Jasmine Apel
Tattoo Artist, BFA in Visual Communication and graphic Design Northern Arizona University
Whimsical Black Work
and Watercolor
Testimonials and Reviews
“Jasmine is funny, personable, efficient, and beyond talented! And its super convenient they have a QR code instead of all the paperwork. Also fun fact: the owner of the shop painted many of the works on the walls!! If you’re looking to get a tattoo in a clean shop with chill vibes and phenomenal artists, this is your spot!! 12/10”
“Jasmine did an amazing job on both my tattoos, they not only look gorgeous, but the healing process was super easy as well. Definitely going back to her for my next tattoos!!”
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Jasmine Apel — Whimsical Blackwork & Illustrative Tattoo Artist in Tucson
Jasmine Apel is a Tucson tattoo artist and formally trained visual artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication from Northern Arizona University. Her background in illustration and graphic design shows up in tattoos that feel composed, imaginative, and distinctly hers—whether the piece is dark and detailed, playful and surreal, or built around selective color.
Jasmine specializes in whimsical blackwork, custom illustration, stylized color tattoos, creatures, insects, botanicals, dark fantasy, and designs with a little bit of the strange in them. Her work often combines bold graphic shapes, fine details, expressive characters, ornamental elements, and storytelling that gives a tattoo more personality than a simple copy of a reference image.
Illustration-first tattoos with a dark, playful point of view
Jasmine’s strongest work is for clients who want something artistic and individual: a spooky little creature, an insect with personality, a dramatic figure, a strange animal, an elegant botanical, a tarot-like composition, or a custom design that lives somewhere between whimsical and unsettling.
Her style is especially well suited for:
- Whimsical blackwork
- Dark illustrative tattoos
- Insects, spiders, beetles, and creatures
- Stylized fantasy and horror
- Botanical and floral designs
- Custom character work
- Illustrative color tattoos
- Ornamental and graphic compositions
- Portrait-inspired or expressive faces
- Bold custom designs with fine details
- Coverups and reworks
She also enjoys projects with a visual-storytelling element—tattoos that are not just an object, but a small world, character, or feeling carried on the skin.
Bring an idea; Jasmine can help turn it into a tattoo
Not every client arrives with a finished design, and Jasmine does not need them to. She is a strong fit for people who have a subject, mood, rough reference, or personal idea but want an artist’s help turning it into something that works as a tattoo.
Her illustration training gives her a strong foundation in composition, color relationships, flow, and visual balance. She can help guide a project toward the right shape, scale, detail level, and placement while keeping the original idea recognizable and personal.
That approach is especially useful for custom tattoos, larger blackwork pieces, stylized designs, and concepts that need more imagination than a simple reference image can provide.
Book with Jasmine
If you are looking for a Tucson tattoo artist for whimsical blackwork, dark illustration, creatures, insects, botanicals, stylized color, or a custom design with personality, use the booking form to send Jasmine your idea.
Include your subject, placement, approximate size, reference images, and whether the project is new work, a coverup, or a rework. If you only have a feeling, theme, or loose concept so far, that is completely fine, just describe what you are drawn to and let Jasmine help shape it.