How Rinsecup Cleanup Came About
By Dan Mcnab I’m a tattoo artist in the city of Huntington Beach, Ca. I own and work at The Tattoo Gallery with four of my very close friends. After years and years of leaking trash bags, I decided one...
View ArticleSeattle Tattoo Expo This Weekend!!
I will be attending the Seattle Tattoo Expo this weekend. This is one of my favorite shows in the US… So many talented artists… the show is busy, and the city is fun. If you’re around, please stop by...
View ArticleBen Shaw
The Duke City Tattoo Fiesta at Isleta Casino 2014. The Guild of Ethical Tattooists inspecting the Tattoo Fiesta.
View ArticleRobert Atkinson and Jojo Ackermann: Ten Thousand Waves
By Nicki Kasper How long have you guys been tattooing? Where are you from? What shops were you in before opening Ten Thousand Waves? Robert: We both started tattooing in 1992… I grew up in Santa...
View ArticleAlex de Pase on the World Wide Tattoo Conference
By Nicki Kasper What was the inspiration for the World Wide Tattoo Conference, and who’s idea was it in the beginning? The project WWTC (WorldWideTattooConference) was conceived in 2011. The original...
View ArticleAlliance of Professional Tattooists
By Jason Sweet This article is part two, in a two part series, about the professional organizations in tattooing. I attended the APT Trade Show as part of my research and found myself not only...
View Article10 of the world’s best Japanese tattoo artists: pt2- Horiyoshi III
This is Part 2: Horiyoshi III – 10 of the world’s best Japanese style tattoo artists. -Horiyoshi III (no connection to Horiyoshi II, from the last post), is Yoshihito Nakano of Yokohama, Japan, and is...
View ArticleThe Justin Harris Interview
By Kevin Miller http://www.tattoosnob.com I’ve wanted to interview Justin Harris for a while now. Justin was always down, but we could never work out the details. Well it’s finally happened, and I’m...
View ArticleThe Pros and Cons of Tattoo Conventions
Thinking about attending your first tattoo convention? Here are some suggestions for getting the most out of your convention experience, and a few warnings to consider before you go. The very best...
View ArticleMeet and Greet Tattoo Stars
As you start to get more and more tattoos on your skin, you would also want to know more about the tattoo world and how it all works, right? Luckily, there is always a venue for an up-close and...
View ArticleTattoo Events, the Artists and You
Tattoo events are almost everywhere and new tattoo enthusiasts join the pack almost every minute all over the world. What started as an innocent, small body ink can turn into a burning passion that you...
View ArticleCrash: My first tattoo convention, San Diego,1993
This post is the story about my very first tattoo convention. It was (gasp) 1993 (I think; it could have been 1992); I was a fairly inexperienced, young tattooer and my new boss, “Painless” Paul Nelson...
View ArticleInked in Montreal
For more information about the Art Tattoo Quebec show May 29-31 in Quebec City, visit: http://news.arttattooquebec.com For more information about the Art Tattoo Montreal show September 11-13 in...
View ArticleAre Tattoo Conventions Sanitary? Helpful Guidelines–
Tattoo conventions certainly have a lot to offer tattoo enthusiasts and the local communities, starting with access to some of the best artists from around the world, without the expense of flights and...
View ArticleVirginia’s 2015 Tattoo Arts & Film Festival!
Tattoo-fueled festivals have been cropping up all across the country. Check out the festival that took place at the Honolulu Museum of Art! When the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia,...
View ArticleThe 2015 Bay Area Tattoo Convention!
THE 2015 BAY AREA TATTOO CONVENTION The 2015 Bay Area Tattoo Convention (BATC) will take place Halloween weekend (Friday October 30, Saturday October 31 and Sunday November 1st) at the SFO Hyatt...
View ArticleTattoo Artist & Studio Marketing that Sticks!
Fact: When you put a sticker in the hands of your customer or fan, they become a marketing vehicle for your brand! Tattoo Artist Magazine welcomes MakeStickers.com as a new advertiser. As artists and...
View ArticleVintage Tattoo Signage Part One
The first documented professional tattoo artist in the USA was in 1846 and became mainstream in the 1970’s. Here are some of the signage associated with tattooing and tattoos that dates back decades....
View ArticleThe Risks of New Tattoos . . .
It’s the moment of truth. Your tattoo artist has wiped way the cleanser and you are looking in the mirror or down at your fresh tattoo. Most of us have total satisfaction with this event. The time,...
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