Every tattoo I make exists exactly once.
Drawn by hand for the person in front of me, tattooed once, then retired. No stencil sites, no repeats, no rushing you through the chair.
Meet Nimbus
I’m Luis. Most people call me Nimbus.
Mexican, raised in Ogden. My love for art started in church, of all places — I didn’t want to be there, but I couldn’t stop looking at the peaks and the filigree. I drew on the pamphlets, then on skate decks, then on everything. Four years ago I started sketching seriously again, and somebody online said I drew once and thought I was a tattoo artist. That comment did more for me than any compliment has.
Two apprenticeships later I tattoo out of Black Collar in Ogden. Bold and traditional, black and gray, fine line, lettering, the occasional strange little thing somebody’s been carrying around for years — I’d rather be known for taste than for one style. Every piece still starts as a pencil drawing made from scratch for the person who asked for it.
I still get to the shop a couple of hours before anyone else. Quiet room, coffee, everything set up the same way every time. You never see that part, and it’s the part that’s for you.
Where
Black Collar Tattoo
Ogden, Utah
Reach me
DM or text
801·657·1329
Reply time
Within 24 hours,
usually sooner
Selected work
Some of what I’ve made.
Bold, fine line, lettering, color, black and gray — I’d rather be known for taste than for one style. Keep scrolling; there’s more than fits on a screen.
Deer skull
Fine line · Black & gray
Dumplings
Traditional · Color
Peony
Traditional · Color
Que sera sera
Lettering · Black & gray
Astronaut
Color
Sacred heart
Black & gray · Traditional
Mom
Traditional · Black & gray · Lettering
Flower
Fine line
Harley, framed in flowers
Color
Wizard mushroom
Color
Creature
Black & gray
Spider
Black & gray
Crescent moon
Fine line
Guillotine
Black & gray
Popsicle
Color
Candle, framed
Black & gray
Mushroom cupcake
Color
Stitch, with lettering
Color · Lettering
Scissorhand shark
Color
Music score
Fine line
Vase of flowers
Color
Memorial compass
Black & gray
Memorial paw
Black & gray
Dagger, framed
Black & gray
Alien
Color
Sun
Black & gray
Paper crane
Fine line
Sunflower
Fine line
Blue mushroom
Color
Drag or scroll sideways. Click any piece to see it larger.
Available flash · one of one
On the wall.
Each of these gets tattooed once, then it comes off the wall. Open any design for its sizes, prices and where it sits best.
How the work gets made
Every line was on paper before it was on skin.
Send me whatever you have — a reference, a photo of the spot it’s going on, or a description of the thing you’ve been picturing. I’ll ask about size, placement, how much black you want and how much detail will hold there, then draw it and show you before we put a day on the calendar.
From there it’s a pencil pass to get the shape sitting right on the body, colored pencil and marker to work out how it will read once it’s healed rather than how it looks on paper, then traced clean, sized against your skin and laid out on the light table before the machine ever comes on.
Pencil
Colored pencil
Pen
Marker
Transfer paper
Light table
How booking works
Booking, start to finish.
Five short steps, about two minutes. Pick your own days from my calendar, then choose how you’d like to send the deposit.
Where would you like to start?
A design off the wall
Claim a flash design from the wall and it carries straight into the form.
Already know the number? Type it here.
Something of my own
Tell me your idea and I’ll draw it from scratch. This is most of what I do.
Rather talk it through first? DM @nimbus_tattoos or text 801·657·1329 and we’ll start there.
I.
Tell me what you want
A flash design you’ve claimed, or your own idea in plain words. Reference photos if you have them.
II.
Where it goes, how big
Placement and rough size, so I can tell you what it’ll take and what it’ll cost.
III.
Pick your days
Choose up to three days from my calendar, or tell me when you’re usually free.
Open, waitlisted, or closed — you’ll see which is which.
IV.
How to reach you
Name, and whether you’d rather I text, DM, email or call. Plus anything that would make the appointment easier for you.
V.
Send the deposit
$50 by card, Venmo or cash. It holds the design while I confirm the details with you.
Nonrefundable. It comes off what you pay on the day.