Carlos

Carlos

Bio

Carlos And Danielle own Primal Instinct Tattoo and are very proud to support an amazing team of artist and apprentices. They take great care in providing a safe and comfortable environment for all artist to thrive and do amazing tattoos.

Carlos Immigrated from Mexico at a very young age and grew up in Northern California. He always had a love of art and design but never thought he could make a career from his art. It wasn’t until his fellow Marines asked him to start tattooing them because of the drawings and sketches they saw hung in Carlos’s barracks room. Even though this was not the correct way of learning to tattoo, Carlos fell in love with the medium and decided to pursue a tattoo apprenticeship after his Military service was complete in 2007. That is also the year he would meet his future Wife, Partner and best friend Danielle. Carlos and Danielle Have been in Alaska since 2011.

Carlos handles a wide range of styles inspired by nature, Hispanic culture and military service. His preferred styles are black and grey, neo traditional compositions and geometric pattern tattoos. Carlos is very fortunate and appreciates his customers trust in designing their large custom tattoos.

Carlos can be reached at akironstattoo@gmail.com, Instagram @akironstattoo, or Facebook at Carlos Alberto Figueroa.

Tattoos

Miss Emily was an absolute pleasure to tattoo. Loved her idea, wild Alaksan plants! We got some Devil's club, some yarrow, berries and a fiddle head and fern for good measure! #blacktattoo #tattoo #blackwork #tattoos #ink #tattooartist #inked #tattooart #blackworktattoo #art #tattooed #blackworkers #tattoolife #blacktattooart #black #dotwork #blackink #tattooidea #anchoragetattoos  #tattooflash #tattoodesign #dotworktattoo #tattooing #linework #tattoosnob #blackandgreytattoo #alaskatattoos #blackworkerssubmission #darkartists #tttism
Jeremy is such a great guy, shared his recovery story and decided to celebrate his recovery with an awesome tattoo! I was honored to do it, and inspired me to pump the breaks on my own alcohol consumption.  I realized I was using alcohol to cope with the stress that life can throw at you.  It was a summer of growth and change, and that can be uncomfortable sometimes, alcohol was my solace.  But it took my edge off, it hindered my effectiveness as a father husband and business owner.  I am one month free of alcohol and I haven't felt this good in a long time!!! 
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Bradley completed cover up arm. #octopustattoo #octopus #tattoo #ink #octopusart #blackandgrey #tattoos #octopusdrawing #art #octopuses #octopuslove #tattedup #tattooed #tattoo #coveruptattoo #sharktattoo #underthesea #jellyfish #alaskatattoos #anchoragetattoos #primalinstincttattoo #akironstattoo
Aurora is a champ! Get it right, it's a Haribou not a Jack-o-lope. Love this style! 
 #blackandgrey #tattoo #blackandgreytattoo #tattoos #ink #inked #tattooartist #art #tattooart #tattooed #tattoolife #realistictattoo #blackwork #realism #artist #tattooideas #blackandwhite #tattooing #tattoodesign #realismtattoo #tattooist #blackandgreytattoos #anchoragetattoos #tree #blackworktattoo #bodyart #tattooer #realistic #tattooink #alaskatattoos
What a great original piece.  I cannot take credit for the art, miss @simplyshellsies commissioned this amazing piece of art from @caitlin_hackett and I had the honor of reproducing it as a tattoo 
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Love doing these large black tattoos that cover large portions of the body! From freehand to highlights, you gotta enjoy the ride, and the destination is just the bonus 😉 #blackandgrey #tattoo #blackandgreytattoo #tattoos #octopustattoo #inked #tattooartist #freehandtattoo #tattooart #tattooed #tattoolife #realistictattoo #blackwork #realism #artist #tattooideas #blackandwhite #krakentattoo #tattoodesign #realismtattoo #octopus #blackandgreytattoos #inkedup #tatuaje #blackworktattoo #bodyart #tattooer #realistic #tattooink #kraken
Loved @david.beals_ idea for a sleeve, warriors from across the globe and time.  I feel like the importance of embracing masculine energy has been lost in our modern day society. Let me make it clear I do not believe you have to be male to embrace masculine energy.  I'm talking about embracing the primal part of our survival instincts that embraces violence and the need to be protector and provider. Through discipline and comradery honing these skills and having the confidence that if needed one day you have the tools to do what needs to be done for the survival and protection of loved ones.  After all its better to be a warrior in a garden then a gardener in a war. #blackandgrey #tattoo #blackandgreytattoo #tattoos #ink #inked #tattooartist #tattooart #tattooed #realistictattoo #blackwork #realism #artist #tattooideas #blackandwhite #tattooing #tattoodesign #realismtattoo #tattooist #blackandgreytattoos #inkedup #tatuaje #blackworktattoo #bodyart #tattooer #realistic #tattooink #anchoragetattoos #alaskatattoos #warrior