Anyone that follows the ever competitive and advancing field of tattooing has no doubt come across some of the amazing realistic portrait work that is constantly growing in popularity.  I myself am a huge fan of this beautiful style. Tattoo’s used to consist of old school two dimensional designs usually reserved for sailors, bikers, and [...]

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In a field that is constantly looking for something new and unique, white ink tattoos are becoming increasingly popular.  Do you need a tattoo that is not easily noticed, a tattoo that is just for you, or do you just want to be different?  If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, you might [...]

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In hopes to broaden my own knowledge as well as providing even more relevant content here at Pounded Ink, I have added a forum to the site. The forum contains several sections to discuss any form of body modification. There is even sections where you can upload pictures of your own modifications for the world [...]

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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 – [...]

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Beginning in the mid to late 90′s a new trend in tattoos started to emerge.  These were generally somewhat large sprawling tattoos across the lower back of women.  Enter the “tramp stamp”.  Popularity of this tattoo trend has continued to grow throughout the years and even more slang words for this tattoo style emerged such [...]

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When choosing a new tattoo I would like to propose that you think twice about getting the new piece on your back. Why not a back tattoo? Well there is a difference between a back tattoo, and a tattoo on your back. If you are thinking of getting more tattoos at a later date, you [...]

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I really hope the tribal tattoo kick is on the decline but I fear that I might be wrong considering the amount of tribal tattoos I continue to see.  If you are Polynesian or some other generally tribalism culture, I totally understand a need for a tattoo that ties you to your heritage.  The thing [...]

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