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Hi, my name is Rico. I have been tattooing in San Diego since 2001. I dabble in most styles of tattooing, portraits and realistic tattooing is what I normally get requested to do. However I'm prepared to tackle on anything as you can see in samples of my work. 
I am currently traveling between San Diego and Texas, to book an appointment please fill out the form below. Thank you for taking the time to check out some of my work. We will try our best to keep this up to date.
New Medusa painting by Rico Sandoval limited quantities.

Awards and recognition:

Best Black and Grey 2006 (CHI)
1st Place Black and grey 2007 (CA)
Best Pin up 3rd place 2008 (AZ)
Best Realistic Color 1st place 2009 (TX)
Best Realistic Color 2nd Place 2009 (TX)
Best of Show 2010 (TX)
Best of the Day 2010 (TX)
San Diego A List winner 2011 (CA)
Best Unusual 2012 (CA)
Best Sleeve 2012 (CA)
Best Color Portrait 2012 (CA)
Best Small Color 2013 (CA)
Best Small Color 2nd place 2013 (N.CA)
Best Color Sleeve 2013 (TX)
Best Tattoo of The Day 2013 (TX)
Best Color 2013 (NV)
Best Color Realistic 1st place 2015 (CA)
Best Color Portrait 1st place 2015 (CA)
Best Color Portrait 2nd place 2015 (CA)
Best Color Portrait 3rd place 2015 (CA)
Best Color Sleeve 2nd place 2015 (CA)
Best of Show 2015 (CA)
Best Booth 2015 (CA) ​
Best Small Black and Grey 2016 (TX)