Artist

Joshua Cohn

Joshua has been tattooing for more than a decade. He specializes in intricate, detailed work: fine line black and grey, geometric pieces, stippling and neo traditional.

Cover-ups are his specialty too. Bring the tattoo you want covered to a consultation and he will plan a new design with you.

Every design starts with what you bring him, whether that is a rough idea, a few reference photos or a story you want to carry. Small and delicate or large and complex, he draws each piece for the person who will wear it.

Feminine Fine line Black and greyCover-upsNeo traditional Stippling Geometric

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Joshua’s work

Fine line crescent moon and stars with dotted linework running down the back of a hand, by Joshua — Moon and stars, hand

Fine line leafy vine across the back of a hand and onto two fingers, by Joshua — Leafy vine, hand

Fine line flowers on a long stem with a small butterfly on the ribs, by Joshua — Flowers and butterfly, ribs

Fine line vine with a four-point star climbing the inner forearm, by Joshua — Vine with a star, forearm

Fine line geometric hummingbird with dotted circles on a forearm, by Joshua — Geometric hummingbird

Fine line butterfly with soft shading on an arm, by Joshua — Butterfly, arm

Fine line butterfly inside a dotted starburst with a long line through it on an upper arm, by Joshua — Butterfly with starburst

Fine line sun with radiating linework on a forearm, by Joshua — Fine line sun

Black and grey blue jay in flight on an upper arm, by Joshua — Blue jay, black and grey

Color peony, poppy and moth piece running down a forearm (still), by Joshua — Florals and moth, forearm, color

Color thistle above a Celtic trinity knot on a thigh (still), by Joshua — Thistle and Celtic knot, color

Black monstera and leaf linework on a thigh, by Joshua — Monstera leaves

Color moth with teal blossoms on an upper arm, by Joshua — Moth and blossoms, color

Color hummingbird, bird and hibiscus flowers on a thigh, by Joshua — Hummingbird and hibiscus, color

Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering the back of a hand, by Joshua — Mandala, hand

Fresh black tattoo of a leafy branch, by Joshua — Leafy branch

Black and grey lilies and daisies framed in a dotted diamond on an upper arm, by Joshua — Black and grey florals, upper arm

Black and grey moth with crescent moons, stars and a flower on the back of an arm, by Joshua — Moth with moons and flowers

Color swallow carrying a sprig of orange berries on a forearm, by Joshua — Swallow with berries, color

Color lotus with dotwork petals across a stomach, tattooed over scars and stretch marks, by Joshua — Lotus over scars, color

Fine line lilies climbing a forearm, by Joshua — Lilies, forearm

Color rose set in a teal and purple mandala on a shoulder, by Joshua — Rose and mandala, color

Black and grey sunflowers with dotwork drops on a shoulder, by Joshua — Sunflowers, shoulder

Strength tarot figure inside an oval frame of leaves on a thigh, by Joshua — Strength tarot card with floral frame

Color bird with a geometric flower on the side of a thigh, by Joshua — Geometric bird, color

Black and grey lion with flowers and ornamental details on a forearm, by Joshua — Lion with florals

Pine trees, mountains and a crescent moon inside a geometric frame on a forearm, by Joshua — Mountains and moon, color

Large linework mandala with dotwork shading on a shoulder blade, by Joshua — Mandala, linework

Black and grey Medusa with coiled snakes for hair on a forearm, by Joshua — Medusa

Color moth with orange spotted wings on a forearm, by Joshua — Moth, color

Soft color luna moth on an upper arm, by Joshua — Luna moth, color

Black and grey peony with leaves on a thigh, by Joshua — Peony, black and grey

Pale blue flower with layered leaves on a shoulder blade, by Joshua — Blue flower, color

Dotwork mandala with an eye and moons covering a shoulder, by Joshua — Mandala with eye, shoulder

Color sunflower with violets and leaves on a thigh, by Joshua — Sunflower, color

Black and grey monstera leaf with line shading on a thigh, by Joshua — Monstera leaf

Black and grey peony framed by mandala ornaments down a thigh, by Joshua — Peony and mandala, thigh

Color peony with purple buds and leaves on a forearm, by Joshua — Peony, color

Art nouveau portrait

Color hot air balloon with geometric patterns on an upper arm, by Joshua — Hot air balloon, color

Black and grey snake winding down a calf with rays of linework, by Joshua — Snake, calf

Woman with florals

Color roses running down the side of a torso, by Joshua — Roses, torso

Color pineapple with a blue flower, from his first flash sheet, by Joshua — Pineapple, color

Color panther head in flames on an upper arm, by Joshua — Flaming panther, color

Color sun over a breaking wave in a circle on a forearm, by Joshua — Sun and wave, color

Black and grey dagger with a lily and leaves on a forearm, by Joshua — Dagger and lily

Color butterfly in teal, pink and purple on a thigh, by Joshua — Butterfly, color

Color mason jar full of fireflies with a red flower on an upper arm, by Joshua — Firefly jar, color

Color anatomical heart that turns into a skull on an upper arm, by Joshua — Heart skull, color

Color ornamental skull with teal leaves on a thigh, by Joshua — Skull with leaves, color

Color parrot on a branch, tattooed as a cover-up, by Joshua — Parrot cover-up, color

Color rose set in black lace ornament across an upper back, by Joshua — Rose and lace, back

Fine line bee with flowers inside a honeycomb molecule diagram on a forearm, by Joshua — Bee and molecule

A cover-up, start to finish

Old script on the forearm, covered with a new color owl. Joshua plans the design around the old tattoo so it disappears into the new one.

Old script lettering tattoos on a forearm before the cover-up — 01 Before

Owl design stencil placed over the old lettering on the forearm — 02 The stencil

Finished color owl tattoo on the forearm, the old lettering no longer visible — 03 Finished

Another cover-up

A solid black silhouette on the shoulder, turned into a bright color bird. Dark old tattoos need a design with enough color and shape to hide them, and Joshua draws for exactly that.