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Booking for September

Lettering tattoos in Belgrade

Hand-drawn lettering — typography designed for skin, not pulled from a font menu.

Booking for September

Lettering tattoos in Belgrade

Hand-drawn lettering — typography designed for skin, not pulled from a font menu.

Lettering is drawn stroke by stroke for the specific piece of skin it's going on, not typed in a font and printed onto a stencil. Every job means adjusting kerning, baseline curve, and stroke weight by hand so a phrase wrapping around a wrist or ribs reads cleanly instead of warping mid-word the way a flat font would. The real craft is consistency — keeping every stroke in a word the same weight and angle by hand, especially through connecting flourishes and swashes, is what separates clean lettering from a wobbly font outline.

How it heals: Thin strokes hold less ink than bold linework, so in the first two weeks they're the first thing to look patchy if peeling skin gets picked at — lettering is the one style where I actively warn clients off scratching. I also build in slightly more line weight than the design first suggests, because fine strokes lose a bit of their width as they heal and settle, and lettering has no margin for a stroke thinning out unevenly.

About

Hi, I'm Olya.

7+ Years
500+ Reviews
3000+ Clients

I work in minimalist and fine-line tattoo styles, based in Belgrade, with over seven years of experience. I specialize in delicate, precise line work — from micro tattoos done with a single needle to abstract botanical compositions.

Each design is created from scratch for a specific individual. I don't use pre-made sketches — we discuss the idea, refine the design together, and place it in the desired location on your body.

My studio is a calm, private space in central Belgrade. We take the time the piece needs — no rush, no compromise on the line.

Portfolio

Lettering tattoos in Belgrade

Pricing

Tattoo prices in Belgrade

from
€80

Mini tattoo (up to 3 cm)

A tiny symbol, single word, or a delicate dot-work motif. A gentle first piece or a quiet addition to existing work.

Mini tattoo
up to 3 cm

Mini tattoo

A tiny symbol, single word, or a delicate dot-work motif. A gentle first piece or a quiet addition to existing work.

from
€80
from
€200

Medium tattoo (5–10 cm)

Detailed botanical, geometric, small portrait or anime-inspired piece. The most common session — enough room to do something real.

Medium tattoo
5–10 cm

Medium tattoo

Detailed botanical, geometric, small portrait or anime-inspired piece. The most common session — enough room to do something real.

from
€200
from
€350

Large tattoo (10 cm and up)

A complete half-day session. Sleeve segment, full forearm piece, detailed back or chest panel — final quote after the sketch.

Large tattoo
10 cm and up

Large tattoo

A complete half-day session. Sleeve segment, full forearm piece, detailed back or chest panel — final quote after the sketch.

from
€350
included
Free

Sketch design (every project)

Custom sketch developed together — references, composition and refinements until it feels right. Always part of the work, never a separate fee.

Sketch design
every project

Sketch design

Custom sketch developed together — references, composition and refinements until it feels right. Always part of the work, never a separate fee.

Included
Free

Reviews

What clients say about getting tattooed in Belgrade

Tattoo work

олечка суперский мастер! >v< приятно пообщались, тк пришлось сидеть долго с этой кропотливой работой)), и было не больно от слова совсем. вторая татуировка, первая у этого мастера, и впечатления от нее гораздо приятнее, чем от первого. теперь если тату - то только к ней 🤲 спасибо, что помогла выполнить задумку и набила ребят! 💕

FAQ

Lettering, answered.

Specific questions about how lettering tattoos work — sessions, healing, pricing. Anything I haven't covered, ask me directly.

  1. Yes, with the right design choices. Line weight ≥ 0.3mm equivalent, generous letter spacing, and placement away from heavy creases keep lettering legible for a decade or more.

  2. Cyrillic and Greek — yes, regularly. Arabic — only with a native-speaker proof on the final design before we book. I won't tattoo a script I cannot personally verify.

  3. Short phrases: 45–90 minutes. Long quotes or curved layouts: 2–3 hours including stencil adjustments on the body.

  4. From €150 for short phrases. Larger compositions are quoted per session — agreed in Telegram after the layout is locked.

  5. Yes — handwriting and signatures translate beautifully. Send a photo of the original at high resolution; I'll redraw it for tattoo line weight while keeping the character of the hand.

Location

Tattoo studio
in central Belgrade

Open for bookings

Private studio in the heart of Belgrade

ADDRESS

Dorćol, central Belgrade (exact address shared after booking)

GETTING HERE

5 min walk from Knez Mihailova & Skadarlija

HOURS

Tue–Sat: 11:00 — 20:00 (by appointment)

LANGUAGES

English, Serbian, Russian

Get the address & directions

ADDRESS

Dorćol, central Belgrade (exact address shared after booking)

GETTING HERE

5 min walk from Knez Mihailova & Skadarlija

HOURS

Tue–Sat: 11:00 — 20:00 (by appointment)

LANGUAGES

English, Serbian, Russian

Get the address & directions
Open for bookings

Private studio in the heart of Belgrade

Olya — graphic tattoo artist in Belgrade
4.9 Based on 556 reviews

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