TINTA CRUA

Tattoo studio · Bonfim, Porto · since 2017

TINTACRUA

Honest linework, single-use needles and zero small talk. We put on skin only what deserves to stay.

The wall

Flash wall

Original house designs, ready to tattoo. Each flash is done once per artist — when it leaves the wall, it leaves for good.

10 designs

Three chairs, three hands

Resident artists

Marta Sá

Traditional · bold line

Learned on coil machines and makes no exceptions: thick lines, solid colour, tattoos you can still read across the street at sixty.

Rui Bento

Fine-line · botanical

A former scientific illustrator. Draws plants the way herbaria are made: every leaf in place, every rosemary needle accounted for. Single-needle work, monk-grade patience.

Joana Peixe

Geometric · blackwork · lettering

Ruler, compass and absolute black. Builds pieces to fit the muscle that will carry them — and handwrites better than any font.

No shortcuts

Hygiene is not a detail

A studio your mother could walk into without wrinkling her nose. Everything that touches skin is single-use or comes out of the autoclave — and we will show you the log if you ask.

  • Single-use needles

    Sealed cartridges, opened in front of you and disposed of in a sharps container at the end of the session.

  • Logged autoclave

    Class B sterilisation with recorded cycles and a monthly spore test. The logbook lives on the counter.

  • Certified inks

    Only pigments compliant with the European REACH regulation, with traceable batch numbers.

  • Licensed studio

    Registered and inspected premises. Liability insurance up to date.

  • Free consultation

    Thirty minutes to talk design, placement and budget. No deposit, no pressure.

  • 18+ only

    We tattoo adults only, with ID. No exceptions — not even with parental consent.

The first step

Request a quote

Tell us the idea. We reply within 48 working hours with an artist, session and price proposal.

Artist
Type of work
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After the needle

Tattoo aftercare

A tattoo is a beautiful wound. Treat it properly and the line stays with you for decades.

Keep the protective film on for 2 to 4 hours. When removing it, wash with lukewarm water and neutral soap, pat dry with paper towel — no rubbing — and let it breathe. No homemade bandages.