I'm a huge fan of Stevie Pricks and her talent, and she absolutely delivered with my latest tattoo. I'm currently working on an 80's themed sleeve and she did the most perfect Garfield piece for me. The line work is super clean, the color is bold and saturated, and the character looks exactly how it should -- playful, nostalgic, and full of personality. Stevie has an incredible eye for detail and really understands how to bring cartoon-style tattoos to life. The whole experience was great from start to finish, and you can tell she truly cares about her craft. If you're looking for a talented artist who can nail vibrant, character-driven tattoos, I highly recommend Stevie Pricks. I'm already excited to add more to my sleeve! read more

Black Penny Tattoo - Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Ventura, California

I got my first tattoo here and mirm was so patient and kind with me. I was really scared but she was super nice and comforting. She was perfect with my tattoo and I will definitely be coming to be tatted by her. Definitely recommend her!! read more

I had such a great experience at Black Penny! I had a design in mind and Isaiah took me in and knocked it our of the park! My little nephew did this design, it's called Banana dog. Isaiah was kind, personable, and professional. The shop is beautiful. I definitely will return to see Isaiah. Thanks again! read more

Black Penny Tattoo - Banana Dog! - Tattoo Near Me - Ventura, California

I got a memorial piece for my kitty from Jenn and you can definitely tell Jenn really cares about the design with high standards, because my tattoo was so detailed! The flowers are so pretty!!! I'm already looking forward to more pieces by Jenn! read more

Black Penny Tattoo - Cat tattoo by Jenn - Tattoo Near Me - Ventura, California

Booked an apt. w/ Hailee on her website a few weeks out. Website indicates her rates are $104/hr, and deposit is $50. She indicates sizes for time, so I booked for 3 hours. Was charged $100, but thought, ok that'll go towards the total later, so it's not a big deal. 3 hours before my appointment she asks to reschedule for personal reasons. I tried to give her the benefit of the doubt and said, ok let's reschedule. We did within 3 days. Went to the new apt. and talked about the design. It was a bit bigger than I imagined, so she mentioned it would probably be a bit more time. I said ok, fair that makes sense. Never ONCE did she mention her rate was $200/hr. And, her website seemed straight forward, so I never clarified. Big mistake. She stopped after a little over 2 hours, and then told me her rate is $200/hr. I was exhausted after working a full day and accommodating her schedule, so I just paid her. I thought, did I misread something? Looked back at her site and rates and texted her to explain my confusion. She AGREED it's confusing. I asked her to meet me in the middle at $150/hr, cuz that felt fair. Nope. No budging. She then took 3 weeks to reply with availability. And, I am in a pickle with an unfinished tattoo! Given her "personal" situation, I think she just needed fast cash. I reached out to the owner to explain what happened. Zero response. Don't waste your time or money. Her art is cool. I will give her that, but she DOES NOT have the experience to charge $200/hr. Not the efficiency either. This is not my first tattoo, and with experience you're more efficient. Don't waste your time at Black Penny. Check out Ventura Tattoo a few blocks down. They are clear on pricing and time. read more

Luis was great! He was on time and excited about my tattoo. Let me know what he was doing every step of transforming my tattoo. I have another appointment with him for some more work. Thanks Luis!!! read more

No skill. Rude. Inpatient. Prices all over the place. Only open to the style they like.

I love this place. The space is gorgeous and a really cool place to get work done. The artists are really cool. Caleb did my first piece, it healed perfectly in a week or so and I'm dying to go back to get more done. Now my wife and friends are planning on going here asap. read more

Black Penny Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Ventura, California

This shop is so amazing! I love the design and architecture. Very aesthetic and fitting for all of the artists who work there. I'm writing this review to recommend the artist I recently went to, Hailee. She was very understanding of what I wanted to get done and executed the design really well. Very friendly and kind. Overall amazing experience and I will definitely be going back for more! read more

Kickass shop. All the artists are clean and respectful, the interior is well decorated and tidy. Legitimately would be a cool place to just hang out even if you weren't getting tattooed. Caleb, the owner, is a class act and takes good care of the place and his employees. Been tattooed by Hailee twice now, she has a light hand and is easy-going, responsive to any questions I have, and pleasant to chat with. Will definitely be back. read more

