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Entries from March 2009

10 Top Tattoo Artists

March 19th, 2009 · 58 Comments

This post started as a small collection until I started to really look at the top tattoo artist in the field.  I could have easily made the list twice as big.  I’ll save more for a later post.  In the mean time enjoy the work of these top tattoo artists working today.
Aaron Cain – Tattooing [...]

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Tags: Tattoo · Tattoo Styles

Steps To Take Before You Get A Tattoo

March 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

You may have the steps to healing a tattoo down to a science but there are some things you need to consider before getting a new tattoo as well.  There are steps that must be taken in order to give your new tattoo the best chance of healing properly and looking its best.
If You’re Sick, [...]

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Tags: Tattoo · Tattoo Care

How Much Do Tattoos Hurt?

March 16th, 2009 · 26 Comments

I am often asked how much getting tattoos hurts, or alternately describing the pain of a certain tattoo and have someone say that tattoos don’t hurt.  If you think tattoos don’t hurt then you simply haven’t been tattooed on a dicey area yet.  Some areas of the body are more painful then others and while  [...]

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Tags: Tattoo

A Few More Sessions On My Ribs And Armpit Tattoo

March 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any progress on my Alien Dissection ribs, abdomen, armpit and quartersleeve tattoo.  What a mouthful.  This started out as just a quartersleeve tattoo but quickly evolved into the insantity that you see below.
I’ve been using EMLA cream each session since we outlined my ribs and abdomen.  I can’t [...]

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