Island City
Cover-up tattoos by Ray @ray_tattoos — Baltimore's most-booked specialist. 500+ cover-ups, 200+ five-star reviews. Free photo consultations.
We turn your worst tattoo into your favorite one. Every cover-up is a custom job — no set price. Free photo consult required so Ray can quote you accurately.
Bring us anything: old name, faded outline, prison ink, a regret you've covered with long sleeves for years. We also specialize in tummy-tuck and C-section scar coverups — turning surgical scars into custom art that helps you love your body again.
Snap a clean, well-lit photo. No weird angles. We need to see exactly what we're working with — the ink density, the colors, the scar tissue.
Ray reviews your photo, your design ideas, your skin tone. You get a real quote and 2-3 sketch concepts within 24 hours. No charge, no commitment.
Cover-ups take 1-3 sessions depending on size. We lock your slot, send aftercare instructions, and you walk in knowing exactly what to expect.
Before → Process → After
Faded cross + flame tattoo, 10+ years old → Ray's stencil + first ink pass → full-color phoenix. Tap the photo or wait — it cycles every 3.5 seconds.
$1000 flat
Includes free touch-up if you need it · numbing cream bonus when you book this week · 1-year guarantee on the work · free follow-up touch-ups
See the Offer →Real cover-ups
Recent client transformations. Drag the slider on each piece (coming soon — for now, the gallery shows the after).
Design Your Tattoo
With AI
Pick a style. Pick a placement. Describe what you're thinking. Our AI sketches a custom concept in under a minute — yours to keep, and you get $50 off your first session with Ray.
- · 10 styles to pick from (cover-up, fine line, color, geometric, japanese…)
- · Custom design generated just for you, not a stock template
- · $50 off code valid this week with Ray
- · Free, no card needed, results in under 60 seconds
Services
Cover-ups by Ray. Every style except photo-realism. Modern equipment, sterile studio, every skin tone.
Hide regrets under custom new art. Ray's specialty — 500+ done, every skin tone. Free photo consultation required (every cover-up is unique, so we quote after seeing the work).
Flat $1000. Includes free touch-up, numbing cream, and 1-year guarantee. Limited slots.
Two tattoos that fit on a business card — any design. Quickest, cheapest entry point.
Delicate, precise, single-needle. Heals beautifully on every skin tone.
Saturated traditional, neo-traditional, illustrative.
Smooth gradients, portraits, religious + memorial pieces.
Traditional, neo-traditional, illustrative, geometric, japanese, blackwork. (We don't do photo-realism — for that, we'll refer.)
Free for our work within 6 months. Small fee for outside work.
Artists
Ray
@ray_tattoos →Baltimore's most-booked cover-up artist. Specializes in transforming regrets into showpieces. Known for clean line work, smooth color blends, and an honest consultation style — if it can't be covered, he'll tell you straight.
200+ five-star reviews
“Ray covered up a name from a 10-year-old relationship. I was nervous but he made me feel comfortable, and the new piece is honestly better than I imagined. Worth every penny.”
“Best black-owned tattoo shop in Baltimore, period. The studio is clean, the energy is right, and Ray actually listens to what you want.”
“I'd been to 3 other shops about my cover-up and they all said the same generic thing. Ray gave me an honest look at what was possible and a sketch the next day. Booked immediately.”
“Fine line work that holds up on dark skin. I'd been told it 'wouldn't work' on me and Ray proved them wrong. Heals clean, stays sharp.”
Questions
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Free Consult
60-second quiz with photo upload. Free quote within 24 hours. Book this week and your consult fee is waived.