100 American Traditional Tattoos for July 4th
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Dragon Tattoos
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Legendary Tattoo Artist Rick Walters Passes Away at 72
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Krampus Tattoos
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‘Parks and Recreation’ Tattoos
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June 16, 2016
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Yallzee’s Knee Tattoos
May 3, 2016
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Yallzee’s Incredible Cat Tattoos
April 29, 2016
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Yallzee’s Fantastic Foot Tattoos
April 28, 2016
This gallery contains 19 fantastic foot tattoos, #13 will have you curling your toes. There are very few places more painful to get tattooed than your foot, so you have…
Yallzee’s Devil Tattoos
April 26, 2016
Get ready to embrace your bad side with this gallery of 10 devil tattoos, #6 appears to be going straight to Hell. Ever since the earliest days of American Traditional…
Yallzee’s Tremendous Cover Up Tattoos
April 22, 2016
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Yallzee’s Delicious Pizza Tattoos
April 22, 2016
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Yallzee’s Tremendous Skull Tattoos Part 2
April 7, 2016
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March 24, 2016
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March 8, 2016
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Yallzee’s Women With Amazing Tattoos
March 3, 2016
If we’ve said it once we’ve said it a million times—nothing enhances a woman’s beauty quite like a perfectly placed tattoo. Or body suit, for that matter. Yallzee has curated…
Yallzee’s Mesmerizing Eye Tattoos
February 26, 2016
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Yallzee’s Remarkably Colorful Back Pieces
February 23, 2016
There are few tasks a tattoo artist craves more than being given the chance to let their imagination run wild on an enormous back piece. The back offers the most…
Adam Levine Shows Off Enormous Back Tattoo
February 23, 2016
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Tattoos by Dan Bythewood
January 14, 2016
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Tattoos Using The Color Marsala
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Tattoos that Stand the Test of Time
November 4, 2015
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Tattoos With Gold and Silver Coloring
November 4, 2015
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An Inside Look At the ‘Ink Master’ Live Finale
October 14, 2015
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Cacti Tattoos
September 23, 2015
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20 Sensational Tattoos by Nicholas Keiser
September 21, 2015
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Bob’s Burgers Tattoos
September 21, 2015
When Fox debuted Bob’s Burgers in January of 2011, they must have had a feeling it would become an instant classic. Starring Bob Belcher and his family of quirky characters,…
Medusa Tattoos
September 11, 2015
One of Greek mythology’s most notorious characters, Medusa, was one Gorgon that you did not want to mess with. She was known to have had the face of a hideous…
Mythological Tattoos
August 27, 2015
From the first time I heard the story of Icarus flying out of the labyrinth Greek mythology fascinated me. Clearly I’m not the only person who feels this way. Thousands…
Good Luck Tattoos
August 20, 2015
People have been carrying around lucky trinkets for as long as anyone can remember. But what happens when you misplace that lucky rabbit’s foot? Your life goes to hell, that’s…
Tattoo Art
August 14, 2015
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These Tattoos Are So Bright They’ve Got To Wear Shades
August 12, 2015
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Take a Step Back Into Tattooing’s Past
June 26, 2015
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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…
Pug Tattoos
June 22, 2015
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Excellent Elbow Tattoos
June 19, 2015
Just thinking about getting our elbows tattooed causes tears to well up in our eyes as we cringe with thoughts of the pain. That being said, if there is one…
Kewpie Doll Tattoos
June 16, 2015
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How Old Is Your Tattoo?
May 1, 2015
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Stupendous Stomach Tattoos
April 30, 2015
We’ve shared a list of stomach tattoos with you in the past but there are so many amazing pieces that we needed to double down and share more with you.…
Skull Tattoos You’re Dying To See
April 27, 2015
Do you remember the first tattoo you ever saw? It was a skull tattoo, wasn’t it? Yeah, yeah it was. Skulls have always been one of the most popular subject…
Under Breast Tattoos
April 20, 2015
We are willing to bet that there is no sexier place for a tattoo than right under the breasts. Allow us to make our case with this extensive photo gallery.
Tattoos Pop Culture Fanatics Will Love
April 15, 2015
If you were born any time around 1975 or later chances are that pop culture is a huge staple in your life. These generations have identified with the movies, TV…
A Gorgeous Woman Never Goes Out of Style
April 13, 2015
True classics never go out of style. We know that phrase has become nothing more than a cliche over the years but that doesn’t mean that it still isn’t true.…
Sailor Jerry’s Secrets As Told By Lance McLain
March 25, 2015
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Tattooed Wild Child or Inked Professional? Chelsea Is Both.
