Cross-Stitch Tattoos
June 29, 2015
I’m fairly confident that if you told some of the pioneers of American tattooing that one day their beloved art would start borrowing elements from cross-stitch that they would lose…
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Bloody Maria
June 29, 2015
Unlike regular make-up artists, special effect make-up artists tend to terrify rather than beautify. Meet Maria, she spends her time making herself extra bloody for her followers. Check out her…
Take a Step Back Into Tattooing’s Past
June 26, 2015
Photo Gallery Follows the Text Judging by first impression New York’s Daredevil Tattoo is just like any of the other shops in the nation’s largest city. All the typical sounds…
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Inked Girl of the Month: Sabina Kelley on Tattoos, Modeling, and Life in Las Vegas
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The international pinup icon and TV personality opens up about her tattoo journey, passions, and what’s next in her ever-evolving career.
Texas Man Has Confederate Flag Tattoo Covered Up
June 25, 2015
A Texas man walked into Texas Bob’s Tattoos in Austin this week determined to get rid of a tattoo that he had come to regret—a Confederate flag. While the use…
Negative Space Tattoos
June 25, 2015
Lovers of ink, whether heavily covered or adorned in scattered tattoos here and there, are in a way born with the artwork already in their blood. Tattoo artists bring what…
Luke Wessman’s Do’s and Don’ts for Your Next Tattoo
June 24, 2015
The Tattoo Customer is Hardly Ever Right – Some Do’s and Don’ts for Your Next Tattoo The tattoo client has changed a lot over the last 10 years or so;…
Should You Get Tattooed By a Friend?
June 23, 2015
The cast of Tattoo Nightmares (new season starts tonight on Spike TV, with back-to-back premiere episodes at 11:00 and 11:30 PM, ET/PT) helps us answer the really tough question of “Should…
Tattoo Style Remix
June 23, 2015
The majority of tattoo artists tend to find a style that works best for them and they stick with it. For example, if you become known for color realism (or…
Tattoo Tipping Etiquette
June 23, 2015
Every tattoo beginner has the same question? Do I tip? The easy answer is yes, but in this article we explain every possible aspect of the tipping question.
Portfolio Peek – Goethe
June 22, 2015
It’s time you got to know Goethe. No, we’re not talking about the German writer from the 19th century, although Faust is pretty amazing. We’re talking about the tattoo artist known…