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Watch Danny Lepore and Carl Grace Create a Masterpiece

March 19, 2015

This past week Carl Grace and Danny Lepore teamed up to do their first ever collaboration together on the back of one lucky—and pain tolerant—client. The entire 8-hour session was…

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Handful of Hearts

March 18, 2015

Some people choose to wear their hearts on their sleeves, while others choose to get them tattooed by Steve Soto. Steve Soto is a tattoo artist and owner of California’s Goodfellas Tattoo…

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In an Abstract Light

March 17, 2015

Today’s skull of the day is this amazing piece by Domantas Parvainis! Parvainis is an incredible surrealist tattoo artist based at Totemas Tattoo Studio in Lithuania. Though equally skilled in color…

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How Many Styles of Tattooing Can You Spot in One Tattoo?

March 6, 2015

Today’s tattoo of the day comes from the incredible Rember Orellana! Orellana is based at Dark Age Tattoo Studio in Denton, Texas. and currently booked through March 2017! That’s one…

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Can You See All Three Images Hidden In This Tattoo?

March 5, 2015

Salvador Dali is one of the most influential surrealist painters in art. His work (and mustache) have become iconic in the last century as well as extremely popular subject matters…

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Buzzing Blackwork

March 4, 2015

Black is the most common color for tattoo ink. It’s used in almost every form of tattooing, whether it be for bold outlines, black and grey pieces, or just shading.…

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Smells Like Tattoo Spirit

March 3, 2015

Today’s tattoo of the day is this amazing portrait by Mikko. Mikko is a highly talented artist based at Precious Tattoo in Tampere, Finland. He is best known for his…

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Tattoo Timelapse: JP Alfonso

October 14, 2014

JP Alfonso is an Atlanta-based tattoo artist who is best known for his black and grey realism. His tattoos exemplify clean shading and great form, which is why Sullen TV…

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Comics, Heavy Metal and Tattoos Collide in ‘Sing No Evil’

October 10, 2014

One of the most difficult tasks for a visual artist is finding a way to make the written depiction of music resonate with the reader in the same way it…

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Tattoos by Alex De Pase

October 9, 2014

Alex De Pase is one of the raddest tattoo artists around. His work in realism is impeccable and could easily be mistaken for the photographs his tattoos are based off…

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Tattoos by Steve Wimmer

October 8, 2014

Steve Wimmer is a truly amazing portrait tattoo artist. He can bring tattoos to life in either black and grey or color, making each work of ink look like a…

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Tattoo Timelapse: Fernie Andrade

September 30, 2014

Fernie Andrade is a highly skilled black and grey portrait artist based at Inkslingers Tattoo Studio in Alhambra, California. Ever wanted to see just how Andrade makes those flawless shading…

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Tattoos of Smoke

September 26, 2014

One of the most difficult things for an artist to properly depict is smoke. Smoke is a fluid thing while tattoos are stable therefore it takes a very skilled artist…

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Tattoos by Oscar Akermo

September 16, 2014

Swedish tattoo artist Oscar Akermo is one of the best black and grey realism artists we’ve ever come across. Even though his work is incredibly well designed and executed, it…

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Guess Which Piece of Art Inspired These Tattoos

September 12, 2014

Here at Inked we love to see what happens when a tattoo artist is inspired by a piece of fine art and makes it their own with his or her…

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Tattoos by Jesse Smith

September 9, 2014

We would love to spend a couple of hours inside the mind of Jesse Smith. The tattoos that he comes up with are so inventive and creative, we have no…

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