Tattoo shops in Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN has 22 tattoo shops on the map. All 22 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns. Walk-ins are worth asking about, but the good custom work everywhere books weeks out.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Indianapolis (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Indiana Tattoo Company and Masterwork Tattoo, plus Prestige Body Arts. If a studio's missing from Indianapolis's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Indianapolis tattoo lineup
22 mapped within about 40 km:
Indiana Tattoo Company
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Indiana Tattoo Company is Tattoo studio.
Masterwork Tattoo
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Masterwork Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 44 Virginia Avenue.
44 Virginia Avenue
Prestige Body Arts
Tattoo studio
Prestige Body Arts — Tattoo studio, found on 7840 East US Highway 36 in Avon. Also worth knowing about Prestige Body Arts: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-24:00.
7840 East US Highway 36, Avon, 46123
Hours: Mo-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-24:00
Animation Art Studio
Tattoo studio
Animation Art Studio is Tattoo studio.
Artistic Skin Designs Inc
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Artistic Skin Designs Inc — Tattoo studio.
Midwest Tattoo Company
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Midwest Tattoo Company is Tattoo studio.
Fountain Square Tattoo
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Fountain Square Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Mythical Wizard Tattoo
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Mythical Wizard Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Big Lew's Tattoos Indy
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Big Lew's Tattoos Indy — Tattoo studio, found on 5167 North College Avenue in Indianapolis. Also worth knowing about Big Lew's Tattoos Indy: it has a website with more detail.
5167 North College Avenue, Indianapolis, 46205
A1 Art Tattoos
Tattoo studio
A1 Art Tattoos — Tattoo studio, found on 4606 East Michigan Street in Indianapolis.
4606 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis, 46201
Big Time Tattoos and Piercings
Tattoo studio
Big Time Tattoos and Piercings is Tattoo studio on 5353 Madison Avenue, Indianapolis. Big Time Tattoos and Piercings also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 10:00-19:00.
5353 Madison Avenue, Indianapolis, 46227-4243
Hours: We-Sa 10:00-19:00
Altered Image
Tattoo studio
Altered Image is Tattoo studio on 10030 East US Highway 36, Avon. Altered Image also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10030 East US Highway 36, Avon, 46123-8174
Phone: +1-765-749-4892
INKorporated
Tattoo studio
INKorporated — Tattoo studio, found on 324 East Main Street in Brownsburg. Also worth knowing about INKorporated: the map lists its hours as Su 12:00-21:00, Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
324 East Main Street, Brownsburg, 46112
Hours: Su 12:00-21:00, Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00
Phone: +1-317-286-7154
Atomic Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Atomic Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio on 104 North Union Street, Westfield. Atomic Tattoo Studio also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
104 North Union Street, Westfield, 46074
Phone: +1-317-763-9774
Faded Ink
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Faded Ink — Tattoo studio.
Golden Goose
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Golden Goose is Tattoo studio.
Artistic Skin Design and Body Piercing
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Artistic Skin Design and Body Piercing is Tattoo studio on 5349 North Keystone Avenue, Indianapolis.
5349 North Keystone Avenue, Indianapolis, 46220
Knot Eye Studio
Tattoo studio
Knot Eye Studio — Tattoo studio, found on 1656 English Avenue in Indianapolis.
1656 English Avenue, Indianapolis, 46201
Stabbernacle Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Stabbernacle Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 2947 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis. Stabbernacle Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Th 12:30-20:00; Fr-Sa 12:30-21:00; Su-Mo off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
2947 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, 46225
Hours: Tu-Th 12:30-20:00; Fr-Sa 12:30-21:00; Su-Mo off
Phone: +1-317-384-1753
High Caliber Tattoo and Piercing Studio
Tattoo studio
High Caliber Tattoo and Piercing Studio — Tattoo studio, found on 1005 South Lynhurst Drive in Indianapolis.
1005 South Lynhurst Drive, Indianapolis, 46241
Artistic Skin Designs Inc
Tattoo studio
Artistic Skin Designs Inc — Tattoo studio, found on 1105 North Arlington Avenue in Indianapolis.
1105 North Arlington Avenue, Indianapolis, 46219
Majestik Creations Tattoo Inc
Tattoo studio
Majestik Creations Tattoo Inc — Tattoo studio, found on 1431 North Arlington Avenue in Indianapolis.
1431 North Arlington Avenue, Indianapolis, 46219
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Indianapolis
4 of the 22 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — tattoo studios often work by appointment, so posted hours can be more of a guideline than a promise.
4 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
The Indianapolis tattoo shop tour
The efficient Indianapolis tattoo shop tour strings these together: Indiana Tattoo Company, Masterwork Tattoo on 44 Virginia Avenue, Prestige Body Arts on 7840 East US Highway 36, Animation Art Studio, Artistic Skin Designs Inc, Midwest Tattoo Company, Fountain Square Tattoo, and Mythical Wizard Tattoo — 22 stops, one logical order. 14 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Indianapolis
A few things worth knowing before you work through Indianapolis's tattoo shops:
- Cover-ups need a specialist at Indiana Tattoo Company. Not every artist does good cover-ups. Look for healed cover-up photos in the portfolio, not just fresh work.
- Wear the right clothes at Masterwork Tattoo. Easy access to the spot being tattooed, and nothing you love — ink stains don't wash out.
- Browse portfolios before anything else. A studio's Instagram or website tells you more than any review. If nobody there does the style you want, keep looking.
- Eat before your session. A real meal, not a granola bar. Long sessions on an empty stomach are how people faint.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Indianapolis — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new tattoo shop in Indianapolis can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 22, or a tattoo shop we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't rate studios or artists, and we never list prices — those are between you and the shop. What we list is the where and the how-to-find, from places real mappers have verified.
If you run one of the 22 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Tattoo shop listings for Indianapolis: 22 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.