch-ups and custom additions to existing sleeves — is a regular part of his week. Clients notice the detail. "Had some touch up work done and some custom add ons to a sleeve that I started 20 years ago and Josue did an amazing job," reads one 2025 Google review. Another regular calls him "creative and detailed in his work." To start a piece with Josue, visit American Ink on Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks or call (818) 907-6114 to set up a consultation — walk-ins are welcome when his schedule allows. 01 Custom Black & Grey Realism Statuary-style religious pieces, dark illustrative work, and Chicano-style portraits rendered in detailed black and grey. Every design is drawn custom for the client and the placement, from forearm pieces to full sleeves. 02 Memorial & Portrait Tattoos Portrait and memorial work developed from your reference photos, with lettering and meaningful details worked into the design so the piece tells the story you want it to. 03 Sleeves, Chest & Back Pieces Larger compositions planned before the needle starts — half-sleeves, full chest panels, and back pieces like the roaring lion in his portfolio, completed over multiple sessions with the design mapped to your body. Profile Detail What Josue brings to American Ink. Josue is a tattoo artist at American Ink in Sherman Oaks specializing in black and grey realism — religious pieces, memorial portraits, and large-scale custom work from half-sleeves to full back pieces. At the Sherman Oaks studio, Josue covers black & grey realism, religious & memorial portraits, and sleeves, chest & back pieces. Work Gallery Recent tattoo work by Josue. From @tattoogun_1 on Instagram. Review Proof What clients say about Josue. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Had some touch up work done and some custom add ons to a sleeve that I started 20 years ago and Josue did an amazing job. This shop the best tattoo and piercing studio in town. Don’t think twice, get it while the getting is good! Giacchino Fasone 2025 · Google review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I love this place. The atmosphere is great. My main artist, Josue, is creative and detailed in his work. This place is my go-to for my tats. I def recommend. Gemini JR 2023 · Google review Page