Full Circle Tattoo

I have had the upmost blast getting tattoo’d in this shop. Whole backpiece and I couldn’t imagine having it done anywhere else. James has treated me so well and all the other guys/​girls in there team up to create the coolest vibe. Check them out. Well worth it!

I have nothing but positive things to say about this shop and Angel Reynosa. I was so glad I was able to get in on a cancellation and I was blown out of the water by the quality of the work. It’s hard to find a GOOD black and grey realism artist in San Diego and look no further. Angel is your man. Six hour session. Worked with me on changing the design, came out pretty flawless. His script is amazing too.

This place is seriously so great! I did a walk in with James Tran a few weeks ago and he was very helpful in putting his style with the design I wanted. The process was very easy and comfortable and my tattoo healed very well. I plan on going back to him for my next one! It was a busy Sunday but Jen, who works at the front, handled it like a champ! She was very efficient and had everything under control and was super friendly. Can’t wait to make an appointment to go back!

Got a day of the dead tattoo, I wanted Amor Eterno written inside of it as a representation of love beyond death for my siblings. Day of the dead in Mexico is a celebration of death. When devx showed me the final product after 3 hours under the needle, I was in aww of such beauty. I am beyond happy and satisfied with the art that will be on my body forever!
On a side note, the shop is extremely clean and the customer service is excellent, the bearded dude at the front is very nice :)
Thanks DevX!

Love Full Circle!!! I’ve returned many times to get tattooed by James Tran, most recently I finished a beautiful half sleeve with him and for my first tattoo from him he did an amazing job covering up a small hello kitty tattoo with a beautiful bunch of roses wrapping my hip. James is an amazing tattooist and an awesome guy. The vibe at the shop is warm and welcoming and everyone gets along, always had so much fun hanging at the shop while getting tattooed. I recommend James and everyone at the shop to everyone, so far a few of them have already acted on my recommendations. Full Circle is an awesome shop with a group of really talented artists to cater to every style of tattooing.

This shop is amazing! It’s very clean and the people are awesome! They do some of the best work I’ve seen in a long time! Also make sure to book your appointment in advance cause the do get busy! Every artist in their one style from Japanese to traditional American and much more. If you’re look for any style, I highly recommend Full Circle Tattoo.

Love this place. It’s clean and comfortable and professional. Exactly what you’d want.
I got my new tattoo from DevX and it’s amazing, and he was friendly and cool and it turned out fantastic. You should try this place. For sure.

This place is totally professional and the work is amazing! Thankfully, I was able to get in and see Devx a few days later because someone had canceled… otherwise it would have been next month sometime. Anyways, Devx was awesome and his vision for my tattoo was on point! I appreciate the attention to detail and the customer service. I would definitely recommend this place to all my friends! Thank you!!!

My tattoo was done by James Tran. Not only is he a fantastic artist but he’s professional, enthusiastic, and flexible. He was able to create a beautiful custom floral piece for me and even added a last minute addition during the tattoo session. James is an excellent artist and anyone would be fortunate to be tattooed by him.

This is LONG overdue!
I have been in Wisconsin, Illinois, Japan and CA and I can honestly say that I have never been as happy as I was in this store. First of all, let me give you a little back story…
Last November I went to this store asking if they would be willing to work with my unfinished half-​sleeve that resulted from a new tattoo artist at Bearcat tattoo not listening to me when I clearly stated multiple times: «no matter what, I finally want my half sleeve done». I told him I wanted: 1. Water
2. A compass that water is splashing off from
3. A bird’s of paradise flower
4. A pirate-​style world map
This was not what ended up happening and when I started insisting on the shop finishing what they had started, they handled it in the worst possible way. The tattoo artist starting acting like a 5-​year old child and couldn’t handle my honesty, after all I said was: «I’m not here to point fingers, I’m here to have you FIX what you started because right now you left me with a rather awkward amount of skin on the back of my left arm that will be near impossible to do anything with.»
After calls from the manager telling me one thing and then turning around and being intimidated by his coworker, the artist AND his girlfriend both writing me nasty text messages and me seeing that nothing would come of this, I left a rather long comment on their Unilocal page about how I was unhappy with the fact that they handled the situation in THE WORST way possible. I mean, I’ve seen better customer service at McDonald’s. (After over $ 700, I left extremely unhappy and the store kept calling and calling me until I took the comment down).
Anyways, after visiting MULTIPLE tattoo shops and no one wanting to work with me, DEVX RUIZ overheard me talking and after thinking it through told me to come in for his open slot that following Sunday and he would see what he could do. I said: «I want an old pirate map» and he goes: «what country in particular?» I could see his gears working and I already knew at that point that I would not be disappointed. Even if he HAD messed it up, at least he tried and stepped up to the challenge.
The pricing was MORE than fair and DEVX RUIZ is definitely an artist I will visit again (despite the fact I don’t even live in CA anymore).

