Lou McAtee

an illustrative color tattoo artist based in Bend, Oregon

Hi! I’m Lou.

Growing up in the quaint Midwestern state of Indiana, I always dreamt of exploring the world and making art.

After earning my bachelor’s degree in fashion and studio arts, I moved all around the United States doing seasonal work. Eventually settling in beautiful Bend, Oregon, I decided to dive head first into learning to tattoo.

Now, I'm a tattoo artist at Dice Ink specializing in illustrative color designs. I love everything silly, fun, and whimsical, but I'm up for the challenge of making any of your design ideas come to life.

In my free time, I enjoy dancing at EDM shows, sewing, watching Grey's Anatomy, and cuddling up with my fluffy orange cat Beans.

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View fullsize New flash for you! 🕯️message me to book
View fullsize In celebration of starting at Dice Ink, I have some cake flash available! Color or black, message me if you’re interested 🎂🍰
View fullsize It’s official!! I’m a licensed tattoo artist 🥳 I will be starting at Dice Ink here in Bend in May! Pretty please help a girl out and message me if you want to get on the books to get tattooed. I’m FINALLY doing custom work and can&
View fullsize And that’s a wrap! 50 tattoos at @monolith_tattoo_academy done ✅ I saved this special piece for last because I knew it was gonna be good. Thank you again to @liividlaughlove for being an incredible client, can’t wait to keep tattooing the
View fullsize A little addition to my first ever tattoo (: I got this tree/mandala combo done six years ago and have been trying to figure out what to put around it ever since. Coming full circle to tattoo this on myself is super cool to see
View fullsize Happy clients make me happy 🫶🏻 I had so much fun trying a new colorway for this crabby guy
View fullsize 🪻cutie little lupin 🪻
View fullsize This probably my favorite tattoo I’ve done so far. All photos are unedited 🤭 love when they look like a sticker
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View fullsize Tattooed the cutest little crab today and loooove how it turned out. Color has been so fun, I can’t wait to do more
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View fullsize Today I got to tattoo the most beautiful little beet lady on @liividlaughlove. Thank you for sitting so solid for four hours and for trusting me to bring her to life. So looking forward to doing more color work

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My Services

Flash

Flash tattoos are pre-drawn designs that are ready to be tattooed. I have flash centered around different themes, from sea creatures to cakes to fruits and vegetables.

Custom Designs

When designing a custom tattoo, we’ll use any reference or inspiration photos you may have to create a tattoo in the style you want.