Black Hope Tattoo

13/06/2026

21/05/2026

Meet Oli 🖤

If you’re into dark ornamental tattoos, black & grey work or fantasy-inspired pieces, Oli is definitely your guy.

Clients always comment on how calm, welcoming and considerate he is, which makes him especially good for nervous clients or anyone wanting a more relaxed tattoo experience.

Outside the studio you’ll probably find him talking about D&D, listening to ska or progressive rock… or eating homemade pot noodles out of a glass jar 🍃

Oli would love to take on more:
🖤 Sleeve projects
🖤 Dark ornamental work
🖤 Custom black & grey pieces
🖤 Flash tattoos

You can check out his available designs in the studio or DM directly to chat ideas 🖤

14/05/2026

A backpiece in progress from Fujin riding on a dragon. The kind of work that makes you stop scrolling. 🖤

08/05/2026

A day in work life…. She has some space still available this month, DM us to chat ideas life

06/05/2026

The most common thing we hear before someone books a small piece: “I want loads of detail.”
And we get it. The reference looks perfect. Every line is crisp. It’s exactly what you want.
Here’s why we always have a conversation before we just… do that.
Skin isn’t a screen. It moves, it heals, it ages — and it does all of that differently on every single person. What looks razor-sharp on day one will soften as it heals. Tight spacing blurs. Micro-detail merges. We’re not designing for the photo you take on day three. We’re designing for how it looks in year five.
Small doesn’t mean simple. It means less margin for error.
The good news: small, detailed, and clean long-term is absolutely achievable. It just takes considered design, sometimes a touch more breathing room, occasionally sizing up slightly, always thinking about placement and how that specific area ages.
Years of this work means we’ve seen what holds and what doesn’t. We’ll always tell you honestly what’s achievable, and design something that still looks exactly right years from now.
Save this for when you’re ready to book, then find the link in bio.
📍 Black Hope Tattoo, Colchester

12/04/2026

POV: you booked one artist… and got two 😮‍🔥

We love a collab moment at Black Hope.
Twice the creativity, twice the detail, twice the magic.
Would you sit for a duo tattoo session? 👀
DM to explore ideas 📧

07/04/2026

one of our junior artists here at Black Hope Tattoo in Colchester. He has some bookings available this month, so slide into those DM’s and grab a tattoo before the summer’s here 🌞

31/03/2026

🌿 Meet Ellie – our wildlife & colour specialist
If you’re into nature, animals, florals or anything organic… Ellie is your artist 🦊🦋
Her tattoos are all about bold colour, soft detail and flow, creating pieces that feel alive on the skin.
👉 Swipe through to see her work
💬 Tell us your favourite piece in the comments
📩 DM to book with Ellie

28/03/2026

Do you love botanical fine line tattoos 🌸 check out work

📗Books open
📍Colchester, Essex
📧DM to book in

26/03/2026

Pricing is the question we get most and honestly, fair enough, it’s also the hardest one to answer without knowing what you actually want. Size, placement, complexity, how long it’s going to take… it all plays a part.
We’re not being awkward when we don’t give you a number straight away. We just don’t want to throw something out there that’s way off and waste both our time.
Swipe through, save it for later, and then slide into our DMs with your idea and we’ll take it from there. 📩
Black Hope Tattoo — Colchester, Essex