About Jerry
Jerry Martinez hails from Laredo, Texas, and brings 2 years of dedicated experience to the art of tattooing. His passion stems from a childhood love for painting, drawing, history, and nature, which naturally evolved into his tattooing career.
Jerry’s tattoo journey began in summer 2023 after attending tattoo conventions and becoming familiar with the industry. He secured an apprenticeship in Laredo, where he mastered the fundamentals while developing his distinctive style in American Traditional tattooing. After more than a year of focused growth, Jerry left his hometown to join the crew at Hyperinkers.
Jerry draws inspiration from learning tattooing history and transforming vintage artworks and paintings into engaging tattoo designs. He remains committed to creating a relaxed, fun environment where outstanding art comes to life. Each day, Jerry pursues becoming slightly better than he was yesterday.
Jerry specializes in American Traditional style, for which he has earned recognition including 1st place Traditional at Por Vida Festival 2024 and 3rd place Large Traditional at Palm City 2025. He excels at making design suggestions that fit the body well and accommodate future tattoo work, ensuring each piece complements potential additions.
What inspires you as an artist?
The daily pursuit of becoming just a bit better than I was yesterday.
Why should someone pick you for their next tattoo/to be their artist?
I feel I can make suggestions with most clients’ ideas that can create a piece that fits the body well and will accommodate for future work to go around it.
