A black and gray skull and rose sleeve tattooed at True Hand Tattoo

Sikeston, Missouri · Est. 2010

True Hand
Tattoo

Tattoos and piercings in downtown Sikeston. Walk in, or book a chair and take your time over it.

Tue-Sat 12:00-7:00 PM/114 W Front St, Sikeston, MO 63801

Neo-traditionalBlack and gray realismAmerican traditionalPiercingsColor illustrativeFreehandFine linePortrait realismCover-upsHand-painted flashStick and pokeWalk-ins

4.7

from 229 Google reviews

2010

tattooing here since

Walk-ins

welcome, or book ahead

Tue-Sat

12:00 to 7:00 PM

The work

Twelve off the wall

Color and black and gray, big pieces and small ones. Bring a reference, a rough idea, or nothing at all and we'll draw something up with you.

A color Japanese style mask tattoo with maple leaves on a thigh
A color blue jay and poppies tattoo on a forearm
A black and gray realism tattoo of vampire lips
A black and gray realism cathedral interior and pocket watch forearm tattoo
A black and gray neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with a moth
A color moth tattoo on an arm
A color neo-traditional panther and mushroom shoulder tattoo
A color tattoo of an eye inside a lantern on a forearm
A color neo-traditional skull and playing cards tattoo
A black and gray rose tattooed across the back of a hand
A black and gray horror mask tattoo on an arm
A black and gray portrait realism tattoo on a forearm

Who is tattooing

The chairs

Thomas Booth

Owner. Tattooing and piercing here since the shop opened in 2010.

@tboothtattoo

Neo-traditional and color illustrative work, black and gray, portraits, fine line, and freehand pieces drawn straight onto the skin.

A black and gray leopard and florals tattoo on an upper arm
A color neo-traditional panther tattoo on a thigh
A color pirate sleeve tattoo
A purple stencil laid out on a leg before tattooing begins
A color parrot and treasure chest tattoo on a leg
A black and gray eagle tattooed on a hand
A black work horror mask tattoo on a forearm
A fine line botanical tattoo on an arm
A black and gray flames tattoo wrapping a forearm
A color horror glove tattoo with a lettering banner
A color tattoo of two Halloween candy pails

Ethan

Appointments and walk-ins. Paints his own flash sets.

@low_life_ethan

Black and gray realism, traditional color work, and flash designs available in either.

A black and gray Statue of Liberty shoulder tattoo
A color neo-traditional two headed horse tattoo
A color cardinal tattoo on an arm
A color traditional monkey tattoo
Small blue forget me not flowers tattooed along a forearm
A color traditional rat tattoo
A traditional dice tattoo with lettering reading born to lose
The stencil for a neo-traditional rabbit tattoo drawn on an arm
The finished color neo-traditional rabbit tattoo
A hand-painted flash sheet of traditional tattoo designs

Inside

A wall of flash and a clean room

The front room is lined floor to ceiling with framed flash. Pick something off the wall, or off one of the hand-painted sheets we keep at the counter, and it can be on you the same afternoon.

Cleanliness is the thing our reviews mention before the artwork, and that is on purpose.

“It is the cleanest parlor I have ever experienced.”

Ken Gaffney, Google review, October 2025
The front room at True Hand Tattoo, lined with framed flash art
Hand-painted flash designs displayed on a board in the shop
A second board of hand-painted flash designs in the shop

How a custom piece happens

Drawn first, then tattooed

Custom work starts on paper. You see the drawing and we change it until it is right, and only then does it go on you.

A line drawing of a horned figure with a snake, drawn for a tattoo
01The drawing
The same tattoo design drawing shown in full
02Yours to change
The finished tattoo of that design on a shoulder
03On the skin

Not just tattoos

Piercings, every day we're open

Ears, noses, navels. No appointment needed, and most people are in and out inside a few minutes. It is the part of the shop our recent reviews talk about most.

The piercer is top tier. Wonderful experience highly recommend 20/10!

DeAnna G

Piercer was great to work with and very good with teens.

Nathan Joyce

Very friendly and quick. Loved my belly ring position.

crazy the owl

What people say

229 reviews, 4.7 stars

4.7 on Google

This is by far the best tattoo place! It's super clean. Two tattoos and one piercing done perfect. Would definitely recommend. Tyler did mine and he did an awesome job. The girl who pierced my ear was so sweet and did an awesome job as well!

kim clark

Google review, July 2026

staff was super friendly and the decor is so cool! the service was great, and i was pretty much in and out, didn't catch the name of my piercer or cashier but both were amazing. 10/10, 1000% recommend!!

Jaelyn Middleton

Google review, January 2026

Got a name today & the process was so quick & I'm SO satisfied. Very very affordable & a great environment.

Dorothy Williams

Google review, April 2026

Thomas has done all of my tattoos. I love every one! They are absolutely beautiful! He did one freehand and I get so many compliments on it!!

Monica Hupp

Google review, December 2025

They were very courteous, service was fast, we had very little wait time, and she did a great job piercing my granddaughter's nose. Will visit again.

Mz Neen

Google review, July 2026

The piercer is top tier. Wonderful experience highly recommend 20/10!

DeAnna G

Google review, May 2026

Find us

Downtown Sikeston

On West Front Street. There is parking right outside, and the entrance and parking are both wheelchair accessible.

Opening hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
SundayClosed

Cards and debit accepted.

True Hand Tattoo

114 W Front St, Sikeston, MO 63801

Walk-ins welcome, Tuesday to Saturday

Come get tattooed

Walk in during opening hours and we'll do what we can the same day. For anything bigger, send the idea over and we'll price it and find you a slot.

Or call the shop(573) 475-9456

114 W Front St, Sikeston, MO 63801