Jenna Okafor
3 days ago
Dasha turned a half-formed idea into a colour piece I get stopped about weekly. The consult alone made me trust the whole process.
Service: Traditional Colour
Top Rated Studio
Sable & Steel Tattoo
★★★★★4.9612 reviews
Popular
Fine-Line Tattoo
2 hr · $280
Delicate single-needle linework for script, botanicals, and small detailed pieces.
Black & Grey
3 hr · $420
Smooth grey-wash shading and bold black for realism, portraits, and shadowed detail.
Traditional Colour
3 hr · $460
Bold lines and saturated colour packing in the American and neo-traditional canon.
Other services
Free Consultation
30 min · $0
Sit down with your artist to talk concept, placement, and pricing before any needle touches skin.
Blackwork & Ornamental
3 hr · $440
Dense solid black, dotwork, and ornamental patterns built for graphic impact.
Cover-Up
4 hr · $560
A custom design engineered to bury old ink under something you'll actually love.
Half-Day Session
4 hr · $700
A four-hour booked block for larger pieces and ongoing sleeve or back work.
Full-Day Session
7 hr · $1200
An all-day reserved chair for ambitious, multi-area projects start to finish.
Piercing
45 min · $75
Single-needle piercing with implant-grade jewelry and an unhurried aftercare walkthrough.
- Est. 2014
- 4 resident artists
- Custom designs only
- Single-use, sterile setup
- 4.9 rated
The studio
Meet the artists
Four resident artists, four distinct styles — from bold traditional colour to fine-line and black-and-grey realism. Find your match or let us point you to the right hands.
Dasha Volkov
Owner & Resident Artist
5.0 · 198 reviews15 yrs experience
Dasha opened Sable & Steel in 2014 after apprenticing in St. Petersburg and Los Angeles. Her bold traditional and neo-traditional work — heavy line, saturated colour — is what the studio is known for.
American traditionalNeo-traditionalColour
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Wren Castellano
Colour Artist & Piercer
4.8 · 121 reviews
Illustrative colourFloralPiercing
What our clients say
Write a reviewCaleb Moreno
6 days ago
Malik's black and grey realism is on another level. He took his time on the shading and the portrait actually looks like my dad. Worth every minute in the chair.
Service: Black & Grey
Priya Anand
a week ago
Got delicate fine-line botanicals from Soren and the linework is impossibly clean. Healed perfectly and still crisp months later.
Service: Fine-Line Tattoo
Marcus Tate
a week ago
Wren did my first piercing and walked me through aftercare twice without making me feel rushed. Calm, sterile, professional — exactly what you want.
Service: Piercing
Sophie Lindqvist
2 weeks ago
Booked a half-day for a sleeve and the time flew. Studio is spotless, the playlist is great, and the design they drew up beat anything I'd imagined.
Service: Half-Day Session
Devon Pierce
3 weeks ago
Came in for a cover-up I assumed was hopeless and left thrilled. Malik engineered the new design so well you'd never know what was underneath.
Service: Cover-Up
The portfolio
Work that's walked out the door
A look at healed pieces and the studio in motion. Follow along for flash drops and openings.
Floral shoulder piece
Black & grey flash
Fine-line detail
In the chair
Healed back work
Studio session
How it works
Booking that respects the craft
No walk-in roulette, no phone tag. Reserve a consult, lock your artist, and we'll hold the time.
1
Choose your session
From a quick consult to a full-day block — tell us the scale of the piece and we'll set aside the right amount of chair time.
2
Pick your artist & time
See live availability for every artist. Choose the style that fits your idea, or grab the next open consult.
3
Get instant confirmation
Your station is held the moment you book — confirmation, prep notes, and a reminder land before you've put your phone away.
More than a tattoo
Every piece is drawn from scratch for your body — no flash off the wall unless you want it. We work clean, single-use, and unhurried, because permanent work deserves patience.
2014
Established
4
Artists
Good to know
Frequently asked
The quick answers. Anything else, give us a call and we'll sort you out.
We're appointment-only so each artist can give your piece their full attention. Start with a free consultation and we'll book the session from there.
Visit Sable & Steel Tattoo
Hours
- Tue – Fri
- 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Saturday
- 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Sun – Mon
- Closed
Ready to start the design?
Book a free consultation online in under a minute, or call the studio and we'll match you with the right artist for your idea.
1142 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA