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Tattoo Studio · Hershey, PA
A custom realism tattoo studio on West Chocolate Avenue in Hershey — minutes from the parks, with everything starting from a consultation.
Our take If you're making a day of Chocolate Avenue and the parks, 5 Pound Gummy is right in the middle of it — and if you've got a longer drive home afterward, we're a quick stop off I-81 Exit 80 to make sure the car's road-ready first.
We field a fair number of questions from visitors about where to get a tattoo while they're in town, and 5 Pound Gummy Tattoo Collective is the kind of place we're comfortable pointing them to. It's a dedicated custom studio on West Chocolate Avenue in Hershey — a short hop from Chocolate World and the parks — focused on realism and detailed custom work rather than quick walk-in flash. Because the work is custom and planned, everything starts with a consultation.
The studio describes itself as a Central PA realism shop doing ultra-detailed, custom tattoos. Booking runs through a short consultation request on their website, after which they follow up to talk through the design — size, placement, and reference. If you're weighing whether their style fits your idea, their Instagram (@artby5pg) is the fastest way to see the portfolio before you reach out.
I recommend most of the places in this guide as a local. This one I can also speak to as a customer: I got my entire sleeve done at 5 Pound Gummy — every session, start to finish. You find out fast what a studio is made of when you spend that many hours in the chair with them, and the steady linework, the patience, and the way they treated the plan like it was their own are why I keep sending people their way.
My sleeve is a realism piece — a classic roadside diner, a vintage pickup truck, and a steam locomotive, with a color sunset up top and a snowy mountain and an old Sinclair station running down the forearm. The photos and clips here are my actual arm, not a portfolio I pulled off a website: one clip shows it about three-quarters done before the color went in, the other the finished upper half. That's exactly why I'm comfortable sending people their way — if you want detailed custom work and you're willing to plan it around a consultation rather than a walk-in, this is a studio I trust with my own skin.
The studio focuses on custom, realism-leaning work, and every piece starts with a consultation rather than a walk-in. Submit a request through their site or message them on Instagram to get the conversation going.
Hours aren't posted online. Reach out through the consultation form on their site or on Instagram (@artby5pg) before planning a visit.
5 Pound Gummy Tattoo Collective is in Hershey, PA. The map shows both pins — 5 Pound Gummy Tattoo Collective and our shop in Grantville — so you can see exactly where it sits relative to us.
It's at 547 W Chocolate Ave in Hershey, PA, on the main Chocolate Avenue strip — about 15 minutes from our shop in Grantville, off I-81 Exit 80.
Booking is by consultation. Submit the request form on 5poundgummy.com or message the studio on Instagram (@artby5pg), and they'll follow up to plan your design, size, and placement.
It's a custom realism studio — detailed, realistic black-and-grey and color work. Their Instagram portfolio is the best way to confirm their style matches your idea before you reach out.
The studio works from consultations rather than advertised walk-in hours, and hours aren't posted online — so reach out first through their site or Instagram before stopping by.
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5 Pound Gummy Tattoo Collective is an independent local business we're featuring in our guide — we're not affiliated. Details are from the studio and public sources and were accurate at the time of writing; please confirm current hours and availability before visiting.