March 23, 2015
Chelsea Cushenbery, today’s Inked Girl of the Day, lives her life floating between two different worlds. While she is a self-described fun loving tattooed wild child when it comes time…
Witchy Woman
March 13, 2015
Before we call today’s Inked Girl of the Day “bewitching” we want to assure you that we mean this in the “her beauty cast a spell on us” sort of…
Sneak Preview of the New Freshly Inked w/ Danny Lepore
March 10, 2015
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Where to Get Your Friday the 13th Tattoos
February 13, 2015
It’s Friday the 13th and that can only mean one thing…. No. We’re not talking about Jason stalking around and carving up the teenagers of Camp Crystal Lake. We’re talking…
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Yallzee’s Knee Tattoos
May 3, 2016
This gallery contains 17 remarkable knee tattoos, #14 will make you jump right out of your skin! One of the easiest ways to tell if someone is a tough guy…
Yallzee’s Incredible Cat Tattoos
April 29, 2016
This gallery has 20 incredible cat tattoos, #9 will give you new respect for the King of the Jungle. Cats come in all shapes and sizes, as do cat tattoos.…
Yallzee’s Fantastic Foot Tattoos
April 28, 2016
This gallery contains 19 fantastic foot tattoos, #13 will have you curling your toes. There are very few places more painful to get tattooed than your foot, so you have…
Yallzee’s Devil Tattoos
April 26, 2016
Get ready to embrace your bad side with this gallery of 10 devil tattoos, #6 appears to be going straight to Hell. Ever since the earliest days of American Traditional…
Yallzee’s Tremendous Cover Up Tattoos
April 22, 2016
This gallery features 20 tattoo mistakes that were transformed into works of art. Cover up #13 will leave you in absolute awe. Sometimes even the best of us end up…
Yallzee’s Delicious Pizza Tattoos
April 22, 2016
This entire gallery of pizza tattoos will leave your mouth watering, tattoo #10 is reserved for real party dudes. Everyone loves pizza and if you’re here you love tattoos, therefore…
Yallzee’s Tremendous Skull Tattoos Part 2
April 7, 2016
This gallery contains 20 tremendous skull tattoos, we bet that #15 will absolutely blow your mind! It’s impossible to consider yourself a fan of tattoos and tattoo art without having…
VIDEO: Learn How To Become An Old School Tattoo
April 6, 2016
Searching for makeup tutorials that won’t give you Kylie Jenner’s lips or Carrie Underwood’s smokey eye is tricky. So we turned to YouTube sensation Lex of Made U Look in an effort…
Yallzee’s Amazing Chest Tattoos for Men and Women
March 29, 2016
Most tattooers get visibly excited when they have a chance to work on an entire chest piece. It is such an enormous piece of real estate and there are so…
Tattoos for Bartenders
March 24, 2016
It’s time we give bartenders a little bit of love. They really do the lord’s work; can you imagine still cracking a smile while serving drinks to pushy drunks for…
Tattoos of Cocktails
March 23, 2016
The following gallery of tattoos is perfect for all of you who have had a rough day and want nothing more than to lay back with an umbrella drink and…
Awesome Tattoos Inspired by Mickey Mouse
March 18, 2016
Who would have ever thought that a mouse would eventually rule the world of entertainment? That would be crazy. But that’s just what Mickey Mouse, and more importantly the people…
Freshly Inked Preview With Guest Editor BJ Betts
March 14, 2016
Photo Gallery Follows the Text We’re happy to present a very special issue of Freshly Inked guest edited by BJ Betts. We told the lettering master to get together a…
Tattoos for Nurses
March 8, 2016
So many times people praise doctors and overlook the real heroes—nurses. Nurses are the ones that do the real dirty work when you are in the hospital, and they are…
Yallzee’s Women With Amazing Tattoos
March 3, 2016
If we’ve said it once we’ve said it a million times—nothing enhances a woman’s beauty quite like a perfectly placed tattoo. Or body suit, for that matter. Yallzee has curated…
Yallzee’s Mesmerizing Eye Tattoos
February 26, 2016
They say that our eyes are the window to our souls; we find that this is also true in the tattooed version of eyes. Whenever I see a tattoo of…
Yallzee’s Remarkably Colorful Back Pieces
February 23, 2016
There are few tasks a tattoo artist craves more than being given the chance to let their imagination run wild on an enormous back piece. The back offers the most…
Adam Levine Shows Off Enormous Back Tattoo
February 23, 2016
Another day, another new tattoo for Adam Levine. At this rate the Maroon 5 singer and judge on The Voice will be out of real estate in no time. Behati Prinsloo,…
Tattoos by Dan Bythewood
January 14, 2016
To say that Dan Bythewood creates amazing American Traditional tattoos is really only hitting the tip of the iceberg. Tattooing out of New York Adorned, Bythewood has shown the ability…
Tattoos Using The Color Marsala
November 11, 2015
Gallery Follows the Text Pantone is a printing company that began in 1962 and has since become the authority on color and color communication. The printing company has been producing…
Tattoos that Stand the Test of Time
November 4, 2015
Over the past few decades, the tattoo industry has seen a rapid increase in the number of tattoo styles and designs that a person can choose from. Ten years ago,…
Tattoos With Gold and Silver Coloring
November 4, 2015
Gold and silver are trademark colors for royalty and luxury. They add a special pop of shine in tattoos and it takes great skill for a tattoo artist to master…
An Inside Look At the ‘Ink Master’ Live Finale
October 14, 2015
On Tuesday October 13th 2015, Spike TV unveiled their live finale for season six of Ink Master. Hosted at the Manhattan Center, nestled between 8th and 9th, this live finale…
Cacti Tattoos
September 23, 2015
The perfect companion for people who have killed every plant they own, the cactus is a rare and adaptable breed of plant. The word ‘cactus’ dates all the way back…
20 Sensational Tattoos by Nicholas Keiser
September 21, 2015
An artist at Integrity Tattoo in Royersford, Pennsylvania, Nicholas Keiser is a master of many different styles of tattooing. Fusing together the styles of realism, dot work, geometric, and neo-traditional…
Bob’s Burgers Tattoos
September 21, 2015
When Fox debuted Bob’s Burgers in January of 2011, they must have had a feeling it would become an instant classic. Starring Bob Belcher and his family of quirky characters,…
Medusa Tattoos
September 11, 2015
One of Greek mythology’s most notorious characters, Medusa, was one Gorgon that you did not want to mess with. She was known to have had the face of a hideous…
Mythological Tattoos
August 27, 2015
From the first time I heard the story of Icarus flying out of the labyrinth Greek mythology fascinated me. Clearly I’m not the only person who feels this way. Thousands…
Good Luck Tattoos
August 20, 2015
People have been carrying around lucky trinkets for as long as anyone can remember. But what happens when you misplace that lucky rabbit’s foot? Your life goes to hell, that’s…
Tattoo Art
August 14, 2015
Long before tattooists posted all of their work on Instagram there was one way to judge their talent before the needle hit your skin—by checking out their flash. Artists would…
These Tattoos Are So Bright They’ve Got To Wear Shades
August 12, 2015
Even if there are only a few more weeks of summer, it’s not time to put away those shades yet. In fact, these tattoos live their lives (as much as…
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…
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…
Pug Tattoos
June 22, 2015
Thanks to a wide proliferation of hilarious videos on the internet we find ourselves in an era filled with love for pets. One of the most beloved of all of…
Excellent Elbow Tattoos
June 19, 2015
Just thinking about getting our elbows tattooed causes tears to well up in our eyes as we cringe with thoughts of the pain. That being said, if there is one…
Kewpie Doll Tattoos
June 16, 2015
For as long as we can remember Kewpie dolls have been a staple of American Traditional tattoos. The German made dolls exude innocence so it’s quite a fun reappropriation of…
How Old Is Your Tattoo?
May 1, 2015
If you are anything like me you have spent the last 24 hours playing on HowOld.net. The Microsoft run website analyzes pictures that you upload to tell you the age…
Stupendous Stomach Tattoos
April 30, 2015
We’ve shared a list of stomach tattoos with you in the past but there are so many amazing pieces that we needed to double down and share more with you.…
Skull Tattoos You’re Dying To See
April 27, 2015
Do you remember the first tattoo you ever saw? It was a skull tattoo, wasn’t it? Yeah, yeah it was. Skulls have always been one of the most popular subject…
Under Breast Tattoos
April 20, 2015
We are willing to bet that there is no sexier place for a tattoo than right under the breasts. Allow us to make our case with this extensive photo gallery.
Tattoos Pop Culture Fanatics Will Love
April 15, 2015
If you were born any time around 1975 or later chances are that pop culture is a huge staple in your life. These generations have identified with the movies, TV…
A Gorgeous Woman Never Goes Out of Style
April 13, 2015
True classics never go out of style. We know that phrase has become nothing more than a cliche over the years but that doesn’t mean that it still isn’t true.…
Sailor Jerry’s Secrets As Told By Lance McLain
March 25, 2015
Inked interviews Lance McLain: The guy that took Sailor Jerry’s seat. “Are you Sailor Jerry?” “Yeah.” “Well okay, Ed Hardy sent me down here. I got work from him and…
Tattooed Wild Child or Inked Professional? Chelsea Is Both.
March 23, 2015
Chelsea Cushenbery, today’s Inked Girl of the Day, lives her life floating between two different worlds. While she is a self-described fun loving tattooed wild child when it comes time…
Witchy Woman
March 13, 2015
Before we call today’s Inked Girl of the Day “bewitching” we want to assure you that we mean this in the “her beauty cast a spell on us” sort of…
Sneak Preview of the New Freshly Inked w/ Danny Lepore
March 10, 2015
The April/May issue of Freshly Inked is about to hit newsstands but you don’t have to wait any longer before getting a look at what is waiting inside. This issue…
Where to Get Your Friday the 13th Tattoos
February 13, 2015
It’s Friday the 13th and that can only mean one thing…. No. We’re not talking about Jason stalking around and carving up the teenagers of Camp Crystal Lake. We’re talking…