tattoo Artist

Olivia Thompson

Olivia Thompson is a Southern California tattoo artist specializing in black and grey and color realism and surrealism, with a love for bright, bold color and fine line. She gravitates toward portraits, animals, florals, and large-scale black and grey work, from Norse mythology to religious icons and flowing lily sleeves. Olivia completed her apprenticeship at Hidn Tattoo in San Jacinto, has tattooed professionally since November 2024, and took Best of Show at the Desert Sunsets Tattoo Expo. Raised in SoCal and encouraged toward art by her family, she treats every client’s trust as an honor and builds pieces that carry a purpose for life.

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Meet Olivia Thompson

A SoCal Eye for Realism

My favorite styles to tattoo are black and grey realism and surrealism, especially portraits, animals and florals, anything nature. I was born and raised in Southern California and I definitely would say that has had an influence on my art style and approach to tattooing. I was influenced a lot by my family growing up as they encouraged me to pursue creative endeavors. My grandpa was an acrylic painter and often painted realistic nature scenes and animals, which sparked my own interest in painting as I got older.

I completed my apprenticeship at Hidn Tattoo in San Jacinto and started tattooing professionally in November of 2024. I started because I’ve been creating art of all kinds for most of my life and I knew I wanted to pursue it in some way as a career, and tattooing resonates with me because it really gives my art a purpose. I love that I get to do something that I’m passionate about everyday, I never get bored, there is always room for growth and something new to learn or experience and explore. Tattooing gives my art a purpose, because I’m fulfilling something for someone else, whatever their reason for getting tattooed. And they get to keep that for the rest of their lives.

These days I’m especially drawn to large scale black and grey work, florals (lilies are becoming some of my favorites), animals, meaningful portraits, and story-driven pieces from Norse mythology to religious icons. I recently took home Best of Show at the Desert Sunsets Tattoo Expo, getting to tattoo one of my favorite subjects, and I’d love to keep designing bigger sleeves and back pieces. More than anything, I’m grateful for the trust my clients place in me with every piece.

Outside of tattooing I’m still creating art of all kinds, including jewelry making, sewing, oil painting and acrylics, crochet and fiber arts. My most prevalent hobby outside of work would be roller skating, part of the Oceanside roller skating and Oside sunset skaters community. If I’m not tattooing or skating, you’ll find me relaxing by the beach or outside with my dog.

- Olivia

Portfolio

See More of Olivia's Work

Art has been part of Olivia’s life for as long as she can remember. Her grandfather was an acrylic painter who often captured realistic nature scenes and animals, and that early influence sparked her own love of painting before it ever reached skin. She loves that tattooing lets her do what she is passionate about every day, with constant room to grow and something new to learn. She treats the trust her clients place in her as an honor and collaborates closely so each piece fits the person wearing it. For Olivia, the craft gives her art a purpose: she is creating something meaningful that a client gets to keep forever. Her aim is to create an oasis where clients can come as they are and leave feeling even more themselves, through fine art on skin.

Client Words

What People Say About Our Work

Kelly

22 hours ago

Olivia did an absolutely stellar job with my tattoo. I'd been looking around off and in for the past 2 years to find an artist to do this paw print memorial tattoo in a water-color style and I'm so incredibly happy with having waited and looked around and with Olivia having taken it on. From start to finish she was amazing and my picture attached is from the same night she did it (crappy home lighting sorry!) Its just. I have absolutely no words. I appreciated that she wanted my input in the colors for this, but in truth she did all of it. Her execution of this piece...I'm still stunned and at a loss for words. Thank you Olivia!! Also the shop is great! Everyone was friendly and welcoming :) and very clean!

Mariana Cruz

2 days ago

Super amazing piercer. He was very quick and thorough. He also explained everything very well and was very welcoming!

Nimmy Machaiah

3 days ago

Very friendly, clean, professional environment. Josh was polite, friendly and an experienced piercing artist. He explained everything clearly and made the experience quick and pain free . Will definitely recommend to friends !

Karen Wynott

3 days ago

Definitely would go back to Golden Child. Everything about the store was great. All the artist are very friendly and professional!. Store very clean.

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