Tattooing in progress at Black N Blue Tattoo
★★★★★4.8· 319+ reviews

Black N
Blue.

Custom tattoos, cover-ups & piercings in Sauk Rapids — clean, precise work from artists who actually listen. No judgment. No attitude. Just ink you’ll be proud of for life.

📍 Sauk Rapids, MN🕗 Open daily 12–8Walk-ins welcome
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4.8
Average rating
319+
Google reviews
4
Resident artists
12–8
Open every day
Black and grey realism cover-upCover-up specialists
Fix-it authority

Bad tattoo?
We fix what other shops got wrong.

Cover-ups and reworks are what we love most. Clients come from around central Minnesota to turn a regret into something they’ll actually show off. Bring us the “raggedy” one — we’ll design a piece that swallows it whole.

  • Free, honest consult on whether a cover-up or laser-then-cover is the right call
  • Realism, black & grey and bold color — whatever it takes to hide the old work
  • Decades of combined experience reworking other shops’ mistakes
The portfolio

Real work, real skin

A sample of recent pieces across realism, black & grey, color and fine line. Tap through the full gallery to filter by style.

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The crew

Meet the artists

Four resident artists, one standard: clean, custom work in a shop where you’re never judged for what you want.

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Cody Gardner

Owner · ~7 years

Founder of Black N Blue. “I specialize in realism and cover-ups — but I’ll tattoo any style.” Apprenticed under Greg…

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Greg Benson

Artist · 33 years

Three decades of steady hands. Started a 3-year apprenticeship in 1993 at Seaside Tattoo in Spicer, spent 14 years as…

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Jake Glende

Artist · 6 years

“It’s all about my kids and my wife.” Jake lives in the darker, heavier side of the craft — and loves the range that…

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Sienna Majerus

Apprentice · since Apr 2025

The first and only shop she ever walked into — her father was a tattoo artist, and the craft is in her blood. “I love…

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★ 4.8 · 319+ reviews

People talk

We don’t hide our reviews — we lead with them. Here’s what Sauk Rapids says.

★★★★★

“Rachel was awesome. She took her time, she listened to my wants… extremely clean work on a new tattoo. And she fixed a raggedy tattoo I got somewhere else here in town. Highly recommend.”

— Tony Pierucci
★★★★★

“Cody is a hip artist. Would and have recommended Black N Blue Tattoo to everyone who asks.”

— Verified Google review
★★★★★

“I got two tattoos today and they’re amazing! Clean, exactly what I wanted, and the whole vibe was fun and no-judgment.”

— Erica
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