CLEAN FUN RELIABLE PROFESSIONAL SHOP!
I would definitely recommend MICHELLE RUBANO. She does amazing work & you can truly see her passion in her art. THANX Michelle, I LVE my piece & i can’t wait to get more work done!

My life has been quite a rollercoaster these past few months; let alone these past few years in whole. However, just recently I have changed my life dramatically, and a few days ago I decided I wanted my first tattoo to represent that turn of events and my state of mind. And I must say, I am incredibly happy with the results, I am definitely coming here for my next tattoo!

James Tran just did my first tattoo and it turned out absolutely perfect. His lines are precise and the image is beautiful. Not only is he a super cool guy, he’s also an amazing artist. I highly recommend Full Circle Tattoo and James if you are looking for the best blackwork there is!

Hard to believe I started getting tattoos close to twenty years ago…
And what comes with that are my sad personal experiences of terrible tattoos, deplorable shop experiences, mediocre tattoos… But thankfully… finally
arriving to the BEST of the BEST… at Full Circle Tattoo…(from my comparative experiences)
With a product that will last forever, I want to have good associations with my forever tattoo… for you are forever connected to the person who did your art… choose wisely, or you will be forever regretting your negative association of tattoo artist to the art embedded in your skin…
I returned to Full Circle Tattoo after four years on January 5, 2016…
I appreciated the highest saturation of all aspects during my art experience at Full Circle, but my artist of choice is Bill Canales; full expertise and a kind soul. I think you would get a humble and talented artist at any angle at this location. At least, that’s the projection I perceived from my most recent experience at Full Circle Tattoo.
I am not done, I still have one more appointment, (maybe more) but one thing I noticed during my last visit here, is that the people coming into this shop are a well rounded
diversity, medical professionals, business folk, to the South Park hipster… But either way, we all seemed to be treated equally and respectfully… With kindness… and with me… kindness goes along way especially when someone is scraping a needle on my skin for hours on end…

James Tran is an amazing artist. He worked with me and my ideas, was light with the gun… Sat in his chair for 5 hours and didn’t have to get up once from the pain. Full Circle is a tranquil and peaceful shop where all the artist chat, laugh and truly enjoy what they do. I will never go anywhere else !
PS. James is legit, and down for his shit!!!

Two and a half years later, I was finally ready for my second tattoo. This one is much more visible, so I was pretty nervous. This time I chose Michelle because she has such lovely, feminine work, and it seemed right.
Michelle was ready with a design when I arrived and was very patient as I made adjustments until we had the perfect design and size. She was so fast, and the tattoo came out so beautiful and clean. Those are the two compliments I’ve heard the most, and I completely agree. The next day I even stopped in to see a friend who was getting a large back tattoo done, and her artist, who is incredible, remarked on the clean lines.
I’m so happy and again, highly, highly recommend Full Circle. Such beautiful art and kind, professional staff.

I got my second tattoo in less than a week with Michelle. The quality of her design and work is excellent. After seeing Michelle’s work, my friend decided to have one done too. Of course Michelle, didn’t fail to impress.
Let’s not forget to mention that she and her colleagues are very friendly and really listen to work with you on the design you want. The place is also very clean and prices are reasonable.

Michelle is amazing! At other places I’ve felt intimidated by the tat artist but Michelle was very sweet. I gave her my ideas and she helped me size them and place them so they would look their best. We had to move one of the tattoo a couple of times before starting and she never looked annoyed.
I absolutely love my two little pieces and I’m excited to come back to her for larger art pieces in the future, I love her style!

I’ve followed Gemma’s artwork for over a year and am in love with her lines, pointillism, shapes and dynamic designs. I gave her the basic imagery that were important to me & asked her to run with it. The result was my beautiful first tattoo.
My husband & I drove from Sacramento for our appointments with Gemma & Bill. Everyone at the shop was extremely welcoming. I plan to come back for my next one!

Quick tip: if you want appointments with Bill Canales or Gemma Pariente, schedule them months in advance. It is very worth the wait.
I live in Sacramento, Ca. and they were always gret with communicating over email and the phone. I got my tattoo from Bill. It was my first tattoo ever and he was very accommodating. He walked me through the choices I was making in the tattoo, and gave me the time to actually think about what I was putting up on my body. He makes sure you are completely comfortable and knocks out great work on short periods of time. He was so efficient that we were able to complete my very large 1^st tattoo in 5 hours.
The tattoo came out awesome and I will definitely keep coming to this place for my body art.