Artist tattooing for 29 years opens South Milwaukee Tattoo

Tattoo artist Jeffrey Wallich has been tattooing for 29 years. He finally opened his own shop, South Milwaukee Tattoo, at the end of April.

The shop is located at 1218 Milwaukee Ave. in the city of South Milwaukee.

Which styles do the artists specialize in?

Currently, the shop only has Wallich and tattoo artist Emmers Herrera working there. Wallich specializes in black and gray realism portraits, but he is also open to tattoo other styles, such as 3D, fine line and traditional styles.

Herrera enjoys tattooing line work, specifically bold lines and stipple shading (shading using small dots). She said she would like to create more realism, color and neo-traditional tattoos, though.

Both artists tattoo custom designs, or pre-drawn designs, for the majority of their clients, according to Wallich. However, Herrera said she is thinking about running flash tattoo sales.

What are flash tattoo sales/days?

Flash tattoos and flash sheets are typically smaller designs an artist will tattoo on multiple people, usually for a lower price than a custom tattoo. Custom tattoos can be nonrepeatable for clients. Only one person gets inked when they claim a nonrepeatable, pre-drawn custom tattoo design.