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Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator

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@heavy.hand
Illustrator & Tattooer in Salem, MA - Books OPEN @9threalmgallery 💀Pay Me To Draw Skulls💀 Booking: 🚫No AI 💿 @donttouchmystvff
  • Art & DIY
  • Following 2.3K
  • Followers 50.9K
  • Engagement 5.17%
  • Avg comments 27

About Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator

Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator (@heavy.hand) is an Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY. The account has 50,932 followers and 2,291 published posts. Recent posts average 3,027 likes and 27 comments, an engagement rate of 5.17%.

With 50.9K followers, Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Set against 2,330 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 22 followers per account Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator follows. Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator under Artist, with Art & DIY as a secondary category.

The Instagram bio for Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator runs to 18 words across 6 lines. The bio mentions @9threalmgallery and @donttouchmystvff. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator dates from May 2026.

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2,291 Posts

Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator, 4 are single images, 3 are videos and 3 are carousels. No single format accounts for most of them. With 2,291 posts published, Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator's archive runs well past the 2,000 mark. Against the audience, that is roughly 22 followers for each post published. Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator also keeps 33 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 41 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include available, done, open, poster and books. The captions tag #herocomplexgallery, #aliens1986, #monsterpalooza, #alternativemovieposter and #horrorart.

"This Time It's War" Blacklight Reactive Screen Print by Mark W. Richards

Monsterpalooza Releases
Available Now!
Unfortunately I won’t be at this coming weekend, but will be, fully stocked with my brand new Aliens poster, and a bunch of others from a solid batch of amazing artists. Full reveal coming soon!

#aliens1986 #herocomplexgallery #monsterpalooza #alternativemovieposter #horrorart
Freehand gnarly nautilus handy for my bud and old bandmate, done at in Salem, MA. Books are always open for any kind of weird creature tattoos!
The #M72Zurich Pop-Up Shop is now open, which means you can now get your hands on this limited-edition poster by.

Exclusive to the Zurich Pop-Up Shop, you won’t find this Mark Richards design anywhere else. A limited number of prints will be available daily, so if you’ve got your eye on it, make sure you show up early!

TUE & WED: 8:30 AM - 8 PM
THU: 8:30 AM - 6 PM

SIEWERDTSTRASSE 71 | 8050 ZURICH
Finally got the chance to tattoo a Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2! Books are open for tattoos of other geometric heads, etc.

Done at in Salem, MA
Shout out to Lovecraftian tentacle abominations. Gotta be one of my favorite tattoo genres 🐙

Done at
Can you even call it natural wine if the winemaker doesn’t look like this?

JK (…kinda 😉)

The Zom-Somm intentionally creates UNNATURAL wine. Art from the new issue of BoG (issue No. 13, the Spring/Summer ‘26 edition) courtesy of the amazing Mark Richards which accompanies our interview with the wine industry’s lovable rascal 🍷See them both this Summer at the Blood Of Gods Merrymaking ✨ Get your tickets and/or subscribe or buy via the link in our bio 👆

#NaturalWine #BiodynamicWine #Zombie #Undead #WineTime
Added a couple fresh highlights to this healed Erdtree Burial Watchdog from Elden Ring, and got a couple healed & hairy photos of a Bloodborne saw spear and In Flames jester head.

Tattoo books are open for May & June; DM or email me to book!

Done at
“A Demon With License” by Mark W. Richards

SHADOWS IN THE DARK 5
A Horror Exhibition
Available Now!
Very excited to reveal “Weird & Pissed Off,” my officially licensed poster for The Thing, as part of ’s Tribute to the Works of John Carpenter. Limited edition of 75, 5-color 18”x24” screen print with blacklight reactive inks. Head to HCG’s page to snag one; I’ll have APs available next month!

#heavyhandillustration #heavyhand #herocomplexgallery #johncarpenter #thething1982

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Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator's engagement

Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator's engagement rate on Instagram is 5.17%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 19 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 112 to 1, with 3,027 likes and 27 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.

Engagement rate

5.17%

Avg likes
3K
Avg comments
27
Interactions : followers
1 : 19

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Who is Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator?

Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator (@heavy.hand) is an Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY. Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator runs to 18 words across 6 lines.

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Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator has 50,932 followers on Instagram (50.9K). Set against 2,330 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 22 followers per account Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator follows. With 2,291 posts published, Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator's archive runs well past the 2,000 mark.

What is Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator's engagement rate?

Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator's engagement rate on Instagram is 5.17%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 19 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 112 to 1, with 3,027 likes and 27 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.

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Flinque files Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator under Artist, with Art & DIY as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator, 4 are single images, 3 are videos and 3 are carousels. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator repeatedly use the words available, done, open, poster and books. Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator's captions carry hashtags such as #herocomplexgallery, #aliens1986 and #monsterpalooza. Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator writes those captions mainly in English. Mark W. Richards | Salem, MA Tattooer & Illustrator keeps 33 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.

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