DARKSIDE CREW- Click an artist to see their portfolio!
Dustin Hobert
The owner of the shop, an artist of multiple mediums, with no formal art education. Dustin has been tattooing for the last decade, specializing in large scale black and grey realism. His artistic skill has won him multiple awards at conventions and motorcycle shows around the country, as well as a strong following within the tattoo/custom paint community. Alongside tattooing full time he also continues to airbrush and do full custom paint jobs on motorcycles and other mediums.
You can find him on facebook: Dustin Hobert
Ryan Ross
One of the starting 3 at Darkside Art Co, Ryan graduated full sail university with a bachelors degree in Science and computer animation, focusing on 3D character design. He's come back to tattooing full time, Ryan's been tattooing since 2007, focusing on a multitude of different styles including but not limited to, traditional/neo-traditional, and black and grey realism. Outside of the shop, you can catch him at shows, or on his computer nerding out.
Lindsey Clefisch
Lindsey has been tattooing professionally since 2017 and has been tattooing in the quad cities since 2020. She loves doing Neo Traditional pieces in color or black & grey, illustrative realism, blackwork, and has an eye for fine line and florals along with a wide range of other styles.
Benjamin Button Smith
Benjamin Button Smith has been tattooing since 2001 and has an eye for color and florals but has the experience to execute any idea you may have in black and grey or color.
Lindsey Johnson
Lindsey is an up and coming artist who has been working in the quad cities since 2024. She has a love for american traditional but is up for most other styles as well. Before she started tattooing she graduated from Augustana with a studio art degree that she is putting to use in her tattoo career.
Rian Lind
Rian is Apprenticing under Lindsey Blake and has been on skin for almost a year. She is learning quickly and is producing clean and consistent tattoos. She is drawn to illustrative and dark illustrative works but is loving learning multiple styles and the history and culture of tattooing.