Unwelcoming. Unprofessional. Extremely poor customer service. Aggressive attitudes. Apologies made by the artist after the fact through text, to their credit, but it could not change my opinion of this place. I would never recommend Black Penny to anyone. The worst experience I've ever had in this industry and I have multiple tattoos and piercings. If you want a great tattoo from a shop with really nice people, hit up White Lotus. read more

Hailee did such an amazing / detailed job on my tattoo:) exactly what i wanted & the best artist hands down read more

Black Penny Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Ventura, California

This place is da bomb. Warm inviting comfortable atmosphere. Mostly female artists. Queer friendly, vegan friendly. Lots of blackwork, stipplework and line-work. read more

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My two sisters and I took our mom to Black Penny this past weekend so that we could get matching tattoos for her 80th birthday. We worked with Henry, and he was awesome! He has such a nice way about him, and really connected with our family. He did wonderful work and we will definitely go to him in the future. The studio is awesome! Loft feel, open, airy, industrial modern. It has such a good vibe. We did a Yelp search to find a studio and could not have been happier that we ended up at Black Penny with Henry. He made a special occasion even more special, and we will never forget the day. read more

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This is the nicest tattoo shop in the county! So clean, so professional and inviting I love the work i got done by Alex a little over a month ago. She was quick and light handed which I appreciate as I've been scarred in the past by an artist with a heavy hand at a different shop. I appreciated that she respected me asking questions about the ink she uses, as I am vegan for ethical/health reasons etc. Alex quickly comforted me with accurate and useful knowledge and reassured me she only uses vegan inks. I'll be back for more work and will be sharing this beautiful place with others who are interested in getting some new work. Thank you for creating such a cool, clean, and safe place :) feels great to find an inspiring vegan kween to tattoo me read more

I drove out to get a traditional American tattoo from Wolf and it was great. He took the time to listen to my ideas about what I wanted and executed it to my liking with real professionalism. The shop is very cool and Wolf was great. While I was there I saw two other people get wonderful tattoos so take my 5 star Yelp review as a rating of all 3 artists. (Sorry I don't remember your names) read more

Black Penny Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Ventura, California

So the quick run down is... The artist we retained is super rude. Childish. And self centered. My sister and I had to wait over an hour for her to finally tell us she wasn't willing to work with us in a strange random and confusing interaction. The details are below.. I scheduled an appointment with hailee aka mousteeth at black penny for 4. Get a text from hailee at 338 telling us she's grabbing lunch. Be back soon. Ok no worries see you soon. my sister and I get there early don't mind waiting 4 rolls around nothing 445 rolls around we're starting to think something happened maybe she's standing us up or maybe she had a personal emergency. I text asking if she's okay are we still on. Legit concerned for her. She comes in and steams down the little walkway insincerely and very quickly says sorry. That's it. No hey no Introduction just an empty sorry. I start to say yeahhh so what do you think we should do to my sister and hailee interupts to say we can just not do this if you want. I am just like confused at this point. Like did I miss something?? Anyways you could hear in her voice she was upset. You could just feel it. She was upset with us for not being sunshine and rainbows when she decided to grace us with her presence. 104 dollars I paid for our time slot. We both have kids and needed babysitting to come to this appointment. My sister drove out from la to make it. We ended up cancelling and hailee storms off to the back and silently refunds my deposit and that's it. Literally hiding in the back peaking up over the room divider as my sister and I leave. Poor character. Super childish. No manners whatsoever. I get you're an artist and you think people should just bend to you because you have a service they'd want but when you make people wait over an hour for you to show up to something they've already paid for don't expect them to be all chipper. We're both still super confused and let down with this place. read more

Super fun tattoo shop. Really laid back environment with some awesome artists. Appearance wise, the shop is beautiful, really clean and well put together. Definitely recommend paying them a visit. The tattoos are always great and the company is even better. read more

Walked in not having any prior work done here. Caleb (Owner) was working on someone but was simultaneously attentive to my wife and I. Aesthetic and feel of the shop was one of the best. Classic rock playing was a bonus. I gave Sean the jist of what I wanted, and he quickly sketched out exactly what I wanted. He was quick, professional, and reasonably priced. Stoked to have this shop in town! read more

Black Penny is a super classy, super rad tattoo establishment; pay them a visit for a tattoo of equal quality. The shop is clean, the bathroom is swanky, and the artists are real cool, friendly people. If you're looking to get a tattoo in Ventura, Black Penny is definitely one of the best places to do it. read more