Meet the Artists

Sly The Fox -
Sly Williams

Sly Williams is the founder of Studio Hero. His work pulls heavy from comics, anime, and manga—bold lines, sharp details, and characters that actually feel alive.

Whether it's a full-on sleeve or a tight, story-driven panel, Sly’s tattoos have a strong voice and zero filler.

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View fullsize Android 17 on the forearm! 🤖 if you haven’t yet make sure to go follow my new shop page @studioxhero #dragonballz #android17 #android17tattoo #animetattooartist #sacramento #dragonballtattoos
View fullsize This has to be my 5th time tattooing Jiraiya dying 😭🫠 it hurts my soul every time 🐸🥷 #jiraiya #jiraiyatattoo #microtattoo #animetattoo #naruto #animetattoosacramento #sacramento #sacanime
View fullsize 🗡️Hey everyone! I’d like to announce my latest project @studioxhero an anime themed tattoo studio opening in the Downtown Sacramento area! The shops focus will be primarily anime, comic book, and video game tattoos! With that being said I&rsqu
View fullsize Getting around to posting more work I’ve been sitting on!! #studioghibli #ghiblitattoo #princessmononoke #animetattoos #animetattoossacramento #sacanime #animemasterink
View fullsize Rimuru Tempest From That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime! 💧 thanks for looking!! #thattimeigotreincarnatedasaslime #rimurutempest #rimuru #animetattoo #sacramentoanimetattoos #animemasterink #sacramento
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View fullsize Goku on Dino 🦖!! Did this on my brother @animeink_con a few months ago, wouldn’t mind doing more classic Akira Toriyama if anyone is down! A whole sleeve in this style would be insane! #akiratoriyama #goku #animetattoo #dragonballtattoo #sacra
View fullsize In honor of fight night! 🥊 hajime no ippo is one of my all time favorites, here’s Makunouchi doing Tyson’s peekaboo style 🫣. I’m rocking with Mike let me know who y’all got #miketyson #hajimenoippo #animemasterink #makunouch
View fullsize “I need you to throw me saiyan!!” #goldenfrieza #goldenfriezatattoo #frieza #sparkingzero #animetattoo #dragonballtattoos #animetattoossacramento

Midnight Velvet Ink - Alyshia

Alyshia is a Sacramento-based tattoo artist who got her start apprenticing under Sly Williams. She specializes in fine-line black and grey work, often adding soft color for depth. Her style pulls from anime, video games, nature, and mystical themes—clean, detailed, and full of quiet strength.

Ask her about her dog.

View fullsize YoRHa No.2 Type B ~ flowers for m[A]chines ~ 🌸⚙️ I'm so happy I got to tattoo 2B from one of my favorite series 😭 I would love to do more NieR or Drakengard inspired tattoos ~ I still have availability for the last week on April but im official
View fullsize Custom Moro head from my flash ~ I was so excited to tattoo this piece. I'm so happy we found the perfect placement 🥺❤️ The patchwork mask below is not by me. More Ghibli pieces please ~ ❤️ - - #sacramentotattooartist #tattoo #tattooartist #prin
View fullsize Itachi kunai design~ Bookings are open ~ Please email me at midnightvelvetink@gmail.com or fill out my booking form in my bio for any inquiries. 😊 - - #itachitattoo #narutotattoo #animetattoo #sacramentotattooartist #tattoo #illustrativetattoo #fi
View fullsize Manga panel from one of favorite series D. Grey-Man of Allen, we decided not to do the full panel since it wrapped around the arm ~ I love doing manga panels ~ 🥺❤ - - #sacramentotattooartist #tattoo #mangapaneltattoo #dgreyman #animetattoo #mangap
View fullsize Custom Chibi Rafayel from Love and Deepspace for a client. I thought it was the perfect time to post since his official birthday was yesterday ~ 🎂 I would love to do more love and deepspace customs. Let me tattoo your mainssss ~ 🥺❤ _ _ #rafayel #l
View fullsize Cute little moon buns with markings based off my clients pups ~ 🐰🌙 I'm slowly catching up on my backlog of posts lol~ Now booking for March ~ - - #sacramentotattooartist #tattoo #tattooartist #bunnytattoo
View fullsize As above, So below ~ Custom goat mommy Baphomet per my clients request. This was so fun to tattoo. I really wish i got a better photo of the arms included but ill try and get one next time. We are planning on adding a Pentagram in the future to com
View fullsize Custom Itachi in my style ~ He's one of my favorite tragic boys 😢❤️ ~ Who's your favorite Naruto character? Bookings are open ~ Please email me at midnightvelvetink@gmail.com or fill out my booking form in my bio for any inquiries. - - #itachitatto
View fullsize Custom Mother Harlet tattoo for a client. I experimented with washes this time around and had a lot of fun ~ thank you to my client for sitting so well on such a large piece, we did this one in two sessions. I wasn't sure if I was going to post this
View fullsize ✨ #ArtVsArtist2024 ✨ Wrapping up the year and feeling so grateful for everyone’s continued support. 🙏 I couldn’t have made it this far without all of you! 💫 I’m beyond excited for what’s to come and can’t wait to div